Screening of the National Theatre Live production of Clifford Odets' 'Golden Boy', directed by Sam Yates and starring Josh O'Connor, with a live string quartet.
National Theatre Live brings Golden Boy to Storyhouse Cinema on Thursday 5 and Sunday 8 November, a filmed production of Clifford Odets' American classic. It's a revival of the 1930s play, set in New York at the height of the Depression, and it follows Joe Bonaparte, a gifted young violinist whose future in music is derailed when a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing. The production was filmed live at the Almeida Theatre, and the screening runs about 180 minutes.
Josh O'Connor takes the lead as Bonaparte, and he's joined by Hayley Squires, Daniel Mays, Richard Fleeshman and Stanley Townsend. The production is directed by Olivier Award winner Sam Yates, and there's a live string quartet playing along with the screening, so you'll hear the music in the room rather than just through the cinema speakers. It's part of Storyhouse Cinema's 'Stage & Exhibition on Screen' programme, which brings National Theatre Live, Royal Ballet & Opera, Exhibition on Screen and the Berliner Philharmoniker to Chester.
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Tickets are £19.05 for members, £21 for non-members, and £14.55 for under 16s and Young Storyhouse Card holders. With the two dates, you've got the choice of a Thursday night or a Sunday afternoon.
