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Digital Theatre, which makes filmed theatre productions available for download online, is to screen some of its recordings in cinemas around the UK.Digital Theatre, which makes filmed theatre productions available for download online, is to screen some of its recordings in cinemas around the UK.
The company has partnered with film producers CinemaLive and will present its first series of screenings in September 2013. Titles have not yet been announced, but the focus will initially be on commercial West End productions, some newly recorded and some from Digital Theatre's archive, which includes David Tennant and Catherine Tate in Much Ado About Nothing and David Suchet and Zoe Wanamaker in Arthur Miller's All My Sons.The company has partnered with film producers CinemaLive and will present its first series of screenings in September 2013. Titles have not yet been announced, but the focus will initially be on commercial West End productions, some newly recorded and some from Digital Theatre's archive, which includes David Tennant and Catherine Tate in Much Ado About Nothing and David Suchet and Zoe Wanamaker in Arthur Miller's All My Sons.
Since the launch of National Theatre Live in 2009, theatre has had an increasingly regular presence in cinemas. In June, NT Live will broadcast its first West End production, The Audience starring Helen Mirren, following the lead of Graham McLaren's production of Great Expectations, which live-broadcast its opening night around the UK, taking around £80,000 at box office.Since the launch of National Theatre Live in 2009, theatre has had an increasingly regular presence in cinemas. In June, NT Live will broadcast its first West End production, The Audience starring Helen Mirren, following the lead of Graham McLaren's production of Great Expectations, which live-broadcast its opening night around the UK, taking around £80,000 at box office.
However, Digital Theatre and CinemaLive's partnership expands the possibilities by offering audiences another chance to catch past productions they might have missed at the time.However, Digital Theatre and CinemaLive's partnership expands the possibilities by offering audiences another chance to catch past productions they might have missed at the time.
Peter Skillman, CinemaLive's director and chief executive, said: "We know how attractive West End theatre productions are to exhibitors looking to bring their audiences must-see event cinema and we are thrilled to be able to satisfy this need."Peter Skillman, CinemaLive's director and chief executive, said: "We know how attractive West End theatre productions are to exhibitors looking to bring their audiences must-see event cinema and we are thrilled to be able to satisfy this need."
Founded by Robert Delamere and Tom Shaw in 2009, Digital Theatre now hosts productions from some of the UK's largest theatres, including the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe and the Almeida theatre. It has also launched an iPad app, and hosts the Routledge Performance Archive of audio-visual material that aims to provide insight into key productions.Founded by Robert Delamere and Tom Shaw in 2009, Digital Theatre now hosts productions from some of the UK's largest theatres, including the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe and the Almeida theatre. It has also launched an iPad app, and hosts the Routledge Performance Archive of audio-visual material that aims to provide insight into key productions.
Delamere said: "It's fantastic to be partnering with an organisation with the reputation and expertise of CinemaLive to bring the best of British theatre to cinemas around the world."Delamere said: "It's fantastic to be partnering with an organisation with the reputation and expertise of CinemaLive to bring the best of British theatre to cinemas around the world."
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