Event Cinema
NT Live: Follies (LIVE)
Dominic Cooke
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Director: Dominic Cooke
Starring: Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee, Imelda Staunton
Release Date: Thu 16 Nov 2017
- 210
Min
Synopsis
Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical is staged for the first time at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas.
New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre.
Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished.
Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.
Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, it’s directed by Dominic Cooke (The Comedy of Errors).Winner of Academy, Tony, Grammy and Olivier awards, Sondheim’s previous work includes A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George.
