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When a gang of criminals are killed during a failed robbery, their widowed wives try to finish the business that their husbands could not. This dark comedy-thriller stars an incredible line-up including Viola Davis (Suicide Squad), Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby), Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar), Cynthia Erivo (Step), Liam Neeson (Taken) and Colin Farrell (In Bruges). Four widows become unlikely friends over the debt left behind by their late husbands who all died in an attempted robbery. Veronica (Viola Davis),…
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A teenage boy witnesses the slow and steady breakdown of his parents’ marriage, forced to watch them wrestle with their flaws and disappointments as they try to reconcile what they have both become. A critically acclaimed indie-drama starring Ed Oxenbould, Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Bill Camp. Mid-century America, a small town in Montana, and it seems everything around 14-year-old Joe (Ed Oxenbould) is slowly going up in flames – literally. A forest fire near the Canadian border has…
Find out more »When a gang of criminals are killed during a failed robbery, their widowed wives try to finish the business that their husbands could not. This dark comedy-thriller stars an incredible line-up including Viola Davis (Suicide Squad), Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby), Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar), Cynthia Erivo (Step), Liam Neeson (Taken) and Colin Farrell (In Bruges). Four widows become unlikely friends over the debt left behind by their late husbands who all died in an attempted robbery. Veronica (Viola Davis),…
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Based on the true story of legendary criminal Forrest Tucker, The Old Man & The Gun explores Tucker’s escapades in the later years of his life. Starring the great Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, alongside the multi-award-winning supporting cast of Elisabeth Moss, Danny Glover, and Casey Affleck. Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford) has made something of a name for himself throughout his lifetime. But rather than being a famous actor, singer or artist, Tucker is best known for being on…
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James Stewart is George Bailey, a man whose attempted suicide on Christmas Eve gains the attention of a guardian angel, Clarence Odbody who is sent to help him in his hour of need. Most of the film is told through flashbacks spanning George's entire life and narrated by Franklin and Joseph, unseen Angels who are preparing Clarence for his mission to save George. Through these flashbacks we see all the people whose lives have been touched by George and…
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La Traviata (Verdi) NEW PRODUCTION Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Cast: Violetta Valéry (Diana Damrau), Alfredo Germont (Juan Diego Flórez), Giorgio Germont (Quinn Kelsey) New Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin launches his tenure by conducting Verdi’s timeless tragedy. Worldly courtesan Violetta, sung by soprano Diana Damrau, has grown tired of her dissolute life. When the pure-hearted Alfredo—tenor Juan Diego Flórez—declares his love for her, she leaves everything behind to live with him. But his family’s reputation is ruined by his association…
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James Stewart is George Bailey, a man whose attempted suicide on Christmas Eve gains the attention of a guardian angel, Clarence Odbody who is sent to help him in his hour of need. Most of the film is told through flashbacks spanning George's entire life and narrated by Franklin and Joseph, unseen Angels who are preparing Clarence for his mission to save George. Through these flashbacks we see all the people whose lives have been touched by George and…
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John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save wife Holly Gennaro and several others, taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. New York City Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) has just arrived in Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his wife. Unfortunatly, it is not going to be a Merry Christmas for everyone. A group of terrorists, led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) is holding everyone in…
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It’s 1930s London and everyone’s favourite nanny has returned – Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) is ready to spread joy and magic in the much-anticipated sequel to the 1964 classic. This time, she finds that the Banks children have grown up and found themselves in need of a friendly face – as well as a little bit of magic. A Disney musical and sequel starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Ben Wishaw, along with Dick Van Dyke, Emily Mortimer, Colin…
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On sale Tuesday 4th Dec '18 It’s 1930s London and everyone’s favourite nanny has returned – Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) is ready to spread joy and magic in the much-anticipated sequel to the 1964 classic. This time, she finds that the Banks children have grown up and found themselves in need of a friendly face – as well as a little bit of magic. A Disney musical and sequel starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Ben Wishaw, along with…
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Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) NEW PRODUCTION Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda Cast: Adriana Lecouvreur (Anna Netrebko), The Princess of Bouillon (Anita Rachvelishvili), Maurizio (Piotr Beczała), The Abbé (Carlo Bosi), Michonnet (Ambrogio Maestri), The Prince of Boullion (Maurizio Muraro) For the first time at the Met, soprano Anna Netrebko sings the role of Adriana Lecouvreur, the eighteenth-century actress whose real-life intrigues inspired Cilea’s tragic opera. Adriana is adored by many but loves only Maurizio, sung by tenor (Piotr Beczała), who adores her in return.…
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LIVE BROADCAST Music Léon Minkus Choreography Yuri Grigorovich Libretto after Marius Petipa and Sergei Khudekov Cast The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de Ballet The temple dancer Nikiya and the warrior Solor fall deeply in love, giving way to heated passions, and murderous intrigues when the Rajah and his daughter Gamzatti discover their forbidden love. La Bayadere is one of the greatest works classical ballet history – a story of love, death and vengeful judgement set in India. Dazzling…
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Join us for this illustrated talk by Joseph Brand, covering the second half of this year's season. Lasting around 2 hours, the talk will be accompanied by recorded musical extracts and will give background information on the creators, performers and production associated with each opera. Joseph Brand's sixty-plus years of opera-going covers some 2000 performances and he has written, reviewed and lectured widely on the subject of opera. His enthusiasm has taken him to performances throughout the UK and…
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National Theatre Live I’m Not Running by David Hare I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a local health campaign. When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, a stalwart loyalist in Labour Party politics, she’s faced with an agonising decision. What’s involved in sacrificing your private life and your peace of…
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Carmen (Bizet) Conductor: Louis Langrée Cast: Carmen (Clémentine Margaine), Micaëla (Aleksandra Kurzak), Don José (Roberto Alagna), Escamillo (Alexander Vinogradov) Don’t miss this revival of Sir Richard Eyre’s dynamic production. Mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine plays opera’s ultimate seductress, while Roberto Alagna returns to the role of Don José, the good-hearted soldier in whom she unleashes an uncontrollable passion. Don José breaks the law, goes to prison, deserts the army and loses everything to be with Carmen. But the capricious gypsy soon tires of him and takes…
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RECORDED Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography Yuri Grigorovich Libretto after Ivan Vsevolojski and Marius Petipa Cast : Olga Smirnova (Princess Aurora), Semyon Chudin (Prince Désiré), Alexei Loparevich (The Evil Fairy Carabosse), Yulia Stepanova (The Lilac Fairy), Vitaly Biktimirov (Catalabutte), Artemy Belyakov (Bluebird), Anastasia Denisova (Princess Florine) The Princess Aurora falls under the curse of the Evil Fairy Carabosse on her sixtenth birthday, falling into a deep slumber of one hundred years. Only the kiss of a prince could break the spell. A resplendent…
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Die Walküre (Wagner) Conductor: Philippe Jordan Cast: Brünnhilde (Christine Goerke), Sieglinde (Eva-Maria Westbroek), Siegmund (Stuart Skelton), Fricka (Jamie Barton), Wotan (Greer Grimsley), Hunding (Günther Groissböck) Featuring some of the most glorious music ever written—including, of course, the Ride of the Valkyries—Die Walküre is the second of the four operas that comprise Wagner’s Ring cycle, a story of monsters, gods, and humans on a superhuman scale. When twins Siegmund and Sieglinde find each other at last, Siegmund promises to release…
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RECORDED Music Dmitri Shostakovich Choreography Yuri Grigorovich Libretto Yuri Grigorovich and Isaak Glikman Cast Nina Kaptsova (Rita), Ruslan Skvortsov (Boris), Mikhail Lobukhin (Yashka) and Ekaterina Krysanova (Lyuska) In the 1920’s, The Golden Age cabaret is a favorite nightly haunt. The young fisherman Boris falls in love with Rita. He follows her to the cabaret and realizes that she is the beautiful dancer “Mademoiselle Margot,”, but also the love interest of the local gangster Yashka… With its jazzy score by Shostakovich…
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Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc) Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Cast: Blanche de la Force (Isabel Leonard), Mme. Lidoine (Adrianne Pieczonka), Constance (Erin Morley), Mère Marie (Karen Cargill), First Prioress (Karita Mattila), Chevalier de la Force (David Portillo), Marquis de la Force (Dwayne Croft) Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads Poulenc’s masterpiece. As the French Revolution begins, shy Blanche, sung by mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, becomes a novice nun under an elderly prioress—Met legend Karita Mattila. Blanche’s aristocratic family flees the Terror, but she remains behind, struggling between her…
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LIVE BROADCAST Carmen Suite Music Georges Bizet and Rodion Shchedrin Choreography Alberto Alonso Libretto Alberto Alonso after Carmen de Prosper Mérimée Petrushka Music Igor Stravinsky Choreography Edward Clug Cast The Bolshoi Principals, Soloists and Corps de Ballet Carmen is as passionate and free-spirited as ever as she finds herself caught in a love triangle. The passionate one act ballet by Cuban choreographer Alberto Alonso originally conceived for legendary Bolshoi prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya will captivate audiences alongside Petrushka, a new creation for the…
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