Lights Up

Lights Up

2021
Lights Up
Lights Up

Lights Up

5.5 | en |

A virtual theatre festival staged in lockdown. Household names join groundbreaking new talent - pushing the boundaries of what theatre can be when there is no audience in the room.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP10  Adam
Apr. 20,2021
Adam

The true story of a trans man, Adam Kashmiry, and his remarkable struggle across genders and borders. Based on the acclaimed National Theatre of Scotland play, with Adam himself in the lead role.

EP9  J'Ouvert
Apr. 26,2021
J'Ouvert

A fearless award-winning play about two best friends at the 2017 Notting Hill Carnival, seeking joy and resistance in a society where women’s bodies are frequently under threat.

EP8  The Winter's Tale
Apr. 25,2021
The Winter's Tale

Set across a span of 16 years, from the coronation to the moon landings, a new production of Shakespeare's play, staged for the screen by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

EP7  Orpheus in the Record Shop
Apr. 21,2021
Orpheus in the Record Shop

Ancient myth is charged with the magical crackle of vinyl in rapper and playwright Testament’s timely musical story of a young man’s journey out of isolation.

EP6  Buttercup
Apr. 14,2021
Buttercup

Fortune is live streaming her truth, weaving words of survival and solidarity. From a little girl in a bedroom in Kinshasa to a bold young poet in Liverpool, this is her story.

EP5  Harm
Apr. 13,2021
Harm

When a lonely estate agent becomes obsessed with the perfect life of a charismatic social media influencer, the lines between the online world and reality become dangerously blurred.

EP4  Sitting
Apr. 07,2021
Sitting

Three characters sit for a silent painter and reveal their personal truths in a play about love, loss and the importance of human connection.

EP3  Half Breed
Apr. 06,2021
Half Breed

Coming-of-age drama. A young woman from a small village has a burning desire to escape its small-minded atmosphere and move to the city to become an actress.

EP2  Sadie
Mar. 31,2021
Sadie

In David Ireland’s unflinching new play, a sharp-tongued Belfast cleaner relives painful and harrowing episodes in a showdown with her past. Filmed at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast.

EP1  Pale Sister
Mar. 30,2021
Pale Sister

Written by Colm Toibin, Pale Sister is a powerful retelling of the classic tale of Antigone. Lisa Dwan stars in a tour-de-force performance directed by Sir Trevor Nunn.

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5.5 | en |
Synopsis

A virtual theatre festival staged in lockdown. Household names join groundbreaking new talent - pushing the boundaries of what theatre can be when there is no audience in the room.

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Hopscotch Films , National Theatre of Scotland

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