National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, The Woman in Black), Joshua McGuire (The Hour) and David Haig (Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Witness for the Prosecution) star in Tom Stoppard’s brilliantly funny situation comedy, captured live from The Old Vic theatre in London.

David Leveaux’s new production marks the 50^th anniversary of the play that made a young Tom Stoppard’s name overnight.

Against the backdrop of Hamlet, two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, take centre stage.  As the young double act stumble their way in and out of the action of Shakespeare’s iconic drama, they become increasingly out of their depth as their version of the story unfolds.

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Experience the best in British theatre right here at Purchase College. National Theatre Live events are filmed in front of a live audience, with cameras carefully positioned to ensure that cinema audiences get the ‘best seat in the house’ view. Productions are rebroadcast throughout the world.

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More National Theatre Live this spring:

Peter Pan
Sunday, March 11, 2pm
http://www.artscenter.org/events/national-theatre-live-peter-pan/

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Sunday, March 25, 2pm
http://www.artscenter.org/events/national-theatre-live-cat-hot-tin-roof/

Julius Caesar
Sunday, May 13, 2pm
http://www.artscenter.org/events/national-theatre-live-julius-ceasar/