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National Theatre of London HD Broadcast Series
NT Live: Nation
Sunday February 7, 2010 2pm (rebroadcast)
Pre-show starts at 1:30
World premiere
Suitable for children 10+
‘The National’s eagerly awaited new family show…
will enthrall adults and children alike’ – Daily Telegraph, UK
“exhilarating adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s latest witty and challenging adventure story”
The Music Hall will be featuring the premiere of Nation in its NT Live @ The Music Hall series broadcast from the stage of the National Theatre of London, on Sunday February 7, 2010 at 2pm. The series will continue with Alan Bennett’s new play The Habit of Art on April 22, 2010.
About Nation
A parallel world, 1860. Two teenagers thrown together by a tsunami that has destroyed Mau’s village and left Daphne shipwrecked on his South Pacific island, thousands of miles from home. Neither speaks the other’s language; somehow they must learn to survive. As starving refugees gather, Daphne delivers a baby, milks a pig, brews beer and does battle with a mutineer. Mau fights cannibal Raiders, discovers the world is round and questions the reality of his tribe’s fiercely patriarchal gods. Together they come of age, overseen by a foul-mouthed parrot, as they discard old doctrine to forge a new Nation. Following His Dark Materials, Coram Boy and War Horse, the National stages Mark Ravenhill’s exhilarating adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s latest witty and challenging adventure story in a world premiere. Suitable for children 10 and over.
According to Patricia Lynch, “We started off with Dame Helen Mirren in Phedre last summer and now we can’t wait to see this Robinson Crusoe fantasy story with Nation. According to the Daily Telegraph, ‘The National’s eagerly awaited new family show…will enthrall adults and children alike.’ To be able to see this level of quality at such an affordable price is a bargain. And, as with our successful Met@The Music Hall series, patrons will be able to see all that behind the scenes footage and interviews with artists – in both the Pre Show (half hour before start time) and during intermissions. The simulcast is itself a top quality experience: on our huge screen in our recently restored historic auditorium, with espresso, cake and cookies before the shows and during intermission. Not to be missed!”
Nicholas Hytner, director of the National Theatre, described the initiative as a “pilot season that we think will grow and grow.” He said the interest shown internationally in NT Live demonstrated the popularity of British culture and showed evidence that audiences wanted to engage with serious works of art. “If you look at Elizabethan theatre, which started here on the South Bank, it was both deeply serious and extremely popular. On an average afternoon, there were 3,000 people at the theatre, in a London whose population was 200,000. Imagine that over a six-month period – and they were there to see Hamlet. That’s what people respect about our theatre – it has always recognized that the world of ideas is compatible with excitement.”
By: KATHLEEN SOLDATI, Director of Marketing
As we watch SummerFilm and get ready for MIFF @ The Music Hall, we thought about a key person who makes it all happen for us – our projectionist. Kathleen Soldati caught up with Elizabeth Antalek recently at the Hall to ask about how she got into this job and what she’s looking forward to the most in July and August…
Was it always a dream of yours to run movie projectors?
My becoming a projectionist was pure happenstance – I loved the experience of cinema but hadn’t really given much thought to what went on in the booth. It was a magical room, and magical light streamed out through its windows.
Did you sacrifice the magic when you learned how things worked?
Thankfully, no. If I lost anything by learning the mechanics – and I don’t think I did – having the opportunity to create an experience for others has been ample compensation. We show films that are worth seeing, and I enjoy sharing them. Especially when a film is well attended, the collective experience is palpable. I like to slip downstairs and watch a few minutes of film with the audience. You can feel people watching. And the beauty of light through film, all that color and luminosity – nothing compares.
You also work for the Telluride Film Festival?
Out in Colorado, yes, every Labor Day weekend. It’s a cinephile’s paradise, truly. Despite the many honored guests each year, it’s not about celebrity – it’s about art, and everyone from the editors to the archivists is recognized along the way. I feel lucky to be part of it – but in a way, it’s even more fun to come home again and show films for Telluride by the Sea. I love to see this community excited about film.
Are you looking forward to anything in particular in the July and August lineup?
I’m looking forward to all of it. Every title has something to recommend it, and most of them are new to me. American Violet was a crowd-pleaser in Telluride last year, so I hope we’ll have a good house for that. Revanche was one of my favorites at the festival, remarkable for its depth and direction.
So, how did it actually happen that you ended up in this job?
I moved to New Hampshire, sight-unseen, for graduate school, and before I even knew how to say “Piscataqua” I was at The Music Hall watching movies. I was here so often that someone at concessions asked, “Are you the new projectionist?” Without hesitation, I said, “Yes!” After that I was trained, and after that I was interviewed. It was all a bit topsy-turvy – but that just seems like proof that it was fated.