The Royal Shakespeare Company, in this 400th yearafter Shakespeare’s death, breaks new ground with the first black Hamlet in itshistory. Paapa Essiedu, a 25-year-old Ghanaian actor, has been showered withpraise for his self-possessed, mercurial yet vulnerable prince, supported ablyby a mainly black cast. You can watch this landmark performance, live from Stratford, at Tideswell Cinema on Wed June 8 at 7pm.
The following night – Thur June 9 at 7pm – you have a secondchance to see one of National Theatre Live’s outstanding broadcasts of lastyear, The Audience, with Helen Mirren’s award-winning performance as the Queen.The play lets us eavesdrop on the monarch’s private weekly audiences with asuccession of prime ministers from Churchill to Cameron.
A pair of live operatic treats round off our June screenings,including our first ever broadcast from Glyndebourne. Rossini’s joyous comedy The Barber of Seville has not beenseen at the Glyndebourne Festival for 34 years, and this welcome return (on TueJune 21 at 6.30pm) stars Danielle de Niese as Rosina, accompanied by theLondon Philharmonic Orchestra. Werther, often considered Massenet’s finest work, comes tous from the Royal Opera House on Mon June 27 at 7pm. Starring Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo as the eponymous poet pining for love of the unattainable Charlotte(Joyce DiDonato), this passionate opera is conducted by Antonio Pappano.
The plays are £10 (£7.50 for under-19s), the operas £15 (£12.50concessions). Book through tideswellcinema@gmail.comor 07941 178863.Cheques (to Tideswell Cinema) may be left at Tideswell Stores or posted toTideswell Cinema, c/o 1 Manchester Rd, Tideswell, SK17 8LL. Separate chequesfor each production please, with its name on back of cheque. All broadcasts are upstairs at The George Inn – pre-cinemameals may be booked on 01298 871382.
In July we’ll be screening Romeo and Juliet, DieMeistersinger, Richard III and a concert from Andre Rieu – live world-classproductions here in the village thanks to your volunteer-run community cinema! Full details on www.tideswellcinema.com