All the Stage's a World

Season

Please note : this season finished in Jan 2019

Emma Rice launches her new theatre company Wise Children with an adaptation of Angela Carter’s novel of the same name, coming to Bristol Old Vic from Wed 23 Jan - Sat 16 Feb. To celebrate Emma has selected four films that capture the spirit of performance in a thrillingly diverse way.

Previous screenings & events in this season

Greasepaint and Grit: The Tradition of Touring Theatre

All the Stage's a World

Please note: This event took place in Jan 2019

Event

Emma Rice, Artistic Director of Wise Children and Nell Gifford, founder of Giffords Circus', explore the tradition and future of touring performance. What is life like for artists on the road, and can we make a more sustainable future?

Wings of Desire

12A All the Stage's a World

Please note: This was screened in Jan 2019

Film

One of cinema's most hauntingly beautiful city symphonies, Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire transcends concrete barriers to explore a Berlin of the imagination.

Black Swan

15 All the Stage's a World

Please note: This was screened in Jan 2019

Film

Natalie Portman picked up an Oscar® for her portrayal of a dangerously unstable ballerina in Darren Aronofsky’s thrilling psychodrama.

Birdman

15 All the Stage's a World

Please note: This was screened in Jan 2019

Film

Michael Keaton gives a career-defining performance in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s absurdly hysterical backstage melodrama about a washed up actor looking to get his career flying again.

The Red Shoes

U All the Stage's a World

Please note: This was screened in Jan 2019

Film

Moira Shearer’s ballerina is torn between love and her career in Powell and Pressburger’s hugely influential, visually ravishing melodrama.

Limited Food Menu Mon 2 Dec

Limited Food Menu Mon 2 Dec

All the Stage's a World

Previous screenings & events in this season