
Event Description
This showing was originally scheduled for 23 April at 7pm, but will now take place on 29 April at 7pm. All ticket-holders will have been contacted by The Regal.
Based on a remarkable true story, Mr Burton gives a fascinating insight into how the poor son of a miner became one of the greatest actors the world has ever known, with the help of an unlikely mentor.
In the industrial Welsh town of Port Talbot, 1942, Richard Jenkins (played by Harry Lawtey) lives as a wayward schoolboy, caught between the pressures of his struggling family, a devastating war, and his own ambitions. However, a new chance arises when Richard’s innate talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton (BAFTA winner Toby Jones).
Taking Richard under his wing, the young man thrives as a result of Philip’s strict tutelage and the guidance of kindly landlady, Ma Smith (Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville). However, as the acting world comes within Richard’s reach, the burden of his past risks holding him back forever.
Directed by Marc Evans and starring Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Lesley Manville, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Steffan Rhodri and Aneurin Barnard, Mr Burton is released in 2025 to mark the centenary of Richard Burton’s birth.