All's Well That Ends Well

As part of the brilliant new initiative from the National Theatre of London, William Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well will be shown on cinema screens as a live recording direct from the London stageplay (find out more at nt-online.org). Screenings are limited.

The feisty but lowly Helena falls in love with Bertram, a haughty count. To gain his hand she is set a string of impossible tasks. Even if accomplished, they can hardly guarantee his love. He refuses to bed her and yet says he'll only be hers if she bears his child; and he lusts after another. Nevertheless, our heroine, whether wisely or not, refuses to give him up. Set against a background of sexism, snobbery and a battle between the generations, Shakespeare's wondrous and bittersweet All's Well That Ends Well turns fairytale logic on its head.

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