CCP’S NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: NICK DEAR’S “FRANKENSTEIN” AND JACK THORNE’S “THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE”

PRESENTED BY:

The Cultural Center of the Philippines,

National Theatre Live, and

and Ayala Malls Cinemas

DATE/ TIME/ VENUE:

September 24, 2024 |6:00 PM

CCP @ the Ayala Malls Cinemas

Frankenstein: Ayala Malls Greenbelt 3 Cinema 1, Makati City

The Motive and the Cue: Ayala Malls Vertis North & Ayala Center Cebu

TICKET INFORMATION:

Ticket Prices:

Php 350 – Ayala Malls Vertis North

Php 300 – Greenbelt 3 & Ayala Center Cebu

Php 150 – Student

 Discounts:

20%: Senior Citizen Discount for non-Makati residents & PWD

*All senior citizens with Makati resident IDs shall be allowed free entry as mandated by local government regulations.

Visit the ticket booth or book your tickets at www.sureseats.com.

DESCRIPTION:

 FRANKENSTEIN

Directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle, Nick Dear’s adaptation of the thrilling and deeply disturbing classic novel by Mary Shelley revolves around the themes of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development, and the nature of good and evil. Child-like in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the increasingly desperate and vengeful Creature determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Captured live on stage in 2011, the sold-out production stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation.

Reviews:

 ★★★★★

“A hell of a production” – The Times

★★★★★

“The actors compliment each other perfectly” – Guardian

★★★★★

“A monster hit” – Time Out

THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE

Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play.

1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.

Written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and designed by Es Devlin (The Crucible), the Evening Standard award-winning best new play was filmed live during a sold-out run at the National Theatre.

Reviews:

★★★★★

“Sam Mendes’ rich witty production” – Financial Times

★★★★★

“Smooth and sophisticated” – WhatsOnStage

★★★★★

“Mark Gatiss is mesmerising” – iNews

★★★★★

“A palpable hit” – Telegraph