{"id":4208,"date":"2017-05-25T14:13:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T12:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=4208"},"modified":"2017-05-25T14:13:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T12:13:54","slug":"shakespeares-twelfth-night-screens-at-nouveau-in-current-live-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/05\/25\/shakespeares-twelfth-night-screens-at-nouveau-in-current-live-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakespeare&#8217;s Twelfth Night Screens At Nouveau In Current Live Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cIf music be the food of love, play on\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Olivier Award-winning actress Tamsin Greig stars as Malvolia<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4209\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/TwelfthNight3.jpg?resize=204%2C122\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"122\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4210\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/TwelfthNight1.jpg?resize=180%2C122\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"122\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/TwelfthNight2.jpg?resize=183%2C122\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"122\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Twelfth Night, the acclaimed production of Shakespeare\u2019s classic comedy of mistaken identity \u2013 filmed live at the National\u2019s Olivier Theatre in London \u2013 is the next National Theatre Live broadcast on the big screen. The production releases at Ster-Kinekor\u2019s Nouveau cinemas on Saturday, 27 May, for limited screenings.<\/p>\n<p>This joyous new production is directed by Simon Godwin (NT Live\u2019s Man and Superman, The Beaux\u2019 Stratagem), with Olivier Award-winning actress Tamsin Greig (Friday Night Dinner, Black Books, Episodes) as a transformed Malvolia in this new twist on Shakespeare\u2019s play.<\/p>\n<p>Viola (Tamara Lawrence) is washed ashore after her ship crashes on the rocks. Determined to survive on her own without her twin brother Sebastian (Daniel Ezra), she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love.<\/p>\n<p>The nearby households of Olivia and Orsino are overrun with passion. Even Olivia&#8217;s upright housekeeper Malvolia (Greig) is swept up in the madness. Where music is the food of love, and nobody is quite what they seem, anything proves possible.<\/p>\n<p>The cast also includes Doon Mackichan (Smack the Pony, Plebs) as a gender-flipped Feste, Phoebe Fox (The Hollow Crown, A View from the Bridge), Daniel Rigby (Eric and Ernie, One Man, Two Guvnors) and Oliver Chris (The Office, One Man, Two Guvnors, Green Wing).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night | Trailer\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c5xoRm8BGX0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Twelfth Night releases on South African screens from Saturday, 27 May 2017, for four screenings only: on 27 and 31 May and 01 June at 19:30 and on 28 May at 14:30 at Ster-Kinekor\u2019s Nouveau cinemas in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town, and at Ster-Kinekor Gateway in Durban. The running time is approximately 3 hours, including an interval.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Twelfth Night | The Plot in a Minute\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iFlL_R8hBQ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For booking information on Twelfth Night visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sterkinekor.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.sterkinekor.com<\/a>. Follow us on Twitter @nouveaubuzz and on Facebook at Cinema Nouveau. For queries, contact Ticketline on 0861 Movies (668 437).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tamsin Greig in conversation | Twelfth Night | National Theatre\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i1fmZ6jHqqI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The discounts and benefits valid for members of SK Club, Discovery Vitality and Edgars Club loyalty programmes also apply for all live theatre productions. Special prices for group bookings are also available on request.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2009, National Theatre Live broadcasts have been seen by an audience of over 6.5 million people at 2500 venues in 60 countries. The first season began in June 2009 with the acclaimed production of Ph\u00e9dre starring Oscar winner Helen Mirren. Recent broadcasts include Hedda Gabler with Ruth Wilson, Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart in No Man\u2019s Land, Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet, Tom Hiddleston in Coriolanus, Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire, James Corden in One Man, Two Guvnors, Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch in Frankenstein and War Horse.<\/p>\n<p>The next productions from NT Live to be screened at Ster-Kinekor\u2019s Nouveau cinemas include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rozencrantz &amp; Guildenstern are Dead<\/strong> (03 June 2017)<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, The Woman in Black), Joshua McGuire (The Hour) and David Haig (Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Witness for the Prosecution) star in Tom Stoppard\u2019s brilliantly funny situation comedy, broadcast from The Old Vic theatre in London. David Leveaux\u2019s new production marks the 50th anniversary of the play that made a young Tom Stoppard\u2019s name overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Against the backdrop of Hamlet, two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, take centre stage. As the young double act stumble their way in and out of the action of Shakespeare\u2019s iconic drama, they become increasingly out of their depth as their version of the story unfolds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Obsession<\/strong> (24 June 2017)<\/p>\n<p>Jude Law (The Young Pope, Closer, The Talented Mr Ripley) stars in this new stage adaptation of Obsession, broadcast live from the Barbican Theatre in London. Ivo van Hove (NT Live: A View from the Bridge, Hedda Gabler) directs this new version of Luchino Visconti\u2019s 1943 film.<\/p>\n<p>Gino is a drifter, down-at-heel and magnetically handsome. At a roadside restaurant he encounters husband and wife, Giuseppe and Giovanna. Irresistibly attracted to each other, Gino and Giovanna begin a fiery affair and plot to murder her husband. But, in this chilling tale of passion and destruction, the crime only serves to tear them apart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who\u2019s Afraid of Virginia Woolf<\/strong> (01 July 2017)<\/p>\n<p>Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Vera Drake, Harry Potter films), Conleth Hill (Game Of Thrones, The Producers), Luke Treadaway (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Fortitude, The Hollow Crown) and Imogen Poots (A Long Way Down, Jane Eyre) star in James Macdonald\u2019s new production of Edward Albee\u2019s landmark play, filmed live at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London.<\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George\u2019s displeasure, has invited the new professor and his wife to their home for some after-party drinks. As the alcohol flows and dawn approaches, the young couple are drawn into George and Martha\u2019s toxic games until the evening reaches its climax in a moment of devastating truth-telling.<\/p>\n<p>Additional NT Live broadcasts in 2017 at Cinema Nouveau include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peter Pan (08 July), captured live at the National Theatre, this performance of JM Barrie\u2019s much-loved tale screens as perfect cinema fare for the mid-year school holidays: All children, except one, grow up\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Salom\u00e9 (22 July), directed by South African-born award-winning director Ya\u0451l Farber<\/li>\n<li>Marianne Elliott\u2019s production of Tony Kushner\u2019s Angels in America \u2013 Part I &amp; II (19 Aug &amp; 02 Sept), with Andrew Garfield, Susan Brown, Nathan Lane, James McArdle, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Denise Gough and Russell Tovey<\/li>\n<li>Yerma (23 Sept), Simon Stone\u2019s radical production of Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca\u2019s achingly powerful masterpiece, with Billie Piper reprising her award-winning lead performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIf music be the food of love, play on\u2026\u201d Olivier Award-winning actress Tamsin Greig stars as Malvolia Twelfth Night, the acclaimed production of Shakespeare\u2019s classic comedy of mistaken identity \u2013 filmed live at the National\u2019s Olivier Theatre in London \u2013 is the next National Theatre Live broadcast on the big screen. The production releases at&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/05\/25\/shakespeares-twelfth-night-screens-at-nouveau-in-current-live-season\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Shakespeare&#8217;s Twelfth Night Screens At Nouveau In Current Live Season<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-4208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-film","tag-cinema-nouveau","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4208\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}