It has been announced that Digital Theatre's next release will be Jonathan Harvey’s landmark play, Beautiful Thing, captured live during its acclaimed West End run at the Arts Theatre in May 2013. Celebrating its twentieth anniversary year, Beautiful Thing ran in the West End for a limited season before touring the UK. Directed by Nikolai Foster and with designs by Colin Richmond, the production starred Suranne Jones, Zaraah Abrahams and Oliver Farnworth, with Jake Davies and Danny-Boy Hatchard as Jamie and Ste.
Producer, Tom O’Connell said “We are incredibly grateful to everyone who supported our sell-out season at the Arts Theatre and on tour. I am honoured that Jonathan Harvey has allowed us to share his beautiful love story with the world, and capture the play for audiences to enjoy at home for the first time. Working closely with Digital Theatre we can bring this acclaimed production to new - and particularly younger - audiences who I hope it will inspire and fill with confidence in what and who they are.”
Beautiful Thing is a glorious urban love story between two young men set on an inner city housing estate. It tells the story of teenager Jamie’s relationship with classmate and neighbour Ste. Together the two boys find comedy, warmth and the music of Mama Cass through their loud-mouthed next door neighbour Leah. The play exquisitely depicts what it is to be sixteen, in the first flush of love, and full of optimism.
Digital Theatre works with the UK's leading theatre companies to capture the best of British theatre authentically on screen, and makes productions available in High Definition from multiple camera angles.
Productions are available to watch online and on your desktop, on demand via the Digital Theatre channel for TalkTalk TV Plus YouView customers, with Samsung Smart TV, or through the new app for iPhone, iPad and iPad touch.
Visit www.digitaltheatre.com for further information.
Related
- Interview with Jonathan Harvey, writer of Beautiful Thing
- Interview with Nikolai Foster, director Beautiful Thing
- Review of Beautiful Thing at the Arts Theatre - 5 stars
- Interview with Zaraah Abrahams, starring as Leah in Beautiful Thing
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