CULTURAL HUB OF WOLVERHAMPTON WWW.LIGHT-HOUSE.CO.UK CINEMAS EVENTS GALLERIES CAFÉ BAR LIGHT HOUSE MEDIA CENTRE The Chubb Buildings Fryer Street Wolverhampton WV1 1HT Box Office: 01902 716055 or online: www.light-house.co.uk @lighthousemedia lighthousemediacentre OPENING TIMES & BOOKING Box Office & Galleries Open Monday - Friday 9am - 8.30pm Weekends: 5pm or 45 minutes before the first film. Check film programme for weekend matinees. HOW TO FIND US The Chubb Buildings are in the City Centre, 2 mins walk from the train & bus stations and metro. Free parking for visitors at weekends & Mon-Fri after 6pm. Cafe Bar open 9am-9pm weekdays Weekend hours: 45 mins before first film or event Bar and Hot Drinks can be taken into the cinema. NOVEMBER 2016 SILVER SCREEN YEAR 25 YEARS IN THE CHUBB BUILDINGS 1991-2016
COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD CULTURE CLUB Monday 10th October & Monday 14th November 6-8pm Lock Works Like a book club, this is a new monthly cultural experience & discussion group on the 2nd Monday of the month. Mary Bolland leads the group, exploring film and theatre. CROHN S & COLITIS UK Thursday 6th October 6-8pm. South West Mids & Wolves Support Group. groups@crohnsandcolitis.org.uk LANGUAGE CAFÉS Social meet-ups to develop language skills of any level. 6.30pm 9pm (Free of charge) Info: nwt.languages@gmail.com French Tue 11 & 25 Oct, 8 & 22 Nov German Thurs 13 & 27 Oct 10 & 24 Nov Queen s English Wed 12 & 26 Oct, 9 & 23 Nov Italian Thurs 13 & 27 Oct, 10 & 24 Nov Spanish Tue 4 & 18 Oct, 1, 15 & 29 Nov Portuguese Wed 5 & 19 Oct, 2 16 & 30 Nov Japanese Dates TBC SINGING FOR LUNG HEALTH 11.30am-1pm Wednesdays in term time (off 19 Oct) Weekly adult singing group for people with respiratory problems. 4 inc refreshments Contact Carl 07859 013 412 FRIENDS OF LIGHT HOUSE Friends of Light House give vital support to our venue. Friends receive 1 off cinema tickets (n/a on midweek matinée offer). Annual membership 15 ( 25 joint) available from the Box Office. Members also receive a free poster from our vaults. CHUBB REMINISCENCES New! Every 1st Tuesday, 11am-approx 1pm. Informal get-together of ex-chubb employeees to reminisce. You are welcome to bring any photos/memorabilia. ALL HANDS ON DECKS Vinyl Night in Lock Works Café Bar 8pm late Friday 14 Oct & Fri 11th Nov We supply the decks... You bring the vinyl! Sign up at the start of the night for your 10 minutes on the decks. Facebook: wolvesallhandsondecks SOCIAL MEDIA SURGERY 5.30pm - 7pm Wednesday 12th October Wednesday 16th November Lock Works Free workshop for community or voluntary groups who want to use social media. Book your place: www.socialmediasurgery.com FILM & TV QUIZ Mon 31 Oct & Mon 28 November 8pm for 8.30pm 10 per team (up to 4) Register on Facebook: KKFilmTVQuiz BRAIN TUMOUR SUPPORT GROUP Thurs 13 October Thur 10 Nov 1-2.30pm FREE Sessions for anyone affected by brain tumours. Contact Sharon: 07711 597167 Sharon@braintumoursupport.co.uk Cover Chubb Buildings photo: Pete Ashton KNIT NIGHT Free 6-9pm Tue 11 Oct & 8 Nov Monthly Knitting Group @WoolVerhampton
CINEMA PRICES from 1 October Tickets: 8.00 Concs: 6.50 (OAP/Disabled/Unemployed) Under 25s and students: 4.50 all screenings Sundays: 6.80 / 6.30 concs / 4.50 u25s and students Midweek Matinées: 4.50 -donation box for tea & coffee Friends of Light House: 1 off standard screenings (not midweek matinee) Meerkat Movies: Compare the Market customers can claim 2 for 1 cinema tickets on Tuesdays or Wednesdays for a year with a qualifying product. (NB standard prices apply for 2 for 1 on matinée tickets.) Passports Pick up a passport to earn bonuses for attending films marked with BFI Celebrating British Film. Varied prices apply for special screenings. Where listed, Hard of Hearing are shown with Tuesday & Sunday screenings Where listed, Audio Description services are available at all screenings of this film. FUNDRAISERS - SILVER SCREEN SEASON Light House needs your help. To support the future of our venue in our city, we are holding two SILVER SCREEN YEAR 25TH ANNIVERSARY special screenings at a donation ticket price of 10: The Commitments (15, 1991) Coming this December - follow our social media for updates. Alan Parker s Irish comedy based on Roddy Doyle s novel. Unemployed Jimmy Rabbitte has a vision to create The World s Hardest Working Band. Well loved soundtrack includes Mustang Sally. For The Girl with all the Gifts, The Beatles and Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children see October I, DANIEL BLAKE Winner of the Palme d Or, a fierce and emphatic drama, rumoured to be Ken Loach s last film. A middle aged carpenter who requires state benefit after injuring himself is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario. A stark reminder of the injustices in life in contemporary Britain. Drama Cert 15 BFI Celebrating British Film. 1hr 40m, UK, France, Belgium 2016 Dir: Ken Loach Fri 4 - Tue 8 Nov 6pm & 8.20pm Wed 9 Nov 2.15pm, 6pm & 8.20pm Thur 10 Nov 6pm & 8.20pm NOVEMBER FILMS
NOVEMBER FILMS Fri 4 - Tue 8 Nov 5.30pm & 8.15pm Wed 9 Nov 2pm, 5.30pm & 8.15pm Thur 10 Nov 5.30pm & 8.15pm Sun & Tues Fri 11 - Mon 14 Nov 5.50pm & 8.15pm No screening Tues Wed 16 Nov 2.15pm & 5.15pm Thur 17 Nov 5.50pm & 8.15pm QUEEN OF KATWE Based on the true story of a young girl from rural Uganda who discovers a passion for chess and sets out to pursue her dream of becoming an international champion. Starring David Oyelowo (Selma), Lupita Nyong o (12 Years a Slave) and introducing Madina Nalwanga. Language: English A STREET CAT NAMED BOB Biography,Drama, Sport Cert PG 2hr 04m South Africa, USA 2016 Dir: Mira Nair Based on the international best selling book. The true, feel-good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict has his life transformed when he meets a ginger stray cat. Starring Luke Treadaway (NT Live Drama Cert 15 The Curious Incident), Joanne 1hr 38m UK, 2016 Froggatt (Downton Abbey) & Anthony Dir: Roger Spottiswoode Head. BFI Celebrating British Film. Fri 11 - Tue 15 Nov 5.20pm & 8.10pm Wed 16 Nov 2pm, 5.20pm & 8.10pm Thur 17 & Fri 18 Nov 5.20pm & 8.10pm Sat 19 Nov 1.30pm Sun 20 - Tue 22 Nov 5.20pm & 8.10pm Wed 23 Nov 2pm & 4.55pm Thur 24 Nov 5.05pm Fri 25 Nov 5.40pm & 8.20pm Sat 26 Nov 2.15,5.40pm & 8.20pm Sun 27 - Tue 29 Nov 5.40pm & 8.20pm Wed 30 Nov 2.15, 5.40pm & 8.20pm Thur 1 Dec 5.40pm & 8.20pm ARRIVAL ALAN BENNETT S DIARIES Wed 16 Nov - see THINEMA THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS A drama about a couple, who, unable to have children, take a baby as their own when she is washed up near their Light House home. Starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) Drama, Romance Cert and Rachel Weisz. 12A 2hrs 13m 2016 BFI Celebrating British Film. Sci-fi drama about the panic that follows a wave of mysterious spacecraft landings across the globe. Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whittaker. Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi Cert 12A 1hr 56m USA, 2016 Dir: Denis Villeneuve UK, New Zealand, USA Dir: Derek Cianfrance
FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Seventy years before Harry Potter read his books at Hogwarts, Eddie Redmayne stars as author Newt Scamander, whose adventures in New York s secret community of witches and wizards is a must for all Harry Potter fans. Also starring Colin Farrell and Ezra Miller. Adventure, Fantasy, Family Cert TBC Time 2hrs 30 TBC UK,USA, 2016 Dir: David Yates BFI Celebrating British Film. National Release date:- Fri 18 Nov Sat 19 Nov 1.50pm, Sun 20 - Tue 22 Nov Wed 23 Nov 1.50pm, Thur 24 -Fri 25 Nov Sat 26 Nov 1.50pm, Sun 27 Nov - Tue 29 Nov Wed 30 Nov 1.50pm, Thur 1 Dec JAZZ HOUSE AT LIGHT HOUSE Sun 6 Nov 5.30-7.30pm (Gallery) The Vintage Rhythms Collective with special guests THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET:FAIRY TALE SEASON 12/ 11 CINDERELLA (12A) Wednesday 23 November 7.50pm THE ROYAL BALLET 18/ 12.50 under 15s ANASTASIA (Tchaikovsky/Martinů) Choreography Kenneth Macmillian Wed 2 November 7.15pm At the height of the Russian Revolution the royal family were executed, but afterwards a young woman appeared apparently a surviving royal princess, the Grand Duchess Anastasia. MUSIC BALLET THE NUTCRACKER Thurs 8 December 7.15pm WOOLF WORKS Wed 8 February 7.15pm SLEEPING BEAUTY Tues 28 February 7.15pm JEWELS Tues 11 April 7.15pm
CHRISTMAS SEASON THINEMA Theatre in Cinema OPERA ANDRE RIEU - CHRISTMAS WITH ANDRE Saturday 19 November 5pm -Tickets 18/ 12.50 under 15s A festive celebration, featuring a 90 minute recorded Christmas concert packed with all the favourites including Hallelujah, White Christmas & many more performed by André, his famous Johann Strauss Orchestra and his sopranos and tenors. MISTLETOE AND MULLED WINE Sunday 18 December From 2pm Tickets 8 / 4.50 u 25s CINEMA VOUCHERS An ideal Christmas gift! Our annual event featuring a choice of IT S A WONDERFUL LIFE or HOME ALONE, followed by free singalong in the courtyard led by The Wulfrun Warblers at 4.30pm. Book now! Plus ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY From 15 December THE NUTCRACKER-8 Dec (Ballet) and NO MAN S LAND 15 Dec (Thinema) Bar and Gallery available for private party bookings. For hire enquiries, contact Kelly Jeffs via the Box office on 01902 716 055 or email kelly@light-house.co.uk New! ALAN BENNETT S DIARIES LIVE Wednesday 16th November 8pm 12 & 11 concessions This unmissable live event will take a candid look into the mind of Alan Bennett, who, at 82, shows no signs of slowing down. Includes a screening of Alan Bennett s Diaries, a new film about the writer, followed by a Q&A with Alan Bennett from his local community library in Primrose Hill. New! NT Live: NO MAN S LAND Thur 15 Dec 12/ 11. Pinter s comic classic stars Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. Royal Shakespeare Company:THE TEMPEST Wed 11 Jan 7pm 14/ 12 New! NT Live: AMADEUS Thur 2 Feb 12/ 11 starring Lucian Msamati. New! NT Live: ST JOAN Thur 16 Feb 12/ 11 with Gemma Arterton. New! NT Live: HEDDA GABLER Thur 9 March 12/ 11 with Ruth Wilson. New! RSC:JULIUS CAESAR Wed 26 April 14/ 12 New! RSC:ANTONY & CLEOPATRA Wed 24 May 14/ 12 New! RSC:TITUS ANDRONICUS Wed 9 August 14/ 12 EXHIBITIONS WOLVERHAMPTON GRAND THEATRE14th November until January Ticketed Wolverhampton Grand Theatre present a special exhibition in the main gallery - a retrospective theatrical archive. THE ROYAL OPERA Live from The Royal Opera House 18/ 12.50 under 15s LES CONTES D HOFFMANN Offenbach Tues 15 November 6.15pm Vittorio Grigolo in the title role of the drunken Romantic poet. This production of The Tales of Hoffmann is created by Academy Award winning film director John Schlesingerand brings alive a 19th-century world of romance, comedy, mystery and menace. IL TROVATORE Verdi Tues 31 January 2017 7.15pm MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Thur 30 March 7.15pm OTELLO Verdi Weds 28 June 2017 7.15pm
NOVEMBER AT A GLANCE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 31 Girl with all the gifts Film & TV Quiz 1 Spanish Cafe Girl with all the gifts 2rPortuguese Cafe Lung Health Girl with all the gifts The Beatles 3 German Cafe Girl with all the gifts The Beatles 7 8 Knit Night French Cafe 9 Lung Health Queen s English 10 Italian Cafe Brain Tumour Support 14 Culture Club 15 Spanish Cafe Les Contes 16 Soc Media Portuguese/Lung Alan Bennett 17 German Cafe 21 22 French Cafe 23English Cafe Lung Health 24 Italian Cafe 28 Film & TV Quiz 29 Spanish Cafe 30 Lung Health Portuguese Cafe 1 German Cafe PROGRAMME SPONSOR inspiredthinkinggroup.com FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 4 5 6 Jazz House 11 All Hands on Decks/ Light Between 12 13 18 19 20 25 26 27