Watch National Theatre Live: The Magistrate (2013) Online

Academy Award nominee and Tony Award-winner John Lithgow (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Shrek, 3rd Rock from the Sun) takes the title role in Arthur Wing Pinero’s uproarious Victorian farce, directed by Olivier Award-winner Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You and Into the Woods, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London). In a similar vein to the National Theatre’s smash-hit classic comedies, She Stoops to Conquer and London Assurance, The Magistrate is sure to have audiences doubled up with laughter. When amiable magistrate Posket (John Lithgow) marries Agatha (Olivier Award-winner Nancy Carroll, After the Dance), little does he realise she’s dropped five years from her age – and her son’s. When her deception looks set to be revealed, it sparks a series of hilarious indignities and outrageous mishaps. Read More

Watch National Theatre Live: The Magistrate online. Featuring John Lithgow and Nancy Carroll, National Theatre Live: The Magistrate is classified as Comedy genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in United Kingdom and was released on 2013. National Theatre Live: The Magistrate was directed by Timothy Sheader. Read Less