Bennett play to be beamed into cinemas
The hit production of The Habit of Art, the tale of an imaginary meeting between poet WH Auden and composer Benjamin Britten, will also be broadcast by satellite around the world.
The April 22 performance, the third National Theatre production to be screened this way, will be shown live in the UK and Europe.
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Hide AdIt will then be shown as soon as possible afterwards in other countries, including Australia, Canada and the United States.
The play, Bennett's first since his hugely successful History Boys in 2004, opened in London last November.
Directed by Nicholas Hytner , it stars Richard Griffiths as WH Auden and Alex Jennings as Benjamin Britten.