Viceroy's House
New Delhi 1947, Lord Louis Mountbatten's newly appointed by PM, Clement Atlee and accompanied by his liberal-minded wife, Edwina and eighteen-year-old daughter, is charged with the difficult task of overseeing the transition of British India to independence. Conflict ensues as the different sides clash in the face of enormous change. Love develops between Mountbatten's new manservant, Jeet, a Hindu and Aalia a beautiful young Muslim woman who is Lady Pamela's assistant. All characters find they have their obstacles to overcome, both on the geopolitical and personal level. Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi and Michael Gambon.
Their Finest
An hilarious yet moving comedy-drama set in 1940s London and based on the 2009 novel by Lissa Evans. A British Ministry of Information film team is making a morale boosting movie about the Dunkirk evacuation during the Battle of Britain and the London Blitz. Young Welshwoman Catrin Cole is recruited to write scripts for propaganda films that the public will watch without ridiculing. Stars: Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Richard E. Grant and Jeremy Irons.
Doors open at 7.00pm; show starts at 7.30pm in the village hall. Refreshments are on sale. Tickets £7 are available at the door. Don't forget we have our annual ticket for only £50 – saving you £20.
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