NVAP Screening: The Chairs

Join us to watch this timely retelling of Ionesco’s absurdist play, translated and directed by Omar Elerian. Kathryn Hunter and Marcello Magni play an old woman and man, setting out chairs for invisible guests. They have invited all the movers and shakers to hear the old man’s message – a message to share with all humanity. 

 

This production was recorded live by the V&A in February 2022 at the Almeida Theatre, London. 
 

Established in 1992, through an agreement with the Federation of Entertainment Unions, NVAP was the first project of its kind in the UK. The archive now holds over 450 high-quality archival multi-camera recordings of live performance in Britain and continues to record and preserve productions for the national collection. The archive, launched with Richard Eyre’s production of Richard III starring Ian McKellen (National Theatre, 1992), features a vast range of stage performances with work by notable playwrights, directors, set designers, lighting designers and actors. It is an invaluable research tool to view and learn about significant British productions and captures and preserves moments of ephemeral performance history that otherwise would be lost.