A once in a lifetime gala performance and a two part Arena documentary celebrating the National Theatre’s 50th Anniversary. From Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to The History Boys, from Hamlet to Angels in America, from Guys and Dolls to Bedroom Farce and from Warhorse to Jerry Springer the Opera - a thrilling evening of live performance and rare glimpses from the archive, featuring many of the most celebrated actors who have performed on our stages over the past five decades and directed by Nicholas Hytner. A cast of 100 perform live on stage, including Simon Russell Beale, James Corden, Dominic Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Christopher Eccleston, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Derek Jacobi, Alex Jennings, Rory Kinnear, Adrian Lester, Helen Mirren, Andrew Scott, Maggie Smith and Penelope Wilton plus so many more.