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Live enters its third season, broadcasting HD performances of National
Theatre plays onto cinema screens around the world. Each listed
presentation will be performed live in London, filmed in high definition
and presented exclusively by the Shakespeare Theatre Company.
One Man, Two
Guvnors
Sunday, 5/20/12–7:30 p.m.
Following sell-out seasons at the National Theatre and Adelphi Theatre,
the smash-hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors will debut on Broadway this Spring.
★★★★★ - Daily
Express, Daily Mail, Guardian, Independent, Metro, Sunday Express, Sunday
Times, The Sun, Time Out
"[One Man, Two Guvnors] will buoy any living soul
who possesses both a ticket and a funny bone" The Washington
Post
"A triumph of slapstick and satire" The
Huffington Post
"The feelgood hit of the summer. An evening
of riotous delight..." Daily
Telegraph
"A triumph of visual and verbal comedy." Guardian
"One Man, Two Guvnors, one massive hit." Independent
STC presents One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean, based on The
Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, which begins at STC on May
15. In this English version of Goldoni's classic Italian comedy, sex, food
and money are high on the agenda.
Francis, a washed-up washboard player, ends up in Brighton working for two
bosses – one a woman masquerading as her murdered gangster brother and
the other a kind of white-collar criminal. Laughs ensue as Francis tries his
hardest to keep his two "masters" from meeting.
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Frankenstein
A new play by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley
Tuesday, 8/07/12 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, 8/12/12 at 7:30 p.m.
On August 7, Benedict Cumberbatch will play the Creature
and Jonny Lee Miller will play Victor.
On August 12, Benedict Cumberbatch will play Victor
and Jonny Lee Miller will play the Creature.
★★★★★ - The
Times, Sunday Express
★★★★ -
Sunday Express, Independent, Evening Standard, Guardian, Daily
Telegraph, Daily Mail
“This taut, thrilling play runs with hardly
a moment for breath.” The Times
“Boyle's role-reversal twist a shocking, haunting success” Independent
“The actors complement each other perfectly.” Guardian
“...this is a memorable production and will doubtless be spoken of for
years to come.” Daily Mail
Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire)
returned to the theatre to direct this visionary production
with Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's Sherlock, Tinker
Tailor Soldier Spy) and Jonny Lee Miller. It will return
to cinemas worldwide from June for a limited season of encore
screenings.
Benedict Cumberatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternate the roles
of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature in two electrifying
broadcasts.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's
bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by
his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes,
the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful,
determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying
deal.
Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect,
cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded
within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic
tale.
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