Relive Aneurin Bevan’s Legacy With ‘Nye’

A controversial figure in post-World War II British politics gets the spotlight for the latest installment of the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ National Theatre Live (CCP NTL). Premiering on November 26, 6PM, at Greenbelt 3, Cinema 1, an epic new Welsh fantasia on the life of labor politician Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan is set to take audiences back in time to witness his legacy.

From campaigning at the coalfield to leading the battle to create the British National Health Service (NHS), Bevan is often referred to as the politician with the greatest influence on United Kingdom without ever being Prime Minister. 

Multi-award-winning stage and screen actor Michael Sheen stars in ‘Nye’, a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and story of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state.

 

Confronted with death, Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey of recollections and hallucinations; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.

 

A critically-acclaimed debut, Nye was written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris.

 

On the same date, NTL season one crowd favorite Hamlet, starring acclaimed film, theater, and television actor Benedict Cumberbatch premieres at Ayala Vertis North and Ayala Center Cebu. 

 

As the country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state. This great Shakespearan tragedy is directed by Lyndsey Turner.

 

Witness the magic of London National Theatre through CCP National Theatre Live. First launched in June 2009, the National Theater Live is a groundbreaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre live from the London stage to cinemas across the United Kingdom, around the world, and now in the Philippine shore. 

 

Digitally filmed in high-definition quality, the NTL films their plays in front of live theater audiences, but optimized for the big screen and made accessible to theater fans across the globe.

 

All screenings will be at 6:00pm, exclusively at Ayala Malls cinemas in Greenbelt, Makati, Vertis North in Quezon City, and at the Ayala Center in Cebu. Regular ticket price is at ₱300.00 in Makati and Cebu, and ₱350 in Vertis North, while special ticket price for students is at ₱150.00.

 

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