Welcome to our Spring 2024 season
Full programme details:
Klokkenluider Showing: Thursday 14th March - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre Director: Neil MaskellStars: Jenna Coleman, Tom Burke, Amit Shah Certificate: 15 Duration: 84mins Country: UK Year: 2022 “Ewan" (Amit Shah) and his wife "Silke" (Sura Dohnke) are holed up in a rather nice lakeside house in Flanders. They are awaiting the arrival of a journalist to whom they are going to impart some fairly startling information - for a fee, of course. It's so significant that the newspaper sends two minders - "Glynn" (Roger Evans) and "Chris" (Tom Burke) to keep an eye on them. Now these two have worked together for quite a while, but the latter man is eyeing up a career move to the middle east - and he's not necessarily looking to take his mate with him. Back to top Watch trailer |
8½ Showing: Thursday 21st March - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre Director: Frederico FelliniStars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimee, Claudia Cardinale Certificate: 15 Duration: 138mins Country: Italy Year: 1963 Guido is a film director, trying to relax after his last big hit. He can't get a moment's peace, however, with the people who have worked with him in the past constantly looking for more work. He wrestles with his conscience, but is unable to come up with a new idea. While thinking, he starts to recall major happenings in his life, and all the women he has loved and left. An autobiographical film of Fellini, about the trials and tribulations of film making. Back to top Watch trailer |
How To Have Sex Showing: Thursday 28th March - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre Director: Molly Manning WalkerStars: Anna Antoniades, Mia McKenna Bruce, Lara Peake Certificate: 15 Duration: 91mins Country: UK Year: 2023 Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday -- drinking, clubbing and hooking up, in what should be the best summer of their lives. BAFTA Award: Best Lead Perfomance Back to top Watch trailer |
Poor Things Showing: Thursday 4th April - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre Director: Yorgos LanthimosStars: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo Certificate: 18 Duration: 141mins Country: UK Year: 2023 The incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation. Back to top Watch trailer |
Scala!! Showing: Thursday 11th April - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre Directors: Ali Caterall, Jane GilesStars: Barry Adamson, John Akomfrah, Rick Baker Certificate: 18 Duration: 96mins Country: UK Year: 2023 Between 1978-1993 over a million people passed through the doors of the Scala Cinema for its daily changing programme of double-bills and All-Nighters, from high art to horror via sexploitation, Kung Fu, and LGBTQ+ This film features new interviews with diverse audience members who went on to become filmmakers, musicians, writers, actors, activists and artists. The interviews are combined with previously unseen archive material, iconic movie clips, animation and graphics. Back to top Watch trailer |
Feathers Showing: Thursday 18th April - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre Director: Omar El ZohairyStars: Demyana Nassar, Samy Bassiouny, Fady Mina Fawzy Certificate: Not rated Duration: 112mins Country: Egypt Year: 2021 When a magic trick goes awry at a children's birthday party, the authoritative father of the family turns into a chicken. An avalanche of coincidental absurdities befalls everyone; the mother, whose mundane life was dedicated to her husband and children, is now urged to come to the fore and take care of her family. While moving heaven and earth to bring her husband back and secure their survival, she goes through a total transformation. Back to top Watch trailer |
Medusa Deluxe Showing: Thursday 25th April - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre Director: Thomas Hardiman Stars: Luke Pasqualino, Lillit Lesser, Clare PerkinsCertificate: PG Duration: 101mins Country: UK Year: 2022 After a stylist is found dead at a hairdressing competition, the remaining competitors try to uncover the killer over the course of an evening. Rivalry and mistrust build as the contestants suspect that someone may be trying to rig the competition, by gruesomely picking off its entrants. Back to top Watch trailer |
Wild Strawberries Showing: Thursday 2nd May - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre Director: Ingmar BergmanStars: Victor Sjostrom, Bibi Anderson, Ingrid Thulin Certificate: PG Duration: 91mins Country: Sweden Year: 1957 With the exception of his elderly housekeeper Miss Agda who he treats almost like a surrogate platonic wife, widowed seventy-eight year old Dr. Isak Borg, a former medical doctor and professor, has retreated from any human contact, partly his own want but partly the decision of others who do not want to spend time with him because of his cold demeanour. He is traveling from his home in Stockholm to Lund to accept an honorary degree. Instead of flying as was the original plan, he decides to take the day long drive instead. Back to top Watch trailer |
Passages Showing: Thursday 9th May - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre Director: Ira SachsStars: Franz Rogowski, Ben Wishaw, Adele Exarchopoulos Certificate: 18 Duration: 91mins Country: UK Year: 2023 Set in Paris, this seductive drama tells the story of Tomas (Rogowski) and Martin (Whishaw), a gay couple whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas begins a passionate affair with Agathe (Exarchopoulos), a younger woman he meets after completing his latest film. Back to top Watch trailer |
Fallen Leaves Showing: Thursday 16th May - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre Director: Aki KaurismakiStars: Alma Poystii, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiainnen Certificate: 12A Duration: 81mins Country: Finland Year: 2023 n modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog. Back to top Watch trailer |
Afire Showing: Thursday 23rd May - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre Director: Christian PetzoldStars: Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Langston Uibel Certificate: 12A Duration: 102mins Country: Germany Year: 2023 While vacationing by the Baltic Sea, writer Leon (Thomas Schubert) and photographer Felix (Langston Uibel) are surprised by the presence of Nadja (Paula Beer), a mysterious young woman staying as a guest at Felix's family's holiday home. Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and with brutal honesty, forces him to confront his caustic temperament and self-absorption. As Nadja and Leon grow closer, an encroaching forest fire threatens the group and tensions escalate when a handsome lifeguard and Leon's tight-lipped book editor also arrive. Back to top Watch trailer |