Wagner Hall Brighton

White Wall Cinema: SILENT RUNNING
2024-04-18 19:40 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Wagner Hall
After years of creating the game-changing special effects for movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters, and Blade Runner, legendary special effects supervisor Douglas Trumball turned his hand to directing. This, his remarkable debut, casts the irrepressible Bruce Dern (The Driver, The Burbs, Nebraska, The Hateful Eight) as Freeman Lowell, an interstellar botanist and caretaker of the last ecosystem in existence, (now that earth is barren of all flora and fauna) on a space station near Saturn. Featuring Trumbull’s trademark special effects the film is also a wonderfully heartfelt piece featuring ecological themes light years ahead of its time. A cult classic amongst film fans and critics alike, with Mark Kermode listing it as a personal favourite that he prefers over and above Kubrick’s 2001

DOORS: 7.40pm*

START TIME: 8.10pm*

RUN TIME: 89 mins

CERT: U (under 15s must be accompanied by an adult)

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Vintage Clothing: Brighton's Affordable PK Pop-up
2024-04-14 10:00 - 16:00
Shop true vintage & brands all just £20 per kilo! 60s-00s Vintage & Second Hand Clothing

DOORS – 10am

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Over 10,000 unique pieces to browse!

An entry ticket must be purchased online or on the door, under 12s are free and no ticket is needed.

There are two options for entry:

General Entry £1.50: This is a standard entry ticket and simply grants access to the event, you can reuse your ticket for re-entry throughout the day. Price is £1.50 in advance or £2 when the event starts/on the door.Green Entry £2: This ticket is exactly the same as the general £1.50 entry ticket, however 50p from every ticket sold will plant a tree via our partnership with Play It Green, which will help offset your carbon footprint generated by attending our events! Shop sustainably and have a positive impact on the climate!P.S…no need to print tickets, simply show it on your mobile on the day! Save paper!

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Brighton Astro - Mankind’s Next Giant Leap
2024-04-04 19:00 - 21:30
Speaker: Neil Phillipson

Neil explains the incredible achievements of the post-Moon era – showing how the vast body of work the scientific community has done since the Moon landings has led us to the moment when we shall, at last, become a space-faring civilisation, ready to explore and colonise the Solar System and beyond – bringing vast benefits to Earth and transforming society for the better. He presents a bold vision of a better future – one in which innovation and progress flourish while war, poverty, illness and hunger are finally relegated to history.

If you would like to come along, please sign-up for free via our meetup page.

If you sign up via meetup but can no longer attend, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place.

Please only come along if you’ve signed up, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in.

DOORS: 7.00pm

LECTURE: 7.30pm

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Attendance is free, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically.

White Wall Cinema: THE OLD MAN & THE GUN
2024-04-03 19:30 - 22:00
This is the remarkable true story of Forrest Tucker, who confounded the authorities and enchanted the public by staging an audacious escape from maximum-security prison San Quentin at the age of 70, in order to embark upon a string of bank heists armed with little more than his personal charisma. Robert Redford (All The President’s Men) deploys all his charm as the ageing bank robber in this movie that serves as a beautiful final starring role for the screen great and in a touching tribute to his own career.

Accompanied by a marvellous cast that includes Sissy Spacek (Carrie/Badlands), Casey Affleck (Manchester By The Sea / Oppenheimer) as the Police Detective tasked with catching the world’s most polite criminal, Tika Sumpter (Southside With You), Tucker’s accomplices played by the marvellous duo of Danny Glover (The Color Purple) and Tom Waits (Down By Law) as well as appearances by John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman/Tenet), Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (The Wire) and Keith Carradine (Nashville). Helmed by visionary director David Lowery (responsible for A24’s A Ghost Story, and The Green Knight) this is a wonderfully poignant, funny, wistful take on the ‘Catch Me If You Can’ style crime caper.

DOORS: 7.30pm*

START TIME: 8pm*

RUN TIME: 93 mins

CERT: 12 (Under 15s must be accompanied by an adult)

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White Wall Cinema: SECRET MOVIE CLUB
2024-03-29 18:50 - 22:30
A SPECIAL 80S AUDIO VISUAL MIXTAPE SET + MYSTERY 80S MOVIE

For this VERY SPECIAL edition of Secret Movie Club we are once again collaborating with Brighton’s legendary 80s party It Is Still 1985 (Every Saturday at Green Door Store), to celebrate 16 years of parties. For this special event we are not only bringing you a mystery cult classic from the decade, but the event will begin with a special pre-show 1985 extended audio visual mixtape set, chronicling the styles, the action, the heartaches, the faces, the fads and the (often questionable) genius of that most glitteringly ludicrous of decades that was the 80s.

All that followed by a screening an 80s classic movie that lies just off the beaten path, i.e. something a bit less obvious than standard oft. replayed classics like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, or Top Gun, but still rich in that magical ingredient of pure 80s style fun.

DOORS: 6.50pm*

START TIME: 7.20pm*

RUN TIME: 100 Mins Film + 60 Min AV Mixtape Set

CERT: 18

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Big Annual Blowout - Brighton Choir with No Name
2024-03-28 19:00 - 22:00
DOORS – 7.00pm

EVENT – 7.30pm

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Brighton Choir with No Name are delighted to be hosting an evening of joy and entertainment for our Big Annual Blowout!

Joined by some of our wonderful musical friends and guest band Shine On, we will be showcasing everything that our choir has to offer. The best way to kickstart your bank holiday weekend! Refreshments will be available to purchase at our dry bar, hosted by the wonderful Wagner Hall!

The Choir with No Name run choirs for people affected by homelessness and others going through tough times. Our Brighton choir welcomes members of the community who support each other, whatever stage of the journey they are on.

“We are like family to each other.”

*Please note. We accept any donations above the ticket price. Your donations help us run choir’s weekly rehearsals!

If you require accessibility assistance, please contact: charlie@choirwithnoname.org or call the venue so we can ensure you are directed to the appropriate entrance.

White Wall Cinema: PAST LIVES
2024-03-21 19:00 - 22:00
+ OPTIONAL POST FILM DISCUSSION GROUP

Celine Song’s remarkable debut (a 2024 Oscars Best Picture nominee no less!) concentrates on two close childhood friends, Nora Moon and Hae Sung, who are separated when Nora’s family emigrate to Toronto. Many years later and now living in New York Nora discovers Hae Sung has been trying to contact her and the two rekindle their friendship online. What follows is an entirely modern romance movie that forgoes the normal clichés and sets about forging an more understated route through its central characters inner lives as Nora (now married to Arthur) must reckon with the larger meaning of her friendship to Hae Sung. Past Lives offers mature meditations on fate, friendship, love, and the large collection of very small choices we all make that combine to create our lives.

This film will be followed by an optional post film discussion group! Join us for a screening of this brilliant film with an optional chance to stay on and discuss the film in a relaxed informal post film group chat. Contribute or just listen in, it’s a fun and interesting way to better understand the nuance of any great piece of cinema.

DOORS: 7pm*

START TIME: 7.30pm*

RUN TIME: 106 mins

CERT: 12 (Under 15s must be accompanied by an adult)

LANGUAGE: English & Korean w/ English subtitles

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White Wall Cinema: THE CHASE
2024-03-14 19:00 - 22:00
This fascinating snapshot of mid 60s filmmaking finds itself caught between the classical sensibilities of legendary Hollywood producer Sam Spiegel (On The Waterfront, The Bridge On The River Kwai, Laurence of Arabia) and its revolutionary director Arthur Penn (Bonnie & Clyde). Influenced by the French New Wave, Penn allows burgeoning countercultural attitudes of the era to seep into cinema for the first time in the most fascinating of ways.

Adapted by Lillian Hellman from the novel and play by Horton Foote (Oscar winner for the To Kill A Mockingbird screenplay) the film explores the tensions in the small town of Tarl, Texas when Bubber Reeves (Robert Redford) escapes from prison. Town Sheriff, Calder (Marlon Brando on blistering form) feels he must apprehend Reeves quickly in order to appease local residents on the verge of vigilantism, all egged on by local oil baron Val Rogers (E.G. Marshall) who wants to protect his son Jake (James Fox) who is sleeping with Reeve’s wife Anna (a brilliant Jane Fonda). The film brilliantly captures the moral excesses of its characters boiling over as it tackles themes of racism, the sexual revolution, violence, class, and corruption which still plague America to this very day. Sublimely written, directed and performed, The Chase is a seminal work which is ripe for rediscovery.

DOORS: 7pm*

START TIME: 7.30pm*

RUN TIME: 134 mins

CERT: 15

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Brighton Café Scientifique - Experience Machines: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality
2024-03-13 19:15 - 21:30
DOORS: 7.15pm

SPEAKER: 8.00pm

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Human brains are nature’s own ‘prediction machines’ – evolved organs that are constantly trying to predict flows of sensation, both from within our own body and from the wider world. This casts perception and feeling as forms of ‘controlled hallucination’ in which raw sensory information delivers experience only relative to our brain’s best predictions. These accounts suggest new ways of understanding both typical and atypical forms of human experience. They also suggest various ways we can ‘hack our own brains’, pushing back against unhelpful hidden predictions. The upshot should be a new appreciation of both the continuity and the diversity of human experience.

Andy Clark is Professor of Cognitive Philosophy at the University of Sussex, UK. He is the author of several books including The Experience Machine (Penguin Random House, 2023) and Supersizing the Mind (Oxford University Press, 2008).

White Wall Cinema: AFTER HOURS
2024-03-08 19:50 - 22:00
Finally getting its due, this underappreciated darkly comic masterpiece from director Martin Scorsese (Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, The Departed, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Killers of The Flower Moon) hits the big screen in a stellar new 4K restoration. Here Scorsese poses the question, ‘What if the awful date you thought would never end… didn’t end?’

​When Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) has a chance encounter with a mysterious woman (Rosanna Arquette) in a coffee shop he is unwittingly dragged into a bizarre late night adventure in the seemingly inescapable bohemian enclave of 1980s SoHo, taking in everything from an intimidating underground N.Y. Punk club (on Mohawk night), through to a surreal visit to an artist’s residence to collect a bagel-and-cream-cheese paperweight. Featuring a great cast including Teri Garr (Close Encounters), Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek), and even Cheech & Chong. This Kafkaesque cult classic is a seriously overlooked slice of comedic brilliance from perhaps the world’s greatest living director.

DOORS: 7.50pm*

START TIME: 8.20pm*

RUN TIME: 97 mins

CERT: 15

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Brighton Astro - Eating the Sun: The Cultural Significance of Eclipses
2024-03-07 19:00 - 21:30
Speaker: James Croft | University of Sussex

All throughout history, and all across the world, eclipses have been viewed as significant events. The civilisations of ancient China, ancient Egypt, and ancient Britain have seen in them signs and symbols, portents of things to come. What can we learn about our history – and about ourselves – from our species’ response to eclipses across the ages? Join Dr. James Croft, University Chaplain and Lead Faith Advisor at the University of Sussex, to find out!

If you would like to come along, please sign-up for free via our meetup page.

If you sign up via meetup but can no longer attend, please update your status to say that you are no longer attending so that someone on the waiting list gets a place.

Please only come along if you’ve signed up, as we’re limited on space so won’t be able to fit anyone else in.

DOORS: 7.00pm

LECTURE: 7.30pm

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Attendance is free, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically.

Brighton Cafe Scientifique: Identification of a rare inherited condition
2024-02-28 19:15 - 21:30
DOORS: 7.15pm

SPEAKER: 8.00pm

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Speaker: Dr Jo Murray is a geneticist who runs a lab at the Genome Damage and Stability Centre at the University of Sussex. This is a research centre investigating the responses of cells to DNA damage and the relationship to cancer and other aspects of human disease. She is interested in how cells deal with problems that occur during replication, the copying of the DNA, and the consequences of mis-regulation for genome instability and cancer. Her lab focuses on the Smc5/6 complex and how this coordinates the recovery of replication with repair of DNA damage.

When two baby girls in a Dutch family died suddenly of lung failure paediatricians suspected a genetic cause. This led to an international collaboration between clinicians, geneticists and other discovery scientists. Together, we identified the defective gene and predicted it would lead to misfunctioning of the SMC5/6 complex. This is a group of proteins required for accurate copying and repair of our DNA. My lab has a long-term interest in SMC5/6 and we were able to build a picture of what is happening in the patients’ cells.

THE CELLULOID CLOSET
2024-02-22 19:10 - 22:00
White Wall Cinema in association with The University of Brighton for LGBTQ+ History Month

Celebrating LGBTQ+ History month we are excited to bring you this special screening of this highly acclaimed documentary film (currently 97% on Rotten Tomatoes) from two time Oscar winners Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein (for The Times of Harvey Milk, & Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt) based on the landmark Vito Russo book. The Celluloid Closet is a fun, fascinating and sometimes troubling journey through Hollywood’s chequered on-screen history of LGBTQ+ representation and a powerful piece of cinematic history on its own terms and a must see for any film lover.

DOORS: 7.10pm*

START TIME: 7.40pm*

RUN TIME: 107 mins

CERT: 15

​This event is held in association with The University of Brighton, as such students and staff members can get hold of FREE tickets by following the special link.

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White Wall Cinema: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
2024-02-14 19:10 - 22:00
Taking centre stage for our 2024 alternative Valentine’s special is the deliciously dark comedy cult classic about a romance between two simple flower shop assistants, Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis), and Audrey (Ellen Greene), who are both helped and hindered by Seymour’s accidental discovery of a sentient alien plant that feeds on human blood (of course). What at first promises to be the saviour of their run down Skid Row, N.Y. flower shop, eventually threatens to not only de-rail the couple’s budding romance but become an unstoppable malevolent force.

​From the legendary Frank Oz, Little Shop of Horrors fizzes with life and oozes class, comedy and menace. With a cast of top flight talent, it is undoubtedly one of the funniest, sharpest, most outrageously brilliant films of the 80s, and the musical for people who don’t like musicals. Join us for this special screening of the film’s decidedly more ‘romantic’ theatrical cut for maximum Valentine’s day enjoyment.

DOORS: 7.10pm*

START TIME: 7.40pm*

RUN TIME: 94 mins

CERT: 12 (Under 15s must be accompanied by an adult)

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Brighton Astro: The JWST - from a gleam in the eye to spectacular success
2024-01-18 19:00 - 21:30
Speaker:

Professor Malcolm Longair | University of Cambridge

I have been fortunate enough to be at the forefront of all the developments which have led to the launch and incredible success of the JWST. These include the development of infrared and submillimetre astronomy, of the Hubble Space Telescope, of ALMA and the JWST. These projects will be set in the context of developments in Astrophysical Cosmology. We are now addressing key questions about the origin of galaxies and the stars within them. The lecture will be profusely illustrated with recent images and videos.

DOORS: 7.00pm

LECTURE: 7.30pm

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Attendance is free, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically.

Waterstones: An evening with Ed Winters
2024-01-11 19:00 - 21:30
DOORS – 6.15pm

EVENT – 7.00pm

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Join vegan activist, educator and influencer Ed Winters as he talks about his brand new book tackling one of the thorniest topics of all….How To Argue With a Meat Eater (and Win Every Time)

Ed will be in conversation with award winning journalist Hannah Ewens.

How to Argue With a Meat Eater (and Win Every Time) is an essential companion for all vegans helping them to remain cool and calm (and win) even in the most heated debate. It comprehensively breaks down every argument used against veganism, providing readers with impressive rebuttals to these arguments.

Covering topics such as ethics, the environment, health and nutrition, as well as providing tips on how to have ‘healthy’ debates, this book will leave readers feeling confident and empowered knowing that, not matter what the argument, they can win every time.

Further details: 01273 206017

White Wall Cinema: TOKYO GODFATHERS
2023-12-14 19:30 - 22:00
Our Christmas special is this wonderful tragicomedy about the homeless trio of an unruly middle aged alcoholic named ‘Gin’, a lonely but stoic trans woman Hana and rebellious runaway teenage girl Miyuki.

When they find an abandoned baby one Christmas Eve, the ragtag bunch embark on a madcap adventure to find the baby’s parents. A soulful and decidedly grown up, yet accessible anime from the director of classics like Perfect Blue and Paprika, that perfectly embodies the Christmas spirit. Presented here in the wonderful new critically acclaimed translation / dub that has garnered plaudits from Anime fans worldwide and is being held up as a model of just how far Animation dubs have progressed.

DOORS: 7.30pm*

START TIME: 8pm*

RUN TIME: 92 mins

CERT: 12 (Under 15s must be accompanied by an adult)

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City of Stars Choir: It Feels Like Christmas!
2023-12-08 19:15 - 22:00
Join us for some festive musical theatre classics to bring in the Christmas season – presented by City of Stars choir.

Doors open at 7.15pm – show starts at 8pm. Seating unreserved so get there early!

For anyone with accessibility needs there is a separate entrance & wheelchairs can be accommodated for. Please do let us know prior so we can make your night as smooth as possible.

City of Stars are Brighton’s & Hove’s only adult intermediate musical theatre choirs, ran by vocal coach Candi Louise & Megan Sayer. For more information go to cityofstarschoir.co.uk

DOORS: 7.15pm

START TIME: 8.00pm

INTERVAL: 8.40pm

SHOW: 9.00pm

END: 9.45pm

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Brighton Astro: A Cluttered and Noisy Sky
2023-12-07 19:00 - 21:30
Speaker: Dr Robert Massey | Royal Astronomical Society

65 years ago the Soviet Union placed the first satellite in space. There are now around 5,000 satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO), the region up to 2,000 km above the ground, and their deployment is accelerating. 2019 saw the launch of Starlink, a satellite constellation built and launched by SpaceX, a system that on its own could soon have more than 30,000 spacecraft deployed. With other operators we could soon see up to 300,000 satellites in LEO by the end of this decade.

This is nothing less than a step change in our use of space. And like most paradigm shifts, it will have significant consequences. A key example is how it will affect the science of astronomy and our view of the sky. Some estimates suggest that as many as 1 in 10 ‘stars’ visible could be satellites, and professional and amateur astronomers alike now face significant challenges to our work. As a result our community has mobilised, working at a national, international and global level to tackle a complex problem, and to try to find a balance between the positive results of boosting communications and the impact on the space environment.

Robert will set out the problem, what it means for scientists and the wider public, and what we can do about it.

DOORS: 7.00pm

LECTURE: 7.30pm

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Attendance is free, but we would be grateful if those of you who are able to could donate a few pounds to help cover the cost of hiring this event space. We will have a card reader and a money box you can drop your donations in on the night. We also have a bank account you can donate to electronically.

BIF Winter Market 2023
2023-12-03 10:00 - 18:00, 2023-12-02 10:00 - 18:00
DOORS: 10.00am

Brighton’s premier illustration fair returns just in time for Christmas!

We’re joined by over 60 illustrators selling prints, cards, zines, comics, ceramics, clothing and much more. The perfect opportunity to support independent artists while picking up some snazzy treats!

Under 12’s get in free!

Food & drinks on site!

Friendly dogs welcome in the venue!

Please note: some stalls will be located on the stage with access via stairs only.

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White Wall Cinema: BLOW OUT
2023-11-29 19:00 - 22:00
DOORS: 7.00pm*

START TIME: 7.30pm*

RUN TIME: 108 mins

CERT: 18

As part of a major BFI nationwide celebration, ‘Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger,’ we are excited to present this special screening of Brian DePalma’s 1981 classic ‘Blow Out’ programmed in response to Powell’s Peeping Tom.

Even in a career that encompasses such classics as Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito’s Way and many more, Blow Out is a stand out piece of DePalma brilliance as well as the best film of John Travolta’s career.

​Centred on movie sound-effects man Jack (Travolta) who inadvertently captures the sound of a murder, we (and Jack) are then drawn into one of the most easily watchable but intricately plotted thrillers of all time as he attempts to piece together what happened against a backdrop of personal paranoia, political intrigue alongside possible eyewitness Sally (Nancy Allen).

​Brimming with multi-layered references to cinema’s past, as well as being stacked with DePalma’s own endlessly inventive cinematic style, Blow Out is perhaps the finest example of murder seen through the prism of filmmaking, as well as just being one of the most raucously satisfying thrillers ever made. A brilliantly shot big screen experience that breaks the very idea of cinema down into it’s constituent parts only to piece it back together again to create of the most entertaining and witty movies of it’s type from any era. When coupled with our special visual mix-tape introduction (and companion piece film on Nov. 1st), it’s a can’t miss event.

​Programmed as part of Brighton’s Powell and Pressburger: Dual Delights Season, we have matched it with a very special companion piece in Michael Powell’s ‘Peeping Tom’ ‘screening Weds. Nov. 1th. Details HERE.

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Christmas Makers Fair
2023-11-26 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-25 11:00 - 16:00
DOORS: 11.00am

Daisy Events, 2-day Christmas Makers Fair returns to Wagner Hall for its third year, showcasing some of the most diverse and talented makers, artists & designers local to Brighton.

Brighton is renowned for its thriving and artistic scene and this free event allows you to shop and meet the 60+ talented makers, designers & creatives, each handpicked for their quality and uniqueness.

You’ll find an array of handcrafted goodies on offer such as ceramics, gifts, Christmas decor, homewares, jewellery, clothing, art, glasswork, textiles, self-care, gifts, candles, Brighton inspired artwork and lots more!

Grab a bite to eat and a coffee from the pop-up cafe run by local baker Seashore Bakes. You’ll find an amazing selection of cakes & sweet treats on offer such as the Slutty Brownies or Belgium Chocolate Tiffin plus savouries such as sausage rolls and vegan rolls.

Get creative with Bunches of Sussex who are hosting a very special Christmas Wreath Making Workshop!

Please note: some stalls will be located on the stage with access via stairs only.

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White Wall Cinema: MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
2023-11-24 19:30 - 22:00
With Barbie having earned more than a billion dollars at the global box office becoming the 12th highest earning film of all time (topping even Marvel’s The Avengers) prepare yourself for the oncoming endless onslaught of Mattel movies with this warning from history.

Witness a fabulously wooden but ripplingly muscled Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV) don his small underpants and wield an oversized sword as galactic savior He-Man, battling The evil Skeletor (an outrageously tongue-in-cheek Frank Langella). He-Man must (like Barbie) travel to the real world of earth to right imbalances of the universe with pals ‘Man-At-Arms’, Teela and Gwildor, inventor of the all important Cosmic Key (obviously), to team up with 1980s teenagers Kevin and Julie (a young Courteney Cox). This shameless Star Wars rip-off is both an outrageously terrible film and a ton of hilarious Friday night fun.

DOORS: 7.30pm*

START TIME: 8pm*

RUN TIME: 106 mins

CERT: PG (Under 15s must be accompanied by an adult)

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White Wall Cinema: BROKER
2023-11-20 19:00 - 22:00
This poignant, South Korean drama from Palme d’Or winning Shoplifters director Hirokazu Kore-eda brings joy to the potentially dark subject of ‘baby boxes’, a place where unwanted babies can be anonymously abandoned safely.

Parasite star Song Kang-ho teams with Gang Dong-won as a pair of ‘brokers’ who illegally attempt to sell these abandoned babies on the adoption black market. When young Mother Moon So-young (Lee Ji-eun) reconsiders her decision, the trio set out on a road trip to look for new adoptive parents for her child, whilst slowly becoming an unconventional misfit family in their own right, all the while being trailed by police detective Soo-jin (Bae Doona – The Host). Warm and uplifting but never sentimental thanks to Kore-eda’s precise, naturalistic, tenderly melancholic storytelling style.

DOORS: 7pm*

START TIME: 7.30pm*

RUN TIME: 129 mins

CERT: PG

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White Wall Cinema: ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET
2023-11-15 19:00 - 22:00
Edge of Seventeen director Kelly Fremon Craig returns to coming-of-age dramedy with this adaptation of the 1970s Judy Blume novel.

Beloved for generations by women and girls for its refreshing frankness about early-adolescent anxieties, and its bewildering whirlwind of menstruation, brassieres and boys.

This wonderfully light yet moving story of growing pains and family complexities is deftly and humorously executed by a great cast including Rachel McAdams, Benny Safdie, and Kathy Bates, fronted by the brilliantly talented Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret.

DOORS: 7pm*

START TIME: 7.30pm*

RUN TIME: 106 mins

CERT: PG

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White Wall Cinema: THE BIG LEBOWSKI
2023-11-11 17:30 - 23:00
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White Wall Cinema once again teams with The Brighton Film Party Society to invite you into the world of the dude for the 25th anniversary of The Big Lebowski.

Alongside a screening of the Coen Brothers classic, our venue will be set dressed with Lebowski paraphernalia with a rug that really ties the room together, including a special set for photo ops. Not only that, but there will be a DJ set of tunes stolen straight from the Dude’s 8-Track player in his 1973 Ford Gran Torino (lots of Creedence but strictly no Eagles). Lebowski style fancy dress is highly encouraged as there will be a prize for the best costume, aside from Dudes in dressing gowns, Walters, Jesus’s, Maudes and more are welcomed, as well as obscure outfits, or even dressing as inanimate objects (severed toe anyone?). But rest assured, your normal clothes are welcome too. All this will be powered by a bar serving White Russians with an opportunity for a bit of ‘bowling’ on the side.

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DOORS: 5.30pm

SCREENING TIME & LAST ADMISSION: 7.40pm

AGE: This event is strictly 18+

An evening with Dolly Alderton
2023-11-06 19:00 - 21:30
DOORS – 6.15pm

EVENT – 7.00pm

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Please note: book and ticket option includes a copy of Good Material (RRP £18.99) available for collection on the night.

Waterstones are thrilled to host an evening with the bestselling and beloved author of Ghosts, Dear Dolly and Everything I know About Love. Dolly Alderton joins us to celebrate and discuss the publication of her new novel, Good Material– a deliciously witty and wise novel about love, relationships, and heartbreak that only Dolly Alderton could write.

Every relationship has one beginning.

This one has two endings.

Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy.

And he can’t work out why she stopped.

Now he is. . .

1. Without a home

2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off

3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn’t looking

Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him.

Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend’s side of the story.

Dolly Alderton is an award-winning author, screenwriter and journalist based in London. She is a columnist for The Sunday Times Style and has also written for GQ, Red, Marie Claire and Grazia. She is the former co-host and co-creator of the podcast The High Low. Her first book Everything I Know About Love became a top five Sunday Times bestseller in its first week of publication, won a National Book Award (UK) for Autobiography of the Year and was made into a BBC One TV Series. Ghosts, her first novel was published by Fig Tree in 2020. Dear Dolly, a collection of her agony aunt columns from the Sunday Times Style magazine, was also a Sunday Times bestseller.

White Wall Cinema: PEEPING TOM
2023-11-01 19:00 - 22:00
DOORS: 7.00pm*

START TIME: 7.30pm*

RUN TIME: 101 mins

CERT: 15

As part of a major BFI nationwide celebration, ‘Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger,’ we are excited to present this special screening of the infamous 1960 classic psychological horror ‘Peeping Tom’.

The film’s director, Michael Powell, best known for his collaborations with directing partner Emeric Pressburger (the duo creating legendary works such as The Red Shoes, A Matter Of Life & Death, Black Narcissus, The Tales of Hoffman and more), seemingly ended his own career when he struck out on his own to create this controversial classic.

​Released the same year as Hitchcock’s Psycho, Peeping Tom is an equally brilliant piece of filmmaking that failed at the box office due to revulsion of a shocked British establishment press. This twisted tale of a psychopathic serial killer cameraman who films his victims as he murders them is now widely considered to be a highly influential masterpiece that has subsequently been championed by the likes of master director Martin Scorsese and feminist film theorist Laura Mulvey.

​Not only a pre-cursor to the modern slasher movie, Peeping Tom is also a psychologically sharp thriller that asks difficult and fascinating questions about cinema as a form of voyeurism. Undoubtedly one of the best British movies ever made it is a must see big screen experience when coupled with our special visual mix-tape introduction (and our companion piece film on Nov. 29th).

​Programmed as part of Brighton’s Powell and Pressburger: Dual Delights Season, we have matched it with very a special companion piece in Brian DePalma’s ‘Blow Out’, screening Weds. Nov. 29th. Details HERE.

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