BFI and Park Circus presents Special Live Q&A Event of Richard Loncraine’s Richard III with Ian McKellen on April 28
Includes presentation of new exclusive introduction featuring Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine
On the 28th April, to mark of the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the BFI in association with Park Circus will be screening the classic film RICHARD III starring Ian McKellen, Annette Bening and Jim Broadbent in cinemas across the UK for ONE NIGHT ONLY.
The film has been restored in 2K resolution, and the event will include a special post-film Q&A discussion with Sir Ian McKellen and director Richard Loncraine live via satellite in nationwide cinemas from BFI Southbank. Additionally, the screening will also begin with an exclusive documentary in which both Sir Ian McKellen and director Richard Loncraine reflect on the filmmaking process of RICHARD III and the continuing significance of Shakespeare in society today.
BFI Presents: Richard III is a special event cinema release of Richard III (1995), starring Ian McKellen and directed by Richard Loncraine.
The event programme begins with a short documentary featuring Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine reflecting on the filmmaking process and the continuing significance of Shakespeare's work. Following a screening of the feature from a new 2K restoration, a post-film discussion between Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine will be broadcast live from BFI Southbank.
Audience members can submit questions for the post-film discussion using #RichardIII
This event is one of the highlights of the Shakespeare on Film programme; a series of events and screenings throughout 2016, led by the British Council, celebrating the lasting legacy of William Shakespeare, 400 years after his death.
Information and a map of participating sites can be found here.
It is the 1930s, and a long and bloody civil war has divided the nation as two powerful families battle for the crown. The end of the war comes suddenly when the reigning King and his heir are killed by the Commander-in-Chief of the York faction, Richard of Gloucester.
Richard's elder brother, Edward, takes the throne, establishing a shaky peace over the nation. But Richard, shunning the dreary calm of peacetime, turns his attention to a new, private war within the House of York. Brother to a sickly King and Lord Protector to a vulnerable young heir, he sets in motion a murderous plot to divide his family, eliminate his rivals and usurp the throne.
Starring the stellar cast of Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey, Jr., Nigel Hawthorne, Kristin Scott Thomas, Dame Maggie Smith, John Wood, Jim Carter, Edward Hardwicke, Adrian Dunbar and Dominic West, Richard III hits Cinemas with a Special Event on April 28.
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RICHARD III IS IN CINEMAS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY ON APRIL 28
Participating Cinemas:
England
Aldeburgh, Aldeburgh Cinema
Ambleside, Zeffirellis
Bath, The Little Theatre Cinema
Belper, Ritz Cinema
Bradford, National Media Museum
Brighton, Duke of York’s Picture House
Bristol, Watershed
Bury St Edmunds, Abbeygate Cinema
Cambridge, Cambridge Arts Picturehouse
Canterbury, Gulbenkian Cinema
Chichester, Chichester Cinema at New Park
Dartington, Barn Cinema
Derby, QUAD
Exeter, Exeter Picturehouse
Haverhill, Haverhill Arts Centre
Hawkhurst, Kino Hawkhurst
Henley-on-Thames, Regal Picturehouse
Hexham, Forum Cinema
Keswick, Alhambra Cinema
Lancaster, The Dukes
Leicester, Phoenix
Liverpool, FACT
London, BFI Southbank
London, Clapham Picturehouse
London, Crouch End Picturehouse
London, East Dulwich Picturehouse
London, Greenwich Picturehouse
London, Hackney Picturehouse
London, Lexi Cinema
London, Olympic Studios
London, Phoenix East Finchley
London, Ritzy Picturehouse
Manchester, HOME
Melton Mowbray, Regal Cinema
Newcastle, Tyneside Cinema
Northampton, Errol Flynn Filmhouse
Norwich, Cinema City
Nottingham, Broadway Cinema
Oxford, Phoenix Picturehouse
Penistone, Penistone Paramount Cinema
Poole, The Lighthouse
Rye, Kino Rye
Sheffield Showroom Cinema
Southampton, Harbour Lights Picturehouse
Stockport, Savoy Cinema Heaton Moor
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon Picturehouse
Truro, Plaza Cinema
Welwyn Garden City, Garden City Cinema
York, City Screen Picturehouse
Northern Ireland
Belfast, Queens Film Theatre
Scotland
Bo’ness, Hippodrome Cinema
Dundee, Dundee Contemporary Arts
Glasgow, Glasgow Film Theatre
Inverness, Eden Court
Wales
Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Cardiff, Chapter Cinema
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