Cathay Cinemas

In one extraordinary new work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world’s best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The Tempest. “I think Faust is truly one of the great masterpieces of the mid-19th century. And I’m interested in its pertinence to today. With any great work of art, it’s about using it as a window to our own lives and times. I’m getting to work with the finest performers in the world, so it’s tremendously exciting.” Des McAnuff
SCREENINGS:
Sunday 4 March 2.00pm
Wednesday 7 March 2.00pm

With Jonas Kaufmann in the title role, René Pape as the devil, and Angela Gheorghiu as Marguerite, Gounod’s classic retelling of the Faust legend couldn’t be better served. Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff updates the story to the first half of the 20th century with a production that won praise in London last season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts on the heels of his Don Carlo success.
SCREENINGS:
Sunday 19 February 2.00pm
Wednesday 22 February 2.00pm

Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine) stars as film icon Marilyn Monroe in this drama based on her time making The Prince and the Showgirl, and the week she spent being escorted around Britain by a production assistant while her husband left the country.

The Prince and the Showgirl (1956) unites Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) and Monroe, and also doubles as Monroe’s honeymoon with her new husband, playwright great Arthur Miller (Dougray Scott). Working on the movie is lowly assistant, 23-year-old Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), to whom Monroe takes a shine.

Michelle Williams won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) for her role in My Week with Marilyn.