Noel Coward's Private Lives in UK cinemas for three nights only

Published: 17 January 2014
Reporter: Sheila Connor

Anna Chancellor and Toby Stephens in Private Lives Credit: Johan Persson
Anna Chancellor and Toby Stephens in Private Lives Credit: Johan Persson

The Chichester Festival Theatre production of Private Lives, directed by Jonathan Kent and captured at London's Gielgud Theatre, will be in UK cinemas from Thursday 6 February.

Noël Coward's comedy played a limited season at the Gielgud Theatre 22 June to 21 September 2013.

Toby Stephens as Elyot and Anna Chancellor as Amanda are joined by Anthony Calf as Victor Prynne, Anna-Louise Plowman as Sibyl Chase and Sue Kelvin as Louise.

The West End Theatre Series is the first time that productions from the West End's leading commercial theatre producers are available in high definition as a global cinema series. Other countries taking part in the series include the USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand Sweden, The Netherlands, Russia and Brazil.

Robert Delamere, co-founder and CEO of Digital Theatre, said "To be workiing once again with CinemaLive in bringing a second hit West End show to cinemas around the world is thrilling.

"Chichester's production of Noel Coward's classic comedy is outstanding, and Toby Stephens and Anna Chancellor's superb performances have been rightly lauded.

"Following the huge success of the first production in our West End Theatre Series, Maria Friedman's award-winnning production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along, we look forward to further expanding the series, and extending the reach of the very best of British theatre to a global audience."

Jonathan Church, Artistic Diectoor at Chichester Festival Theatre, said, "During the West End run of Private Lives we encouraged as wide an audience as posible to see the play through our £10 ticket offer.

"These February cinema screenings are another great opportunity to introduce new audiences to this fantastic production. Thanks to this partnership with CinemaLive and Digital Theatre, people throughout the UK will be able to enjoy Private Lives for the first time, or to watch it again in a cinema setting.

"We are delighted that a Chichester Festival Theatre prooduction will be seen on such a major scale."

Private Lives will be screened in select UK cinemas from 6 February 2014. For more information, ticketing and participating cinemas visit www.cinemalive.com.

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