We have lots of exciting things coming up in the next few weeks. We'd like to thank everyone who has donated to our latest Crowdfunder campaign - your donations have helped us start the year with a bang and helped make these future events possible. Don't worry if you missed out on the Crowdfunding deadline, you can always donate to Light House here or next time you visit us.
So...onto the exciting things! We've got some great films taking us into February. Kenneth Branagh's Belfast is generating lots of awards rumours, and Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza has been widely hailed his best film yet. Joaquin Phoenix is excellent as usual in C'mon C'mon, while Save The Cinema (a subject very close to our hearts...) has a stellar ensemble cast including Jonathan Pryce, Tom Felton and Samantha Morton. If you prefer your films with a bit more blood, we've even squeezed in a few screenings of Scream.
We're delighted to be a venue for Wolverhampton Literature Festival. The full list of events taking place here can be found below. We're particularly excited to welcome Jay Blades back to Light House. His discussion about his new book Making It is sure to be entertaining and engaging.
Kelly Jeffs
CEO
January 21st - February 3rd
A story of a first true love, Licorice Pizza tells the story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine, growing up and falling in love in San Fernando Valley during the 1970s.
Fri 21st Jan - Thur 3rd Feb
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.
When his estranged sister asks him to look after her son, radio journalist Johnny ends up taking a cross country trip to show his nephew life outside Los Angeles.
Fri 28th Jan - Thur 3rd Feb
Inspired by the extraordinary real-life events sparked by a tenacious hairdresser, Save The Cinema illustrates how the resolve of a small Welsh town, inspired by the magic of cinema, was able to bring Tinseltown to their doorstep.
Fri 28 Jan - Thur 3 Feb
Ghostface is back! Twenty-five years after the classic original, familiar faces Sidney, Dewey and Gale return to the big screen alongside some new faces, trying to uncover the truth as the bodies pile up once again.
Book Now Special Screenings and Events
The Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
14th Feb, 7.15pm
Romeo and Juliet has become a great modern ballet classic of the ballet repertory since its creation by Royal Ballet Director Kenneth MacMillan and its premiere in 1965. In this special screening on Valentine’s Day, the doomed lovers attempt to find their way through the colour and action of Renaissance Verona, where a busy market all too quickly bursts into sword fighting and a family feud leads to tragedy for both the Montagues and the Capulets.
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Coming Soon...
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: RIGOLETTO (10.3.22)
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: LA TRAVIATA (13.4.22)
THE ROYAL BALLET: SWAN LAKE (19.5.22)
We are delighted to once again be hosting a range of events as part of Wolverhampton Literature Festival. Please note tickets are not being sold directly from Light House, but via the Literature Festival's own platform. Making It: In Conversation With Jay Blades
5th Feb, 1pm
Jay Blades is a modern furniture restorer, up-cycler and eco designer, however his cheery, sympathetic demeanour masks an upbringing full of challenges. He will be talking about his moving memoir, Making It, which outlines an adolescence marked by violent racism at secondary school and brutalisation by the police. He will be sharing these experiences among others, in conversation with award-winning artist and producer Dawinder Bansal. Tickets £12.
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WOLF Poetry Competition
6th Feb, 5.45pm Join us for a showcase of the winning and shortlisted poets from our WOLF Poetry Competition. Hear from all the amazing poems inspired by this year’s Festival theme- ‘Sounds of the City’. No booking required. Yes We Cant
6th Feb, 7pm Poets, Prattlers and Pandemonialists bring their regular poetry night to Wolverhampton. No booking required. An energetic and entertaining evening, with a headline set from David Bowden and the ‘Alf Ender: Kuli Kohli. 10 open mic slots are also available by emailing poetsprattlerspandemonialists@gmail.com.
