Newhampton Arts Centre will become home to a new open air cinema, showcasing a specially curated programme of feature films for Wolverhampton audiences to enjoy. The pop-up cinema will be situated in NAC’s secure courtyard, providing the perfect community setting for watching cult classics and family favourites amongst friends at sundown.
This new venture into cinema is made possible by NAC’s outside spaces. In recent weeks the art centre’s courtyard has successfully held a series of summer school workshops for drama and dance students. NAC’s open airred setting will now become the Courtyard Cinema. All socially distanced screenings will be safely delivered NAC’s COVID policies and procedures at all times in place.
NAC will kick off their new cinema programme this September with the classic fairy tale adventure, The Princess Bride. This is the perfect film for adults and kids alike, an enchanting adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. Encountering numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest,expect giants, villains, wizards and plenty of swordplay. With a healthy dose of tongue-in-cheek humour, The Princess Bride remains as fresh and as entertaining today as when it was first released. Originally based on the William Goldman novel, which has earned its own loyal audience over the years.
The Princess Bride will be showing at 7pm on Saturday the 12th September (doors opening at 6.30pm). Advance tickets cost just £5 adults, £3 children, £15 family of four. Tickets can also be purchased on the day- subject to availability.
All tickets can be easily obtained through the Newhampton Arts Centre website www.ticketsource.co.uk/newhamptonartscentreor by phone on 01902 572090.
