National Theatre Live: Travelling Light starring Antony Sher - Talking Heads

Travelling Light
A new play by Nicholas Wright
Starring Anthony Sher
Directed by Nicholas Hytner

Strictly limited season: SAT FEBRUARY 25 and SUN FEBRUARY 26 at 1pm
(Additional screenings at select cinemas)

Visit www.ntlive.info for participating cinemas.

ABOUT THE PLAY
How had a twenty--two--year--old pretentious layabout made a discovery that would elude everyother cinematic pioneer for years to come?

In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father's cinematograph. Bankrolled by Jacob, the ebullient local timber merchant, and inspired by Anna, the girl sent to help him make moving pictures of their village, he stumbles on a revolutionary way of story-telling. Forty years on, Motl -- now a famed American film director -- looks back on his early life and confronts the cost of fulfilling his dreams.

Following Vincent in Brixton and The Reporter, Nicholas Wright's new play is a funny and fascinating tribute to the Eastern European immigrants who became major players in Hollywood's golden age. The award-winning Antony Sher -- whose previous work with the National Theatre includes Primo and Stanley -- returns to play Jacob.

Category:

Film & Animation

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