Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart in live theatre screening in Gainsborough

Showing as part of the National Theatre Live series, the performance will screened live from London’s Wyndham Theatre on Thursday, December 15.

The London run sees the two acting knights return to the West End stage following their hit run on Broadway.

One summer’s evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst’s stately house nearby.

As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men.

Also starring Owen Teale and Damien Molony, this broadcast of Pinter’s comic classic will be followed by an exclusive Q&A with the cast and director Sean Mathias.

The screening starts at 7pm and tickets are £12 and £10 on 01427 676655 or www.purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase