National Theatre Live Begins Season Two Worldwide Broadcasts, October 14

On Thursday, October 14th, National Theatre Live will kick off season two with a live broadcast of Complicite's acclaimed production of A Disappearing Number from the stage of the Plymouth Theatre Royal, to cinemas throughout the United States and across the globe. The first season of the National Theatre's initiative to broadcast live theatre performances to cinemas worldwide, which began in June 2009, was seen by nearly 200,000 people on 320 screens in 22 countries.

Conceived and directed by Simon McBurney, A Disappearing Number won the Olivier Award & the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Awards for Best New Play. It weaves together the story of two love affairs, separated by a century and a continent. The first happens now. The second is set in 1914. It tells of the heartbreaking collaboration between the greatest natural mathematician of the 20th century, Srinivasa Ramanujan, a penniless Brahmin from Madras in South India, and his British counterpart, the brilliant Cambridge don GH Hardy.

With a haunting original score by Nitin Sawhney, this piece of startling visual poetry is a compelling meditation on love, mathematics and the pain of exile in an age when we think we can belong anywhere and have everything.

The New York Times' Charles Isherwood says A Disappearing Number is "a scintillating & mesmerizing drama with an excellent acting ensemble. Beautiful Theater." Full review: NewYorkTimes<http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/theater/reviews/17disappear.html?ref=theater>

London's Evening Standard says A Disappearing Number "is a welcome showcase for the lyrical, richly patterned work of Simon McBurney's superb company." Full review: EveningStandard<http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23879168-a-disappearing-number-reveals-cerebral-beauty.do>

The Guardian says "Everything adds up beautifully in Complicite's exquisite meditation on maths, love & grief. Four stars." Full review: GuardianUK<http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/sep/15/a-disappearing-number-review>

The Daily Express says A Disappearing Number is "an extraordinary, moving and beautiful play." Full review: DailyExpress<http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/view/199999/Review:+A+Disappearing+Number>

For more information, visit http://www.ntlive.com.