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Skylight

Original title: National Theatre Live: Skylight
  • Video
  • 2014
  • 2h 15m
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8.4/10
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Skylight (2014)
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On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant, a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recent... Read allOn a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant, a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died.On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant, a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died.

  • Directors
    • Stephen Daldry
    • Robin Lough
  • Writer
    • David Hare
  • Stars
    • Carey Mulligan
    • Bill Nighy
    • Matthew Beard
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    650
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    • Directors
      • Stephen Daldry
      • Robin Lough
    • Writer
      • David Hare
    • Stars
      • Carey Mulligan
      • Bill Nighy
      • Matthew Beard
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Carey Mulligan
    Carey Mulligan
    • Kyra Hollis
    Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy
    • Tom Sergeant
    Matthew Beard
    Matthew Beard
    • Edward Sergeant
    Michael Bott
    • Tom Sergeant (understudy)
    David Hare
    David Hare
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      • Stephen Daldry
      • Robin Lough
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      • David Hare
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      Matthew Beard and Carey Mulligan also worked together on the film An Education (2009)

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    10/10

    It rarely gets better than this.

    Three incredible actors at the top of their game. A sharp, funny script by one of Britain's best playwrights. And an incredible vivid staging that allows the actors to really show off their chops while enhancing the claustrophobic material impoverishment of Kira's current life. When Nighy bursts in, it's like a 1000w light has been lit, and he rages around this tight set like an angry lion. Mulligan is not frightened of him, though. She rages back, but in a more deliberate manner, showing who really has the control over her life and the situation.

    And delicate, gangly, funny Matthew Beard is the thread that unites the two halves of the play and the lives of the two players, playing a spoilt, obnoxious but also incredibly endearing Edward.

    Honestly one of the best 'theatre' experiences I've ever had. Thank you to NT Live for allowing us to participate even though we live in Australia.
    • cbrandonj
    • Dec 4, 2021
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    • Release date
      • July 17, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • National Theatre Live: Skylight
    • Filming locations
      • Wyndham's Theatre, Charing Cross Rd, Soho, London, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • National Theatre
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      • $875,434
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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