NT LIVE Encores ‘One Man Two Guvnors,’ ‘The Audience,’ ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘Hamlet’ Return to the Big Screen
Fathom Events, BY Experience and National Theatre Live Bring Four
Award-Winning Productions Back to Cinemas for One Night Each
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A selection of National Theatre Live’s most celebrated and acclaimed
broadcasts will be returning to cinemas in 2016. These events will
feature Tony Award-winner and host of “The Late Late Show” James Corden,
Academy Award®-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, “Elementary” star Jonny Lee
Miller, Academy and Tony Award-winner Helen Mirren and more. The “NT
LIVE Encore Series,” presented by Fathom Events, BY
Experience and National Theatre Live, brings fan favorites from the
stage back to cinemas for one night each throughout the remainder of the
year. The productions that will be screened exclusively in cinemas are “NT
LIVE: One Man Two Guvnors” (June 21), “NT
LIVE: The Audience” (July 19), “NT
LIVE: Frankenstein,” (October 25) and “NT
LIVE: Hamlet” (November 15).
Benedict Cumberbatch said, “It feels truly thrilling to be opening up
our theatre production of Hamlet to the wider reach of a National
Theatre Live audience. The idea that people who can’t get to the
theatre, for whatever reason, can join us for one night in cinemas
around the country – and indeed the world – is extraordinary. Each
screening will doubtless have its own atmosphere, but wherever you’re
watching, thanks to the brilliance of the National Theatre Live team,
you’ll be right at the heart of the action, in the best seat in the
house.”
Tickets for the “NT LIVE Encore Series” can be purchased online by
visiting www.FathomEvents.com
or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will
be able to enjoy the event in more than 240 movie theaters through
Fathom’s Digital
Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit
the Fathom Events website
(theaters and participants are subject to change).
“National Theatre Live brings A-list talent to the stage with these
incredible productions, and we are thrilled to bring some of those
favorites back to the big screen for this encore series,” Fathom Events
CEO John Rubey said.
“In response to huge audience demand to see these titles back in cinemas
we’re so pleased that The Encore Series will allows audiences old and
new the opportunity to experience some of the highlights from the NT
Live series,” Emma Keith, Producer of NT Live said.
“Audiences across the country are still discovering National Theatre
Live,” Julie Borchard-Young, co-President of BY Experience said. “By
bringing four hit productions back exclusively to cinemas, we hope to
entice new audiences to discover world-class theatre, captured live on
the London stage and beamed direct to their local communities.”
NT LIVE: One Man Two Guvnors –
Tuesday, June 21 at 7:00 p.m. local time (original Fathom
broadcast on October 20, 2012)
Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe
Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000
from his fiancée’s dad. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as
her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley
Stubbers. Holed up at The Cricketers’ Arms, the permanently ravenous
Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job
with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to
be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his
two guvnors apart. Simple.
Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from host of the “The Late
Late Show,” James Corden, the uproarious “One Man, Two Guvnors” was a
runaway hit both in London’s West End and on Broadway.
NT LIVE: The Audience – Tuesday, July 19 at
7:00 p.m. local time (original Fathom broadcast on June 25,
2015)
For sixty years, Queen Elizabeth II has met with each of her twelve
Prime Ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as
The Audience. No one knows what they discuss, not even their spouses.
From the old warrior Winston Churchill, to the Iron Lady Margaret
Thatcher; Tony Blair right up to today’s meetings with the current
incumbent David Cameron, the Queen advises her Prime Ministers on all
matters both public and personal. Through these private audiences, we
see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that
shaped a monarch.
“The Audience” was presented in the West End by Matthew Byam Shaw for
Playful Productions, Robert Fox and Andy Harries. Winner of three Tony
Awards and two Olivier Awards, National Theatre Live’s smash-hit
broadcast of the original West End production of “The Audience” –
featuring Helen Mirren’s multi-award-winning performance as Queen
Elizabeth II – returns to cinemas in celebration of the monarch’s 90th
birthday. Written by Peter Morgan (“The Queen”) and directed by two-time
Tony Award-winner and Academy Award-nominated director Stephen Daldry
(“Billy Elliot,” “The Hours”), this special encore screening includes an
exclusive Q&A with Helen Mirren and director Stephen Daldry.
NT LIVE: Frankenstein – Tuesday, October 25 at
7:00 p.m. local time (original Fathom broadcast on June 6,
2012)
Childlike in his innocence, but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s
bewildered Creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his
horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the
friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to
track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Urgent concerns of
scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and
the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and
deeply disturbing classic gothic tale.
Directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle (“Trainspotting,” “Slumdog
Millionaire,” “Steve Jobs”), this thrilling production features Olivier
Award winning performances from Benedict Cumberbatch (“BBC’s Sherlock,”
“The Imitation Game”) as the Creature and Jonny Lee Miller (CBS’s
“Elementary,” “Trainspotting”) as Victor Frankenstein. The production
was a sell-out hit at the National Theatre in 2011, and the broadcast
has since become an international sensation, experienced by over half a
million people in cinemas around the world.
NT LIVE: Hamlet – Tuesday, November 15 at 7:00
p.m. local time (original Fathom broadcast on October 15,
2015)
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to
avenge his father’s death, but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages
against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his
sanity and the security of the state.
Academy Award-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s “Sherlock,” “The
Imitation Game”) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.
Directed by Lyndsey Turner (“Posh,” “Chimerica”) and produced by Sonia
Friedman Productions, the original 2015 broadcast was experienced by
over half a million people worldwide.
For artwork/photos related to “NT LIVE Encore Series,” visit the Fathom
Events press
site.
About Fathom Events
Fathom Events is the event cinema distribution arm of AMC Entertainment
Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal
Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) (known collectively as AC JV, LLC), the
three largest movie theater circuits in the U.S., and is recognized as
the leading distributor of alternative content. It offers a variety of
one-of-a-kind entertainment events in movie theaters nationwide that
include live, high-definition performances of the Metropolitan Opera,
dance and theatre productions such as the Bolshoi Ballet and National
Theatre Live’s Hamlet, sporting events like FS1 Presents USA v Mexico,
concerts with Roger Waters and One Direction, the TCM Presents classic
film series and faith-based events such as The Drop Box and Four Blood
Moons. Fathom Events also takes audiences behind the scenes and offers
unique extras including audience Q&As, backstage footage and interviews
with cast and crew, creating the ultimate VIP experience. In addition,
Fathom Events’ live digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is the largest
cinema broadcast network in North America, bringing live and
pre-recorded events to 885 locations and 1,348 screens in 181 Designated
Market Areas® (including all of the top 50). For more information, visit www.fathomevents.com.
About NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE
Now celebrating its 7th year broadcasting live performances
to cinema screens internationally, National Theatre Live has now been
experienced by over 5 million people worldwide. The first season began
in June 2009 with the acclaimed production of Phédre starring
Helen Mirren. Recent broadcasts have included the Manchester
International Festival production of Macbeth with Kenneth Branagh
in the title role, Nicholas Hytner’s acclaimed production of Othello with
Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear, the Donmar Warehouse production of Coriolanus
with Tom Hiddleston, in the title role, the Young Vic’s production of A
Streetcar Named Desire with Gillian Anderson and Skylight
from the West End with Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan. For more
information, visit www.NTLive.com.
About BY Experience
BY Experience kicked off the digital revolution of live events to movie
theaters and other locations globally with David Bowie’s 2003 Reality album
launch and since then, over 26 million tickets have been sold worldwide
for cinema events BY Experience has distributed globally. Current cinema
series credits: Distribution Representative, The Met: Live in HD (Worldwide;
since 2006), the UK’s National Theatre Live (Ex-UK; since 2009), Bolshoi
Ballet (North America; since 2014). BY Experience has executive
produced and/or distributed several diverse programs for cinema
including TED 2016: Opening Night (February 2016), Women
of Faith: An Amazing Joyful Journey (February 2016) as well as
numerous rock concerts, radio programs, fine art exhibits other special
content events. BY Experience distributes to over 70 countries, to over
2,000 movie screens. www.byexperience.net.
Contacts
Fathom Events
Jessica Nelson, 720-262-2753
jnelson@fathomevents.com
or
Katherine
Schwappach, 720-262-2713
kschwappach@fathomevents.com
or
Boneau/Bryan-Brown
for National Theatre Live
Heath Schwartz, 212-575-3030
HSchwartz@bbbway.com
or
Amy
Kass, 212-575-3030
AKass@bbbway.com
