The David Lean Cinema has partnered with National Theatre Live to bring their star-studded stage productions to the big screen, and the programming begins with stage shows featuring two very different “doctors”.
The stage-to-screen collaboration begins next week, on Wednesday March 19, with a screening of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, starring Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa and three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke.
Then, next month, the David Lean Cinema will be screening Armando Iannucci’s adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s Dr Strangelove, starring Steve Coogan.
The decision to bring live theatre to the 68-seater independent cinema, nestled in the Croydon Clocktower, seems a natural progression for the cinema which has always been a fierce champion of the arts, promoting independent movies, art-house cinema and international films. Continue reading











The school’s first headteacher, Dorinda Neligan, was a formidable leader and staunch suffragette, known for her activism in advancing women’s rights. “Under her leadership, Croydon High became a trailblazer in girls’ education, challenging societal norms and laying the foundation for generations of confident, capable young women,” the school says.






Now comes a comedy satire on stage, which the playwrights say they have based on Inside Croydon’s reporting, which was “incredibly insightful” and “a source of comedic and informative inspiration”. Ooo-err.
Congratulations to Inside Croydon contributor Peter Gillman, who yesterday saw his latest book, Murder In Cairo: Solving a Cold War Spy Mystery, given a front-page promotion by his former employers, while extracts were published as this week’s cover story in The Sunday Times Magazine.




