Plot

Aging movie star Norma Desmond craves a comeback, convincing a screenwriter to help but their relationship spirals, leading to tragedy. Hollywood ambition and obsession depicted in noir style.

Haunted by her memories and dreams, movie star Norma Desmond yearns to return to the big screen. A struggling screenwriter who can't sell his scripts to the Hollywood studios may be her only hope, until their dangerous and captivating relationship leads to disaster.

Taken from Billy Wilder's 1950 film-noir classic & adapted for the stage by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black & Christopher Hampton - 'Sunset Boulevard' tells the story of a faded silent-movie star & a penniless screenwriter entangled in a complex relationship destined for devastation.

Under the constraints of the 2020 UK lockdowns, Director Nikolai Foster re-conceives his multi award-winning hit production as an innovative staged-for-film revival in a fusion of film & theatre that had never been seen before. Housed for the first time in Leicester Curve's fully-expanded multi-house space, this production was performed live & recorded for distribution globally. (excl. North America & Canada)