Sherlock Holds Hands With Moriarty: Benedict Cumberbatch And Andrew Scott Celebrate Royal National Theatre With Judi Dench, Helen Mirren And More! (rehearsal video)

KPOPSTARZ
November 4, 2013

"Sherlock" season 3 may be awaiting its release devoid of Moriarty, but fans got a rare tender moment between Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrew Scott during a recent performance at the Royal National Theatre.



Last weekend, the Royal National Theatre celebrated its 50th year as one of United Kingdom's most prominent publicly funded theatre companies. To help celebrate its birthday, prominent British actors like Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrew Scott joined a cast of 100 actors for a two-hour performance of some of the Theatre's highlights.

This "50 Years On Stage" event featured both "Sherlock" stars performing to key pieces throughout theatre history, including Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

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James Corden and Benedict Cumberbatch lead the way as The Royal National Theatre celebrate 50 years on stage

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By JASON CHESTER
PUBLISHED: 19:47 EST, 1 November 2013 | UPDATED: 03:53 EST, 2 November 2013



The Royal National Theatre celebrated its fiftieth anniversary on Saturday with a retrospective two-hour performance featuring an array of stars from stage and screen.

50 Years On Stage paid tribute to some of the historic venue’s finest moments during a two-hour compendium of live performances and archive footage, presided over by celebrated director Nichols Hyntner.

James Corden, Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch and Dame Helen Mirren were amongst a cast of 100 actors to take to the legendary stage, where pivotal scenes from a selection of The National’s highlights were performed.

Amongst these were The History Boys – the award winning Alan Bennett play that helped turn Corden into a star when it was first performed at the venue in 2004.

Benedict Cumberbatch also featured in scene from Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz And Guildenstern, while Dame Judi Dench made an appearance with Skyfall co-star Roy Kinnear for a segment from Shakespeare’s Anthony And Cleopatra.

Dame Helen Mirren, Derek Jacobi, Michael Gambon and Adrian Lester also performed at the event, which was performed in front of TV cameras and will be broadcast on BBC Two at 9pm on Saturday evening.

The Royal National Theatre first opened in 1963 under the stewardship of Sir Laurence Olivier.


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War Horse and Macbeth, Starring Kenneth Branagh, Will Be Featured in National Theatre Live's 2013-14 Season (PLAYBILL)By Carey Purcell 17 Jun 2013

The 2013-14 season of National Theatre Live will feature the first screening of War Horse and several Shakespeare plays.

The season will feature the National's new production of Shakespeare's Othello, directed by Nicholas Hytner, which will air Sept. 26; the Manchester International Festival's production of Macbeth, starring Kenneth Branagh, will be broadcast live in the UK on July 20 and internationally on Oct. 17 and a 50th Anniversary celebration of the National Theatre will be broadcast live from the National on Nov. 2.

The Donmar Warehouse's production of Shakespeare's Coriolanus, directed by Josie Rourke, will broadcast live on Jan. 30, 2014; and the National's internationally acclaimed production of War Horse, based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford, and directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris in association with Handspring Puppet Company, will be broadcast live from the West End for the first time ever in 2014, with specific dates to be announced at a later time.


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National Theatre To Invite Biggest Stars Back For 50th Anniversary PA | Posted: 31/01/2013 09:24 GMT | Updated: 31/01/2013 09:32 GMT (HUFF POST)

Some of the biggest stars to ever tread the boards at the National Theatre will be invited back for a special 50th anniversary show.

The theatre's director Nicholas Hytner said the "one-off performance", which he will direct, is to be broadcast on BBC2.

He said: "That will be a celebration of 50 years of the National Theatre.

"It will tell the story of those 50 years through a montage of highlights from those 50 years.

"It will be largely live but there will be a small amount of filmed or archived material in it and I hope it would involve as many as possible of the great performers of the last 50 years who are still with us."

Among the stars that have performed at the theatre on London's Southbank are Benedict Cumberbatch, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith and James Corden but Hytner refused to confirm any names, telling reporters: "We've started the asking but I can't tell you yet because it's nine months in the future and inevitably people are saying, 'Yes of course, if we're available'."

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