The Strand is the exclusive Midcoast venue broadcasting live high-definition world-class plays performed at London's prestigious National Theatre. National Theatre Live (NT Live) is a groundbreaking initiative to broadcast the best of British theater to cinemas around the world. In the first season the acclaimed production of Phèdre starring Helen Mirren was seen by over 165,000 people on 320 screens in 22 countries. This season's line up includes two thrilling collaborations with other British theater companies, Complicite and the Donmar Warehouse.