January 30, 2012

Contact:
Lisa Murray
Development & PR Director
lmurray@peterboroughplayers.org
www.peterboroughplayers.org
(603) 924-9344 ext. 105

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LEONARDO LIVE in HD at the Peterborough Players
Exhibition Broadcast from London’s National Gallery

Peterborough, NH (January 30, 2012) – The Peterborough Players will present LEONARDO LIVE, an HD movie of the National Gallery of London’s landmark exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan on Saturday, February 18, 1:00 pm. This never-before-seen exhibition brings together the largest number of da Vinci’s rare surviving paintings ever assembled in one collection. Tickets: $10/adults and $8/full-time students; Box Office: 603-924-7585 or order Online: www.peterboroughplayers.org

Art lovers globally will have the chance to be part of this highly-anticipated gallery exhibition, the first-ever, captured live for theatre audiences. The HD broadcast, a virtual walk-through of the exhibition, will be presented by internationally acclaimed art historians and broadcasters Tim Marlow and Mariella Frostrup. The exhibition was five years in the making and brings together 7 of da Vinci’s 14 extant paintings, along with 60 drawings. The audience will be able to see extraordinary detail on the Players’ big screen, with commentary from scholars and curators, without flying to London!

LEONARDO LIVE in HD
Saturday, February 18, 1:00 p.m.
Peterborough Players, 55 Hadley Rd., Peterborough 03458
$10 Adults, $8 Students
Box Office: (603) 924-7585 or online: www.peterboroughplayers.org

The Peterborough Players is handicapped accessible and is equipped with a hearing assistance system. Free parking available on site.

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The Peterborough Players, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, has been providing professional theatre to audiences since 1933. Peterborough Players, PO Box 118, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough, NH 03458, (603) 924-9344, www.peterboroughplayers.org.