Tomorrow! Tomorrow! We'll see you at @quadcinema tomorrow! š If you're Irish, have a family, or just like to laugh, be sure to get to Horseshoe's North American cinema premiere tomorrow. Go on. Treat yourself. šš /film/horseshoe/
North America, are you ready? š Horseshoe gallops onto a big screen near you this week, premiering at the illustrious @quadcinema in NYC on Friday! Tickets are onsale now -- click the #LinkInBio or visit horseshoemovie.com for all the info.
āDonnellan leads, probes, questions, pushes, drilling into the fundamental skills of the craft,ā Declan Donnellan is author of celebrated book, The Actor and the Target. ACTING observes him and Nick Ormerod, co-Artistic Director of their theatre company, @wearecheekbyjowl conduct an elaborate masterclass. The text is Macbeth, the Scottish play, and the film was shot in a derelict mansion on the outskirts of London. I would like to make the point that Declan is also wickedly funny, wry and refreshingly un-censoredā¦ so thatās your ātrigger warningā. Now @quadcinema #cheekbyjowl #shakespeare #theatre #dramaschool
All families are madā¦not least the Canavans. A drama comedy with a twist set in the wild West of Ireland. When Colm, the head of the family, dies, there are few who mourn his passing, not even his four estranged adult children.
But the legalities of his will must be observed and more than one Canavan sibling is harbouring secrets. As the Canavans return to the family home, the fate of the family unit, their sanity and the Canavan estate all hang in the balance.
Coming soon to North America! Visit to find a cinema screening near you.
Pop on the kettle and save the date, North America! š¬ #HorseshoeFilm begins its North American theatrical release at NYC's famed @quadcinema . Stay tuned for further updates and more cities to be announced accross USA and Canada. In the meantimeā¦cuppa tea?
The Shakespearean soliloquy is a fascinating theatrical form confronting the character with the problem of the audienceā¦ an other or others of the character themselves. āIf it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well / It were done quicklyā ACTING offers unique access to @wearecheekbyjowl method of making theatre. Our film is opening at the @quadcinema , NYC April 10th šwith special post screening events over the weekend. This clip features @orlando.j.a.m.e.s and @_daveburnett #declandonnellan #theatre #cheekbyjowl #creativedocumentary
THE ACTING Opens April 10th at the Quad Cinema
Q&As
Friday April 10th 6.45pm with director Sophie Fiennes and Executive Editor of The New York Review of Books Jana Prikryl, and author and scholar James Shapiro
Saturday April 11th 6.45pm with director Sophie Fiennes and philosopher and scientist Andrea Hiott
Sunday April 12th 3:45 with director Sophie Fiennes, Peter Jay Fernandez Co-Head of Acting at Columbia University, actor and Juilliard faculty member Jo Mei, director and NYU Grad Acting faculty, Mark Wing-Davey, and moderated by actor Jonathan Gordon #acting #actingclass #mcbeth
In a derelict Gothic mansion on the outskirts of London, eight actors ā four Macbeths and four Lady Macbeths ā rehearse for eleven days with renowned directors Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod of Cheek By Jowl. Working in pairs, they investigate key scenes and soliloquies from Shakespeareās Scottish tragedy. A strictly observational documentary, this film is not about the play. Itās about being offered a different position from which to view acting and theatre ā of seeing text newly animated in ways more subtle, surprising, revelatory and various than even the most dedicated theatre-goers might have considered possible.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK ACTING
If you've ever dreamed of interpreting the immortal words of the Bard while treading the boards, filmmaker Sophie Fiennes' observational documentary ACTINGĀ is a must-watch. Essentially a master class in Shakespearean acting, it follows the accomplished directors and talented acting ensemble of the acclaimed theatre company Cheek by Jowl as they rehearse scenes from MACBETH amid the gothic ruins of abandonned Twyford Abbey.
Read @AWFJorg coverage at the link in our bio or on AWFJ.org at /blog/2026/04/05/movie-of-the-week-april-5-2026-acting/
#SophieFiennes #DeclanDonnellan #CheekByJowl #Macbeth #Shakespeare #Masterclass #ActorsLife #dcumentary #MovieOfTheWeek #AWFJ #MOTW #AllianceofWomenFilmJournalists
