King Lear: National Theatre of London at The Ridgefield Playhouse

Met Opera and National Theatre Encore Screenings Continue This Fall at Ridgefield Playhouse

The Ridgefield Playhouse will continue to give patrons the thrill of the world class theater and opera performances this fall with encore screenings of The Met Opera and London's National Theater.  Highlights include National Theatre's King Lear starring Sir Ian McKellan, The Met Opera's Il Trovatore and Cavalleria Rusticana. 

THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD II Comes to The Ridgefield Playhouse, Broadcast Live from the Almeida Theatre

Simon Russell Beale returns to National Theatre Live screens following broadcasts of Timon of Athens and King Lear, and his recent role in the National Theatre's critically acclaimed production of The Lehman Trilogy. Beale plays William Shakespeare's Richard II, broadcast live from the stage of the Almeida Theatre in London to The Ridgefield Playhouse screen on Tuesday, January 15 at 2pm and shown in an encore screening Thursday, January 17 at 7pm. This visceral new production about the limits of power is directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins, whose previous plays include Little Revolution at the Almeida and Absolute Hell at the National Theatre. These screenings are part of the Atria Senior Living Classical Series with support from Whistle Stop Bakery and are underwritten by Jeanne Cook, Liz & Steven Goldstone and Sabina &Walter Slavin.