National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

2010
2h 25m
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Overview

National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Alan Bennett’s acclaimed play The Habit of Art, with Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings, and Frances de la Tour, returns to cinemas as part of the National Theatre's 50th anniversary celebrations. Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden. During this imagined meeting, their first for 25 years, they are observed and interrupted by, amongst others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station. Alan Bennett’s play is as much about the theatre as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men, and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion’s spent: ultimately, on the habit of art. One of the first five episodes also released on terrestrial TV on a 2009 BBC TV series titled "National Theatre Live".

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
National Theatre
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 22, 2010
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1641833
Website Visit Site

Cast

Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths

Fitz / W. H. Auden

Alex Jennings
Alex Jennings

Henry / Benjamin Britten

Frances de la Tour
Frances de la Tour

Kay

Stephen Wight
Stephen Wight

Tim / Stuart

Philip Childs
Philip Childs

Brian

Elliot Levey
Elliot Levey

Neil

John Heffernan
John Heffernan

George

Barbara Kirby
Barbara Kirby

Joan

Martin Chamberlain
Martin Chamberlain

Ralph

Laurence Belcher
Laurence Belcher

Young Boy

Adrian Scarborough
Adrian Scarborough

Donald / Humphrey Carpenter

Tom Attwood
Tom Attwood

Tom

Key Crew

Alan Bennett
Writer
Robin Lough
Director
Nicholas Hytner
Director