National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

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2010
2h 25m
8.0(1 votes)
Drama
Comedy

Overview

National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Alan Bennett’s acclaimed play The Habit of Art, with Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings and Frances de la Tour, returns to cinemas as part of the National Theatre's 50th anniversary celebrations. Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden. During this imagined meeting, their first for twenty-five years, they are observed and interrupted by, amongst others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station. Alan Bennett’s play is as much about the theatre as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men, and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion’s spent: ultimately, on the habit of art.

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Cast & Crew

12 members
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Richard Griffiths

Fitz / W. H. Auden

Richard Griffiths
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Alex Jennings

Henry / Benjamin Britten

Alex Jennings
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Frances de la Tour

Kay

Frances de la Tour
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Stephen Wight

Tim / Stuart

Stephen Wight
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Philip Childs

Brian

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Elliot Levey

Neil

Elliot Levey
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John Heffernan

George

John Heffernan
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Barbara Kirby

Joan

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Martin Chamberlain

Ralph

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Laurence Belcher

Young Boy

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Adrian Scarborough

Donald / Humphrey Carpenter

Adrian Scarborough
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Tom Attwood

Tom

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