A live-on-stage reimagining of Moliere's dark comedy, directed by Indhu Rubasingham and starring Sandra Oh, presented as part of the Stage to Screen series.
Sandra Oh stars in The Misanthrope at the SIFF Film Center on Wednesday, October 7, at 6:30 PM. It's a live-on-stage reimagining of Molière's dark comedy, filmed at the National Theatre in London and brought to the big screen as part of SIFF's Stage to Screen series, which screens the best of British theatre and fine arts captured live in high-definition.
Oh plays the title role, Alice, a brilliant novelist who despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. The story follows her as she confronts the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her. It's a razor-sharp take on Molière's classic, adapted by Martin Crimp, who also wrote Cyrano de Bergerac, and staged by director Indhu Rubasingham. If you know Oh from Killing Eve, you've seen her handle that kind of sharp, high-stakes energy before, and that's exactly what she brings to the part here.
Because it's a Stage to Screen screening, you're seeing a professional stage production rather than a movie made for the cinema. The National Theatre performance was recorded live and projected onto the screen, so you get the full theatrical experience—the acting, the set, the timing—without having to fly to London. It's a good way to catch a major production that wouldn't otherwise tour through Seattle.
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One practical thing to keep in mind: SIFF year-round passes and vouchers aren't valid for this screening, so you'll need to buy your ticket separately. The show runs at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, October 7, at the SIFF Film Center.
