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April 2023
Loving the Enemy
Bluecake Productions presents: LOVING THE ENEMY New drama that tells the real-life story of a Glasgow -born Italian in the British Army during WW2. It's 1940. Hugo is in no man's land. Having been born and raised in Scotland, he's miles away from his family's Italian roots, yet, at the same time, the UK, his home, has become a hostile place as the Italian community is marginalised and demonised for Mussolini's support of Nazi Germany. How far will Hugo go…
Find out more »The Whale
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 116 Minutes Genre: Drama Director: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton
Find out more »May 2023
Joyride
A train-wreck on an adventure who is ready to give away her newborn baby. Joined by a cheeky street urchin, they are two diamonds in the rough on the run. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 94 Minutes Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime Director: Emer Reynolds Starring: Olivia Colman, Lochlann O'Mearáin, David Pearse, Olwen Fouéré
Find out more »June 2023
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists adapted by Neil Gore from the book by Robert Tressell, directed by Louise Townsend Neil Gore, presents a one-person version of the classic novel by Robert Tressell featuring projection, political conjuring tricks, live music and song. Meet the famous characters and enjoy the scenes, speeches and songs, featuring the Great Money Trick as its centrepiece. This enduring and absorbing classic story of a year in the life of a group of Edwardian painters and decorators is brought to life by Neil Gore using…
Find out more »Local Hero
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 111 Minutes Genre: Drama, Comedy Director: Bill Forsyth Starring: Peter Riegert, Peter Capaldi, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay, Jennifer Black, Jenny Seagrove, Burt Lancaster
Find out more »July 2023
Happiness Collectors
The Happiness Collectors need YOU! The world’s supplies of happiness are running low and they need your help to top them up. Pop on your headphones and join the Happiness Collectors on a journey of sounds and silliness to learn the best ways to collect happiness - and most important of all, how to pass it on! Happiness Collectors is a fusion of physical theatre and audio-immersive storytelling for family audiences. Each audience member experiences the show through a set…
Find out more »September 2023
Elvis
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 159 Minutes Genre: Music, Drama, History Director: Baz Luhrmann Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh
Find out more »October 2023
My Doric Diary
It’s December 31st, 2010, in Fraserburgh and the eve of Daisy's 17th birthday. But all is not sparkly at Daisy and Granny’s house. Tempers have erupted, and a disgruntled Daisy has locked herself away. Daisy is desperate to join her best friend at the New Year’s Eve party in the town’s Leisure Centre, but Granny will simply not allow it. Granny, who has raised Daisy since her mother’s death, wants to continue their usual Hogmanay traditions together instead. There amongst…
Find out more »The Maggie Wall
This new play from Martin McCormick was inspired by a monument near Dunning called ‘The Maggie Wall’, the site of a mysterious grave to a woman tried and executed in the 17th century for witchcraft. It’s a collection of stones about 20 feet high, bearing the words in white lettering – “Maggie Wall burnt here 1657 as a witch”. The Maggie Wall explores the vulnerability of women and injustices suffered by them in a patriarchal and closed community and resonates with contemporary experiences,…
Find out more »Allelujah
When news of the closure of a small hospital's geriatric ward begins to reach the community, the hospital invites a local news crew to document their planning of a concert in honor of the hospital's most celebrated nurse. But there might be something more threatening to the hospital itself, more deadly than the politicians ready to shut down the place at a moment's notice. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 99 Minutes Genre: Drama Director: Richard Eyre Starring: Jennifer Saunders, Bally…
Find out more »January 2024
Barbie
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colourful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 114 Minutes Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy Director: Greta Gerwig Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Simu Liu
Find out more »February 2024
The Miracle Club
Three close friends who have never left the outskirts of Dublin (much less Ireland) get the journey of a lifetime — a visit to Lourdes, the picturesque French town and place of miracles. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 90 Minutes Genre: Comedy, Drama Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan Starring: Maggie Smith, Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Agnes O'Casesy, Stephen Rea, Mark O'Halloran
Find out more »March 2024
Miss Nobodies
A century of women’s stories brought to life by Black Liver; nominated Best Comedy, Best New Writing, Best Production; 'Highly recommended' (Buxton Fringe). You’re in an ironmongers shop in Britain in 1919; then, as you look around, 100 years pass by. Let Ruth Cockburn and Keith Carter take you through a century of stories; the talkie movies of the ‘20s and the video nasties of the 80’s, the start of 50’s Skiffle and the birth of 90’s Britpop, class struggles…
Find out more »A Haunting in Venice
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 104 Minutes Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime Director: Kenneth Brannagh Starring: Kenneth Brannagh, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ali Khan
Find out more »April 2024
Wonka
Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 117 Minutes Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy Director: Paul King Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Grant, Paterson Joseph, Olivia Colman, Tom Davis
Find out more »Love Sarah
A young woman wishes to fulfil her mother's dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London. To do this, she enlists the help of an old friend and her grandma. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 97 Minutes Genre: Drama Director: Eliza Schroeder Starring: Celia Imrie, Bill Paterson, Shannon Tarbet, Shelley Conn, Rupert Penry-Jones, Grace Calder
Find out more »May 2024
Wicked Little Letters
When deeply conservative English local Edith Swan and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, her rowdy, foul-mouthed, Irish migrant neighbour Rose Gooding is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women—led by Police Officer Gladys Moss—begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 100…
Find out more »June 2024
The Regalettes
Badapple Theatre takes us back to the 1930's, the cinema decade spanning Hitchcock noir and classic Technicolor showstoppers. Celebrity and rural life clash head-on when a new movie is set to premiere at the tiny Regal Cinema in Bottledale. Comedy and intrigue ensues as our intrepid heroines The Regalettes, suddenly find themselves at the heart of a very silly mystery. The Regalettes By Kate Bramley with music by Jez Lowe
Find out more »One Life
British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport. Watch Trailer Here Information Running Time: 109 Minutes Genre: History, Drama, War Director: James Hawes Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Romola Garai, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Alex Sharp, Jonathan Pryce
Find out more »September 2024
Hebridean Treasure: Lost & Found
Hebridean Treasure: Lost & Found captivatingly blends song, dance and storytelling with live Scottish and South Asian music to conjure up the landscapes of the ancient Scottish Isles and the inhabitants’ deep connection with the rhythms of nature. A universal story of exile, suffering and the loss of age-old wisdom, the piece moves through grief and tragedy to bring a message of hope for a new way of life that cherishes our Celtic cultural heritage. The words of John Phillip…
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