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Location: BFI Southbank, London Dates: 06.11.25 12pm, 15.12.25 6:20pm   Introduced by Lucy Bolton, Professor of Film and Philosophy at Queen Mary University of London, the screening of 1984 invited audiences to discover Burton’s final film. Directed by Michael Radford and released in 1984, the adaptation of Orwell’s genre-defining dystopian novel casts Burton as the […]

Location: BFI Southbank, London Dates: 06.11.25 12pm, 08.12.25 6:10pm   Charlotte Frances Burton, Richard Burton’s granddaughter, introduced this ‘Burton-Taylor circus’ which became a cult favourite despite debuting as a box-office flop. Directed by Joseph Losey in 1968 and starring Elizabeth Tsylor, Richard Burton, Noel Coward, and Joanna Shimkus, Boom! brings a minor Tennessee Williams play

Location: BFI Southbank, London Date: 06.11.25 12pm, 07.12.25 3pm   This Graham Greene adaptation casts Richard Burton as Mr Brown, a hotel owner in Haiti during the island’s descent into terror under the Duvalier regime. Released in 1967, The Comedians presents a star-studded cast of Richard Burton, Alex Guiness, Elizabeth Taylor, and Peter Ustinov in

Date: 06.11.25 12pm, 08.12.25 8:30pm Location: BFI Southbank, London   Introduced by Charlotte Frances Burton, Richard Burton’s granddaughter, the Centenary actor gives one of his highest-regarded performances in this stunning adaptation of John le Carre’s classic Cold War novel. Released in 1965, the film tells the story of Cold Way spy Alec Leamas who chooses

Date: 06.11.25 12pm, 07.12.25 12:45pm Location: BFI Southbank, London   In this rarely-seen BBC play by John Osbourne, Richard Burton gives a sensitive performance recounting the true story of Victorian social reformer John George Holyoake. Directed by Tony Richardson and released in 1960, A Subject Of Scandal And Concern was introduced by writer, television producer

18.10.25   In October, we welcomed a full tour bus to the Richard Burton Guided Tour in the actor’s birthplace of Pontrhydyfen, and his childhood hometown of Taibach. Visitors learnt all about how the local communities and landscaped shaped the young rugby fan and miner’s son, Richie Jenkins, into global Hollywood sensation Richard Burton.

20.09.25   In September, we welcomed a full tour bus to the Richard Burton Guided Tour in the actor’s birthplace of Pontrhydyfen, and his childhood hometown of Taibach. Visitors learnt all about how the local communities and landscaped shaped the young rugby fan and miner’s son, Richie Jenkins, into global Hollywood sensation Richard Burton.

Sometime, life is more than lifespan. A small boy stands in front of 57 other people. 58 people whose voices collectively tell a story. A child of Pontrhydyfen, Phillip Burton, Auntie Cis and Uncle Elfed, the Taibach Draper who gave Rich his first job. Jimmy Porter, Caius Martius Coriolanus, King Arthur. Elizabeth Taylor, his lawyer,

We enjoyed the rehearsed reading of 3 Knights, 2 Welshmen and a Dame. The reading was performed at Bethel Chapel, in Burton’s birthplace of Pontrhydyfen, where his memorial was held. Written by PT Rose, the play is based on Burton’s time filming Wagner. Set in an Austrian hotel room, the scenes chart Burton’s experience being

22.08.25   In August, we welcomed a full tour bus to the Richard Burton Guided Tour in the actor’s birthplace of Pontrhydyfen, and his childhood hometown of Taibach. Our August tour also welcomed a BSL interpreter. Visitors learnt all about how the local communities and landscaped shaped the young rugby fan and miner’s son, Richie

As part of the Richard Burton Centenary celebrations, we invited poets of all backgrounds to take part in ‘The King of Pontrhydyfen’, a free-to-enter poetry competition paying tribute to the legendary Welsh actor and his roots. This was an exciting opportunity to capture the spirit of Burton including his commanding voice, his poetic soul, and

20.06.25   In June, we welcomed a full tour bus to the Richard Burton Guided Tour in the actor’s birthplace of Pontrhydyfen, and his childhood hometown of Taibach. Visitors learnt all about how the local communities and landscaped shaped the young rugby fan and miner’s son, Richie Jenkins, into global Hollywood sensation Richard Burton.