Past Events Archive
The Palace of Varieties
Sat 28 Sep 2013 @ 20:00 · Events
The local music hall revivalists bring their unique music hall themed bombast to the Museum for a night of theatrical tomfoolery, lyrical comedy and musical incursions.
The Black Pirate (1926) – screening
Sat 21 Sep 2013 @ 19:30 · Events
This silent adventure film shot entirely in two-strip Technicolor stars Douglas Fairbanks. Donald MacKenzie, well known as the organist from the Odeon Leicester Square, will both introduce the film and accompany it live on the piano.
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Picture Palace Project Exhibition & Walk
Sat 21 Sep 2013 @ 10:00 - 17.00 · Events
Hear and contribute to a wonderful bank of memories of grand Picture Palaces and "cosy" cinemas! Free entry and Museum tours. Plus, at 10.30 a free guided walk (only 20 places!), exploring Picture Palaces from Waterloo via the Elephant to the Cinema Museum, with an exclusive peek inside the Coronet Theatre on the Old Kent Road, and at 14.00 a screening of We Are All One, a film about Bermondsey made by young people from the Downside Fisher youth club.
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Open House Weekend 2013
Sat 21 Sep - Sun 22 Sep 2013 · Events
Tour our ex-workhouse home! Last entry at 16.00, and tours of the building at 11.00, 14.00 and 16.00 on a first come basis.
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The Dixie Ticklers: Jazz at the Workhouse
Fri 20 Sep 2013 @ 19:30 · Events
Listing Woody Allen as a fan, the internationally acclaimed Dixie Ticklers bring a flavor of New Orleans to downtown Kennington. An evening of hot jazz, cool blues, vintage movies, drinks, dancing and delicious food.
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Jazz on Film: An Anthology
Thu 19 Sep 2013 @ 19:30 · Events
Writer and broadcaster Michael Pointon presents an eclectic and intriguing selection of jazz on film, featuring many of the great names in jazz, while also including rarely-seen footage of lesser-known musicians and vocalists.
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Ten Rounds with De Niro
Tue 17 Sep 2013 @ 19:30 · Events
A special Scalarama-flavoured edition of our regular film quiz. Expect shocking double-bills of trivia, movie marathons of mindbog-glers and all-nighter headscratchers!
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Northern Nights Festival
Wed 11 Sep - Thu 12 Sep 2013 · Events
Two nights of screenings, networking, workshops and presentations for filmmakers.