Kenneth Branagh News

Below, check out a new trailer for Kenneth Branagh's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, in theaters November 10, 2017 . Screenplay by: Michael Green The film is based upon the novel by Agatha Christie and features a screenplay by Michael Green.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) is pleased to announce that award-winning actor and producer Matt Damon will receive the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film presented by Newegg at the 2017 AMD British Academy Britannia Awards.

The River Street Theatre (RST), a project of The Park Theatre, will be presenting the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Titus Andronicus on Sunday, September 24 (1:30 pm & 6:30 pm) and Monday, September 25 (1:30 pm). The presentation is part of the RST's Stage2Screen Series. The play was filmed in ultra high definition in Stratford-upon-Avon, England on August 9, 2017.

Living comedy legend, John Cleese, is heading in your general direction for a live and truly unforgettable evening of conversation and audience Q&A today, September 19 at the State Theatre. Absurd and/or ridiculous questions only, please.

Forty-five years after William Peter Blatty's best-selling novel terrified an entire generation, The Exorcist will be unleashed onto the West End stage for the very first time in a uniquely theatrical experience directed by Sean Mathias and adapted for the stage by John Pielmeier.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) is pleased to announce that award-winning actor and director Kenneth Branagh will receive the Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment at the 2017 AMD British Academy Britannia Awards.

The fifth installment of Muny Magic at The Sheldon, The Muny's bi-annual showcase of favorite Muny artists, will be October 18 & 19 at 7:30 p.m. at The Sheldon Concert Hall.

The River Street Theatre (RST), a project of The Park Theatre, will present the acclaimed spy novelist John le Carr in a rare broadcast appearance that will be seen around the globe.

Now in its ninth consecutive year, the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre - the coalface of British Theatre - presents Vibrant 2017 - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, its annual explosion of new writing, performing on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26 October 2017.

Kenneth Branagh stars and directs 20th Century Fox's reboot of the murder mystery classic MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. The film, featuring an all-star cast, hits theaters on November 10, 2017

Kenneth Branagh's theatre company has joined forces with RADA for a co-production of HAMLET, to support the transformation of RADA's Chenies Street site in London, further developing the Academy as a world leader in dramatic arts training. Tom Hiddleston stars.

Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks host The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) 27th Annual Simply Shakespeare benefit Monday, September 18, 2017 at 8:00pm at the Freud Playhouse, on the UCLA Campus. 

As a token of appreciation to our men and women in uniform, Warner Bros. Pictures is offering all military personnel—both active duty and retired—a free ticket to Christopher Nolan's acclaimed epic DUNKIRK with the purchase of one.

With Robert Icke's Andrew Scott-led Hamlet successfully transferring to the West End from the Almeida, and Tom Hiddleston about to get in on the action for Kenneth Branagh at RADA, it is potentially a very risky moment to stage a rather unique and stripped back version of the same Shakespeare play. This, however, is exactly what Park Theatre has done as a continuation of its current season.

In honour of the 50th anniversary of IMAX Corporation, the Toronto International Film Festival will present an exclusive screening of Christopher Nolan's widely acclaimed epic DUNKIRK.

Park Avenue Armory will stage Pierre Boulez's rarely performed magnum opus, Répons, honoring the visionary composer in the first major staging of his work in New York since his passing. Conductor Matthias Pintscher will lead the Ensemble intercontemporain and IRCAM—both founded by Boulez—in an unprecedented performance of the work as it was originally intended.

Living comedy legend, John Cleese, is heading in your general direction for a live and truly unforgettable evening of conversation and audience Q&A on Tuesday, September 19 at the State Theatre. Absurd and/or ridiculous questions only, please.

A founding resident company of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia (COP) announces its 2017-2018 Season. From September 2017 through May 2018, the Chamber Orchestra will perform six programs as part of its subscription series. All six concert pairs will be performed in the Kimmel Center's intimate Perelman Theater.

Living comedy legend JOHN CLEESE is heading to the Capitol Center for the Arts (Concord, NH) for a live and truly unforgettable evening of conversation and audience Q&A on September 20, 2017 at 7PM.

Ukrainian ballet star Sergei Polunin's company, Project Polunin, will present a mixed programme of new and revived work at the London Coliseum from 5 to 10 December 2017. The programme will feature an international cast and creative team, including Polunin himself. Book tickets here from £26