Posted by Sudbury Northern Life
Cineplex Entertainment presents the premiere of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's production of Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra, shown at SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas Saturday, Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. The production will be shown in high-definition and digital surround- sound.
"We are excited to work with the Stratford Festival, Barry Avrich and CTV to bring this classic performance to communities large and small across the country," said Pat Marshall, vice-president, communications and investor relations, Cineplex Entertainment, in a release.
"The Cineplex release gives audiences across Canada an opportunity to see Christopher Plummer, a great Canadian actor and international treasure, in a role that he was born to play, along with the newcomer Nikki James as the legendary teenage queen," said Des McAnuff, artistic director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and director of the festival's production of Caesar and Cleopatra.
"Caesar and Cleopatra is the story of the occupation of one nation by another, and while it is set more than 2,000 years ago, it is surprisingly contemporary in its subject and its sharp sense of humour. I hope it will serve as a banner production to let Canadians across the country witness the great things that are happening at Stratford," he adds.
Tickets are available online at www.cineplex.com and the box office of Sudbury's SilverCity Cinemas. Admission for children ages three to 12 is $16.95 + tax, seniors $17.95 + tax and general admission $19.95 + tax. Group rates are available. Call 1-800-313-4461.
