Event Category: Screening (Theatre)

National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope (15)

Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s
classic dark comedy. 

Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed
lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash
becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence
her. 
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham directs Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de
Bergerac) highly anticipated play.

Top Hat The Musical (PG)

Based on the classic
1935
RKO
movie
starring
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
,
Top
Hat
is a
sparkling
romantic cocktail laced with
witty
comedy
,
stunning
choreography
and tap
–
dancing brilliance, brought to life on stage with
lavish sets and gorgeous
costumes.
Irving
Berlin’s irresistible score includes some of Hollywood’s greatest
songs,
including
the immortal
Cheek to Cheek
,
Let’s Face the Music and Dance,
Top
Hat White Tie and Tails
and
Puttin’
on the
Ritz
. 
When Broadway star Jerry Travers arrives in London to open a new show, he
crosses paths with model Dale Tremont
whose beauty sleep is rudely interrupted by
Jerry tap dancing in the hotel suite above hers. Instantly smitten, Jerry vows to
abandon his bachelor life to win her
–
but the path of true love never does run
smooth.
Put on your top hat, brush off your tails and let this
joyous
romantic musical comedy
sweep you off your feet!

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (15)

BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new
staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the
glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. 

Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont,
they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry,
the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path. 
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling
game of love, lies, and social warfare.

Funny Girl: The Musical (PG)

Funny Girl is the bittersweet musical comedy telling the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice (a role made famous by Barbra Streisand), a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on the stage and her tempestuous relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein. Fanny became one of the most beloved performers in history, shining brighter than the brightest lights of Broadway. 

The classic musical features one of the most iconic scores of all time by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, an updated book from Harvey Fierstein based on the original classic by Isobel Lennart, and direction from Tony® Award winner Michael Mayer. The musical is set in and around New York City just before and following World War I where Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice awaits the return of her husband from prison, and reflects on their life together. Their story is told as a flashback. 
This critically acclaimed production features Sheridan Smith in “an unforgettable star turn” (The Times) and a host of iconic musical numbers including ‘People’, ‘I’m The Greatest Star’ and ‘Don’t Rain On My Parade’. A love letter to the theatre, the show has the whole shebang! 
Following its record-breaking, sell-out run at Menier Chocolate Factory and in London’s West End, Funny Girl was captured by Digital Theatre live at Manchester’s Palace Theatre on the last night of its national tour