Upcoming Events
September 2019
National Theatre: One Man, Two Guvnors
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Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancée’s dad. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers.
Holed up at The Cricketers’ Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.
National Theatre: One Man, Two Guvnors – Encore
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Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancée’s dad. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers.
Holed up at The Cricketers’ Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.
October 2019
Placido Domingo: 50th Anniversary Gala Evening
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With an illustrious career spanning five decades: over 150 stage roles, 11 Grammy Awards and his iconic performances alongside Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras as one of the Three Tenors, the legendary Plácido Domingo continues to astound audiences with a vocal talent unmatched in power.
Find out more »York Theatre Royal: Wise Children
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A big, bawdy tangle of theatrical joy and heartbreak, Wise Children is a celebration of show business, family, forgiveness and hope, with a generous dash of Shakespeare, scandal and mischief, taking the audience on a rollercoaster ride of emotion.
Find out more »Royal Opera House: Don Giovanni
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Sexual intrigue, jealousy, wit, anger… and retribution!
The new Royal Opera Season begins with Mozart’s engaging masterpiece, which follows Don Giovanni, the women he serially seduces, and the vengeance that finally catches up with him.
National Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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‘The course of true love never did run smooth.’
A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations… with hilarious, but dark consequences.
Royal Opera House: Don Pasquale
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We will be showing Donezetti’s Don Pasquale live from the Royal Opera House on Thursday 24th October at 7.30pm Don Pasquale, a wealthy old bachelor, is outraged when he hears his nephew Ernesto intends to marry the impoverished widow Norina. He determines to marry himself and disinherit Ernesto. Ernesto and Norina despair, but their friend Doctor Malatesta promises to help them – and teach Pasquale a lesson. Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the cast for this new production of…
Find out more »The Keeper
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Telling the extraordinary love story of a young English woman and a German Prisoner of War who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy. Bert Trautmann is a talented goal keeper and after the war signs for Manchester City, causing outrage to thousands of their football fans, including many Jews. Bert’s path to acceptance peaks at the 1956 FA Cup Final when he secures victory for Man City by playing on despite breaking his neck. Yet fate twists the…
Find out more »November 2019
Royal Ballet: Concerto/Enigma Variations/Raymonda Act III
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From The Royal Ballet’s classical origins in the works of Marius Petipa, to the home-grown choreographers who put British ballet on the world stage, this mixed programme highlights the versatility of the Company.
Find out more »National Theatre: Hansard
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Hansard; noun – The official report of all parliamentary debates.
It’s a summer’s morning in 1988 and Tory politician Robin Hesketh has returned home to the idyllic Cotswold house he shares with his wife of 30 years, Diana. But all is not as blissful as it seems. Diana has a stinking hangover, a fox is destroying the garden, and secrets are being dug up all over the place. As the day draws on, what starts as gentle ribbing and the familiar rhythms of marital scrapping quickly turns to blood-sport.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane: 42nd Street
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We will be showing 42nd Street recorded live in 2018 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on Tuesday 10th November at 7pm. Fresh off the bus from small-town America Peggy is just another face in the chorus line on Broadway’s newest show. But when the leading lady gets injured, Peggy might just have the shot at stardom she’s always dreamed of… This is the largest ever staging of the Tony® Award-winning musical and it was filmed live at the magnificent…
Find out more »Royal Shakespeare Company: Timon Of Athens
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In a world driven by greed, what do we truly value? Timon has it all – money, influence, friends. Surely it can’t last?
When the money runs out, Timon soon finds her influence and friends have also gone.
L’amant Double (French with subtitles)
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Disenchanted with the ephemeral glamour of the modelling world, Chloe, a vulnerable young Parisian woman, begins psychotherapy and soon falls in love with Paul, her psychoanalyst. After moving in with him she discovers that he is concealing part of his identity and there is more to him than meets the eye. This is a stylish film playing a game of mirrors, with lots of twists and turns and full of suspense. Directed by Francois Ozon, who also wrote the screenplay…
Find out more »National Theatre: Present Laughter
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As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.
Find out more »December 2019
Royal Ballet: Coppelia
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Toy maker Dr Coppélius seems to have a beautiful young woman in his house: Coppélia, who sits and reads on his balcony.
When Dr Coppélius goes to the local tavern, the young villagers slip into his house to introduce themselves to the strangely silent young woman.
Fisherman’s Friends
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Based on true events and set in beautiful coastal Cornwall, this charming gentle comedy – with wonderful folk music – is our pre-Christmas feel-good movie choice that will have you smiling from start to finish. It is the story of ten fishermen who are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. A film that highlights the little things that matter most such as friends, family, love and loyalty. Starring Tuppence…
Find out more »Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
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The Royal Ballet’s glorious 2016 performance of The Nutcracker is the production par excellence of an all-time ballet favourite.
It is Christmas Eve and Herr Drosselmeyer the magician sweeps young Clara away on a fantasy adventure in which time is suspended, the family living-room becomes a great battlefield, and a magical journey takes them through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets.
January 2020
Andre Rieu: 70 Years Young
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André Rieu’s annual hometown Maastricht concerts attract fans from all corners of the globe. The medieval town square is transformed into a spectacular backdrop for unforgettable concerts filled with humour, fun and emotion for all ages – and, of course, magnificent music.
Find out more »Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty
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The wicked fairy Carabosse is furious she wasn’t invited to Princess Aurora’s christening. She gives the baby a spindle, saying that one day the Princess will prick her finger on it and die. The Lilac Fairy makes her own christening gift a softening of Carabosse’s curse: Aurora will not die, but will fall into a deep sleep, which only a prince’s kiss will break.
Find out more »Royal Opera House: La Boheme
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When Rodolfo, a penniless poet, meets Mimì, a seamstress, they fall instantly in love. But their happiness is threatened when Rodolfo learns that Mimì is gravely ill.
Puccini’s opera of young love in 19th-century Paris is packed with beautiful music, including lyrical arias, celebratory choruses for Act II’s evocation of Christmas Eve in the Latin Quarter and a poignant final scene over which the composer himself wept.
Stan And Ollie
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Hollywood’s greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, in the heart-warming story of what would become the pair’s triumphant farewell tour. With stunning performances by Steve Coogan as Stan and John C. Reilly as Oliver. With their golden era long behind them, the pair embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille (Shirley Henderson) and Ida (Nina Arianda) – a formidable double act…
Find out more »February 2020
Double Bill & Meal – The Odd Couple and The Apartment
We have two Jack Lemmon films to lift us from the gloom of winter! We start with the hilarious The Odd Couple (1968), starring Lemmon with Walter Matthau, two friends who try to share an apartment but their ideas on housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day. Based on Neil Simon’s play, this brilliant pair of actors are perfectly matched and the film, though moving at times, is funny from start to finish – a rare comic…
Find out more »Adelphi Theatre: Kinky Boots
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We will be showing Kinky Boots recorded in 2018 at the Adelphi Theatre on Tuesday 4th February at 7pm. Feel-good West End and Broadway award-winning musical inspired by a true story and celebrating a joyous triumph over adversity. With songs by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde), and book by Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein (La Cage aux Folles) Winner of every major Best Musical award: 6 Tonys, 3 WhatsOnStage Awards and 3 Olivier Awards…
Find out more »Oscar Night: Green Book
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To coincide with Hollywood’s Academy Awards ceremony, we are showing the 2019 winner of Best Motion Picture Oscar, Green Book. Tough and uncouth Tony, an out of work Italian-American bouncer, takes the job of chauffeur to sophisticated African-American classical pianist, Don, for a concert tour of the Deep South. They are armed with The Negro Motorist Green Book to guide them through safe travel routes in America’s 1960s racial segregation. From initial dislike and a clash of values, this disparate…
Find out more »Royal Ballet: Marston & Scarlett – World Premieres
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Choreographer Cathy Marston is previously an Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House and Director of Bern Ballett, and much in demand internationally. The inspiration for her first work for The Royal Ballet Main Stage is the momentous life and career of the cellist Jacqueline du Pré.
A new work by Liam Scarlett, The Royal Ballet’s Artist in Residence, provides the second part of the programme.
The Breadwinner
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To conclude the first half of our season we have a highly acclaimed animated drama based on the novel by Deborah Ellis. Parvana is an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom-and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical…
Find out more »March 2020
Royal Opera House: Fidelio
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We will be showing Mozart’s Fidelio live from the Royal Opera House on Tuesday 17th March at 7.15pm Beethoven’s only opera is a masterpiece, an uplifting story of risk and triumph. In this new production, conducted by Antonio Pappano, Jonas Kaufmann plays the political prisoner Florestan, and Lise Davidsen his wife Leonore (disguised as ‘Fidelio’) who daringly sets out to rescue him. Set in strong counterpoint are the ingredients of domestic intrigue, determined love and the cruelty of an oppressive…
Find out more »April 2020
Royal Ballet: Swan Lake
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Liam Scarlett’s glorious production of Swan Lake, new in 2018, returns for its first revival.
While remaining faithful to the Marius Petipa/Lev Ivanov text, Scarlett’s additional choreography and John Macfarlane’s magnificent designs breathe new life into what is arguably the best-known and most-loved classical ballet.
Royal Opera House: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci
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Two opera classics are drawn together in this wonderfully observed re-creation of life in a south Italian village as a travelling theatre visits and emotions erupt.
In this award-winning production by Damiano Michieletto ‘Cav and Pag’ distils into one wonderful night out, the enduring appeal of Italian opera in its most familiar form.
May 2020
Royal Ballet: The Dante Project
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Dante’s Divine Comedy is an epic journey through the afterlife: it encompasses the horrifying drama of Inferno and its damned, the lyrical mysticism of pilgrims on mount Purgatorio and the dazzling spheres of Paradiso with their endless configurations of light. The poem was inspired by the agony of Dante’s own exile, and traces his path from crisis to revelation guided by his literary hero Virgil and his lost love Beatrice.
Find out more »June 2020
Royal Opera House: Elektra
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Strauss’ thrilling and audacious adaptation of Greek tragedy receives a new staging by the award-winning director Christof Loy.
This uncompromising opera, about a daughter intent on bloody revenge and a mother driven to madness, has provoked critics to lively debate and both shocked and excited audiences since its 1909 premiere.