TheatreHD: UK Season 2018 – 2019
The Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy in Moscow proudly announces a new season of TheatreHD in Russia in partnership with CoolConnections.
Live streaming and recorded performances will be screened in cinemas in more than sixty cities across Russia.
This season showcases UK theatre productions featuring stars such as Sir Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller, Ralph Fiennes, Sophie Okonedo, Sheridan Smith, Alfred Molina and Mark Gatiss.
For information about schedules and tickets, please visit the TheatreHD website.
King Lear
Chichester Festival Theatre / Duke of York’s Theatre, live streaming on 27 September 2018, recorded version from 14 October 2018
A major theatre event featuring one of the greatest actors of our time, Sir Ian McKellen, in Jonathan Munby’s modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic.
The Winter’s Tale
Shakespeare’s Globe, live streaming on 4 October 2018, recorded version from 04 December 2018
In Blanche McIntyre’s production of another Shakespeare classic, tunes from West End musicals are combined with authentic Elizabethan theatre.
Julie
Royal National Theatre, from 9 October 2018
Rising star Vanessa Kirby features in Polly Stenham’s and Carrie Cracknell’s contemporary interpretation of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Royal Shakespeare Company, from 16 October 2018
Shakespeare’s Globe, from 15 January 2019
Two versions of Shakespeare’s precursor of the contemporary sitcom. Making her debut with the RSC, director Fiona Laird turns the well known text into contemporary buffoonery, while at Shakespeare’s Globe Christopher Luscombe presents a farce in the best classical theatre traditions.
Frankenstein: Jonny Lee Miller, Royal National Theatre, from 22 October 2018
Frankenstein: Benedict Cumberbatch, Royal National Theatre, from 29 October 2018
Adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel staged by Oscar-winning film director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) at the Royal National Theatre with Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch alternating in the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his Creature. Both received Laurence Olivier Awards and Evening Standard Awards for their performances.
Funny Girl
Sonya Friedman Productions, from 24 October 2018
Leading musical actress Sheridan Smith (winner of two Laurence Olivier Awards, including one for Funny Girl), plays Broadway star Fanny Brice, the role made famous by Barbra Streisand in the Oscar-winning film, in director Michael Mayer’s production.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Classic Spring, from 6 October 2018
Former director of Shakespeare’s Globe and founder of Classic Spring Dominic Dromgoole brings Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy to the West End in a production directed by Michael Fentiman.
Red
Michael Grandage Company, from 7 November 2018
Revival of John Logan’s famous play, directed by Michael Grandage, which won six Tony awards on Braodway and returns to the West End with Alfred Molina Playing artist Mark Rothko.
Allelujah!
The Bridge Theatre, from 13 November 2018
Funny, hilarious and ‘just what the doctor ordered’, Alan Bennett’s drama set in a National Health Service hospital directed by Nicholas Hytner, founder and creative director of The Bridge Theatre..
The Madness of George III
Nottingham Playhouse, live streaming on 20 November 2018, recorded version from 18 December 2018
Another Alan Bennett play, a thriller about the weakness of leaders, with Mark Gatiss (Sherlock and Dr. Who) in the title role.
Henry IV, parts 1 and 2
Shakespeare’s Globe, from 1 December 2018
Another Dominic Dromgoole production – both parts of Henry IV, with Jamie Parker as Prince Hal.
Antony and Cleopatra
Royal National Theatre, live streaming on 06 December 2018, recorded version from 08 January 2019
Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo as. Antony and Cleopatra – ‘neither Romeo and Juliet, nor Julius Caesar, but a little bit of both’ is how director Simon Godwin describes it.
I’m Not Running
Royal National Theatre, live streaming on 31 January 2019, recorded version from 05 March 2019
A new play by David Hare.
Live streaming is in English with English subtitles. Recorded versions are in English with Russian subtitles.
There may be changes to this schedule – please check the official TheatreHD website.