Screening of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Starlight Express - Live On Stage', directed by Brett Sullivan, at Storyhouse Cinema as part of its 'Stage on Screen' programme.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express comes to Storyhouse Cinema on Saturday 5 December, a filmed version of the stage production directed by Brett Sullivan. It's a live recording of the show, so you're seeing the full stage performance rather than a cinematic reimagining.
The screening is part of Storyhouse's 'Stage & Exhibition on Screen' programme, which brings stage productions and exhibitions into the heart of Chester. It's the same slot that hosts National Theatre Live, Royal Ballet & Opera, and the Berliner Philharmoniker, so it sits alongside the usual run of high-profile theatre and music recordings the cinema screens throughout the year. Storyhouse is Chester's only independent cinema, and this is one of those afternoons where the screen does the heavy lifting of bringing a big production to the city.
For those who know the show, Starlight Express is Lloyd Webber's musical about racing trains, and this recording lets you catch it without having to travel to a theatre that can accommodate the scale of it. It's a good way to see a production that's usually tied to a specific, large-scale stage, brought down to a cinema seat in the city centre.
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The screening starts at 1pm on 5 December at Storyhouse Cinema, so it's a Saturday afternoon session.
