The National Theatre's Skylight at the Grand!

Ellsworth, Maine - The Grand screens the acclaimed revival of David Hare's Skylight as part of the 2014-2015 season of high-definition performances live from the London stage at 2 pm on Thursday, October 23rd. General admission tickets are $17 for adults, $15 for seniors, $14 for Grand members, $12 for students, and $10 for youth 12 and under, and are available at The Grand Box Office, by phone (207) 667-9500, or online at www.grandonline.org.

One of the biggest hits in London this past summer, this production stars Bill Nighy (Love Actually, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Carey Mulligan (Inside Llewyn Davis, The Great Gatsby) and is directed by Stephen Daldry (The Audience), the entirety of which will be broadcast live from the West End by National Theatre Live at The Grand in Ellsworth. On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died. As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires.

So bring a friend and share the experience of seeing one of the world’s finest theaters presenting a
production that The New York Times’  deemed a “...nigh perfect production ” – NT Live’s HD presentation of David Hare's Skylight on screen at The Grand.

The Grand is proud to be presenting NT Live, a series of high definition simulcasts and encore performances from The National Theatre of London, which includes an encore hi-def screening of the electrifying stage production of Frankenstein directed by filmmaker Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) and starring the two current television Sherlock's- Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller– presented at 2 pm and 6 pm (with the actors switching roles between the two performances) on Saturday, November 8th, as part of its commitment to presenting theater in all its forms.

A full schedule can be found online at www.grandonline.org. Or follow The Grand on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Grand-Auditorium/112755987339.

Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan in David Hare's Skylight