Jane Jacobs
Ralph Fiennes leads the cast in David Hare’s blazing account of the most powerful man in New York, a master manipulator whose legacy changed the city forever. For forty uninterrupted years, Robert Moses exploited those in office through a mix of charm and intimidation. Motivated at first by a determination to improve the lives of New York City’s workers, he created parks, bridges and 627 miles of expressway to connect the people to the great outdoors. Faced with resistance by protest groups campaigning for a very different idea of what the city should become, will the weakness of democracy be exposed in the face of his charismatic conviction? Broadcast live from the Bridge Theatre in London, Nicholas Hytner directs this exhilarating new play.
Gertrude
Learning of his father’s death, Prince Hamlet comes home to find his uncle married to his mother and installed on the Danish throne. At night, the ghost of the old king demands that Hamlet avenge his ‘foul and most unnatural murder.’ Encompassing political intrigue and sexual obsession, philosophical reflection and violent action, tragic depth and wild humour, Hamlet is a colossus in the story of the English language and the fullest expression of Shakespeare’s genius.
Sicinia
When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But he has enemies at home too. Famine threatens the city, the citizens’ hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people.
Nicola Painswick
Fanáticos terroristas están planeando lanzar un ataque nuclear con una bomba casera radioactiva en el corazón de Londres. Desde Scootland Yard, hasta un detective árabe de los bajos fondos y autoridades locales, todos se mantiene alerta, mientras los agentes del gobierno blindan la ciudad, buscando desesperadamente el origen de la acción.
Hilary
En 1976, Tony Wilson descubre que su verdadera vocación es la música. Funda un sello discográfico y se convierte en cazatalentos y promotor musical. Nace así la exitosa discográfica Factory Records de Manchester, de donde proceden grupos como Joy Division, New Order y Happy Mondays. Tony Wilson y sus amigos, tras asistir a un concierto de Sex Pistols, a finales de los años 70, elaboran un plan que cambia por completo el mundo de la música pop y convierte a Manchester en una ciudad famosa. Tras lanzar Factory Records, compran un local y ponen su propia discoteca (Hacienda), que se convierte en una de las más conocidas del mundo.
Miss Greystone
Geraldine and her two daughters, Livvie and Angeline, are living rough on the streets on London. When their van blows up, they must find an alternative place to stay. At first, they live in temporary housing, but the conditions are unbearable. Geraldine reacts quickly and the family decides to take up residence in Scottley's, the best department store in London. They must keep it a secret from doorman Brian (whom the girls call Mr. Whiskers), and a couple of bumbling thieves who want to rob the store safe of its jewels.
Mrs. Smith
Año 1813, Inglaterra. La joven Anne Elliot, de 29 años, cuya edad "adecuada" para contraer matrimonio ha pasado, vive con su opresivo y vanidoso padre Sir Walter Elliot de Kellynch Hall, y su hermana mayor Elizabeth. Ocho años antes fue persuadida por Lady Russell, íntima amiga de su difunta madre, para que renunciara a su amor por un oficial de la marina de posición social inferior y con poco futuro, el capitán Wentworth. Sin embargo, después de todos esos años éste aparece nuevamente en su círculo social, ascendido a capitán, y enriquecido por la guerra.
Jill
For a young couple, the small cottage tucked away in a quiet village in the mountains of north Wales, a legacy from a distant, estranged uncle, is a dream come true. The one condition of the inheritance is that they keep the uncle's beloved pet cormorant. They soon discover, however, that the cormorant is no mere bird, but a foul and malignant creature that may exact a greater price than they are willing to pay. Filmed as part of the BBC series, "Screen Two".
