Live from Stratford-upon-Avon will see the Royal Shakespeare Company’s productions screened live from Shakespeare’s home town for the very first time.
The opening production in the inaugural season is Richard II, with RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran directing David Tennant in the title role. The production will be broadcast to 500 cinemas around the world, including 30 in Japan.
The following Aeon Cinemas are showing the broadcast on 6 February 2014 and 9 February 2014.
Ebina
Fukuoka
Fukushima
Hirosaki
Hiroshima
Ibaraki
Ichikawa Myoden
Itabashi
Kakamigahara
Kasukabe
Kohoku Newtown
Kumamoto
Minato Mirai
Moriya
Natori
Oodaka
Sanda Woody Town
Shin-yurigaoka
Takanohara
Tama Center
Tsu
Urawa Misono
Yukarigaoka
In Japanese: http://www.theatus-culture.com/rsc/
These screenings are now listed on the Live from Stratford-upon-Avon website via the what’s on page. There is a drop down menu to choose to view Japan screenings only – http://onscreen.rsc.org.uk/
There may be further screenings and venues announced.
http://onscreen.rsc.org.uk/richard-ii/default.aspx
http://onscreen.rsc.org.uk/about/about-live-from-stratford-upon-avon.aspx
Live from Stratford-upon-Avon is generously supported by the SIDNEY E. FRANK FOUNDATION and THE GREAT BRITAIN SASAKAWA FOUNDATION.
Picturehouse Entertainment is the RSC’s worldwide distribution partner.
Read more information here http://www.rsc.org.uk/about-us/press/releases/live-broadcast-from-stratford-upon-avon.aspx