Tom Hiddleston & Mark Gatiss
Earn 2014 Olivier Award Nominations for the
Donmar Warehouse production of William Shakespeare’s
CORIOLANUS
National Theatre Live Broadcasts Now Playing Encore Screenings
Check www.NTLive.com For Dates/Venues
Actors Tom Hiddleston & Mark Gatiss have earned 2014 Olivier Award nominations for their performances in the Donmar Warehouse production of William Shakespeare’s CORIOLANUS, directed by Josie Rourke. Hiddleston has been nominated for Best Actor and Gatiss for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. The National Theatre Live broadcast of the production is now playing in encore screenings across the U.S. To check dates and times, visit www.NTLive.com.
When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus (Hiddleston). But he has enemies at home too. Famine threatens the city, the citizens’ hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people.
About NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE
National Theatre Live is an initiative by the National Theatre to broadcast live performances onto cinema screens around the world. Since its first season, which began in June 2009 with the acclaimed production of “Phédre” starring Helen Mirren, over 2 million people have now experienced the work of National Theatre Live in cinemas worldwide. In addition to the recent record-breaking broadcast of “The Audience” starring Helen Mirren as The Queen (winner of two 2013 Olivier Awards, including the Best Actress award for Mirren), recent broadcasts have included the National Theatre of Great Britain’s 50th anniversary celebration “Live from the National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage,” Shakespeare's “Hamlet” starring Rory Kinnear in the title role, Shakespeare's “Othello” with Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear Shakespeare's “Macbeth” with Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston, James Graham’s acclaimed new play “This House,” Alan Bennett’s new comedy “People” with Frances de la Tour, Arthur Wing Pinero’s “The Magistrate” starring John Lithgow in the title role, a new production of Shakespeare’s “Timon of Athens” starring Simon Russell Beale in the title role, Steven Beresford’s acclaimed new comedy “The Last of the Haussmans,” the theatrical adaptation of Mark Haddon’s award-winning novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” (winner of seven 2013 Olivier Awards, including Master Card Best New Play).
ALL UPCOMING BROADCASTS
In addition to Coriolanus starring Tom Hiddleston & Mark Gatiss, encore screenings are now ongoing for some for the National Theatre Live’s most acclaimed recent productions including the award-winning West End production of War Horse. National Theatre Live will also re-broadcast the critically acclaimed West End production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time beginning May 22, 2014. Encore dates and cinema locations are added frequently. For listings and to learn more and purchase tickets, visit www.ntlive.com.
Shakespeare’s KING LEAR
The National Theatre’s production, starring Simon Russell Beale, directed by Sam Mendes
Live Broadcast: May 1, 2014 (with many encore dates in U.S. cities)
Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (James Bond: Skyfall, American Beauty) returns to the National Theatre to direct Simon Russell Beale (Timon of Athens, Collaborators) in the title role of Shakespeare’s tragedy. An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Lear’s world descends into chaos.
Alan Ayckbourn’s A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS
The National Theatre’s production, directed by Adam Penford
Live Broadcast: June 12, 2014 (with many encore dates in U.S. cities)
A riotous exposure of entrepreneurial greed by Olivier Award-winning playwright Alan Ayckbourn (Bedroom Farce, A Chorus of Disapproval). A Small Family Business returns to the National Theatre for the first time since its celebrated premiere in 1987, when it won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play.
Jack McCracken: a man of principle in a corrupt world. But not for long. Moments after taking over his father-in-law’s business he’s approached by a private detective armed with some compromising information. Jack’s integrity fades away as he discovers his extended family to be thieves and adulterers, looting the business from their suburban homes. Rampant self-interest takes over and comic hysteria builds to a macabre climax.
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