FILM

LIVE THEATRE The Deep Blue Sea

National Theatre Live/ Youtube, from Thursday, July 9

A few years ago, many folks who couldn’t get to London were treated to a live streaming version of Medea, in which Helen Mccrory gave a retina-searing performance. That National Theatre Live production was the next best thing to being there, and now there’s a chance to see the Peaky Blinders star in this version of Terence Rattingan’s critically acclaimed 1952 drama.

Filmed live at the Lyttelton Theatre in 2016, The Deep Blue Sea tells the story of a woman’s tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge. Mccrory re-teamed with Medea’s Carrie Cracknell for this production, which has picked up a wealth of glowing reviews over the past few years.

Excellent support comes from Tom Burke.

The Old Guard

Netflix, from Friday, July 10 Charlize Theron fans have been counting the days until this adaptation of Greg Rucka’s acclaimed graphic novel dropped on Netflix. She plays Andy, a warrior who leads a covert group of seemingly invincible mercenaries. They have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries.

However, when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their supernatural abilities are suddenly exposed, Andy and new recruit Nile must help the group stop those who seek to replicate and monetise their power by any means necessary.

If the trailer is anything to go by, this should be one of the most talked about fantasy thrillers of the year.

And obviously the presence of Chiwetel Ejiofor doesn’t hurt matters one bit.

SERIES Little Voice

Apple TV+ from Friday, July 10

JJ Abrams has the Midas touch when it comes to any project, whether it’s Mission: Impossible, Star Trek or Star Wars.

Now his company Bad Robot

are hoping this new series will help Apple TV+ win the ratings war against other online streaming giants. No connection to the namesake Jane Horrocks drama, it explores “the universal journey of finding your authentic voice in your early 20s”.

Keep an eye on Brittany O’grady, Shalini Bathina and British actor Sean Teale. This could be the series that turns them all into stars. One of the driving forces behind the series is Jessie Nelson, who also worked on under-rated Al Pacino offering Danny Collins, and adapted the film Waitress for the stage.

She’s written and directed many of the episodes, so it’ll be interesting to see if this voice resonates with the masses.