Manchester International Festival’s production of MACBETH, with Kenneth Branagh in the title role and Alex Kingston as Lady Macbeth, will screen at Theatr Mwldan on Thursday 25 July at 8.30pm. Directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, this tragic tale of ambition and treachery unfolds within the walls of an intimate deconsecrated Manchester Church. Macbeth from Manchester International Festival marks National Theatre Live’s first festival partnership and fourth broadcast from outside the National Theatre. Over one million people worldwide have now seen a National Theatre Live broadcast in 23 countries, including 250 cinemas and performing arts venues in the UK. Former Royal Shakespeare Company members Jimmy Yuill and John Shrapnel will play Banquo and Duncan. Alexander Vlahos (Mordred in BBC’s Merlin) will play Malcolm, Norman Bowman (Finding Neverland; Guys & Dolls West End) will play Ross, Ray Fearon (Coronation Street; RSC Othello) will play Macduff and Rosalie Craig (NT Shed Table; Finding Neverland) will play Lady Macduff. The weird sisters will be played by Laura Elsworthy (The Kitchen Sink), Anjana Vasan (RSC Much Ado About Nothing) and Charlie Cameron (The Addicted). The cast also includes: Andy Apollo, David Annen, Elliot Balchin, Nari Blair, Steven Cree, Jordan Dean, Patrick Neil Doyle, Pip Pearce, Cody Green, Daniel Ings, Harry Lister-Smith, Stuart Neal, Harry Polden, Dominic Thornburn, Katie West and Benny Young. Kenneth Branagh returns to the stage for his first Shakespearean role in over a decade. He has garnered international acclaim as a writer, director and actor across the disciplines of stage, film and television, and he has been nominated in five different categories for an Academy Award®. Branagh last performed Shakespeare when he played Richard III at the Sheffield Crucible in 2002; his recent stage performances include the title roles in David Mamet’s Edmond at the National Theatre and Ivanov for the Donmar. In 2011, he completed a sell-out run of the hit comedy The Painkiller at the Lyric Theatre in his native Belfast. Alex Kingston won critical acclaim for her numerous television roles including Dr. Elizabeth Corday in ER and River Song in Doctor Who. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing in Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear and Love’s Labours Lost amongst others, Kingston was recently seen on the London stage in Luise Miller at the Donmar Warehouse. In 2006 she played Nurse Ratched in the West End production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest starring Christian Slater. Recent feature film credits include Sweetland opposite Alan Cummings and Alpha Dog, starring Justin Timberlake. Rob Ashford has directed and choreographed productions on both sides of the Atlantic, from collaborations with the Donmar Warehouse and National Theatre to major Broadway productions. Awards and nominations include: an Olivier Award for Anna Christie and nominations for A Streetcar Named Desire and Parade (Donmar Warehouse); and a Tony Award® for Thoroughly Modern Millie, with nominations for productions including Evita and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He also won an Emmy Award® for his choreography at the 81st Academy Awards. This production of Macbeth is commissioned and produced by Manchester International Festival. It runs Friday 5 – Sunday 21 July 2013, the screening at Theatr Mwldan will be screened 'as live' on Thursday 25 July at 8.30pm. Tickets for the NT Live screening of Macbeth are priced £12.50 full price (£11.50 concessions) and are available now from Theatr Mwldan’s Box Office on 01239 621200, on-line at www.mwldan.co.uk or via smartphones. |
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