UK’S NATIONAL THEATRE
New NY venues announced & screens added for:
NT LIVE’s broadcast of a live stage performance of
PHÈDRE
Starring Academy Award Winner Helen Mirren
The broadcasts are shown on screens across New York City and throughout the U.S.
WHAT:
The pilot season of NT Live, a new initiative by the UK’s National Theatre to broadcast live performances of plays onto cinema screens around the world will launch with a broadcast of Phèdre, by Jean Racine in a version by Ted Hughes starring Helen Mirren (The Queen) & Dominic Cooper (Mamma Mia! film), directed by Nicholas Hytner.
WHERE:
In the New York City area, screenings continue at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Cinema Arts Centre, Cinema 123, Kew Gardens Cinema, Village East Cinema, Fairfield University (CT), & the Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC).
The broadcast will also be shown on screens across the United States including the Mann Theatre in Hollywood, the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis and many more.
WHEN:
NT Live launched officially Thursday, June 25, 2009.
Additional broadcasts in the New York City area include:
●Cinema 123 – Wednesday, July 8 at 7:30pm – ADDITIONAL SCREEN ADDED
●Village East Cinema – Thursday, July 9 at 7:30pm – ADDITIONAL SCREEN ADDED
●Brooklyn Academy of Music – Thursday, July 9 at 7pm – ADDITIONAL SCREEN ADDED
●Fairfield University, CT – Saturday, July 11 at 2pm
●Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC) – Monday, July 13 at 7:30pm
●Kew Gardens Cinema – Wednesday, July 22 at 1:30pm & Sunday, July 26 at 3:30pm – NEW VENUE
●Cinema Arts Centre (Long Island) – Friday, July 24 at 7:30pm
SCHEDULE:
For a complete list of U.S. dates, times & locations, please check: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/47486/venues-amp-booking/united-states.html
TICKETS:
Ticket prices vary by venue. The average ticket price is $20.
Contact local venues for ticket information.
ABOUT PHÈDRE:
Consumed by an uncontrollable passion for her young stepson and believing Theseus, her absent husband, to be dead, Phedre (Mirren) confesses her darkest desires and enters the world of nightmare. When Theseus returns, alive and well, Phedre, fearing exposure, accuses her stepson of rape. The result is carnage.
MORE:
NT Live is supported internationally by Travelex and distributed by New York-based BY Experience, Inc.
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