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Programme:
Tuesday 08 February 2022, 7pm
Follies
by Stephen Sondheim
British Council and Multikino present the encore screening of Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical Follies, staged for the first time at the National Theatre.
New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves. Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, it’s directed by Dominic Cooke (The Comedy of Errors).
Winner of Academy, Tony, Grammy and Olivier awards, Sondheim’s previous work includes A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George.
Digital DCP, High Definition projection with Digital Dolby Surround, in English with Polish subtitles.
Running time: approx. 155 minutes, no intervals
For viewers aged 12 and over.
Tuesday 01 March 2022, 7pm
No Man's Land
by Harold Pinter
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart star in this glorious revival of Harold Pinter’s classic comedy, filmed live on stage from the West End in London.
One summer's evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst's stately house nearby. As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men.
