Chorus
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.
Servant
젊은 과학자 빅터 프랑켄슈타인 박사는 생명의 비밀을 알아내고 인간의 형상을 닮은 피조물을 만드는 데 성공한다. 피조물은 아이처럼 순수한 영혼을 가졌지만, 추악한 외모 탓에 어느 누구에게도 환영 받지 못하고 그를 만든 빅터에게조차 버림 받는다. 피조물은 자신의 외모를 저주하며 스스로 소외시키던 중 노인 드 라쎄를 만나 언어와 감정을 배우게 된다. 그러나 노인의 가족들은 그를 쫓아내고 절망한 피조물은 빅터를 찾아가 자신을 위한 완벽한 반려자를 만들어 달라고 부탁하는데…
Ralph
National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Alan Bennett’s acclaimed play The Habit of Art, with Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings and Frances de la Tour, returns to cinemas as part of the National Theatre's 50th anniversary celebrations. Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden. During this imagined meeting, their first for twenty-five years, they are observed and interrupted by, amongst others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station. Alan Bennett’s play is as much about the theatre as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men, and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion’s spent: ultimately, on the habit of art.
Voices
Political documentary meets baroque rave video in this computer animated portrayal of Louis XIV and his pleasure palace at Versailles. Courtiers from a Rudolf Valentino movie appear in an environment more reminiscent of Blade Runner, while shots from the Poll Tax Riots are weaved into a virtual diorama of London. Uncover the Seventeenth Century origins of our fascination with special effects, surveillance and addiction to media spectacle.
