?Melissa Kent is a well-known name in the industry as a highly respected film editor and although she may not be known to the general public, her work certainly is. Kent's filmography includes The Age of Adaline, The Vow, The Virgin Suicides and the upcoming American Pastoral starring Ewan McGregor. Now lending her skills as a director to a short film that allows us to enjoy the very first date of Bernie and Rebecca, this entertaining film will have its U.K. premiere at the prestigious Edinburgh Film Festival.
Gary Naylor looks back on over 100 reviews to pick plenty of Christmas crackers and a few Christmas turkeys after another wonderful year in London Theatre.
With rehearsals in full swing, cast members from the Wyvern Theatre's pantomime SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS took a well-deserved break this Monday evening and paid a visit to Swindon's newest leisure complex and pantomime sponsor, Regent Circus.
Gary Naylor sees a era-ending La Boheme, beamed from Covent Garden around the world - fittingly so for a worldwide cast and a global landmark in opera history.
Sundance Institute today announced it will continue its film festivals in Hong Kong this year and London next year, with selections for each largely drawn from the Institute's renowned Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S.A.
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival has announced that the legendary actress Julie Andrews will be attending two very special events on the closing day of the Festival.
Gary Naylor enjoys his first experience of opera beamed from the New York Met into the cinemas of the UK. Inevitably, one can hardly go wrong in the company of Seville's celebrated barber, despite quite a few hiccups on the way.
For One Night Only today 18 September over 250 cinemas in the UK and Ireland including Cineworld, Odeon and Vue theatres will screen one of the world's most spectacular opera events, giving cinema audiences an exciting opportunity to see a world-class production from the other side of the globe. Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour makes a welcome return to cinema screens with a modern retelling of Puccini's tale of love and honour, Madama Butterfly, captured live from the waters of the Sydney Harbour on a magnificent floating stage.
For One Night Only on Thursday 18 September over 250 cinemas in the UK and Ireland including Cineworld, Odeon and Vue theatres will screen one of the world's most spectacular opera events, giving cinema audiences an exciting opportunity to see a world-class production from the other side of the globe. Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour makes a welcome return to cinema screens with a modern retelling of Puccini's tale of love and honour, Madama Butterfly, captured live from the waters of the Sydney Harbour on a magnificent floating stage.
The Shakespeare Theatre Company will present the international hit Brief Encounter as a part of its STC Presentation Series.This U.K. production comes to Washington, D.C. from Cornish theatre company Kneehigh on its acclaimed international tour. Brief Encounter has riveted audiences with its innovative blending of theatre and film mediums in England, Australia and New York and earned nominations for two Tony Awards: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play and Best Sound Design of a Play. Adapted and directed by Kneehigh Joint Artistic Director and Deputy Chief Executive Emma Rice and originally commissioned and produced by David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers and Cineworld, Brief Encounter will run from March 29-April 13 at the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW).
The Broadway Cast - led by Hannah Yelland and Tristan Sturrock - will appear in the internationally celebrated Kneehigh production of Noel Coward's Brief Encounter, which will have a 43-performance limited engagement at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts today, February 15 to March 23, 2014 (press opening February 19).
The Broadway Cast - led by Hannah Yelland and Tristan Sturrock - will appear in the internationally celebrated Kneehigh production of Noel Coward's Brief Encounter, which will have a 43-performance limited engagement at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts February 15 to March 23, 2014 (press opening February 19). Yelland and Sturrock are joined by fellow New York cast members Joe Alessi, Dorothy Atkinson, Damon Daunno, and Annette Laughlin. Musician David Brown appeared in the show in the UK and musician James Gow joins the company for The Wallis engagement.
Sundance Institute previously announced the selection of LAMBERT & STAMP for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival (today, January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah, U.S.A.) and the third Sundance London film and music festival (April 25-27 at The O2 in London).
Sundance Institute today announced the selection of LAMBERT & STAMP for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival (January 16-26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah, U.S.A.) and the third Sundance London film and music festival (April 25-27 at The O2 in London).
The Shakespeare Theatre Company will present the international hit Brief Encounter as an addition to its STC Presentation Series. Based on the iconic 1945 movie and Noel Coward's play Still Life, Brief Encounter switches seamlessly between live theatre and projected film footage, taking audiences to a bygone age of romance and the silver screen. This Kneehigh U.K production has enjoyed success in England and New York with two nominations for Tony Awards (Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play and Best Sound Design of a Play). Adapted and directed by Emma Rice and originally commissioned and produced by David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers and Cineworld, Brief Encounter will run from March 29-April 13, 2014, at the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW).
