Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa’s new venture will get UK cinema launch date | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Doctor Who actor Ncuti Gatwa’s new stage revival of The Importance of Being Earnest has secured a UK cinema launch date for subsequent 12 months.

The star is poised to characteristic within the Oscar Wilde play on the National Theatre for a strong two months ranging from November 20.

Following the present’s conclusion in January, it has been confirmed {that a} filmed model will grace cinemas on February 20 as a part of National Theatre Live.

The stage manufacturing revolves round the principle characters Jack (performed by Hugh Skinner) and his mate Algy (Ncuti) who discover themselves entangled in an online of deceit after assuming false identities to woo two girls.

Joining Ncuti and Hugh within the solid are fellow Doctor Who actors Sharon D Clarke and Ronke Adekoluejo, together with Little Women actress Eliza Scanlen, stories the Mirror.

The play is directed by theatre maestro Max Webster, recognized for his work on stage variations of Macbeth, Life of Pi and To Kill A Mockingbird.

Ncuti made his first look because the fifteenth physician throughout final 12 months’s Christmas particular, immediately resonating with viewers.

He was accompanied by his new sidekick Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) as they launched into a recent chapter of the present.

The duo returned earlier this 12 months for his or her inaugural full sequence of eight episodes for the 14th sequence.

They have already shot one other Christmas particular set to broadcast on Christmas Day this 12 months, the place they are going to be joined by a brand new companion, Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu). In addition to the 2025 sequence already being within the can, the way forward for the present hangs within the stability.

Creator Russell T Davies opened as much as Radio Times, affirming: “I’m working on the fourth script now for season three. It’s not actually commissioned, that’s still up in the air.”

He added a cautious be aware: “But that’s the same for every TV programme. I shouldn’t say we’re confident, because that’s asking for a fall, but we’re very confident, to be honest. And we’ll just keep going.”

The Importance of Being Earnest will play on the National Theatre from November 20. The filmed model will air in UK cinemas three months in a while February 20.