National Theatre Live is presented in partnership with the Englert Theatre.
Sponsored by M.C. Ginsberg.
"This is event theatre done with tremendous panache." - Daily Mail
"Gillian Anderson's arresting performance combines irresistible allure and drop-dead wit." - Independent
"Lily James is excellent at portraying the self-loathing and discontent that drives Eve." - Time Out
All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing (Gillian Anderson - X-Files, National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire). Legend. True star of theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there's Eve (Lily James - Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again). Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you all know about Eve...don't you?
Lifting the curtain on a world of jealousy and ambition, this new production, from one of the world's most innovative theatre directors, Ivo van Hove (Network, National Theatre Live: A View from the Bridge), asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth and identity never seems to get old.