Productions from the National Theatre, Royal Opera House & Royal Shakespeare Company are to be beamed live into Lowestoft from September after the town’s Marina Theatre announced it will present some of the World’s best Drama, Opera & Ballet on its new Digital Screen.

Following a major investment in the Theatre’s projection and sound systems earlier this Summer, the venue is now able to screen live and recorded events on one of the largest cinema screens in the region, complimenting its existing film and live show programme.

The first season to be announced includes major drama from the Royal Shakespeare Company, as former Dr Who actor David Tennant stars in Richard II, Operas Turandot & Don Giovanni and Ballets including The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty & Giselle – all live from the Royal Opera House. National Theatre productions to be screened include Coriolanus live from the Donmar Warehouse & Othello, with encore screenings celebrating the National Theatres 50^th Anniversary including Hamlet & Frankenstein.

To mark the Britten centenary there will also be an opportunity to catch the recent production of his opera Peter Grimes which was performed earlier this summer on the beach at Aldeburgh, with many more events set to follow.

Marina Chief Executive Martin Halliday said, “We are pleased to announce details of our new Live Screenings. Following major investment in our screen, digital projection and sound systems earlier this year, audiences will now be able to enjoy some of the very best drama, ballet & opera performances from around the world here in Lowestoft and our aim is to combine these productions with the very best cinematic experience possible.”

The first scheduled live screening at the Marina will be a production of Puccini’s Turandot from the Royal Opera House on September 17 2013, before that there is a chance to catch the recent Britten opera, Peter Grimes on September 8. For more information or to book seats, please call the Marina Box Office on 01502 533200.

At present planned screenings include:

(please note these may be subject to change)

 

Sunday 8^th September at 3pm

Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach

 

Tuesday 17^th September at 7.15pm

Royal Opera House –

Turandot – Live Broadcast

 

Thursday 26^th September at 6.45pm

National Theatre –

Othello – Live Broadcast

 

Sunday 20^th October at 4pm

Bolshoi Ballet –

Spartacus Live Broadcast

 

Tuesday 22^nd October at 7pm

National Theatre –

Hamlet – Encore Screening

 

Thursday 7^thNovember at 7pm

National Theatre –

The Habit Of Art – Live Screening

 

Friday’s 8th & 15^th November*

National Theatre – Frankenstein – Encore Screenings

8^th Nov features Jonny Lee Miller as Frankenstein &

15^th Nov features  Benedict Cumberbatch as Frankenstein.

 

Wednesday 13^th November at 7pm

Royal Shakespeare Company –

Richard II – Live From Stratford Upon Avon

 

Sunday 24^th November at 3pm

Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach – Encore screening

 

Thursday 12^th December at 7.15pm

Royal Opera House –

The Nutcracker – Live Broadcast

 

Monday 27^th January at 7.15pm

Royal Opera House – Giselle – Live Broadcast

 

Thursday 30^th January at 7pm

National Theatre Live Broadcast of the Donmar Warehouse production of Coriolanus

 

Wednesday 12^th February at 6.45pm

Royal Opera House – 

Don Giovanni  – Live Broadcast

 

Wednesday 19^th March at 7.15pm

Royal Opera House –

Sleeping Beauty – Live Broadcast

 

 

Admission prices:

Full Price adult £15.00 Concessions & Theatre Friends £12.50

www.marinatheatre.co.uk

Box Office 01502 533200

 

 

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