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| Celebrating the musical numbers of the finest villains, evil doers, baddies and the downright despicable.
Infamous cabaret miscreant Joe Black invites you to indulge in the glorious and mysteriously lime green hues of the dark side and find out why it feels so good to be bad.
Joined by their terminally bewildered henchwoman Friedrich Hollandaise on piano, Joe Black will celebrate the baddest in the land.
So be prepared you poor unfortunate souls and trust in me, as we connect to our friends on the other side.
Mirror mirror on the wall… Who’s the most evil one of all? |
| Friday 27 April 2018 |
20:00 |
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The Polly Morris Band join together with Bournemouth Male Voice Choir to provide an afternoon of music and entertainment to raise money for Bournemouth General Hospital.
Musical and funny in equal measures with the odd thoughtful song thrown in, The Polly Morris Band has earned the tag line, "Expect the Unexpected".
Carving a unique niche for itself in the British Men’s Choir scene, Bournemouth Male Voice Choir is best known for its genuinely diverse programming, use of stagecraft and themed concerts. They have also raised huge amounts for various charities. The choir members take their singing (but not themselves) seriously with a relaxed, well focused but good-humoured air permeating all the choirs activities.
This will certainly be an afternoon not to be missed so do book early to avoid disappointment. |
| Saturday 28 April 2018 |
14:30 |
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If you have not yet experienced The Polly Morris Band, then this show could be for you.
Following the success of the recent sell-out shows, the band, which has been described as " a fun band with a bit of extra Fun-ness thrown in", present an evening of songs and sketches.
There will be performances of new songs written by Polly, however, as always, expect the unexpected!
Whatever happens, you will need to be there! Come along and be part of it. |
| Saturday 28 April 2018 |
19:30 |
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| Part of the BEAF Festival Programme, The Cabinet perform live to accompany one of the silent era’s most influential masterpieces. Murnau’s eerie gothic psycho-drama, created in 1922, set the template for the horror films that followed. Cabinet’s score uses a range of voices– harp, guitar, viola, clarinet and percussion – to reflect the film’s pioneering expressionism. This landmark vampire film begins in the Carpathian mountains, where real estate agent Hutter has arrived to close a sale with the reclusive Herr Orlok. Despite the feverish warnings of the local peasants, Hutter journeys to Orlok's sinister castle. Hutter soon discovers that Orlok is no ordinary mortal. |
| Sunday 29 April 2018 |
19:30 |
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A rare chance to see a uniquely talented pianist/composer. Enjoy soothing, impressionist piano works composed by Lerouge himself. Influences include: Debussy, Ravel, Einaudi, David Lynch, Radiohead, Fleet Foxes and film noir movie soundtracks. James Lerouge learnt piano from the age of 5 and is classically trained, though he prefers to improvise nowadays.
This concert will have no score, just a journey of melancholic, elegant impressionism that will enliven your senses. You'll experience the joys of listening to music created in the moment. |
| Monday 30 April 2018 |
19:45 |
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| Abdul Karim arrives from India to participate in Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. The young clerk is surprised to find favour with the Queen herself. As Victoria questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance that her household and inner circle try to destroy. As their friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes, joyfully reclaiming her humanity. |
| Wednesday 02 May 2018 |
20:00 |
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Scott Lavene - Narcissism The Musical
Carlos is a narcissist. A cockney narcissist. But it wasn’t always this way. A charming tale of youth and vanity, cross-dressing and solitude. It contains semi nudity, bad dancing, sad piano ballads and rousing anthems. The show follows Carlos’s life from a small and terrified trainee narcissist to drug and booze addled narcissism and finally to the graceful and beautiful narcissist of the present day.
A tale of redemption and hope. And tight trousers.
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Amy Mason - Pepper’s Ghost
As the granddaughter of the late Lionel Jeffries, Amy’s performance tells a story of chance encounter and coincidence. 30 years ago, Jeffries came across a young man on a park bench in Bournemouth Gardens, in great distress, having just lost his friend to AIDS. Through coincidence the man, Kyle Wallace, became a friend of Amy’s many years later, and finally got to express his gratitude. This street performance uses spoken word and live close magic to retell this moving story, honouring Bournemouth’s history as an LGBT friendly town. Amy won the Dundee International Book Prize with her debut novel, The Other Ida |
| Thursday 03 May 2018 |
19:30 |
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Put a spring in your step with our May the 4th Be With You Cider Festival (Fancy Dress optional and a prize for the best dressed!) Fetch The Drinks has once again teamed up with Shelley Theatre to bring you another fun filled evening of proper cider, great food and live music.
Doors open at 6, music starts at 8, last entry 10:30 |
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Comedy. Cabaret. Chaos.
After a sensational sell out at the Shelley Theatre in 2013, BEAF brings back Slightly
Fat Features with a new show, stuffed full with stunts, laughs and mayhem.
Hard to describe until you witness it live. Suitable for kids but not a kids show.
Cirque du Soleil meets Monty Python.
Direct from The London Palladium.
Variety is back and it's Slightly Fat.
"INSPIRED SILLINESS…A PERFECT PICK ME UP" **** THE TIMES
"SUBLIME AND RIDICULOUS" **** THIS IS CABARET |
| Saturday 05 May 2018 |
19:30 |
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BEAF Bournemouth Emerging Arts Festival presents in association with Doppelganger Productions and Junior Jones
RIDE!
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| Based on the shocking murder of African American James Byrd Jr by members of
the Ku Klux Klan in 1998, this exceptional new production from scriptwriter John
Foster (Nominee for Best New Play for the Off the West End Awards 2018) is a one
man play about "a world distressingly ill at ease with itself", Jeremy Miles The Echo.
Directed by Charmaine K Parkin, performed by solo actor, Shaquille John and
accompanied with speech and sounds by Ben Waller, Foster examines the mindless
bigotry of race-hate and asks one simple but seemingly answerable question – why?
Supported by Arts Council England |
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'We never answer each other's questions. Have you noticed? We just add more questions. It's not communication, it's ping pong.'
In 'Games', Blind Elephant blur the line between reality and theatre by inviting the audience to share their thoughts and become part of the performance.
'After Liverpool' recounts some shockingly familiar moments that every couple can relate to. A coin toss before the performance is used to allocate roles between two gender blind couples.
Will you join the game? Or are you playing already… |
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Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe presents
JunNk
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Truly like nothing you've ever seen before.
A fabulous show of song, comedy, clowning and junkyard percussion
Yes – extraordinary musical adventures using just watering cans, drain pipes, oil drums, flip flops, PVC tubing, glass bottles and so much more, all combining to create a sensational whirlwind of pure entertainment.
Four top class high energy comedy performers combine superb a cappella harmony singing, captivating percussion, innovative musical creations and occasional gymnastics.
"They are more than just incredible, JunNk are extremely energetic, hilariously silly and stunningly talented – so much fun for all the family" Edfestmag |
| Saturday 12 May 2018 |
19:30 |
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| The story is based on the memoir by British actor Peter Turner and follows the playful
but passionate relationship between Turner (Jamie Bell) and the eccentric Academy
Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame (Annette Bening). First meeting in theatrical
digs in London, the legendary femme fatale and her young lover share a passionate
relationship for a time but then drift apart. Years later she collapses while on tour in
the North of England, and turns to her one-time lover for help and support. He takes
her home to Liverpool to his parents (Julie Walters and Kenneth Cranham) to be
looked after. |
| Wednesday 16 May 2018 |
20:00 |
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Angel rising…
Slowly, painfully, out of the fusion of rabid light and impenetrable darkness, Angel emerges, alien and alienated.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is radically reimagined in a freeform modern interpretation to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the novel's publication. The new play embraces the themes of the human ideal of perfection, psychosexual identity and the politics of gender and transgenderism.
Witness the civilian response to the untamed violence of Angel, the disaffected outlander, whose elemental presence is like a force of nature.
This innovative contemporary reworking of Frankenstein is a collaboration between the much talked about theatre company SISATA and Offie-nominated BAFTA award-winning playwright, John Foster. |
| Friday 18 May 2018 |
19:30 |
| Saturday 19 May 2018 |
19:30 |
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| Winners in the Best Duo category at the 2009 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and nine times nominated since 2001 in the Best Duo, Best Song & Best Live Act categories.
Chris While and Julie Matthews’ musical partnership began in 1993 when they were key members of the legendary folk super-group The Albion Band. In 1997 they left the band to concentrate on their work as a duo which has seen them tour throughout the world and gain an ever growing devoted fan-base. Their songs have been covered by a range of artists including Mary Black, Barbara Dickson, Christine Collister and Fairport Convention.
Both multi-instrumentalists, Julie plays guitar, piano, ukulele, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica and accordion while Chris plays guitar, bodhran, banjo, dulcimer and percussion. Their musical careers have produced successful solo albums and a variety of projects away from the duo including the Christmas band ‘St Agnes Fountain’ with David Hughes and Fairport Convention’s Chris Leslie. |
| Saturday 19 May 2018 |
20:00 |
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| Following James Hurn’s sell out tour in 2017, he is back by popular demand with his stunning one-man, many voices, show, celebrating over 60 years of Hancock’s Half Hour.
James – a talented actor and impressionist – will be performing a brand-new programme including one ‘lost’ episode of Hancock’s Half Hour, and two episodes he has written himself in the same style as Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, with James voicing the entire cast.
The new show is performed in the style of a radio performance in front of a live audience, bringing to life the classic days of radio comedy. Don’t miss it!
“Utterly masterful and quite, quite superb” Jon Culshaw - impressionist |
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Pure Drama are proud to present an evening of two acts.
The first act celebrates the wonderful world of Roald Dahl in 'Is this my story?'.
Join Pip on his quest to find his story, whilst meeting a host of colourful characters
from the much loved Roald Dahl stories. Written for the students of Pure Drama by Lizzie Frances.
The second act showcases the LAMDA students as they present an act of poetry and dramatic monologues.
Pure Drama is a fun, friendly and affordable Drama School in Southbourne.
Founded by professional Actor, Director and Drama Teacher; Lizzie Frances BA (Hons).
Group drama classes, LAMDA exams and Audition preparation. Suitable for all abilities aged 4+ |
| Tuesday 22 May 2018 |
18:00 |
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| Come join us at the Shelly Theatre for a fast paced, high octane night of fun, frolics, frills, life, love and laughter... maybe... truth is we don’t really know, it’s all improvised!! So if you're up for some laughter filled, one-of-a-kind, high energy, spontaneous performance Black Cherry have got the show for you. Your suggestions will provide and inspire the stimulus for never seen before comedy sketches, games and spontaneous musical theatre! Expect fun! Expect none of the actors to have learnt their lines!
Expect the unexpected. |
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| GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN gives a rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children's author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin (Will TIlston), whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie-the-Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie), and his nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald), Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what will the cost be to the family? |
| Wednesday 30 May 2018 |
15:00 |
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Duke Orsino is in love with lady Olivia, but she won't have anything to do with suitors. Viola is shipwrecked and believes her twin brother Sebastian to be dead. She pretends to be a boy and becomes a servant to Orsino. Olivia falls in love with Viola, believing her to be a boy, whilst Viola falls in love with Orsino. Then Viola's twin turns up…
Meanwhile, Sir Toby Belch (Olivia's uncle), Sir Andrew Aguecheek (his friend), Maria (a maid) and Feste (a jester) plot to make a fool out of the pompous Malvolio (Olivia's head steward).
In usual HandleBards style, expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack of chaos, and a great deal of laughter. |
| Sunday 03 June 2018 |
19:30 |
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Vanessa is a young woman who loves poetry, smashing the patriarchy and a well timed slut drop.
SEXY playfully looks at our conflicted relationship with our bodies and sexiness.
This explores our obsession with what is sexy through comedy, spoken word, dance and various states of undress. |
| Monday 04 June 2018 |
19:30 |
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| In Verona, the Montagues and Capulets are in the throes of a long-running family feud. In the midst of this two young members of the families – Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet – fall in love at the Capulet Ball. Even though they know their love is forbidden by their family allegiances, they marry in secret in the cell of Friar Lawrence.
In the midst of a duel, Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin,Tybalt, resulting in his banishment from Verona. Juliet feigns her own death in an attempt to reunite herself with the banished Romeo, but not everything goes quite according to plan.
In usual HandleBards style, you can expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack of chaos, and a great deal of laughter. |
| Tuesday 05 June 2018 |
19:30 |
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Christine captures all the rich emotion and tremulous frailty of Piaf's voice. Accompanied by the brilliant Michael Roulston piano, her voice resonates with an identical power and beauty.
No gimmicks. No pretence.
Nothing but a voice, singing of life's triumphs and tragedies, allowing the songs to speak for themselves: spine-tingling renditions of lost loves, wasted lives and no regrets.
She is quick-witted and funny and encourages us to laugh and sing with her as if we are all old friends. C'est sublime
"It's an incredible performance: heartwarming and at times heartbreaking." -Broadway Baby |
| Friday 08 June 2018 |
19:30 |
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Easy Rider - Dir. Dennis Hopper | 1969 | 95min | 35mm
One of the first films of its kind, a ritualistic experience and viewed (often repeatedly) by youthful audiences in the late 1960s as a reflection of their realistic hopes of liberation and fears of the establishment.
The films tagline of “A man went looking for America and couldn’t find it anywhere” transcended moviedom. Once called The Loners, Dennis Hopper co-wrote, directed, and starred in the Oscar-nominated biker flick about two men riding motorcycles from Los Angeles to New Orleans to Florida during the tumult of the Vietnam-era ’60s. Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson also starred, and Fonda co-wrote the script with Terry Southern and Hopper, and produced it.
With a budget of well under $1 million, the 1969 guerilla film went on to gross more than $60 million worldwide; it has been referred to as “the definitive counterculture blockbuster.”
After filming finished in 1968, it took Hopper a year to edit 80 hours of footage, which included scenes of real drug use, and a jaw-dropping conclusion. Despite a difficult shoot, it launched the prosperous New Hollywood period of moviemaking and ignited a revolution in cinema.
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Psychomania | Dir. Don Sharp | 1973 | 90m | 35mm - A gang of bikers who call themselves the Living Dead terrorise the population from their small town. After an agreement with the devil, if they kill themselves firmly believing in it, they will survive and gain eternal life. Following their leader, they commit suicide one after the other, but things don't necessarily turn out as expected...
Screening from an original Technicolor 35mm print.
Doors/Bar Open at 6.00pm
Please note this is an '18' and over event |
| Saturday 09 June 2018 |
19:00 |
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For 2018 Jo Philby returns with a streamlined line up, concentrating on the core
elements that have characterised the quality output from this popular Orkney based
singer/songwriter.
With a soulful & expressive vocal & Jo’s ability to transmit emotion into each word
Jo gathers you up for a totally absorbing musical journey, utilising textures of folk,
roots and country to tell her stories of the sea and Island life.
Orcadian born Elaine Grieve sensitively accompanies on Mandola & guitar with
beautifully haunting harmony vocals.
Don’t miss this heartfelt & entertaining Duo whilst they are touring in the South!
“Jo has a pure & mature voice and clearly believes in her chosen material” – fRoots |
| Thursday 14 June 2018 |
19:30 |
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| ‘Not Just Sax’ are a group of four professional musicians from the South who share a love of melodic, rhythmic jazz and enjoy pushing the boundaries of the idiom with both a variety of well-known jazz favourites and beautiful originals composed by pianist Ray Shea. The range of music styles crosses from gentle ballads and waltzes, to fast swing, Latin, and funk. The band has been together since 2002 and has played all over the south coast at a variety of jazz clubs and festivals, appealing to a wide range of ages. All musicians feature heavily in this band, hence one of the reasons why the band name ‘Not Just Sax’ was chosen. The band are excited to be launching their 6th Album ‘ Ticket to Everywhere’ at the Shelley Theatre. |
| Thursday 12 July 2018 |
19:30 |
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Dirt in the Gate Movies are excited to present 1984’s US box office #1 hit BEVERLY HILLS COP. This landmark ‘80s smash screens from an extremely rare 35mm print in association with The Celluloid Sorceress.
Eddie Murphy became a global superstar as Axel Foley, the Detroit police detective who “vacations” to Los Angeles in search of his best friend’s killer. Going against the orders of both his own superiors and the L.A.P.D., Axel recruits old friends and unlikely allies to pursue a major drug dealer posing as an art broker.
One of the biggest films Paramount ever produced, BEVERLY HILLS COP broke new ground casting a comedian in an action role originally tailored for Sylvester Stallone, a formula repeated by the producers of DIE HARD. Directed by Martin Brest (MIDNIGHT RUN) and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (TOP GUN), BEVERLY HILLS COP produced two sequels and several attempted reboots, but the original remains a timeless classic.
The Shelley Theatre plays host to screening this rare archival 35mm print.
The heat is on…… |
| Friday 13 July 2018 |
20:00 |
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Join popular local band Musique à Trois and their special guests, accordionist Janet Beale and violinist Francis MacNamara, for a Bastille Day celebration. Classic French jazz-flavoured chansons and comedy with glamourous chanteuse " Madame J " directing the musical Soirée.
Relax and enjoy the show cabaret-style in the theatre’s spacious Mulberry Room with the option of adding a freshly prepared French food platter (vegetarian option available).
"Jameson makes a fine job of the chansons" (The Times)
"What a perfectly charming evening …… a unique cabaret-style entertainment performed by the hugely talented trio …...in the intimate surroundings of the delightful Shelley Theatre….." (Scene One review). |
| Saturday 14 July 2018 |
20:00 |
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Early Bird Tickets available over the phone or in person.
Brian is financially dependent on his wife and in love with another woman. An acquaintance convinces him he would be better off if his wife were to die, and suggests the ‘perfect murder’. A fantastic curtain-raiser to this year’s season. |
| Thursday 02 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Friday 03 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Saturday 04 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Monday 06 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Tuesday 07 August 2018 |
19:30 |
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Early Bird Tickets available over the phone or in person.
The master of the ‘Time’ play weaves a tangle of secrets and lies and suggests the truth is a luxury some of us can ill afford.
Guest star: Hi De Hi’s Nikki Kelly as Miss Mockridge |
| Thursday 09 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Friday 10 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Saturday 11 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Monday 13 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Tuesday 14 August 2018 |
19:30 |
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Early Bird Tickets available over the phone or in person.
The creator of Paul Temple also wrote nine plays for theatre. Victim and the victimised become intertwined in this startling drama which originally starred Gerald Harper. |
| Thursday 16 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Friday 17 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Saturday 18 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Monday 20 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Tuesday 21 August 2018 |
19:30 |
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Early Bird Tickets available over the phone or in person.
A tense psychological study of guilt and obsession by the author of The Business of Murder, which graced the West End with Jenny Seagrove and Hayley Mills. |
| Thursday 23 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Friday 24 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Saturday 25 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Monday 27 August 2018 |
19:30 |
| Tuesday 28 August 2018 |
19:30 |
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| After their huge hits with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Brief Encounter and A Christmas Carol, Arena Theatre returns with the Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards, In Bruges, Hangmen) classic, The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Directed by Francesca Folan (Red Dwarf, Jeeves and Wooster), set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her early forties, and Mag her manipulative ageing mother whose interference in Maureen's first and potentially last loving relationship sets in motion a train of events that is as gothically funny as it is horrific. |
| Saturday 15 September 2018 |
19:30 |
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DIRT IN THE GATE MOVIES are back with a TWO DAY 35mm extravaganza of classic genre movies!
Welcome to GRINDFEST!
Our search of film archives the world over continues to bring rare 35mm prints out of storage and are excited to screen them on the big screen in their original native release format, some of which haven't been seen theatrically in the UK for YEARS!
Expect some surprises/give aways/short films/vintage trailers during the mind melting weekend of celluloid treats!
An exclusive 2 DAY GRINDFEST PASS will give you access to ALL of the following 35mm screenings (You must be 18 years or over to purchase and use a 2 day pass)
ERASERHEAD (1977)
POPCORN (1991)
THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987)
DEMONS (1985)
FROM BEYOND (1986)
THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X (2012)
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) |
| Friday 21 September 2018 |
18:55 |
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ERASERHEAD (1977) | 89m | B&W | 1.75:1 | Dir. David Lynch
Be warned: The nightmare has not gone away. A film that defies conventional logic and storytelling, fueled by its dark nightmarish atmosphere and compellingly disturbing visuals. Henry Spencer is a hapless factory worker on his vacation when he finds out he's the father of a hideously deformed baby. Now living with his unhappy, malcontent girlfriend, the child cries day and night, driving Henry and his girlfriend to near insanity. Experience David Lynch's debut feature for the first time all over again in a very rare 35mm screening.
Please note seating is unreserved for this event.
2 DAY GRINDFEST PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Friday 21 September 2018 |
19:00 |
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POPCORN (1991) | 91m | 1.85:1 | Dir. Mark Herrier, Alan Ormsby
A group of students are given the opportunity to renovate an old cinema for an all night horror-thon. Years previously at that theatre, a deranged film cult screened ‘Possession’, which resulted in a crazed bloodbath leading to a blazing inferno where the aggressor supposedly perished. When sweet student Maggie begins seeing him in her nightmares and strange things start happening, it seems that maybe he's returned.
Please note seating is unreserved for this event.
2 DAY GRINDFEST PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Friday 21 September 2018 |
21:15 |
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THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987) | 79m | 2.35:1 Panavision | Dir. Fred Dekker
You know who to call when you have ghosts but who do you call when you have monsters? The Monster Squad are a tree house club of five kids who are self-proclaimed horror fanatics. Little did they know that their enthusiasm in the genre would suddenly come in handy as their town is invaded by Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, The Mummy and a Sea Creature. Dracula is terrorizing the town, trying to locate a powerful amulet which has the potential for serious disaster. When no one else believes the kids, or when no one else is powerful enough to stop them using traditional crime fighting methods, the Monster Squad takes things upon themselves to save the day.
Please note seating is unreserved for this event.
2 DAY GRINDFEST PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Saturday 22 September 2018 |
11:45 |
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Dirt in the Gate Movies present
Demons
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DEMONS (1985) | 88m | 1.85:1 | Dir. Lamberto Bava
They will make cemeteries their cathedrals and the cities will be your tombs.
Several people are invited to join the re-opening of Metropol, a palatial movie theatre. As the horror film shown to the guests gets more and more violent, the people start to transform one by one into bloodthirsty demons. The remaining guests begin the desperate battle for their lives.
Please note seating is unreserved for this event.
2 DAY GRINDFEST PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Saturday 22 September 2018 |
13:45 |
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FROM BEYOND (1986) | 85m | 1.85:1 | Dir. Stuart Gordon
Humans are such easy prey. From the makers of RE-ANIMATOR!
Unable to tame the unharnessed power of the mysterious device which stimulates the pineal gland, the Resonator, Dr Edward Pretorious ends up dead and his trustworthy assistant, Dr Crawford Tillinghast, confined to an insane asylum accused of his murder. But soon, under the supervision of the demure Dr Katherine McMichaels, the Resonator will hum once again in a desperate attempt to regenerate Dr Pretorious' fruitless experiment and finally unlock the doorway to the otherworldly reality of the fourth dimension. However, the myriads of the unseen and monstrous entities that reside in a nightmarish realm, can't wait to return into ours.
Please note seating is unreserved for this event.
2 DAY GRINDFEST PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Saturday 22 September 2018 |
16:00 |
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THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X (2012) | 106m | 2.35:1 Ghastlyscope | Dir. Paul Bunnell
UK's first 35mm Screening!
A truly mad concoction, blending 1950s juvenile delinquents, sci-fi melodrama, song-and-dance, and a touch of horror, everything in just the right combination to create a mesmerising big screen spectacle! This curious and curiously entertaining story involves one Jonathan Xavier and his devoted misfit gang who, incidentally, have been exiled to Earth from the far reaches of outer space. Johnny's former girlfriend Bliss has left him and stolen his Resurrection Suit, a cosmic, mind-bending uniform that gives the owner power over others. Along the way, there will be several highly stylized musical numbers, lots of genuinely humorous dialogue, and a wacky plot-twist or two, all beautifully captured on the very last of Kodak's black-and-white Plus-X film stock.
Please note seating is unreserved for this event.
2 DAY GRINDFEST PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Saturday 22 September 2018 |
18:45 |
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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986) | 99m | 2.35:1 Panavision | Dir. John Carpenter
Jack Burton's in for some serious trouble and you're in for some serious fun.
When trucker Jack Burton agreed to take his friend Wang Chi to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang's fiancee has emerald green eyes, which make her a perfect target for an immortal sorcerer named Lo Pan and his three invincible cronies. Lo Pan must marry a girl with green eyes so he can regain his physical form. Now, Jack must save Wang's fiancee from Lo Pan and his henchmen, and win back his stolen truck. But how can he defeat an enemy who has no body?
Please note seating is unreserved for this event.
2 DAY GRINDFEST PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Saturday 22 September 2018 |
21:00 |
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| When Josienne Clarke signed to the illustrious Rough Trade Records, its founder Geoff Travis told The Guardian that she writes, “songs that rearrange your internal emotional landscape…reinventing the popular song structure.” Which was nice of him. With a rare gift for poetic melancholy, the Josienne has a voice to die for performing with guitarist Ben Walker who has a reputation for flawless musicianship and for writing music that sets off a song to perfection. Hailed by Total Guitar magazine as one of 'the best acoustic guitarists in the world right now', a master of intricate and subtle fingerstyle, he sounds like no-one else. |
| Saturday 29 September 2018 |
20:00 |
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The cult classic returns! Sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet
(Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie
mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist.
As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters,
including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O'Brien).
Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation:
a muscular man named "Rocky."
Expect surprises and celluloid treats along the way!
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| Saturday 20 October 2018 |
20:00 |
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| Winner of BBC Folk Awards for best newcomer and best traditional track, Jackie Oates is a name synonymous with the reinvigoration of English folk music, beguiling audiences with a delicate balance of tradition and reinvention. Her mellifluous voice and imaginatively plaintive fiddle style has won her several BBC Folk Awards during a 10-year recording career that began as a member of the emerging Unthanks and has continued with five acclaimed solo albums. Collaborations with Alasdair Roberts, Belinda O'Hooley, and her brother Jim Moray on material that's ranged from traditional ballads to eerie lullabies and rich contemporary songs, Jackie has earned fans beyond the folk scene she grew up in. |
| Saturday 24 November 2018 |
20:00 |
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