[FILM REVIEW] THE CHORAL Review

Summary: A choral society’s male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr. Guthrie to recruit teenagers. Together, they experience the joy of singing while the young boys grapple with their impending conscription into the army.

Year: 2026

Cinema Release Dates:  1st January 2026 (Australia), TBA (Thailand), 7th December 2025 (UK), 25th December 2025 (USA)

VOD Release Dates: TBA

Country: UK, USA

Director: Nicholas Hytner

Screenwriter: Alan Bennett, Stephen Beresford

Cast: Mark Addy (Joe Fytton/Bass in The Choral), Roger Allam (Alderman Bernard Duxbury/Tenor in The Choral), Alun Armstrong (Herbert Trickett/Bass in The Choral), Simon Russell Beale (Sir Edward Elgar), Oliver Briscombe (Lofty/Bass in The Choral), Oliver Chris (Major Dobson), Ron Cook (Reverend Woodhead), Angela Curran (Mrs. Pemberton/Alto in The Choral), Christopher Dean (Podge/Tenor in The Choral), Jacob Dudman (Clyde/Tenor in The Choral), Robert Emms (Robert Horner), Emily Fairn (Bella Holmes/Soprano in The Choral) Ralph Fiennes (Dr. Henry Guthrie), Tamzin Griffin (Miss Niner – Cellist), Thomas Howes (Gilbert Pollard), Lyndsey Marshal (Mrs. Bishop), Roxanne Morgan (Flo/Sorprano in The Choral), Amara Okereke (Mary Lockwood/Soprano in The Choral), Carolyn Pickles (Miss Muschamp/Alto in The Choral), Eunice Roberts (Mrs. Duxbury), Malcolm Sinclair (Canon Truelove), Shaun Thomas (Mitch/Bass in The Choral), Taylor Uttley (Ellis/Bass in The Choral), Fenella Woolgar (Lady Horsfall)

Running Time: 113 mins

Classification: M (Australia), TBC (Thailand), 12A (UK), R (USA)

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