Wem Town Hall programme Oct 2016 - Jan 2017
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Arts Learning Community Enterprise
Wem Town Hall Autumn - Winter 2016 Hello and Welcome It’s that time of year again (can you believe it?!) where the nights are drawing in and an autumn crispness begins to settle over the Shropshire hills – and that means a great season of live music, big screen events, live theatre and of course, the biggest and best movies around! We have a very exciting programme of live events coming up and are ecstatic about welcoming back the brains behind The Mighty Prince, Open Sky, with not one, but two, of their new shows Scorched and Hairy Fairy Tails! If you’re looking for a magical evening with style, don’t miss Victorian duo Morgan and West and their evening of mystical parlour tricks. Or if you want to pass a winter evening with a great ale and some fabulous music, look no further than genre-defying group Polly and the Billets Doux. In the Big Screen section we’ve some spectacular streamed productions, including the new season from the Royal Opera House and the legendary 25th Anniversary Gala performance of Miss Saigon, broadcast for one night only in cinemas. As a special treat for reading this far, quote ‘SPIFFING’ at the box office to receive £1 off one of the Arts Alive marked events listed in this brochure!
Volunteer with us Wem Town Hall exists thanks to the time, dedication and commitment of many volunteers working in a variety of roles. If you would like to find out more about volunteering opportunities please contact us on 01939 232299/ volunteers@wemtownhall.co.uk
Hire us We have a great range of spaces available for private hire, business meetings, conferences, community and special events. We offer high quality catering to suit all tastes and budgets and house a superb range of audio visual equipment to meet all your technical needs. From Birthdays to Wedding Receptions and Business Meetings to Cinema Parties we might just be what you are looking for. Contact us on 01939 232299/ info@wemtownhall.co.uk for more information.
Eat and Drink with us Our café/bar is open Monday to Saturday and for evening events, providing a warm welcome to all visitors. With free wi-fi access, the light and airy surroundings are the perfect place to meet up, relax, eat, drink and share. Our locally sourced menu offers homemade and high quality dishes and we offer speciality coffees, teas and soft drinks, along with a range of wines and local beers.
MUSIC, THEATRE, DANCE, COMEDY Polly and The Billets Doux
Friday 11 November, 8pm Known for their flawless and energy-filled live performances, the genre-defying quartet Polly and the Billets Doux boast a genius blend of Folk, Pop, Rock N' Roll, Soul, Country, Blues and even Gospel. Polly and the Billets Doux have been championed by Bob Harris & Terry Wogan on Radio 2, Tom Robinson on Radio 6 as well as live sessions with Cerys Matthews and ‘Loose Ends’ on Radio 4. Their reputation as a formidable force on the stage is spreading quickly. It’s going to be a big year for this vibrant, exciting and hugely promising band.
WTH Top Pick! Protein Dance: May Contain Food, May Contain You
Saturday 15 October, 7.30pm Enjoy a lip smacking fusion of music, dance and mime as award winning dance company Protein present a thought provoking evening of dance theatre around our relationship with food and eating. Set in a dining environment, your hosts Sonya and Carl will invite you to sit at a table and serve an indulgent, nostalgic, immersive show that brings food to life. To make the event extra special you are invited to bring your own food that you have made, grown or bought – something with sentiment that you wish to offer and share. Tickets: Early birds at £10 Adults, £8 WTH friends, £5 19yrs & under until 29th September, thereafter at Papagena £11/ £9 /£5
“a harmonious blend of folk, soul, country and gospel” The Sunday Times “an eclectic and inspired musical blend” The Guardian Tickets: Early birds at £12 Adults, £10 Friends and Children until 27th October thereafter at £13.50/£11.50
Ballroom and Sequence Dance
Friday 25 November, 7.30pm & Friday 27 January, 7.30pm Ballroom and Sequence dancing on the best dance floor in Shropshire, with live music by John Harrison and Graham Derby respectively. Tickets: £5 Dancers, £2.50 Non dancers
WTH Community Trust Annual Quiz & Raffle
Saturday 19 November, 7pm The hottest competition of the year is back in an evening of entertainment to fundraise for Wem Town Hall Community Trust! Pull your quiz teams together and get genned up on all things entertainment and general knowledge. There’s a prize for the winners and Mars bars for those bringing up the rear! Tickets: All at £3, 6 people per team max
Open Sky presents: Scorched
Wednesday 23 November, 7.30pm (60 minutes) Egypt. 1941. WWII. An escaped German officer. A two-day chase across the brutal Sahara. A triumphant capture. A hero’s return. Told from the armchair of Jack’s care home, Scorched uses new writing, physical theatre, period music, puppetry and projection to create a hazardous journey of remembrance. Suitable for ages 12+. Tickets: Early birds at £10 Adults, £8 WTH Friends, £5 19yrs and under until 9th November, thereafter at £11/£9/£5
“exquisitely executed, creating a theatricality that’s rare in a solo show” The Scotsman
Open Sky: Hairy Fairy Tails
Friday 9 December, 4pm (45 minutes) Three well loved fairy tales told from a most unusual perspective. Who decides who are the goodies or the baddies, the heroes or the zeros? You do! Fun packed storytelling for all the family featuring physical theatre, puppetry, live music and LOTS of cheering! Hairy not scary, for ages 3+. Tickets: Adults £8, Children £6, Family Ticket £26 (2 Adults & 2 Children)
Winter Festival Craft & Food fair
Friday 2 December, 5pm – 9pm Buy your loved ones something special this Christmas at our Christmas craft and food fair. Featuring local products made by local people.
WTH Top Pick! Morgan and West Parlour Tricks
Sunday 15th January, 7pm (1 hour 50 minutes including interval) Magicians, Time Travellers and all round spiffing chaps! Time travelling magic duo Morgan & West present a brand new show chock-full of jaw dropping, brain bursting, gasp eliciting feats of magic. The dashing chaps offer up a plateful of illusion and impossibility, all served with wit, charm and no small amount of panache. The perfect antidote to the January blues, this is one event not to be missed. “They're clearly hugely talented.” The Daily Mirror
Tickets: Early birds at £10 Adults, £8 Friends, £5 19yrs and under until 3rd January 2017, thereafter £11/£9/£5
The Hut People
Friday 17 February, 8pm Taking the audience on a musical journey around the World, English instrumental duo The Hut People present a show like nothing you’ve ever seen before – expect feel-good dancing tunes, audience participation, step dancing, Quebecois foot-percussion (whilst playing the accordion!) and humour aplenty to chase away the winter blues. This is high-octane feel-good music from a very likeable duo that have the ability to get the whole audience involved and loving it – before the end of the first tune! Mixing global rhythms with folk tunes from Quebec to Spain, Scandinavia to Sussex and everywhere in between, this is a quirky celebration of our rich musical heritage – and it works so well! Tickets: Early birds at £11 Adults, £10 WTH Friends and Children until 2nd February, thereafter at £12.50/£11.50
Advance Date for your diary… Shropshire Music Trust: Project Jam Sandwich
Friday 12 March, 7.30pm This dynamic quintet of award-winning musicians will jam up a legendary storm of fusion folk explosion from around the world. Ranging from the music of Bulgaria to South Africa to Scotland, Project Jam Sandwich concocts their own charismatic arrangements to create a varied, acoustic show of exhilarating improvisation, scorching rhythms and beautiful melody. Tickets: £11 Adults, £6 19-25 years and £1 18 years & under
Gallery Two Horizons
Monday 3rd October to Thurs 20th October An exhibition exploring distance, space and solitude. Two printmakers use the sky, the moon and the stars, and to examine the nature of deep space. Working with woodcut, paint, screen and mono print, they have used the passage of time as a structure. The phases of the moon, the breaking of waves, the passage of a boat through water, are all about time and movement. These are contrasted with the constant, motionless marker of the horizon, against which we measure the universe.
Louise Tate Illustrations
Thursday 27th October to Thursday 22nd December Louise Tate brings her love of art and her interest in zoology together in amazing hand drawn illustrations for children.
Scenes of Wem
Severn Artists Thursday 5th January – Saturday 28th January Wem Art Society Thursday 2nd February – Thursday 23rd February Two local art groups present a group exhibition with Wem and the surrounding areas as their inspiration.
BIG SCREEN EVENTS Have you tried the Big Screen Experience? Or maybe you’ve been wondering what all the fuss is about? Well, let us tell you… You have the opportunity to see world-class theatre, music, dance and exhibitions at the WTH Cinema. The picture and sound quality is amazing. You get a better view than if you were sitting in the theatre itself and for a fraction of the price! You can see close-ups of the performers and it makes you feel really close to the action. You don’t have the expense of making your way down to London or abroad; instead you can make a short journey to WTH, select a luxury coffee or glass of wine and enjoy the experience! Tickets for all Big Screen Events, unless stated, are charged at £13 Adults, £12 WTH Friends and £7 19 yrs & under
Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Gala Performance (15)
Sunday 16 October, 2pm & 7pm (3 hours 15 minutes) In cinemas for one night only. This spectacular, sell-out 25th Anniversary Gala Performance of the global stage sensation also features appearances by the original cast including Jonathan Pryce and Lea Salonga. The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with American GI Chris – but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. “the most thrilling, soaring and emotionally stirring musical with magnificent performances” The Daily Telegraph “the greatest musical of all time” The Daily Mail
Royal Opera House: Cosi Fan Tutte
Sunday 23rd October, 2pm (3 hours 15 minutes including interval) In Mozart's classic opera two pairs of lovers are put to the test - with great music but distinctly unexpected results. Ferrando loves Dorabella and Guglielmo loves Fiordiligi – but their friend Don Alfonso is sceptical. He offers the young men a bet: given the opportunity, their loves will prove unfaithful in less than a day. Confident of their girlfriends’ fidelity, the bet is accepted; however it quickly becomes clear that the feelings of all four lovers are much more complicated than any of them had thought! Sung in Italian with English Subtitles
Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer (12A)
Thursday 27th October, 7.15pm (3 hours including interval) Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborne’s modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment. Rob Ashford directs Kenneth Branagh as the Archie Rice in the final production for Plays at the Garrick season. “Branagh triumphs in style” The Telegraph “Rob Ashford’s freshly conceived revival rounds off this year-long residency at The Garrick with panache” The Independent
Royal Opera House: Anastasia
Sunday 6th November, 2pm (Running Time TBC) In the turbulent wake of the Russian Revolution a woman who believes herself to be Anastasia, sole survivor from the massacre of the Romanovs, is incarcerated in an asylum. Memory and fantasy intermingle; she recalls her rescue, the death of her husband, the disappearance of her child and her attempted suicide. But, despite her nightmares, her faith in her own identity cannot be shaken.
Andre Rieu: Christmas with Andre
Sunday 27th November, 3pm (2 hours 5 minutes) A Christmas concert packed with all the favourites including Hallelujah, Jingle Bells and White Christmas performed by André and his famous Johann Strauss Orchestra along with his sopranos and tenors. Exclusive to cinema audiences, André will be inviting fans to his hometown for an intimate tour of Maastricht's magical Christmas highlights, as well as participating in a Q&A where ‘The King of Waltz’ will answer questions submitted by cinema audiences. Don’t miss this heart-warming, festive treat! Tickets: £18 Adults, £17 WTH Friends, £16 19yrs and under
National Theatre Live: No Man’s Land
Thursday 15 December, 7pm Following their hit run on Broadway, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter’s comic classic, broadcast live to cinemas from Wyndham’s Theatre, London. One summer's evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst's stately house nearby. As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men. The broadcast will be followed by an exclusive Q&A with the cast and director Sean Mathias.
Berliner Philharmoniker Live: New Year’s Eve Concert
Saturday 31 December, 4pm (2 hours, no interval) Celebrate the end of the year with the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Sir Simon Rattle at the festive 2016 New Year’s Eve Gala Concert starring pianist Daniil Trifonov. Before the champagne corks pop, experience first-class virtuosic piano playing from of one of the most technically formidable pianists, in a sparkling programme that features classic works by Rachmaninov, Walton and Dvořák. Broadcast in HD with stunning 5.1 surround sound, this concert also includes exclusive interviews and programme insights. “A marvel, a mixture of exuberance and fabulous subtlety” The Guardian on Daniil Trifonov
Royal Opera House Live: Il Trovatore
Tuesday 31 January, 7.15pm (3 hours 15minutes including interval) Verdi’s Il Trovatore is one of the great operas of the Romantic period, a story of passion and blood, love and vengeance, disaster and murder. The atmospheric and poetic staging by director David Bösch puts the story of passion against the backdrop of war: soldiers and gypsies clash, a mother reveals a terrible secret and two men are engaged in a deadly fight for one woman. Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
National Theatre Live: Saint Joan
Thursday 16 February, 7pm Gemma Arterton is Joan of Arc, broadcast live from the Donmar Warehouse. Bernard Shaw’s classic play follows the life and trial of a young country girl who declares a bloody mission to drive the English from France. As one of the first Protestants and nationalists, she threatens the very fabric of the feudal society and the Catholic Church across Europe.
COMMUNITY EVENTS & REGULAR ACTIVITIES Baby and Children’s Nearly New Sale
Sunday 13 November 10am-12noon Your chance to buy quality baby and children’s clothes and equipment at bargain prices straight from their loving owners. For table enquiries please contact info@wemtownhall.co.uk or telephone 01939 232299 Entry: Adults £1, Children Free
Wem Town Hall Wedding Fayre
Sunday 5th February 11am-3pm Looking for inspiration for your wedding? We invite you to come and see our main hall filled with wonderful local suppliers and to view our facilities. Try free samples from our varied selection of stallholders, and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere in our beautiful venue that combines old and new. Free entry and a free drink on arrival for the first 50 visitors.
Extend Exercise Class
Mondays 10.30 - 11.30am EXTEND is an excellent choice of affordable exercise for people with a disability and older people to challenge their fitness levels, from the very active to the not so active.
Wem Into Work
Tuesdays 10am – 3pm Ring 01939 232299 to book an appointment. Need help finding employment? We can provide one to one assistance with CV writing, interview technique, employability skills, job hunting, general career direction, and confidence building & self esteem.
Wem U3A
First Tuesday of the Month, 10am Consider joining the U3A in Wem to take part in subjects as varied as family history, crafts and computing to walking and gardening. Open to anyone who is no longer employed full time. For more information email membership@wemu3a.uk or telephone Ralph Tracy on 01939 768456
Pilates@Wem
Wednesdays 10-11am Main Hall, 11.15 – 12.15 Meeting Room Learn Pilates movements and exercises with qualified tutor Helen Minton. For further information please contact Helen Minton on 01939 234017 or email wempilates@hotmail.com
Wem Weekly Market
Thursdays 8am – 12noon A range of traders selling fresh, tasty, local produce, clothing, crafts, gifts, cards and much more in Wem Town Hall and the Town Square.
Koru Youth Theatre
Thursdays 6-7pm Ages 8-11 Years, 7-8pm Ages 12-14 Years Acting workshops with qualified tutor Jane Syder. Opportunity to take part in unique performances and study for Trinity Guildhall and LAMDA grades. For more information telephone 01939 236414 or email koruyouththeatre@gmail.com
Shropshire Dance
Saturdays Royal Academy of Dance ballet classes for boys and girls aged 3 years and upwards. For more information on class times and availability please contact Nicola at 01952 619155 or carmichaeldance@gmail.com
DIARY OF EVENTS MAY OCTOBER Two Horizons Mon 3rd – Thurs 20th GALLERY Dementia Friendly Screening: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (U) Mon 3rd, 1.30pm FILM Swallows and Amazons (PG) Tues 4th, 1.30pm FILM Swallows and Amazons (PG) Thurs 6th, 4pm & 7.30pm FILM Dare to be Wild (PG) Tues 11th, 1.30pm FILM Dare to be Wild (PG) Thurs 13th, 7.30pm FILM Protein Dance: May Contain Food Sat 15th, 7.30pm DANCE Miss Saigon (15) Sun 16th, 2pm & 7pm BIG SCREEN Café Society (12A) Tues 18th, 1.30pm FILM Café Society (12A) Thurs 20th, 7.30pm FILM Royal Opera House: Cosi Fan Tutte Sun 23rd, 2pm BIG SCREEN Louise Tate Illustrations Thurs 27th October - Thurs 22nd December GALLERY Pete’s Dragon (PG) Mon 24th, 2pm FILM Pete’s Dragon (PG) Tues 25th, 11am & 2pm FILM Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer Thurs 27th, 7.15pm BIG SCREEN Dementia Friendly Screening: Carry On Screaming (PG) Mon 31st, 1.30pm FILM
NOVEMBER Louise Tate Illustrations Thurs 27th October - Thurs 22nd December GALLERY Bridget Jones’ Baby (15) Tues 1st, 1.30pm FILM Bridget Jones’ Baby (15) Thurs 3rd, 7.30pm FILM Royal Opera House: Anastasia Sun 6th, 2pm BIG SCREEN Dementia Friendly Screening: The Wizard of Oz Mon 7th, 1.30pm FILM Captain Fantastic (15) Tues 8th, 1.30pm FILM Captain Fantastic (15) Thurs 10th, 7.30pm FILM Polly and The Billets Doux Fri 11th, 8pm LIVE MUSIC
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DIARY OF EVENTS Baby & Children’s Nearly New Sale Sun 13th, 10am-12noon COMMUNITY EVENTS When A Man Loves A Woman (15) Thurs 17th, 7.30pm FILM WTH Community Quiz and Raffle Sat 19th, 7pm COMMUNITY EVENTS The Girl on the Train (15) Tues 22nd, 1.30pm FILM Open Sky: Scorched Weds 23rd, 7.30pm LIVE THEATRE The Girl on the Train (15) Thurs 24th, 7.30pm FILM Ballroom & Sequence Dance Fri 25th, 7.30pm DANCE Andre Rieu’s Christmas Concert Sun 27th, 3pm BIG SCREEN Inferno (12A) Tues 29th, 1.30pm FILM
DECEMBER Louise Tate Illustrations Thurs 27th October - Thurs 22nd December GALLERY Inferno (12A) Thurs 1st, 7.30pm FILM Winter Festival Fri 2nd, 5pm – 9pm COMMUNITY EVENTS Dementia Friendly Screening: A Christmas Carol (U) Mon 5th, 1.30pm FILM I, Daniel Blake (15) Tues 6th, 1.30pm FILM I, Daniel Blake (15) Thurs 8th, 7.30pm FILM Open Sky: Hairy Fairy Tails Fri 9th, 4pm FAMILY THEATRE NT LIVE: No Man’s Land Thurs 15th, 7pm BIG SCREEN Trolls (U TBC) Sat 17th, 2pm FILM Trolls (U TBC) Mon 19th, 11am & 2pm FILM Trolls (U TBC) Tues 20th, 11am & 2pm FILM It’s A Wonderful Life (U) Thurs 22nd, 7.30pm FILM Fantastic Beasts 3D (12A TBC) Fri 30th, 11am & 2.30pm FILM Fantastic Beasts 2D (12A TBC) Sat 31st, 11am FILM Berliner Philharmoniker: New Year’s Eve Concert LIVE Sat 31st, 4pm BIG SCREEN
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DIARY OF EVENTS JANUARY Fantastic Beasts 3D (12A TBC) Mon 2nd, 2pm FILM Fantastic Beasts 2D (12A TBC) Tues 3rd, 1pm FILM Fantastic Beasts 2D (12A TBC) Thurs 5th, 7.30pm FILM Severn Artists Thurs 5th – Sat 28th January GALLERY A Street Cat Named Bob (12A) Tues 10th, 1.30pm FILM A Street Cat Named Bob (12A) Thurs 12th, 7.30pm FILM Morgan and West Parlour Tricks Sun 15th, 7pm LIVE THEATRE The Light Between Oceans (12A) Tues 17th, 1.30pm FILM The Light Between Oceans (12A) Thurs 19th, 7.30pm FILM A United Kingdom (12A) Tues 24th, 1.30pm FILM A United Kingdom (12A) Thurs 26th, 7.30pm FILM Ballroom & Sequence Dance Fri 27th, 7.30pm DANCE Sully (12A) Tues 31st, 1.30pm FILM Royal Opera House LIVE: Il Trovatore Tues 31st, 7.15pm BIG SCREEN Sully (12A) Thurs 2nd Feb, 7.30pm FILM
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WTH wants you to be its Friend! Become our friend today and invest in your local community venue and together we can make sure that Wem Town Hall is a venue that you can be proud of! Benefits of membership include discounts for selected live performances, discounts for weekly cinema, exclusive ‘Friends’ Only’ events and a 10% discount on meals at the Café in Wem Town Hall amongst others. For more information about membership please contact Reception at Wem Town Hall on 01939 232299 or see www.wemtownhall.co.uk
Wem Town Hall Community Trust would Like to thank the following businesses for their support as Gold Business Friends: E Maund & Son, Gemini with Beauty Within, Hatchers Solicitors, JSL Farm and Country, NFU Mutual, Park Hall Farm Countryside Experience, Tim Rutter Haulage, Wem Dry Cleaners, Wem Treacle Mine and Wrekin Housing Trust
Based at Wem Town Hall, MediaActive is a creative organisation and social enterprise that works closely with WTH and a range of other partners to bring new opportunities and investment to the area.
Shakespeare 400
As part of the nationwide celebrations we have worked with students from Thomas Adams School to create a new film and learning resource for schools – a quirky and engaging interpretation of Romeo and Juliet.
The team have been really busy over the past few months working with local organisations and young people on a variety of creative projects. The activity provides skills development and work experience for young people, and the resulting productions are then used by local groups and organisations to profile local festivals, special projects, community initiatives and more. Recent projects have included:
Severndale Superheroes
A short film made by children, young people and staff at Severndale Special School
Merefest
This September saw the first ever Bogwatch TV - a live broadcast from the UK’s best environmental festival in Ellesemere: Merefest. Young people have been involved in designing the event, and had hands on involvement in all aspects of the broadcast.
Youth Advocacy
Working with CCS, Cultural Consortium Shropshire, young people have been researching the cultural offer in the county for children and young people. With input from our team they have been developing new creative materials that will help other young people to engage with local cultural activities, organisations and opportunities.
Adventures in Alternative Cinema
In partnership with Flicks in the Sticks, and as part of the BFI’s Britain on Film season, young people have created mash ups (using archive film) and curated screenings of local archive film that were then screened at local festivals and venues.
Community Unity
Working with RAF Airplay at Shawbury and Cosford, and with local people, the project created a series of animations and short films that reflect the relationship between civilian and RAF communities.
Check out our website to see the creative works in full, as well as forthcoming opportunities. www.mediaactive.org
FILM Film Screenings
Unless stated, all films are priced at £7 Adults, £6 Friends and £5 for 19’s and under. 3D Films are priced at £8.50 Adults, £7.50 Friends and £6.50 for 19’s and under. At time of going to print some film ratings and timings are to be confirmed and may be subject to change.
Audio Aids
Infra Red enhanced hearing headsets are available to amplify sound for hard of hearing patrons. They can be worn with or without a hearing aid. Please call 01939 232299 to book
The Best of British and World Cinema Project
BE REWARDED! Attend any five Best of British and World film screenings at Wem Town Hall and get your sixth free! At your first screening ask for a loyalty card and then get it stamped each time you attend a qualifying film. Look out for the Best of British and World Cinema Stamp across our film listings to see which screenings are applicable!
Dementia Friendly Screenings
Wem Town Hall is proud to be working in partnership with the Dukes Lancaster participating in a pilot scheme to offer access to the arts for dementia and memory loss sufferers. Dementia Friendly Screenings are open to all but will be more relaxed, with lights on and sound level low with specially trained ushers on hand to assist. Screenings will have an interval and ticket price includes a tea or coffee. Tickets £5.
The Shropshire Recovery Film Season
Wem Town Hall is taking part in a season of films on the theme of recovery from alcohol addiction showing across the county from the 14th – 19th November. For more information please visit www.healthyshropshire.co.uk This project is supported by Film Hub North West Central, proud to be a member of the BFI Film Audience Network.
Dementia Friendly Screening: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (U)
Monday 3 October, 1.30pm (1 hour 42 minutes plus 20 minute interval) A wonderful, youthful, lovin’, kissin’ musical about seven stolen sweeties and their shotgun weddings!
WTH Top Pick! Swallows and Amazons (PG)
Tuesday 4 October, 1.30pm & Thursday 6 October 4pm & 7.30pm (1hour 37minutes) The Walker children stake their claim to an island in the Lake District but find themselves in competition with a rival group of children the Amazons. With Britain on the brink of war, real battles aren’t far away, and their childhood paradise is turned upside-down. Swallows and Amazons is a heart warming adventure for all the family.
WTH Special Event Dare To Be Wild (PG)
Tuesday 11 October, 1.30pm & Thursday 13 October, 7.30pm (1hour 40minutes) The romantic adventure and true story of two environmentalists, whose quest is to show the world the power of wild nature and go from rank outsiders to winners of a Gold Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show. Special Event! Enjoy a Q&A session after the screening with Vivienne De Courcy, the writer and director of the film, to find out how this inspirational true story made it to the screen.
Café Society (12A)
Tuesday 18 October, 1.30pm & Thursday 20 October, 7.30pm (1 hour 36 minutes) Set in the 1930s, a young Bronx native moves to Hollywood where he falls in love with the secretary of his powerful uncle, an agent to the stars. After returning to New York he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life. Directed by Woody Allen. “beautifully crafted and performed” The Independent
Pete’s Dragon (PG)
Monday 24 October, 2pm & Tuesday 25 October, 11am & 2pm (1 hour 42 minutes) This remake of the animated classic sees the adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon! “One of the year's most delightful moviegoing surprises, a quality family film” Variety Magazine
Dementia Friendly Screening: Carry On Screaming (PG)
Monday 31 October, 1.30pm (1 hour 30 minutes, plus a 20 minute interval) The sinister Dr Watt is kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores. Detective-Sergeant Bung is on the case, but in true Carry On comedic fashion, this loveable bumbling idiot doesn’t have a clue!
Bridget Jones’ Baby (15)
Tuesday 1 November, 1.30pm & Thursday 3 November, 7.30pm (2 hours 3 minutes) “Happily ever after” hasn’t quite gone according to plan for Bridget. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong?!
Dementia Friendly Screening: The Wizard of Oz (U)
Monday 7 November, 1.30pm (1 hour 45 minutes, plus a 20 minute interval) When Dorothy is whisked from her mundane home to Oz, she must journey to the wizard in the hopes he will help her return to Kansas – after all, there’s really no place like home!
Captain Fantastic (15)
Tuesday 8 November, 1.30pm & Thursday 10 November, 7.30pm (1 hour 58 minutes) Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six children with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to enter civilisation, following the sad death of the mother. Taking the road trip to the funeral in their hippy-style bus, the family’s lifestyle is challenged by their conventional relatives. This film is stylish, comedic and sad in equal measures whilst ultimately uplifting. Winner of Best Director at Cannes Film Festival 2016.
When A Man Loves A Woman (15) Thursday 17 November, 7.30pm (2 hours) An airline pilot (Andy Garcia) and his wife (Meg Ryan) are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. Part of The Shropshire Recovery Film Season supported by Film Hub North West Central
The Girl On The Train (15)
Tuesday 22 November, 1.30pm & Thursday 24 November, 7.30pm (1hour 42minutes) Based on bestselling British novelist Paula Hawkins’s psychological thriller. Rachel, who is devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasising about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes. One morning she sees something shocking happen and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.
Inferno (12A)
Tuesday 29 November, 1.30pm & Thursday 1 December, 7.30pm (2 hours) The latest bestseller in Dan Brown's (Da Vinci Code) Robert Langdon series, finds the famous symbologist (Tom Hanks) on a trail of clues tied to the great Dante himself. In a race against the clock Langdon must stop a madman from unleashing a global virus.
Dementia Friendly Screening: A Christmas Carol (U)
Monday 5th December, 1.30pm (1 hour 40 minutes, plus a 20 minute interval) Filmed in Shrewsbury, this classic take on the novel by Charles Dickens will have you ‘bah humbugging’ your winter blues away! Get into the Christmas spirit and see if you can spot any familiar locations!
I, Daniel Blake (15)
Tuesday 6 December, 1.30pm & Thursday 8 December, 7.30pm (1 hour 40 minutes) Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival. Daniel Blake, 59, has worked as a carpenter most of his life in Newcastle. Now, after a heart attack, he needs help from the State for the first time in his life. When he meets single mother Katie who has similarly fallen on hard times, the two find themselves in no-man’s land caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy. “dignified and brutally moving” The Guardian
Trolls (U TBC)
Saturday 17 December, 2pm & Monday 19 December, 11am & 2pm & Tuesday 20 December, 11am & 2pm (1 hour 30 minutes) From the creators of Shrek. A grumpy troll survivalist named Branch (Justin Timberlake) goes along with giddy Poppy (Anna Kendrick) on a quest to save Troll Town's population from the Bergens.
It’s A Wonderful Life (U)
Thursday 22 December, 7.30pm (2 hours 10 mins) A heart-warming Christmas classic that sees James Stewart star as George Bailey, a man who wishes he had never been born. A gentle angel is sent to earth to make George's wish come true making him realise how many lives he has changed, and how they would be different if he was never there.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (12A TBC)
3D Screenings: Friday 30 December 11am & 2.30pm, Monday 2 January 2pm 2D Screenings: Saturday 31 December 11am, Tuesday 3 January 1pm & Thursday 5 January 7.30pm TBC at time of printing, please check dates with venue (2 hours 30 mins TBC) The all new wizarding adventure from the world of Harry Potter. Newt Scamander, the wizarding world’s preeminent magizoologist, travels to a land that even wizards find bizarre: America. Things quickly go wrong when the magical creatures he’s brought with him escape, forcing him to race across New York in the hope of recovering them.
A Street Cat Named Bob (12A)
Tuesday 10 January, 1.30pm & Thursday 12 January, 7.30pm (1 hour 43 mins) Starring Joanna Froggatt and Anthony Head and based on the international best-selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
The Light Between Oceans (12A)
Tuesday 17 January, 1.30pm & Thursday 19 January, 7.30pm (2 hours 12 mins) A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat. Starring Michael Fassbender (Macbeth) and Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl)
A United Kingdom (12A)
Tuesday 24 January, 1.30pm & Thursday 26 January, 7.30pm (1 hour 45 mins) An epic love story based on extraordinary true events. In 1947, Seretse Khama, the King of Botswana, fell in love with Ruth Williams, a London office worker. Despite oppositions to their marriage, Seretse and Ruth defied family, apartheid and Empire – their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed the poorest country in Africa to be peaceful and prosperous.
Sully (12A)
Tuesday 31 January, 1.30pm & Thursday 2 February, 7.30pm TBC at time of printing, please check dates with venue (1 hour 36 mins) The untold story behind the “Miracle on the Hudson” directed by Clint Eastwood. In 2009, the world witnessed Captain "Sully" Sullenberger gliding his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.
Venue Information
Access Information . Access to the first floor can be gained via a lift.
. Wheelchair accessible toilets are available on all floors
. Infra Red enhanced hearing headsets are available for cinema patrons
. Induction Loop system operates in the main hall and foyer
. Guide Dogs are welcome in all parts of the building
Parking information The nearest parking is located at the main car park, adjacent to the Co-op, just off High Street. Disabled parking on site (limited) please book in advance. Please do not park on Noble Street.
To Plan Your Journey
Please visit www.wemtownhall.co.uk
WEM TOWN HALL
High Street, Wem, Shropshire SY4 5DG REG CHARITY No, 1113075 (Tickets and Bookings) 01939 238279 Mon-Fri 10am-4pm or Online 24hrs Reception: (Information) 01939 232299 www.wemtownhall.co.uk info@wemtownhall.co.uk Open Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm and other times for events. Follow us on Twitter @WEMTOWNHALL
All information correct at time of printing. Please see Wem Town Hall website for the most up to date listings or contact reception.