NT LIVE: Nye
18 May 2024
- Directed by Rufus Norris
- Written by Tim Price
- Cast includes Michael Sheen, Sharon Small and Tony Jayawardena
Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS.
Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.
Written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris (Small Island), this epic new Welsh fantasia will be broadcast live from the National Theatre.
‘A taut and fluid triumph’
‘A valiant and valuable affirmation of the NHS’
‘Vividly directed by Rufus Norris’