NT Live Announces New NY Area Venues And Screens For PHEDRE Viewing

New NY venues have been announced and screens have been added for NT LIVE's broadcast of a live stage performance of PHEDRE, starring Academy Award Winner Helen Mirren.

The broadcasts are shown on screens across New York City and throughout the U.S.

Consumed by an uncontrollable passion for her young stepson and believing Theseus, her absent husband, to be dead, Phedre (Mirren) confesses her darkest desires and enters the world of nightmare. When Theseus returns, alive and well, Phedre, fearing exposure, accuses her stepson of rape. The result is carnage.

The pilot season of NT Live, a new initiative by the UK's National Theatre to broadcast live performances of plays onto cinema screens around the world will launch with a broadcast of Phèdre, by Jean Racine in a version by Ted Hughes starring Helen Mirren (The Queen) & Dominic Cooper (Mamma Mia! film), directed by Nicholas Hytner.

In the New York City area, screenings continue at Brooklyn Academy Of Music, Cinema Arts Centre, Cinema 123, Kew Gardens Cinema, Village East Cinema, Fairfield University (CT), & the Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC).

The broadcast will also be shown on screens across the United States including the Mann Theatre in Hollywood, the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis and many more.

NT Live launched officially Thursday, June 25, 2009.

Additional broadcasts in the New York City area include:

Cinema 123 - Wednesday, July 8 at 7:30pm - ADDITIONAL SCREEN ADDED
Village East Cinema - Thursday, July 9 at 7:30pm - ADDITIONAL SCREEN ADDED
Brooklyn Academy Of Music - Thursday, July 9 at 7pm - ADDITIONAL SCREEN ADDED
Fairfield University, CT - Saturday, July 11 at 2pm
Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC) - Monday, July 13 at 7:30pm    

Kew Gardens Cinema - Wednesday, July 22 at 1:30pm & Sunday, July 26 at 3:30pm - NEW VENUE

Cinema Arts Centre (Long Island) - Friday, July 24 at 7:30pm

For a complete list of U.S. dates, times & locations, please check: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/47486/venues-amp-booking/united-states.html.

Ticket prices vary by venue. The average ticket price is $20. Contact local venues for ticket information.

Photo: Dominic Cooper and Helen Mirren

Photo Credit: Catherine Ashmore

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