Wagner Hall Brighton

White Wall Cinema: TOKYO GODFATHERS
2023-12-14 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Wagner Hall
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

Register to Attend

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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White Wall Cinema: POLTERGEIST
2023-10-31 19:10 - 22:00
DOORS: 7.10pm*

START TIME: 7.40pm*

RUN TIME: 114 mins

CERT: 15

This horror classic is what you get when you combine the twin talents of Producer Steven Spielberg (Jaws, E.T., Jurassic Park) with Director Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre). Hooper invades the classic Spielbergian suburban family home with a supernatural presence that first arrives (in iconic fashion) via the TV set, only for things to dramatically escalate as the house turns on its inhabitants in spectacular fashion, forcing the family to call in a team of parapsychologists. One of the key pop culture movies of the ‘80s, Poltergeist is a brilliant roller coaster ride of of eye catching special effects and creepy goings on.

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White Wall Cinema: BODIES BODIES BODIES
2023-10-30 19:30 - 22:00
DOORS: 7.30pm*

START TIME: 8pm*

RUN TIME: 94 mins

CERT: 15

A brilliant ensemble cast including Rachel Sennott (Shiva Baby, Bottoms), Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Lee Pace, and Pete Davidson star in this modern slasher comedy about a group of upper middle class twenty-somethings who plan to party through a hurricane at a rich friend’s remote mansion. When the gang decides to play a spooky game of ‘Bodies, Bodies, Bodies’ all hell breaks loose in this deeply satirical horror-comedy about what happens to Gen Z rich kids when their smartphones fail them.

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White Wall Cinema: JUNGLE FEVER
2023-10-24 19:00 - 22:00
DOORS: 7pm*

START TIME: 7.30pm*

RUN TIME: 132 mins

CERT: 18

The final entry in our year long exploration of early ‘90s black cinema sees Spike Lee tackling societal attitudes when Black architect ‘Flipper’ (Wesley Snipes at the peak of his powers) begins dating Italian-American secretary Angie (an excellent Annabella Sciorra). Surrounded by an outstanding supporting cast including Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, John Turturro, Frank Vincent, Halle Berry (in her film debut), Tim Robbins, Brad Dourif, Queen Latifah, Michael Imperioli, and Anthony Quinn. Funny, troubling, romantic and unflinching in equal measure, it all adds up to another searing piece of cultural conversation alongside Lee’s other works like Do The Right Thing and BlacKkKlansman.

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'HAWKS - ANTI-IDIOTS'
2023-09-16 18:30 - 22:00
Brighton Rocks International Film Festival | Whitehawk FC

DOORS: 6.30pm

START TIME: 8.00pm

DIRECTORS Q&A: 9.30pm

RUN TIME: 50 mins

Brighton Rocks International Film Festival, in collaboration with Whitehawk FC, is proud to be hosting an exclusive screening of ‘Hawks – Anti-Idiots’, a joyous documentary about the football club directed by Hossam Sarhan.The event will take place on Saturday 16th of September. Doors open at 6:30pm for guests to enjoy a drink in the venue’s secluded city centre garden oasis before the screening, which will be followed by a Q&A and finishing at 9:30pm.

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Not Saints Presents: Rec-Fest
2023-08-20 12:45 - 17:00
It’s Summer, It’s Sunday, so let’s get social and come together to celebrate all things sobriety and recovery in all its glory!

Join Not Saints and a whole host of Brighton-based organisations as we come together and celebrate all things recovery and sobriety.

Featuring a mainstage of sober acts from right here in Brighton and further afield including M﻿ishkin Fitzgerald and The Chemical Perils, Little Tealeif, Ella Hayes, Daffodildos, Phil Mac, and No See Ums, with a special opening set from Cascade Creative Recovery Choir.

If the music gets too much why not chill out in the Secret Garden where we’ll have Poetry Corner, pop-up theatre, stalls, and information from Brighton’s leading creative recovery organisations.

This event is totally FREE but donations are welcome. You’ll need a ticket for entry so reserve your space now!

This is also a child-friendly event.

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Brighton Burlesque Summer Ball
2023-08-12 17:30 - 22:00
DOORS: 5.30pm

MARKET: 5.30pm-7pm

SHOW: 8pm-10pm (interval 9pm approx)

A Summer Burlesque Ball Extravaganza!

Get your gowns and tuxedos out people, we’re having a ball!

Sirona’s Secrets is proud to present Brightons first Burlesque summer ball extravaganza!

For lovers of burlesque, whether a fan of the art form, a hobbyist or a full time performer, this is the event for you to get dressed up to the nines, to socialise and to watch some quality entertainment from some of the best burlesque performers from all over the UK.

There will be some market stalls for the first hour and a half before the show, to buy some burlesque bits and bobs, performer merch, accessories and of course tassels!

T﻿here is also a beautiful outdoor space, The Fig Tree Garden, for you to mingle and enjoy the Summer evening before the show.

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White Wall Cinema presents: TREMORS
2023-08-11 19:30 - 22:00
DOORS: 7.30pm*

START TIME: 8.30pm*

RUN TIME: 96 mins

CERT: 15

One of the most surprisingly entertaining films ever made, Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward star as a pair of handymen who are fed up with their dull lives in the tiny isolated desert community of Perfection, Nevada.

On the very day they decide to leave town a mysterious set of deaths begin to occur, not only halting the pair’s progress but sending the small town into a frenzy.

A brilliantly fun, tongue in cheek comedy horror that takes its inspiration from 1950s creature features, this little corker of a movie from City Slickers director Ron Underwood is the perfect Friday night treat and a true cult classic

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White Wall Cinema presents: RIFIFI
2023-08-07 18:45 - 22:00
DOORS: 6.45pm*

START TIME: 7.45pm*

RUN TIME: 115 mins

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

Legendary French film director Francois Truffaut called it ‘the best Film Noir I have ever seen’. Jules Dassin’s Rififi is a twisting tale of four robbers who plan one last jewellry heist in 1950’s Paris.

Getting out of prison after a five year stretch, exhausted master thief Tony le Stéphanois initially turns down a heist job offered by friends. However, once he discovers his girlfriend is now dating a rival gangster, Tony sets about planning his next job. Meticulously considering every detail, he fails to account for one thing, human weakness.

Influencing everything from Reservoir Dogs to Oceans Eleven, not only did Rififi invent the modern heist movie, it still stands as perhaps the greatest example of the genre ever constructed. As well as its dazzlingly breathless heist sequence, Dassin’s film is notable for its humanist qualities that extend well beyond the action, as the film commits to fully realising the fate of its characters and the wages of sin.

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White Wall Cinema presents: PROXIMA
2023-08-01 18:55 - 22:00
+ OPTIONAL POST FILM DISCUSSION GROUP

DOORS: 6.55pm*

START TIME: 7.55pm*

RUN TIME: 107 mins

CERT: 12 (Under 15s Must Be Accompanied by an Adult)

LANGUAGE: French, English, Russian, German w/ English Subtitles

White Wall Cinema’s discussion group returns! Join us for a screening of this brilliant new 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 a great piece of cinema.

​French director Alice Wincour crafts a stunningly intimate and mature tale about one woman’s commitment to her dual role as mother and astronaut. Chosen to be part of a year-long mission to the international space station, Sarah (Eva Green) must tackle the challenges of both mission prep and the strain of leaving behind her eight-year-old daughter Stella.

A completely unique take on the Sci-Fi genre, Proxima is a deeply personal drama that cuts to the heart of the dilemma of family life for women who pursue elite occupations. A genuinely outstanding Eva Green puts in a career-best performance in this timely, inspirational, intelligent, and powerful drama.

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White Wall Cinema presents: THE DRIVER
2023-07-27 19:30 - 22:30
(4K RESTORATION)

DOORS: 7.30pm*

START TIME: 8.30pm*

RUN TIME: 91 mins

CERT: 15

Quite clearly the biggest single inspiration for the Nicolas Winding Refn/Ryan Gosling film ‘Drive’, The Driver is the product of cult film director Walter Hill (also responsible for The Warriors, 48hrs and more) who crafts a taught pulp noir thriller about a getaway driver (Ryan O’Neal), his crooked cop nemesis (Bruce Dern) and the gambler who chooses to protect him (Isabelle Adjani). Cool as ice, filled with red hot stunt driving, with style to burn, Shaun of The Dead/Last Night In Soho director Edgar Wright (whose own Baby Driver film was also influenced by this cult classic) called The Driver ‘A diamond-tight minimalist masterclass’.

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'This is Brighton' - Makers & Design Fair
2023-07-23 11:00 - 17:00, 2023-07-22 11:00 - 17:00
DOORS: 11am

EVENT CLOSE: 5pm

‘This Is Brighton’ Maker & Design Fair is a contemporary curated event showcasing some of the most diverse and talented makers, artists & designers locally to Brighton.With over 80 different stallholders, spread across the weekend, it’s a fantastic opportunity to explore the renowned creative community that makes Brighton, and take home some quality products.

Many of the creatives are inspired by Brighton and the surrounding areas, you’ll discover a whole range of products, to suit all budgets, including original art & prints, homewares, fashion & accessories, jewellery, self care, pottery, glass, ceramics, textiles, gifts and local souvenirs.

As a city that has long been associated with a diverse, thriving artistic & creative community you’ll be amazed at the talent on offer!

You’ll find stalls both inside and outside with a pop up café, licensed garden bar & picnic benches, enabling you to grab a bite to eat & drink plus soak up the sunny vibes.

Please note: some stalls will be located on an elevated area with access via stairs only.

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White Wall Cinema presents: DAYS OF HEAVEN
2023-07-12 19:30 - 22:30
DOORS: 7.30pm*

START TIME: 8.30pm*

RUN TIME: 94 mins

CERT: PG (Under 15s Must Be Accompanied by an Adult)

One of the most aesthetically attuned directors of all time, Terrence Malick’s ability to conjure up breath taking images on screen is virtually unparalleled. Days of Heaven is one of only two movies Malick made in the ‘70s (prior to a near 20 year absence as a director) and is an undoubted masterpiece of ethereal atmospherics.

This tale of a young couple who pretend to be siblings in order to secure work and fortune at the home of a rich landowner in the Texas Panhandle of 1916, produces both achingly poetic images, as well as a beautifully simple but philosophically rich story.

​One of the most critically acclaimed films of all time, Days of Heaven is widely recognised as the absolute pinnacle of 70s American cinema.

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We Bop Choir presents: You Got The Love
2023-07-08 19:30 - 22:00
Celebrate all things love with We Bop Choir!

Glorious a cappella & accompanied songs to lift your soul by Candi Staton, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Etta James, Adele, Soft Cell, Jackie Wilson & more.

With unique arrangements of classic songs written by choir director, Rachel Myer, this 40-strong all-women choir delight audiences whenever they perform. For more information about the choir please visit https://webopchoir.co.uk/

Doors / Garden Open: 7.30pm

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Summer Nights - City of Stars Choir
2023-07-07 19:15 - 22:30
If you’re hopelessly devoted to musical theatre, you better shape up for an electrifying evening!

Doors open at 7.15pm – Join us for a summer tipple in the garden before the show starts!

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 / Garden Open: 7.15pm

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White Wall Cinema presents: Sofia Coppola's SOMEWHERE
2023-06-30 18:30 - 22:30
+PRE FILM INTERVIEW WITH SPECIAL GUEST – AUTHOR HANNAH STRONG

DOORS: 6.30pm*

START TIME: 7.20pm*

RUN TIME: 98 mins + 40 mins discussion

CERT: 15

Join us for a special screening of Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere, plus a pre-film discussion with Little White Lies Associate Editor and author of ‘Sofia Coppola Forever Young’, Hannah Strong.

​Hannah’s book explores the ‘tonally diverse, meticulously crafted, and unapologetically hyperfeminine aesthetic’ of the great Sofia Coppola, director of several modern classics including The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, The Beguiled and more. Something of a companion piece to Coppola’s outstanding Academy Award winning film Lost In Translation, Somewhere (itself the winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival) once again explores the ennui of a famous temporary hotel resident detached from everyday life and family.

Stephen Dorff puts in a career best performance in this remarkably touching and intimate story of a jaded Hollywood actor who, whilst spending time recuperating and giving in to the various vices afforded a star at Beverly Hills famed Chateau Marmont hotel, is suddenly confronted by a visit from his 11 year old daughter (Elle Fanning). As the pair navigate their somewhat uncertain father daughter relationship, a story of true tenderness emerges as the listless and disinterested movie star reassess his life outlook.

Undoubtedly semi-autobiographical, Somewhere is a hypnotic, funny, tender, understated and meditative piece of cinema that taps into a deep well of personal emotion for the director all powered by Coppola’s trademark beautiful cinematography and glistening pop culture soundtrack.

​As well as the on-stage discussion and film screening, there will be a chance to purchase (and have signed) one of Hannah’s beautiful and fascinating books.

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