What's On at the Lighthouse, Wolverhampton

 

We've got a packed end to March coming up. This week sees us bring back Boiling Point for a second run. Starring Stephen Graham as a chef in a high pressure kitchen environment and shot in a single take, it is a stunningly accomplished film and well worth seeing on the big screen. It's joined this week by French film Paris 13th District, whose writers include Portrait of a Lady on Fire's Celine Sciamma.  In case you missed it - it was the BAFTAs on Sunday. Our audiences really enjoyed Kenneth Branagh's Belfast when we showed it earlier in the year, so to mark its Outstanding British Film award, we've brought it back for a week starting the 25th. We've  brought back After Love too, which saw Joanna Scanlon scoop the Leading Actress award. Also showing from the 25th is a return run of The Duke, starring Jim Broadbent, and we've got a short run of The Real Charlie Chaplin starting on the 26th. We've had such a good response to some of our special screenings recently that we've brought some of those back as well. The screening of The Colour Room that we had for International Women's Day earlier in the month sold out, so we're delighted to bring it back for a couple more. Following the story of Clarice Cliff, the world renowned ceramic artist, the film explores how she made her way in a male dominated industry with her beautiful designs that are still highly prized today. We'll be screening the film on Sunday 20th and Thursday 24th March. Our screenings of The Beatles - Get  Back: The Rooftop Concert proved to be a big hit, so we've added some more chances to see it to the programme. If you enjoyed the Beatles documentary Get Back, you'll love this special cinematic release of footage from the series and the chance to see the full rooftop concert, which turned out to be the last time the band performed together.  Don't forget that we've also got a Mother's Day special in the shape of Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. We're also really looking forward to our comedy night Superspread The Laffs with Craig Deeley, Jo Enright and Barbara Nice on the 2nd April.  You really are spoilt for choice with our programme this month! Kelly Jeffs CEO

March 18th - March 31st

Paris 13th District (Les Olympiades) Friday 18th Mar - Thur 24th Mar Charting the shifting relationships between four twentysomethings, a modern story of love and life that reflects shifting attitudes towards identity and fidelity. Book Now Boiling Point  Friday 18th Mar - Thur 24th Mar A single-take snapshot behind the scenes in a high pressure restaurant kitchen in the run up to the busiest day of the year. Book now

Belfast Friday 25th Mar - Thur 31st Mar A semi-autobiographical comedy drama, centred on the story of a young boy's experience of growing up during The Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1960s. Book now The Duke Friday 25th Mar - Thur 31st Mar In 1961, Kenton Bunton commited a daring theft - taking Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery, using it as leverage to get the government to commit to increased support for the elderly. Based on a true story. Book now

After Love Friday 25th Mar - Thur 31st Mar Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow, but shortly after her husband's funeral she discovers he has a secret just across the English Channel in Calais. Book Now The Real Charlie Chaplin Sat 26th Mar - Thur 31st Mar A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966. Book now

Special Screenings and Events

The Colour Room Sunday 20th Mar, 3.05pm and Thurs 24rd March, 5.45pm Follow the story of Clarice Cliff, who smashed her way through the glass ceiling of the male-dominated pottery industry to become one of the world's most iconic ceramic designers. Book Now

The Beatles - Get Back: The Rooftop Concert Wed 23rd March, 8.20pm and Tue 29th March, 6.40pm This theatrically exclusive piece will present opening scenes from Episode 1 of the docuseries, with an overview of The Beatles’ career from 1956 up until the rooftop concert in 1969. The entire rooftop concert, as featured in Episode 3, will then be shown, followed by The Beatles’ listening to some of their own recordings. Book Now

West Side Story Sunday 27th Mar, 2.30pm Legendary director Steven Spielberg brings his vision to an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical, charting the rivalry between the Sharks and The Jets, two street gangs with different ethnic backgrounds in 1950s New York, and Tony and Maria, who fall in love despite being in the opposing gangs. Book Now

Superspread The Laffs Saturday 2nd Apr, 7.30pm (doors 7pm) We could all do with a good laugh, couldn't we? We've got just the event for you, with a line up of amazing Midlands comedians coming to Light House for a much needed night of laughter. The night will be MC-ed by Craig Deeley, who will be joined by other local legends Jo Enright and Barbara Nice. Book Now

Royal Opera House Season 2022 The Royal Opera House: La Traviata Wed 13th April, 6.45pm 19th-century Paris is a place of contrasts; glamour and superficiality, love and lust, life and death. Courtesan Violetta sings some of Verdi’s most acclaimed arias including the joyous ‘Sempre libera’, in her poignant and passionate encounters with Alfredo and Germont. Book Now Coming Soon... THE ROYAL BALLET: SWAN LAKE (19.5.22)