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The Christophers
Midlands Arts Centre
Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham · and other venues
Fri 21 Aug · 16:00 · £10
About this event
What is the value of art? Does it reside in personal expression? Cultural longevity? Financial worth? These questions fuel this gloriously entertaining comedy, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Ed Solomon. A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960’s, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion. His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) enlist Lori (Michaela Coel; I May Destroy You , Mother Mary ), a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in his home studio, in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves.
5 dates across 2 venues →Dates & venues
Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham
16:00Fri 21 Aug
18:00Mon 24 Aug
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A different kind of night
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