Tickets – Please pay on the door £6.00
U3A members, Abri Residents and Under 16s £5.00
Film Night – The Ballad of Wallis Island.
Bar opens 18:30 – Film starts 19:00 Cert. 12 Running time 1hr 40Mins
Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island, dreams of getting his favourite musicians, fictional folk duo McGwyer and Mortimer (Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan), back together. His fantasy turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island.
Old tensions resurface however as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.
“a funny but also melancholy piece of work… As superfan Charles, Key blends a bit of the pleasant oddness he always brings to his acting roles with the verbal playfulness familiar to admirers of his poetry. …You’ll leave wanting your own island, your own gig and your own lock of Carey Mulligan’s hair” [ Guardian ]
“The Ballad of Wallis Island hums a sweet melody without lapsing into outright sentimentality, mining a great deal of warmth from its humble premise.” Rotten Tomatoes: 93% Audience Score.
