Broadcast live from London’s West End, see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear in cinemas.
Chichester Festival Theatre’s production received five-star reviews for its sell-out run, and transfers to the West End for a limited season. Jonathan Munby directs this contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, moving and shocking play.
Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.
Photography (Ian McKellen) by Andy Gotts
★★★★★ Ian McKellen reigns supreme in this triumphant production. Daily Telegraph
★★★★★ Ian McKellen adds to the roster of his greatest achievements with this extraordinarily moving portrayal of King Lear. Independent
★★★★★ Ian McKellen's detailed, intelligent performance is a triumph. Evening Standard
★★★★★ This King Lear is an intensely moving experience. The Stage
★★★★ Smart, lucid, superbly detailed. Guardian
★★★★ Nuanced and powerful. The Times
7 March 2019, 19:00 the screening will take place in the following Multikino cinemas: Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kraków, Lublin, Łódź, Olsztyn, Poznań Stary Browar, Rzeszów, Szczecin, Warszawa Ursynów, Warszawa Targówek, Warszawa Złote Tarasy, Wrocław Pasaż Grunwaldzki and Zabrze.
7 March 2019, 19:00 the screening will take place in the following Multikino cinemas: Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kraków, Lublin, Łódź, Olsztyn, Poznań Stary Browar, Rzeszów, Szczecin, Warszawa Ursynów, Warszawa Targówek, Warszawa Złote Tarasy, Wrocław Pasaż Grunwaldzki and Zabrze.
English screenings with Polish subtitles
Mature (M) Film: contains content of a moderate impact and are recommended for teenagers aged 15 years and over.
Duration: 220 minutes
Tickets: available in all Multikino cinemas as well as multikino.pl website
For group reservations please contact: multikino.pl/pl/informacje/szkoły/kontakt-rezerwacje-grupowe