UK’S NATIONAL THEATRE

 

NT LIVE

To broadcast a live stage performance of

PHÈDRE

Starring Academy Award Winner Helen Mirren

 

Beginning June 25, broadcasts of live performance to be shown on screens

across New York City and throughout the U.S. 

 

**New NYC venues announced!

           

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 can be seen at Film Society of Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Director’s Guild Theatre, Cinema Arts Centre, Cinema 123, Village East Cinema, Fairfield University (CT), Monmouth University (NJ) & 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:           

The launch of NT Live is Thursday, June 25, 2009.

 

Broadcasts in the New York City area include: 

●The Director’s Guild Theatre – Thursday, June 25 at 7:30pm

●Monmouth University, NJ – Thursday, June 25 at 7pm

●Cinema 123 – Wednesday, July 8 at 7:30pm – NEW VENUE

●Village East Cinema – Thursday, July 9 at 7:30pm – NEW VENUE

●Brooklyn Academy of Music – Thursday, July 9 at 7pm – ADDITIONAL SCREEN ADDED

●Film Society of Lincoln Center Walter Reade Theater – Monday, July 6 at 4pm and 8pm

●Fairfield University, CT – Saturday, July 11 at 2pm

●Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC) – Monday, June 29 & Monday, July 13 at 7:30pm

●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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