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National Theatre Live presents
The Importance of Being Earnest
Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy. While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate. Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.
A note about NTLive: THIS IS NOT A LIVE PERFORMANCE
National Theatre Live presents
A Streetcar Named Desire
Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas. As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.
A note about NTLive: THIS IS NOT A LIVE PERFORMANCE
Center for Literary Arts presents
Venita Blackburn
The Center for Literary Arts is pleased to present acclaimed author Venita Blackburn, in a reading from her latest book Dead in Long Beach. Her highly acclaimed debut novel is about the mania of grief, all of human history and a lesbian assassin at the end of the world. Venita Blackburn is the founder and president of Live, Write, an organization devoted to offering free creative writing workshops for communities lacking access to professional instruction: livewriteworkshop.com. Her hometown is Compton, California, and she is an Associate Professor of creative writing at California State University, Fresno.
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