Film
Singin’ in the Rain (U)
Whet your appetite for silent cinema with Theatre Royal Plymouth. The world premiere stage adaptation of The Artist, the 1920s Hollywood love story, is coming to TRP from 11–25 May.
Dir. Gene Kelly, US, 1952, 103 mins. Cast. Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Cyd Charisse.
This is the final film in our Silent Cinema season in partnership with Theatre Royal Plymouth and what better place to end than with this masterpiece set at the very cusp of cinema when the silent age was being pushed out to make way for Talkies. What more is there that can be said about Singin' in the Rain? This beloved musical shines a glorious and hilarious light on the perils of stardom, the price of fame and the unsurpassed genius of Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Jean Hagan who just about steals the film from under everyone’s noses.
Dir. Gene Kelly, US, 1952, 103 mins. Cast. Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Cyd Charisse.
This is the final film in our Silent Cinema season in partnership with Theatre Royal Plymouth and what better place to end than with this masterpiece set at the very cusp of cinema when the silent age was being pushed out to make way for Talkies. What more is there that can be said about Singin' in the Rain? This beloved musical shines a glorious and hilarious light on the perils of stardom, the price of fame and the unsurpassed genius of Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Jean Hagan who just about steals the film from under everyone’s noses.
