Damien is currently appearing in the National Theatre production Travelling Light, a play tha tis a tribue to early cinema, written by Nicolas Wright and directed by Nicholas Hytner. He portrays the character Motl and his journey from a remote village in eastern Europe to becoming a famous film maker.
Travelling Light is showing at the Lyttelton theatre at the National Theatre until 2 June:
Travelling Light Learning Programme Open rehearsal at Grand Theatre, Leeds - Sat 24 March, 10.30am - 12pm Page to Stage at Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury - Thurs 29 March, 11am - 12.30pm Open rehearsal at Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury - Sat 31 March, 11am - 12.30pm Open rehearsal at Theatre Royal, Newcastle - Thurs 5 April, 10.30am - 12pm All events bookable through the individual venues.
The official National Theatre website has all the details, tickets, reviews and more!
Damien molony will be appearing in TRAVELLING LIGHT at The Theatre Royal, Newcastle Upon Tyne Tues 3 April - Sat 7 April with a 'Post Show Talk' on Weds 4 April. Buy tickets at the link below:
A new play by Nicholas Wright, starring Antony Sher
How had a twenty-two year-old pretentious layabout made a discovery that would elude every other cinematic pioneer for years to come? In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father’s cinematograph. Bankrolled by Jacob, the ebullient local timber-merchant, and inspired by Anna, the girl sent to help him make moving pictures of their village, he stumbles on a revolutionary way of story-telling. Forty years on, Motl – now a famed American film director – looks back on his early life and confronts the cost of fulfilling his dreams.
Following Vincent in Brixton and The Reporter, Nicholas Wright’s new play is a funny and fascinating tribute to the Eastern European immigrants who became major players in Hollywood’s golden age.
The award-winning Antony Sher – whose previous work with the National Theatre includes Primo and Stanley – will play the role of Jacob.
Post-show Talk: Wednesday 4 April
Superseats available (These are rows F and G in the Stalls and are £5 more than price band 1. Superseats have lots of extra legroom… think business class)
Thank you for the overview and additional info!!! I will see him on May 5 in the evening. :D I'm so excited. Who of you has seen him already and what was it like?
-- Edited by Eileen on Sunday 8th of April 2012 05:17:09 PM
Whoop! I am so happy for you Eileen, you are coming over from Germany to see it especially? Not so long now!
I am sooo hoping to go in May to, but have this growing sinking feeling I won't manage the journey - without boring you too much with my tragic tale, I am recovering from a neurological illness and after being bed bound for far too long to mention I am only just managing a small bit of time in a wheelchair, BUT I am improving...maybe not quickly enough though! :/ Damien Molony and the National Theatre take note, a private perfomance may be my only way to see Travelling Light!
In the meantime, I love hearing about other people's trips to the theatre to see the play and meeting Damen!
I'm sorry to hear that. *hugs* I hope you will be able to make the journey. I read somewhere that at the end of April they will do some filming during the play. I guess that the play may be available on DVD or just as a video or maybe on TV later on? I really really hope you will be able to see him.
aw, thanks...and that would be an amazing second best alternative Eileen!
Travelling Light has already been broadcast at cinemas as part of "National Theatre Live" on 9 February, where th play was transmitted live. But I only found out about it after the event! please do it again NT!!!! I guess as a live experience, a standard film would be quite a big artistic compromise. A film of a filmmaker making film does have, in my opinion, an artistic appeal though!
Not to worry, I have no doubt that Damien has a long and successful career ahead of him, so there will be plenty more opportunites i am sure! i
In the meantime, I will continue to support him as an actor in my own little way.
has anyone out there seenTravelling Light? what did you think?