National Theatre Live filmed production of Clifford Odets' 'Golden Boy', with Josh O'Connor as Joe Bonaparte, at The Odyssey Cinema.
The Odyssey Cinema is showing Golden Boy on Thursday 5 November, a filmed production from National Theatre Live. It's Clifford Odets' American classic, set in New York at the height of the Depression, and it follows Joe Bonaparte, a gifted young violinist who gets lured away from his music by the fame and money of professional boxing. The play tracks his descent into that brutal world, weighing ambition and identity against the high price of success.
Josh O'Connor takes the lead as Bonaparte, with Daniel Mays, Hayley Squires and Zubin Varla alongside him. It's directed by Olivier Award winner Sam Yates, and the production was originally staged at the Almeida Theatre before being filmed live. One of the more distinctive details is that a live string quartet played along during the performance, so the music that pulls Bonaparte away from his violin is woven right into the show.
It's a long one, running for 180 minutes, so you'll be in your seat for a good while. It carries a 15 certificate, which is worth keeping in mind if you're thinking of bringing anyone younger. The screening starts at 19:00 and finishes around 22:25.
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Tickets are £20.50 to £22.50, with VIP seats at £24.50, and there's a £3.00 transaction fee on online bookings. The Odyssey is at 166 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1PQ.
