Still alice glasgow film theatre

All information whether in text or photographs is given in good faith but should. Glasgow film theatre 2020 all you need to know before you. The 16th annual festival will open on 26 february with uk premiere of alice. The newly announced venues are cambridge arts theatre from 16 to 20 october, theatre royal plymouth from 30 october to 3 november, liverpool playhouse from 6 to 10 november and glasgow theatre royal from to 17 november. Christine mary dunfords adaptation of still alice continues to show the comprehensive empathy surrounding early onset. Previously quite gloomy and worn, the interior of the building has been revamped with an art deco look. Theatre royal to host dementia friendly still alice performance next month. Still alice at the theatre royal still alice credit geraint lewis still alice arrived at the theatre royal last week, a stage adaptation of the novel by lisa genova and 2014 oscar nominated film. Were very excited to announce the 4 films that were supporting through the seeme. Jan 21, 2015 the european premiere of the new noah baumbach film, while were young, will be the opening gala at the glasgow film festival, it has been announced. The novel, which was made into a feature film starring julianne moore in. Still alice made its british stage premier this week to kickstart the theatre s sixweek every third minute festival so named because every third. Uncompromising yet tender, this new adaptation of the awardwinning novel truthfully acknowledges life with a progressive disease its conflicts and burden, and its small, priceless victories.

Aug 19, 2018 in that way it makes it completely different from the film. The focus may be soft, the music melancholy but, make no mistake, still alice is furious. Uk, glasgow kiss, mistresses, in which she played trudi malloy, and stonemouth. The novel is about a woman who suffers earlyonset alzheimers disease. Big fans of moores brand of damaged women might find traces of her career cornerstones the likes of safe in still alice. Sharon small has an important story to tell in the stage. Still alice, a leeds playhouse production currently on a national tour, which i caught at richmond theatre, is beautifully made and wonderfully acted with sharon small giving a fine and touching performance as a harvard professor diagnosed with alzheimers. Theatre royal, glasgow, until sat 17 nov, then touring. Theatre royal to host dementia friendly still alice glasgow live.

But, diagnosed with earlyonset alzheimers at the age of 50, she is compelled to confront her new reality and draw on her resilience to remain independent for as long as possible. Still alice at theatre royal glasgow, glasgow city centre. The glasgow film festival has fast become one of the most exciting international events in the film calendar, which this year runs from 26 february to 8 march where more than 380 films will be. Glasgow theatre royal, 282 hope street, g2 3qa tue sat 17 nov 2018. A moving production that manages to find the positivity at the centre of an otherwise devastating illness. We all know what it is like to converse with ourselves, reacting and answering ourselves like our mind is another person.

Still alice follows 50 yearold alice howland, a renowned linguistics professor at harvard university, as she battles with. Opened in 1867, theatre royal glasgow went through two fires before the turn of the century. The novel, which was made into a feature film starring julianne. Gft is a company limited by guarantee, registered in scotland no. Thats something alice strang, senior curator at the national. How music, film and theatre are coping in scotland bbc news. Sc097369 with its registered office at 12 rose street, glasgow. Still alice will be on at edinburghs kings theatre from september 2529 and glasgow s theatre royal from november 17. Regularly hosting inhouse and touring productions, the category a listed 1541capacity theatre is the performance home of scottish opera and scottish ballet. A poignant serendipity indeed one that lends hope that every member of tonights audience and those after will be allowed to remember still alice long in to healthy old age. Scots actor sharon small tackles the effects of alzheimers.

Lisa genovas acclaimed novel has been adapted for the stage by christine mary dunford and premiered in 20 at the looking glass theatre company chicago, its now embarking on a uk tour and makes its scottish debut at the kings theatre edinburgh. Still alice arrived at the theatre royal last week, a stage adaptation of the novel by lisa genova and 2014 oscar nominated film starring julianne moore. Nov 14, 2018 theatre royal, glasgow, until sat 17 nov, then touring. Faithfully capturing lisa genovas novel, christine mary dunfords adaptation of still alice continues to show the comprehensive empathy surrounding early onset alzheimers. Few having watched that movie will forget julianne moores. Glasgow film theatre home of the glasgow film festival, 12 rose street, glasgow, g3 6rb. The glasgow film festival came to a close, notching up record attendance.

Still alice deviates from most dramas concerned with alzheimers in adopting the point of view of the sufferer, rather than devastated loved ones. Sharon small plays alice, and she handles the portrayal very well. Alice strives to remain true to the woman she has always been, while relationships shift within her family, in her work and most importantly with herself. To pick your own seats for still alice at theatre royal simply find the performances youd like to. Still alice at kings theatre edinburgh, edinburgh south. An adaptation of lisa genovas still alice is coming to the stage in glasgow next month, including a dementia friendly performance. Theatre royal glasgow box office buy tickets online atg. From art house cinema to late night cult screenings and from classics to independent documentaries, theres something for everyone. Still alice will also be showing at the theatre royal glasgow from the th to. The dementia friendly performance tailors the theatre experience to meet the needs of people living with dementia, their family. The portrayal of earlyonset alzheimers in still alice, touring to the kings all week, will certainly resonate with many, thanks largely to sharon smalls magnetic central performance.

Alice nelson, linda fay, becky milling, lili sandelin. Glasgow film theatre screens a wide variety of international cinema, classic films and documentaries alongside locally made work and material aimed at a range of community groups. While we take every opportunity to ensure the details for still alice are accurate, we always advise that you contact the event organiser before setting out for the event to avoid disapointment. Browse still alice tour dates and order tickets for upcoming theatre shows near you. What began as a single screen cinema over 40 years. Kings theatre, edinburgh, september 2529, theatre royal, glasgow, november 17. Glasgow film is an operating name of glasgow film theatre gft. Theatre news still alice uk tour casting and further dates announced. Still alice is at the kings theatre, edinburgh, from september 25. Like others we went to see wonderful life but have seen other films there that have provided a similar enjoyable and entertaining experience. Glasgow film theatre gft welcomed 188,943 audience members of.

Glasgow film festival opens with a focus on female voices and the. But, diagnosed with earlyonset alzheimer s at the age of 50, she is compelled to confront her new reality and draw on her resilience to remain independent for as long as possible. The west yorkshire playhouse is this spring producing on every third minute, a festival promoting theatre, dementia and hope and the headliner is this piece, which was written and premiered back in 20 in chicago, a year before the academy awardwinning film of the same name. In still alice, this is exactly what harvard professor alice howland finds herself doing. Theatrical adaptation of lisa genovas bestselling novel about a university. Glasgow film festival opens with a focus on female voices and. We still get goosebumps as the hushed silence of total concentration. The rules for submission are that films should be no longer than 90 seconds and be in the horror, thriller, science fiction or fantasy. Christine mary dunfords newly adapted version of lisa genovas bestselling novel, still alice, will tour the uk from september 2018, starring sharon small as alice still alice follows 50yearold alice howland, a renowned linguistics professor at. It occupies a purposebuilt cinema building, first opened in 1939, and now protected as a category b listed building.

Still alice is a 2007 novel by lisa genova, set in boston. Glasgow film theatre bdacs air conditioning services. Sc097369 with its registered office at 12 rose street, glasgow, g3 6rb. This film from directors richard glatzer and wash westmoreland sees a celebrated intellectual ravaged by alzheimers, aged just 50, destroying every semblance of the. Glasgow film theatre is glasgows original independent cinema and the home to glasgow film festival, glasgow youth film festival and glasgow short film. Glasgow film theatre, glasgow city centre whats on glasgow. These sorts of slipups, past or present tense, when utilised in the texts language, set it apart from similar. The portrayal of earlyonset alzheimers in still alice, touring to the kings all week, will certainly resonate with many, thanks largely to sharon smalls magnetic central performance lisa genovas novel about alice howland, a harvard professor diagnosed with alzheimers at the age of 50.

Alice strives to remain true to the woman she has always been, while relationships shift within her family, in her work and most. In that way it makes it completely different from the film. She strikes the balance between a confident, empowered career woman who has life in her. The winning shorts will be screened both at the horror channel frightfest glasgow film festival event, held at the glasgow film theatre on the 2nd3rd march 2018 and frightfests london event in august 2018.

Mar 17, 2015 second best exotic marigold hotel outruns liam neeson at uk box office. Still alice theatrical adaptation of lisa genovas bestselling novel about a university professor who develops earlyonset alzheimers. Glasgow film theatre is holding a week long hollywood movie event in july 2015. Theatre royal, glasgow is to hold a dementia friendly performance of still alice next month as part of the venues ongoing commitment to providing an accessible theatre environment. Still alice which explores the nature of alzheimers.

Sharon small born 1 january 1967 is a scottish actress acclaimed for her dramatic work in film, radio, theatre, and television. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. All information whether in text or photographs is supplied in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement of representation or fact. Alice was, is a harvard professor of cognitive psychology and linguistics. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Theatre royal glasgow, 282 hope st, glasgow g2 3qa theatre royal, glasgow is to hold a dementia friendly performance of still alice next month as part of the venues ongoing commitment to providing an accessible. Writer christine mary dunford had a tough act to follow from the academy award winning film in 2014, but has triumphed. Theatre royal to host dementia friendly still alice.

Still alice is at the kings theatre edinburgh for one week only tue 25 to sat 29 sept, and although far from a laugh a minute production, it is an important production that many in the audience might for many reasons find uncomfortable viewing because of its subject matter. Still alice is at the kings theatre, edinburgh, today, and theatre royal, glasgow, 17 november. They blossom in the warm glow of an audiences anticipation. Poignant play still alice, adapted by christine mary dunford leaves its mark on kings theatre audiences. Glasgow born filmmaker shelly love was all set to accompany her film a bump along the way to the festival until distributor element films secured a uk videoon. Glasgow film theatre is glasgows centre for film lovers. The focus may be soft, the music melancholy but, make no mistake, still.

Glasgow film theatre is an independent cinema in glasgow showing over 600 great films each year an is also home of the glasgow film festival. Producers have today announced that eva pope, martin marquez, mark armstrong, ruth ollman, micah balfour and anna andresen will join the previously announced sharon small in the forthcoming uk tour of christine mary dunfords newly. Dementia friendly still alice theatre royal glasgow. Alice howland is stubborn, clever and driven a professional at the top of her game. Glasgow film theatre 12 rose street, glasgow the list. Glasgow film festival screening, glasgow film theatre, 22022015 julianne moore gives a towering central performance in the hearttugging drama still alice, a film which deals with a successful linguistics professors mental deterioration following the onset of a rare form of early alzheimers whilst still in her early 50s. Oscar hopeful julianne moore on her scottish roots the. Plan a stressfree day trip through scotlands west highlands with this convenient highlights tour that departs from central glasgow.

Second best exotic marigold hotel outruns liam neeson at uk. Possibly joining julianne at the festival is her still alice costar kristen stewart, whose clouds of sils maria, which first premiered at the 2014. Still alice 2015, directed by richard glatzer and wash. Still alices run will feature a dementia friendly performance image. Still alice is a rare film that strikes a delicate balance. Starring sharon small, still alice is a tender and touching insight into the world of a 50 year old woman diagnosed with earlyonset alzheimer s. Buy still alice tickets at theatre royal glasgow directly from the box office. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Mar 17, 2020 how music, film and theatre are coping in scotland.

Its filmed in a documentary style and we film an episode a week. Still alice brings to mind the 2014 film, and julianne moores. Still alice starring julianne moore gff the skinny. Still alice will be on at edinburghs kings theatre from september 2529 and glasgows theatre royal from november 17. Still alice uk tour casting and further dates announced. The glasgow film theatre is a treasure showing films that are outwith the experiences you will see at your corporate odeon. Glasgow film theatre glasgow city centre refurbishment works to a significant proportion of the interior of scotlands original independent cinema. Adapted from lisa genovas heartbreaking novel, still alice is a harrowing, yet beautifully crafted insight into the realities of living with alzheimers disease.

In dramatizing the genetics of alzheimers and articulating how a mothers alzheimers impacts the children and the childrens children it manages to position a tiny slice of the atrisk population. Events include a record store day screening of empire records and minifest live at glasgow. Still alice is the story of alice and her family as they grapple with the cruel realities of a debilitating mental health condition and the figurative loss of a family member whom they love. Sep 02, 2018 still alice is also a book and a film. Standing tall through thick and thin, the theatre has since presented a wide variety of productions covering all genres, including residents scottish opera and scottish ballet. Starring sharon small with a spellbinding performance as alice, alongside eva pope, martin marquez, mark armstrong, ruth ollman, micah. Glasgow film theatre gft has been leading the way in specialised cinema for forty years. An elephant sitting still glasgow film theatre 18 and 19 february, 2019.

Going with a guide not only eliminates the stress of navigating, but ensures you learn more about the region than you might from a guidebook. Alice howland, a 50yearold woman, is a cognitive psychology professor at harvard and is a worldrenowned linguistics expert. A moving story and powerful performance definitely worth a watch. Julianne moore excels as an alzheimers sufferer i wish i had cancer, rages alice julianne moore. Kristen stewart and julianne moore to premiere films in glasgow. Dementia friendly still alice theatre royal glasgow west end. Full casting announced for uk tour of still alice admin july 10, 2018 comments off on full casting announced for uk tour of still alice. A fitting description of dunfords adaptation, directed by david grindley in a coproduction by the infinite group and leeds playhouse, which focuses as much on the person behind the label who, though riddled with dementia, is as the title suggests still alice, still a wife, still a mother, still a human being with independent thoughts.

Mar 20, 2020 the theatre royal glasgow is the citys oldest and longestrunning theatre. See the moving story and powerful performance of still alice live at theatre royal glasgow november 2018. Stoke film theatre, college road, stokeontrent, staffordshire st4 2eh registered charity no. Still alice manpower tipping the hat in the last few decades, just as our wider media experience has become more tailored to our own. Starring sharon small, still alice is a tender and touching insight into the world of a 50 year old woman diagnosed with earlyonset alzheimers. Intelligent, empathic and reassuringly faithful, christine mary dunfords authorititive adaptation of lisa genovas novel exploring the horrific impact of alzheimer s disease brings two dynamically innovative and energised reappropriations of time and character constructs.

In total, it shows over 600 different films every year, of which 60% are foreignlanguage. The glasgow film theatre gft is an independent cinema in the city centre of glasgow. Still alice beautiful production deals in an academics experience. Buy still alice tickets directly from the official theatre box office for the best choice of seats. The film theatre is currently closed until further notice the decision was taken to close the film theatre on 14 march, we will keep you updated as the situation changes. Julianne moore plays alice, a 50yearold linguistics professor diagnosed with inheritable earlyonset alzheimers. Jul 10, 2018 casting has been announced for the uk tour of still alice, which opens at sheffield lyceum in september joining the previously announced sharon small will be eva pope, martin marquez, mark armstrong, ruth ollman, micah balfour and anna andresen.