April
3rd Wonder Reels: live music and screening of Beat Girl
10th Iain Sinclair screening: Niagara and Cul de Sac
17th Celebrating Chaplin: on the 100th anniversary of the first appearance of the Tramp, Chaplin expect Glenn Mitchell presents an evening of films.
19th The Blinkin’ Buzzards – Quarterly meeting of The Buster Keaton Society
24th And the Award goes to … Star Canine Performances. Although the Golden Collar Awards only date from 2012, the recent winner Uggie was preceded by a over a century of talented dogs who – in serious drama, comedy and animation – ‘could have been a contender’. This illustrated talk features the four-legged stars who have graced the cinema screen from the early days to the present.
29th Mark Kermode introduces one of his favourite films, Jeremy (1973), starring Robby Benson, followed by a Q&A.
May
1st-4th The Archive Film Festival: Dad Made Dirty Pictures and The King of Mont Ventoux + two more films tbc
8th Screening: Orgy of the Dead
10th Palace of Varieties: An Evening of Music Hall
15th An Evening of Just William with personal appearances by William Graham and John Clark
22nd An Evening with John Krish, including a screening of his film Let My People Go
29th A Tribute to Leni Riefenstahl presented by writer/broadcaster Michael Pointon, with clips from her films and a screening of The Blue Light (1932)
30th The return of the Dixie Ticklers: an evening of music, films and food. New scores for three short silent movies in the first hall + the Dixie Ticklers will play their usual popular set during the second half.
31st Iain Sinclair screening: Psycho and Touch of Evil
June
5th Wonder Reels: live music and screening of Lindsay Anderson’s if….
7th An Evening with Roy Hudd
20th Physical comedian Dan Kamin returns; two performances, afternoon and evening.
21st-July 5th Fashion Victim – the musical