network
adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
based on the Paddy Chayefsky film
Stage adaptation of the Academy Award-winning film in which a network TV news anchorman is plunged into despair when his ratings drop and he is fired. He turns suicidal and threatens to kill himself live on air at an appointed time. Bizarrely, this announcement leads to a dramatic resurgence in popularity. Beale is reborn as "the mad prophet of the airwaves," a man who channels the anger of the common man. A nihilistic satire on the direction that television, and specifically news coverage, was headed in the Seventies.
Network
Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
Based on the Paddy Chayefsky film
Directed by Charles Askenaizer
Performance dates:
August 13 – September 29, 2024
Previews: Tuesday 8/13/24, Friday 8/16/24, Saturday 8/17/24 at 7 p.m. Saturday 8/17/24 and Sunday 8/18/24 at 2 p.m.
Regular performances: Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays at 7 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Performance location (NEW VENUE):
Invictus Theatre Company at the Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, Illinois 60618
Ticket prices:
Previews $25, Monday $25
Friday through Sunday $45
Season subscriptions available
Running time:
Approximately 2 hours with one 15-minute intermission.
Content advisory:
Please be advised this production contains adult content.
Produced by special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials supplied by WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
Broadway Premiere by David Binder, National Theatre, Patrick Myles, David Luff, Ros Povey and Lee Menzies
NETWORK was first presented by the Royal National Theatre and Patrick Myles, David Luff, Ros Povey and Lee Menzies on November 4, 2017
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