The Merry Wives of Windsor from The Globe Theatre, London
7th December 2019 The Merry Wives of Windsor from The Globe Theatre, London Running time 156 minutes including a 15 minute interval Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound in this timeless comedy. Sir John Falstaff, staying in Windsor and down on his luck, decides to restore his fortunes by seducing the wives of two wealthy citizens. But the ‘Merry Wives’ … [More...]
Transit (12A)
15th January 2020 Transit (12A) Directed by Christian Petzold. Starring: Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer, Godehard Giese, Lilien Batman, Maryam Zaree, Barbara Auer. Running time 102 minutes In a France occupied by a repressive invasive force, German refugee Georg flees to Marseille and assumes the identity of the dead writer whose transit papers he is carrying. Living among … [More...]
Honeyland (12A)
19th February 2020 Honeyland (12A) Directed by Tamara Kotevska & Ljubomir Stefanov. Starring: Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam. Running time 87 minutes In a deserted Macedonian village, Hatidze, a 50-something woman, trudges up a hillside to check her bee colonies nestled in the rocks. Serenading them with a secret chant, she gently manoeuvres the … [More...]
Bait (15)
18th March 2020 Bait (15) Directed by Mark Jenkin. Starring: Ed Rowe, Mary Woodvine, Giles Smith. Running time 89 minutes Modern-day Cornish fisherman Martin (Ed Rowe) is struggling to buy a boat while coping with family rivalry and the influx of London money, Airbnb and stag parties to his harbour village. The summer season brings simmering tensions between the locals and … [More...]
Judy (12A)
4th April 2020 Judy (12A) Directed by Rupert Goold. Starring: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock. Running time 118 minutes Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform in a sell-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in THE WIZARD OF OZ, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic … [More...]
Downton Abbey (12A)
15th April 2020 Downton Abbey (12A) Directed by Michael Engler. Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery, Joanne Froggatt, Brendan Coyle. Running time 122 minutes The multi-award winning television series Downton Abbey followed the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who worked for them at the turn of the 20th … [More...]
