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8 04, 2022

An Audience With Kenneth Cranham

Brentwood Theatre presents

An Audience With Kenneth Cranham

After being rescheduled twice we’re thrilled to announce the return of the Brentwood Boy turned star of the stage, film and television!

Known for his roles in films such as Made in Dagenham, Maleficent, Oliver!, Valkyrie and Layer Cake for one night only Olivier Award winning actor Kenneth Cranham will grace the Brentwood Theatre stage to be interviewed about his journey from growing up in Brentwood to the stage of The National Theatre and beyond in an intimate evening where you will even get the chance to ask the questions.

Kenneth Cranham has been a major theatre, TV, radio and film actor for more than 50 years. In his early career after graduating from RADA he worked and became friends with the playwright Joe Orton as he did later on with Harold Pinter, appearing in a number of his plays including The Caretaker and The Homecoming on stage and on TV with Pinter himself in The Birthday Party. In the 1980’s Ken became known to a wider audience in the TV series of Shine on Harvey Moon which is still enjoyed to this day being available on DVD. In the early 90’s Ken appeared in the ground breaking National Theatre production of An Inspector Calls which subsequently enjoyed great success in the West End and on tour in America. In 2015 Ken achieved his first Olivier award for Best Actor in The Father in which he movingly portrayed a man with Alzheimer’s disease.

On film Ken has appeared in such iconic films as Layer Cake, Made in Dagenham, Chocolat, Valkyrie, Gangster No 1 and the musical film of Oliver!

On TV he recently appeared in the drama Hatton Garden. He is currently filming Finding Alice which is currently due to air on TV later this year.

Ken is married with 2 children and lives in North London.

All profits from this event will go to Brentwood Theatre Trust

29 03, 2022

Art

College Players present

Art

What do you think of as art?

The reactions of Marc and Yvan, when Serge buys a painting, threatens their friendship and poses the question “What is really ART”? This comedy by Yasmina Reza performed with permission of Samuel French.

There is strong language in this play
There is no interval during this show

21 03, 2022

Pygmalion

DOT productions present…

Pygmalion

Could a Cockney Flower girl really be transformed into a Fair Lady?

DOT Productions return in their 12th year of touring with their own adaptation of a well-loved classic, George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion.
Will professor of phonetics Henry Higgins transform Eliza Doolittle enough to convince upper-class society that she is one of them, or will Eliza never forget who she really is?

Pygmalion explores the English class system with all of its petty attitudes and posturing. Full of wit & wisdom Shaw exposes the hollowness at the heart of that society, but it is not just about accents or class. It is about the battle of the sexes, of control!

Brought to the stage by a cast of 5 actors and DOT’s unmistakeable entertaining style this is not to be missed.

25 02, 2022

Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

Dickens Theatre Company Presents

DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE

“It’s the story we all we think we know, retold in this spellbinding adaptation.” – Morning Star

In 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson could not pay his bills. Despite the success of Treasure Island, he was in need of a ‘hit’.
Then one night, wracked with a fever he dreamed the strangest dream.

Soho, London. A child is attacked. An evil predator is on the loose. Upstanding lawyer Gabriel Utterson is drawn in to solving the case. His two closest friends Dr Lanyon and Dr Jekyll know more than they are letting on. Is the dastardly Hyde blackmailing Dr Jekyll? Who is this “sneering Satan”? Utterson vows to solve the mystery before Hyde strikes again.

Four actors take on all the roles in Dickens Theatre Company’s exciting new stage adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic masterpiece.

Directed by Eric Richard
Music by Paul Higgs
Adapted by Ryan Philpott

Cast – Louise Faulkner, Rob Goll, Dave Keeling & Ryan Philpott

Recommended for PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS aged 10+.

Running time approx 75mins (no interval)

28 09, 2021

The Father (Brentwood Community Cinema)

Brentwood Community Cinema

The Father

Anthony (Academy Award Winner, Anthony Hopkins) is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne (Academy Award and Golden Globe Winner, Olivia Colman), encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne; she can’t make daily visits anymore and Anthony’s grip on reality is unraveling. As we experience the ebb and flow of his memory, how much of his own identity and past can Anthony cling to? How does Anne cope as she grieves the loss of her father, while he still lives and breathes before her? THE FATHER warmly embraces real life, through loving reflection upon the vibrant human condition; heart-breaking and uncompromisingly poignant — a movie that nestles in the truth of our own lives.

At The Oscars, Hopkins won Best Actor and Zeller and Hampton won Best Adapted Screenplay; the film received six nominations in total, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress (Colman).

Rating: 12 (upsetting scenes, domestic abuse, infrequent strong language)

Running time: 96 mins

28 09, 2021

Nomadland (Brentwood Community Cinema)

Brentwood Community Cinema

Nomadland

A woman in her sixties (Frances McDormand) leaves her hometown after her husband dies and the sole industry closes down, embarking on a journey through the American West and living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

This neo-western drama was praised for its direction, screenplay, editing, cinematography, and performances. At the Oscars it won Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress.

Rating: 12 (suicide references, infrequent moderate bad language)

Running time: 103 mins

3 08, 2021

If Prison Walls Could Speak

Artless Theatre Company in partnership with regeneration Church

If Prison Walls Could Speak

A true story of resilience, espionage and faith.

This one-man play is a hybrid multimedia performance featuring immersive video and sound.
Based on the book Imprisoned With Isis: Faith In The Face Of Evil, the play tells the true life story of Petr Jasek, who in 2015, was imprisoned for his work aiding the persecuted church in Sudan.

Charged as a spy and forced into horrifying prison conditions, If Prison Walls Could Speak is a powerful story of faith amid corruption and espionage, as Petr faces torturers, ISIS fighters and corrupt judges on his path to freedom.

Written & performed by Artless Theatre Company

This premiere is sponsored by regeneration Church.

The running time will be approximately two hours.
Please note this production contains stroboscopic lighting effects and themes that may not be suitable for children.

 

28 06, 2021

Jane Eyre

DOT Productions present

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte’s masterpiece is brought vividly to life in this new stage adaptation. From the cruelty of Jane’s life as a child to the passions and mysterious secrets of her adult life, this is the story Jane Eyre, an orphan with no love or family. Only the spirit to endure and grow into a strong and independent women.

DOT Productions return in their 11th year of touring with another adaptation of a well-loved English classic. Charlotte Bronte’s bold and enduring novel is full of gothic drama and heart wrenching choices that translate onto the stage in a powerful production played out by 5 actors that is not to be missed!

5 10, 2020

Christmas is coming!

18 – 24 December 2020

A Christmas Carol | The Night Before Christmas | Christmas Cinema

14 08, 2020

Jojo Rabbit (Film)

Brentwood Community Cinema

Jojo Rabbit

** PLEASE NOTE THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING APPLIES TO THIS EVENT**

Writer director Taika Waititi (THOR: RAGNAROK, HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE), brings his signature style of humor and pathos to his latest film, Jojo Rabbit, a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy (Roman Griffin Davis as Jojo) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

Cast includes: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Rebel Wilson

Rated: 12A (discrimination, violence, bloody images, sex references, strong language)

Running Time: 108 minutes

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