National Theatre Live 2022

The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage
June 9-12, 2022

by Philip Pullman, adapted by Bryony Lavery

directed by Nicholas Hytner

Set twelve years before the epic His Dark Materials trilogy, this gripping adaptation revisits Philip Pullman’s fantastical world in which waters are rising and storms are brewing.

Two young people and their dæmons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the centre of a terrifying manhunt. In their care is a tiny child called Lyra Belacqua, and in that child lies the fate of the future. And as the waters rise around them, powerful adversaries conspire for mastery of Dust: salvation to some, the source of infinite corruption to others.

Eighteen years after his groundbreaking production of His Dark Materials at the National Theatre, director Nicholas Hytner returns to Pullman’s parallel universe.

Runtime: 2 hours 48 minutes with 20-minute intermission
Rating: PG-13

All tickets are reserved seating. Select a seat to see multi-pricing options.
Adult $20.00
Senior (62+) $17.00
SJSU Community (staff, faculty, students, alumni) $13.00

A note about NTLive: NT Live is the British National Theatre’s groundbreaking initiative to broadcast world-class theatre to movie screens. Each broadcast was filmed in front of a live audience in London, with cameras carefully positioned throughout the auditorium to ensure that viewers get the “best seat in the house” view of each production.