Winner
of the 2015 Oscar for Best Actor, three BAFTAs and two Golden
Globes
The
Theory of Everything (12A) is a British-produced
biographical romantic drama film, directed by James Marsh. It
was adapted by Anthony McCarten from the memoir by Jane Wilde
Hawking, which deals with her relationship with her former husband,
theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, his diagnosis of motor
neuron disease, and his success in physics.
The
Theory of Everything is being shown in
The Corn Exchange on Friday 26th February 2016 at 7.30pm Saturday
27th February 2016 at 7.30pm.
The
film stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones with Charlie Cox,
Emily Watson, Simon McBurney, Christian McKay, and David Thewlis
featured in supporting roles.
For
his performance as Stephen Hawking, Eddie Redmayne won several
awards and nominations including the 2015 Academy Award for
Best Actor.
The
Theory of Everything received four 2015 Golden Globe Award
nominations, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor –
Motion Picture Drama for Redmayne and Best Original Score for
Jóhannsson.
It received three 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations,
winning one for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Redmayne.
The
Theory of Everything received 10 nominations for the British
Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), and went on to win three: Outstanding
British Film, Best Leading Actor (for Redmayne) and Best Adapted
Screenplay (for McCarten).
Admission
is £6, with tickets available from Hamiltons Newsagents
and at the door on the evening, subject to availabilty.