What began as a cautious, relatively small-scale experiment in June 2009, has burgeoned into something that’s revolutionized the world of performing arts.

National Theatre Live now broadcasts top-notch London theatre directly (in some cases, slightly staggered) into 325 cinemas and art houses across the world, five of which are in the Czech Republic.

The Prague Post was on the edge of Kino Aero’s seats for Danny Boyle’s much-anticipated Frankenstein, and also at the Světozor’s screening of King Lear last month. Here’s what we’ve learned about NT Live so far.

* For more than 80 years opera lovers worldwide have been able to get a regular taste of The Metropolitan Opera via a Saturday matinee radio broadcast. These days, one can visit local movie theaters in more than 40 countries around the world and enjoy a live broadcast in HD. The Met’s Peabody and Emmy [...]