In 1964, Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Sir John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.
Once Upon a Time 4 years ago, a scientific advisor gets hit by the full farce of the government she's trying to help. Shot and edited remotely during lockdown, an all-star cast brilliantly bring to life the story of a disease expert who is wading through the treacle of government bureaucracy. Can she persuade the powers-that-be that we actually do need experts? And that ignoring the science can have deadly, global consequences...
The great Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale. In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes at a price. Eddie’s jealous mistrust exposes a deep, unspeakable secret – one that drives him to commit the ultimate betrayal. The visionary Ivo van Hove directs this stunning production of Miller’s tragic masterpiece.
In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey. When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state. Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political thriller.
The Kitchen, Arnold Wesker’s "extraordinary black comedy," is directed by Bijan Sheibani and features an ensemble cast of 29 actors. The production is set in a restaurant in 1950s London.
18세기 영국, 17살의 소녀 조지아나는 최고의 권력과 부를 가진 데본셔 공작과의 결혼을 통해 모두가 우러러보는 데본셔 공작부인이 되어 사교계에 화려하게 등장한다. 시대의 패션 아이콘으로 유행을 선도하고 당시 만화가들이 파파라치처럼 쫓아다닐 정도로 전 영국이 사랑했던 그녀. 그러나 그녀를 사랑하지 않는 남편 데본셔 공작은 수많은 여자들과의 외도로 조지아나에게 불행한 결혼생활을 안겨준다. 급기야 조지아나는 믿고 의지하던 유일한 친구 베스마저 남편과 정사를 나누는 현장을 직접 목격한다. 남편의 불륜, 믿었던 친구의 배신으로 힘들어하는 조지아나에게 열정적인 젊은 정치가 찰스 그레이와의 만남은 새로운 세상을 열어준다. 그레이의 열정적인 구애, 그리고 뜨거운 정사. 두 사람은 모든 것을 잊고 점점 더 관계에 탐닉하게 된다. 그러나 사교계의 여왕과 젊은 정치가의 부적절한 이 위험한 관계가 영국 전역에 알려지게 되면서 조지아나는 일생일대의 치명적인 위기를 맞게 되는데…
