Murdock Theatre

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  A Trip to the Moon (1902)

  May 31

  A TRIP TO THE MOON (16 mins)

  Sourced from a hand-painted color version of Méliès masterpiece that had been considered lost for several decades, A Trip To The Moon has been fully restored and is presented with an original score by the French band, Air (Virgin Suicides).

  THE EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE (63 mins, directed by Serge Bromberg & Eric Lange; English & French w/ English subtitles)

  The Extraordinary Voyage chronicles the journey of A Trip to the Moon from the fantastical Méliès’ production in 1902 to the astonishing rediscovery of a nitrate print in color in 1993, to the premiere of the new restoration on the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival in 2011.

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  Pretty Things Peepshow

  June 1

  The Pretty Things Peepshow returns to the Murdock! Take a peek into the past with The Pretty Things Peepshow, a vintage vaudeville style burlesque sideshow known as “Broadville.”

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  Frankenstein

  June 2 & June 2

  A new play by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley. Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre to direct this visionary production with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller. It will return to cinemas worldwide from June for a limited season of encore screenings. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.

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