Following the Women’s Tragedy in December 2017 and January 2018, UCCA will continue its collaboration with National Theater Live in March 2018 with screenings of five theater productions. The “Nowhere to Escape” series includes Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Obsession, adapted from the film directed by Italian neorealist director Visconti, and starring Jude Law. Skylight won the 2015 Olivier Award for Best Revival, while Yerma won the 2017 Oliver Award for Best Revival.
Ticketing:
120 RMB/Adult
80 RMB/UCCA member
200 RMB Ticket Package/Adult
160 RMB Ticket Package/UCCA member
Reminder:
Set tickets include 2 different films being screened on the same day
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3.10 (Sat) 14:00-17:30 Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
3.10 (Sat) 19:00-20:30 Obsession
3.31 (Sat) 14:00-16:00 Skylight
3.31 (Sat) 18:00-19:30 Yerma
4.7 (Sat) 14:00-17:30 Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
4.7 (Sat) 19:00-20:30 Obsession
4.28 (Sat) 14:00-16:00 Skylight
4.28 (Sat) 18:00-19:30 Yerma
5.6 (Sun) 18:00-20:30 Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
5.20 (Sun) 19:00-21:30 Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Director: Edward Albee
Starring: Imelda Staunton
Genre: Drama/Theatre
Country: UK
Duration: 215 minutes
In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited the new professor and his wife to their home for some after-party drinks. As the alcohol flows and dawn approaches, the young couple are drawn into George and Martha’s toxic games until the evening reaches its climax in a moment of devastating truth-telling.
Obsession
Director: Ivo van Hove
Screenplay: Jan Peter Gerrits, Simon Stephens, Ivo van Hove
Starring: Jude Law, Halina Reijn, Aysha Kala
Genre: Drama/Theatre
Country: UK
Language: English
Duration: 100 minutes
Young and beautiful, but poverty-stricken, Giovanna is forced to marry Giuseppi, a vulgar restaurant owner, who subjects her to daily humiliation. One day, Gino, a young, handsome tramp, stops by the small roadside restaurant. Irresistibly drawn to each other, the two plan to murder her husband. But in this chilling tale of passion and destruction, the crime only serves to tear them apart.
Skylight
Director: Stephen Daldry
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Bill Nighy
Genre: Drama/Theatre
Country: UK
Duration: 158 minutes
On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of will and desire.
Yerma
Director: Simon Stone
Starring: Billie Piper
Genre: Drama/Theatre
Country: UK
Duration: 100 minutes
Yerma, a well-respected female journalist, and John, a successful businessman, seem like a typical, middle class London couple. Their world consists of a luxurious house, expensive champagne, and parties, until Yerma's longing for a child disrupts the balance. After countless failed attempts to conceive, their marital life begins to fall apart—a situation made worse by her mother and sisters, who have no problem getting pregnant. After a sharp turn of events, making a desperate move seems to be the only choice.