Tideswell Cinema delivers a couple of Christmas crackers for our live events this month –a top class ballet to enchant the children, and a Harold Pinter play starring two giants of stage and screen.
First we present The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet on Thur Dec 8 at 7.15pm. Live from the Royal Opera House, this ballet sparkles with theatrical magic – a Christmas tree grows before our eyes, toy soldiers come to life and Clara and the Nutcracker are whisked off to the Kingdom of Sweets on a golden sleigh. Tchaikovsky’s score delights us with the Waltz of the Snowflakes and the dream-like Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Then we have two dates to see Pinter’s No Man’s Land from London’s Wyndham’s Theatre, starring Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf in Lord of the Rings) and Sir Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean Luc Picard in Star Trek). As Time Out’s reviewer said: “Two of the greatest actors ever born in one of the greatest plays ever written.”The live performance is fully booked for Thur Dec 15 at 7pm but you can still book for the recorded encore on Tue Jan 17 at 7pm. Further live treats to look forward to in the New Year include The Tempest from the Royal Shakespeare Company on Wed Jan 11 and Il Trovatore from the Royal Opera House on Tue Jan 31.
Ballet and opera are £15 (£12.50 concessions), plays are £10 (£7.50 for under-19s). Bookings essential through tideswellcinema@gmail.com or 07941 178863. Cheques (to Tideswell Cinema) may be left at Tideswell Post Office or posted toTideswell Cinema, c/o 1 Manchester Rd, Tideswell, SK17 8LL. Separate cheques for each production please, with its name on back of cheque. All broadcasts are upstairs at The George Inn – pre-cinema meals may be booked on 01298 872840.
Full details on www.tideswellcinema.com
Merry Christmas from the Tideswell Cinema team!