Opera and theatre at Wolverhampton Light House

Light House Cinema in Wolverhampton continue their unique presentations of world class opera from the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden and live theatre from the National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre this October.

Thursday, October 6, 2011, will see a live broadcast of The Kitchen from the National Theatre at 6.45pm. Arnold Wesker's extraordinary play premiered at the Royal Court in 1959 and has since been performed in over 30 countries. The Kitchen puts the workplace centre stage in a blackly funny and furious examination of life lived at breakneck speed.

There will also be an encore screening of One Man, Two Guvnors from the National on Wednesday, October, 12, at 2pm, after a sell-out show in September. In Richard Bean's English version of Goldoni's classic Italian starring James Corden, comedy, sex, food and money are high on the agenda. Tickets for these National Theatre productions cost £12.50 (£11 concessions).

This month audiences can also experience Shakespeare as if from a front row seat at the Globe Theatre on Thursday, October 13, at 6.45pm. Directed by Mark Rosenblatt this special screening of Henry VIII, famous in its day as Shakespeare's most spectacular play, is a gorgeous pageant of royal ceremony. Dominic Rowan plays the title role and Miranda Raison Anne appears as Anne Boleyn. Tickets cost £12.50 (£11 concessions).

Opera lovers can experience the romantic and comic opera Der Rosenkavalier with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christian Thieleman on Monday, October 10, at 6.15pm. Renée Fleming leads a stellar cast as the Marschallin with Sophie Koch in a breeches role as her young lover, Octavian, in this opera set in Vienna during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa. Tickets cost: £18 Adult / £12.50 child.

And at the end of the month as part of Light House's FLIP Animation Festival there will be a screening of Operavox on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at 7pm. For the first time on the big screen see The Magic Flute, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Das Rheingold, Turandot and Rigoletto in abridged adaptations animated by six different directors. This screening will appeal to those who are familiar with the repertory and those who want to try something new. Tickets cost: £5.80 full price (£4.40 concessions).

To book tickets or for more information contact the Light House box office on 01902 716055, e-mail info@light-house.co.uk or visit www.light-house.co.uk