National Theatre Live screening of Arthur Miller's classic play, directed by Ivo Van Hove, filmed live from the West End.
National Theatre Live is bringing All My Sons to Showcase Cinema de Lux in Southampton on Wednesday 8 July. It's a screening of Arthur Miller's classic play, filmed live from the West End, so you get the full stage production on the big screen without having to make the trip to London.
All My Sons is one of Miller's most enduring works, and this particular production is directed by Ivo Van Hove, who's known for his stark, stripped-back approach to the classics. The play centres on the Keller family, a father and son whose lives are built on a secret from the Second World War, and the slow, painful way that secret starts to unravel. It's a domestic drama that gets into some heavy ground — guilt, family loyalty, and the cost of a lie — and it's the kind of story that works just as well on a cinema screen as it does in a theatre.
Because it's a National Theatre Live screening, the whole thing is filmed in the West End, so you're seeing the actual stage performance rather than a version adapted for film. The camera work lets you in close on the actors' faces in a way you wouldn't get from the back of the stalls, which suits a play that relies so much on the tension between a few people in one room. It's a good way to catch a major production if you're not usually one for the theatre, or if you just fancy seeing it from the comfort of a cinema seat.
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It's playing at Showcase Cinema de Lux in Southampton on Wednesday 8 July. If you're into Miller or just fancy a night of proper drama, it's a straightforward one to slot into your week.
