National
Theatre Live returns to South Africa exclusively at Cinema Nouveau theatres for
its fourth season from October 13, bringing the magic of live theatre to the
big screen. Launching the series with
the acclaimed play The Curious Incident
of the Dog in Night-Time, which has been described by Variety as, “Nothing
short of a triumph,” National Theatre Live will screen at Cinema Nouveau
theatres in Gateway, Cavendish, V&A, Rosebank and Brooklyn.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in
Night-Time, an
adaption by Simon Stephens, will broadcast in Cinema Nouveau theatres on October
13, 14, 17 and 18. The play is about Christopher, a 15-year-old who is found
standing beside Mrs Shears’ dead dog, placing him under suspicion. The dog has
been speared with a garden fork and it is now seven minutes after midnight.
Christopher – a sheltered boy who distrusts strangers – begins a detective’s
journey to solve the crime. His world is turned upside down, often with
humorous results.
The Last of the Haussmans, a new play by Stephan
Beresford, has been described as “a savage portrait of a family that’s losing
its grip”. The feisty and anarchic high society Judy Haussman holds court in a
deteriorating Art Deco house on the Devon coast, while remaining in spirit with
the Ashrams of the 1960s. After an operation, she is joined by her children and
granddaughter as well as some colourful characters, including local doctor
Peter and Daniel, a troubled teenager who uses the family’s swimming. The group
share the summer months together drinking through the day, revealing
infatuations, resentments, free love and failure. Starring the award-winning
Julie Walters, the play will screen at Cinema Nouveau on November 17, 18, 21
and 22.
The
third title in the series is Timon of
Athens, which will run on December 8, 9, 12 and 13. This play is the story
of a wealthy friend to the rich and powerful, a patron of the arts and an
ostentatious host Timon of Athens. Surrounded by free loaders and sycophants,
he outspends his resources but reassures his loyal steward that all will be
well. But when he calls upon his associates for help, they hang him out to dry.
This is the story of the literal and emotional wasteland of a morally bankrupt
Athens.
The Magistrate – staring John Lithgow (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Shrek, 3rd Rock
from the Sun) is a hilarious comedy about amiable magistrate Posket, who
marries Agatha. Little does he realise that she is five years older than she
has lead him to believe and that her son is also five years older than she has
lead him to believe. The result is a deceptive comedy with delightful
indignities and outrageous mishaps, which will be screened on February 23, 24,
27 and 28, 2013.
This is
an opportunity to see some of the world’s most popular theatre plays, all in
the comfort of your favourite Cinema Nouveau theatre – in KZN, this will be Gateway.
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