Festival
Re:Play – Celebrating 30 Years of the National Video Archive of Performance
Join us for a free screening of Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller. This production was directed by Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell and recorded live by the V&A at the Young Vic in July 2019.
Elliott and Cromwell bring an innovative vision to one of the greatest plays of the 20th century, set through the eyes of an African American family, with exceptional performances led by Sharon D. Clarke and Wendell Pierce. There will be 1 interval, around 10 minutes long. Act 1 is 76 minutes long; Act 2 is 92 minutes long. All screenings are drop in and are on a first come, first served basis. Please be advised, screenings may contain explicit language and content. Our full list of NVAP recordings can be found on the Archives page.
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. When V&A East opens in 2024 all the recordings will be available for the public to view in a brand-new facility.
Re:Play – Celebrating 30 Years of the National Video Archive of Performance