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Two young people and their dæmons, with everything at stake, find themselves at the centre of a terrifying manhunt. In their care is a tiny child called Lyra Belacqua, and in that child lies the fate of the future. And as the waters rise around them, powerful adversaries conspire for mastery of Dust: salvation to some, the source of infinite corruption to others.
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Alan Bennett’s sharp and hilarious new play is ‘just what the doctor ordered’ (Daily Telegraph). Filmed live at London’s Bridge Theatre during its limited run, don’t miss this acclaimed production full of ‘singalongs and stinging wit’ (Guardian). The Beth, an old fashioned cradle-to-grave hospital serving a town in Yorkshire, is threatened with closure as part of an efficiency drive. A documentary crew, eager to capture its fight for survival, follows the daily struggle to find beds on the Dusty Springfield Geriatric Ward, and the triumphs of the old people’s choir. One of Britain’s most celebrated writers, Alan Bennett’s plays include The History Boys, The Lady in the Van and The Madness of George III, all of which were also seen on film. Allelujah! is his tenth collaboration with award-winning director Nicholas Hytner.
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Join Ratty, Badger, Mole and the impulsive Toad as they embark on a series of riotous adventures spiralling from Toad's insatiable need for speed!
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Un grupo de actores y cantantes vuelven a reunirse en el teatro en el que trabajaban y que ahora está a punto de ser demolido. De entre los congregados destacan dos parejas: Buddy y Sally Durant Plummer y Benjamin y Phyllis Rogers Stone. Sally y Phyllis eran bailarinas en la época del Follies. Con el devenir de los años, ambas parejas se han vuelto profundamente infelices en sus respectivos matrimonios. Buddy, viajero empedernido, ha comenzado una relación con una chica que conoció en un viaje de negocios. Sally, por su parte, sigue enamorada de Ben, como tantos años atrás. Pero Ben está demasiado preocupado por la depresión de Phyllips para pensar en nada más. Las bailarinas recorren la vieja historia del teatro, con números de la época, y el espíritu presente de los que en en su día habitaron el lugar.
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Este concierto fue filmado el 7 de mayo de 2016 en Praga durante su gran gira europea. Hans Zimmer estuvo acompañado por una banda, una orquesta y un coro, con un total de 72 músicos, incluido el guitarrista Johnny Marr. La puesta en escena es espectacular, con un espectáculo de luces creando efectos visuales sorprendentes. Hans Zimmer toca múltiples instrumentos, y regularmente trae sus comentarios informados para presentar títulos. Un regalo para los amantes de la música y grandes películas.
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Este concierto fue filmado el 7 de mayo de 2016 en Praga durante su gran gira europea. Hans Zimmer estuvo acompañado por una banda, una orquesta y un coro, con un total de 72 músicos, incluido el guitarrista Johnny Marr. La puesta en escena es espectacular, con un espectáculo de luces creando efectos visuales sorprendentes. Hans Zimmer toca múltiples instrumentos, y regularmente trae sus comentarios informados para presentar títulos. Un regalo para los amantes de la música y grandes películas.
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Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere is about different kinds of popular protest. Written and performed by Paul Mason, former economics editor of Channel 4 News and BBC's Newsnight, the play is a personal account of how we got from the optimism of the Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement to the election of Donald Trump. Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere is directed by David Lan and performed by Paul Mason, Khalid Abdalla, Sirine Saba and Lara Sawalha. It is directed for TV by Tim van Someren and produced by the Young Vic in partnership with Totally Theatre Productions.
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In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s 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’s toxic games until the evening reaches its climax in a moment of devastating truth-telling.
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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’s iconic drama, they become increasingly out of their depth as their version of the story unfolds.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his name. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately, with God.
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With her father the Duke banished and in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave their lives in the court behind them and journey into the Forest of Arden. There, released from convention, Rosalind experiences the liberating rush of transformation. Disguising herself as a boy, she embraces a different way of living and falls spectacularly in love.
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Cameras exclusively capture the Oscar-winning French actress Juliette Binoche playing the title role in Sophocles's tale of family loyalty, courage and tragedy. The Barbican's visionary new English language translation by TS Eliot Prize-winning poet and classicist Anne Carson is directed by renowned Belgian theatre director Ivo van Hove.
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It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her dangerous voyage begins. Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life on the Olivier stage in a thrilling new adaptation by Bryony Lavery.
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Based on Michael Morpurgo's novel and adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford, War Horse takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France.
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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.
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National Theatre Live will broadcast Manchester International Festival’s electrifying production of Macbeth, with Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn, Hamlet) in his first Shakespeare performance in over a decade as Macbeth, and Alex Kingston (Doctor Who, ER) as Lady Macbeth. Directed by Olivier and Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford (Anna Christie at the Donmar Warehouse, Thoroughly Modern Millie on Broadway) and BAFTA Award-winner Kenneth Branagh, this unique production of Shakespeare’s tragic tale of ambition and treachery unfolds within the walls of an intimate deconsecrated Manchester church.
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From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks - Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this Gothic masterpiece. Frankenstein: A Modern Myth looks at some of these depictions, including Danny Boyle's sell-out hit at the National Theatre. The film has exclusive access to rehearsals and interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller - who alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature - and with Danny Boyle. It also features cult film director John Waters: "I'm sympathetic to monsters, and this was the first one I came across as a child".
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Infantil en su inocencia pero de forma grotesca, la Criatura desconcertada de Frankenstein es arrojada a un universo hostil por su horrorizado creador. Al encontrarse con la crueldad donde quiera que vaya, la Criatura sin amigos, cada vez más desesperada y vengativa, se determina a rastrear a su creador y hacer un trato aterrador. Preocupaciones urgentes de responsabilidad científica, negligencia de los padres, desarrollo cognitivo y la naturaleza del bien y del mal están incrustados en esta historia emocionante y profundamente inquietante.