Come along to the Alhambra for a unique opportunity to watch the film and enjoy a post-screening Q&A with director, composers and the subject of the documentary: "Show Up and Start."
This insightful 47-minute film delves into the vibrant life and
evocative work of Dorothy Ramsay, a Lake District-based artist. The film charts
Ramsay’s journey from her postwar childhood in the northeast of England, through
her formative years studying at the Camberwell School of Art in London, to her
diverse experiences as a weaver and therapist, before ultimately returning to her true
passion as a full-time artist.
The documentary’s title, "Show Up and Start," encapsulates Ramsay's motivating
artistic philosophy, emphasising the importance of consistent effort in the creative
process. The film offers not just a glimpse into her creative world but also serves as
a reminder that inspiration comes from dedication and perseverance.
Enhancing the film’s atmosphere is the sound and music from Shelley Roden, an
award-winning foley artist at Skywalker Sound, and Jeffrey Roden, an acclaimed US
composer. Their contributions underscore the emotional depth of Ramsay’s story,
making "Show Up and Start" a compelling watch for anyone interested in the
interaction between life and art.
Local art gallery, Northern Lights, just a few doors down from the cinema, regularly stocks work by Ramsay. See their biography of her here.
We follow Charles, an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favourite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer back together. His fantasy quickly 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 as Charles desperately tries to salvage his dream gig. Featu...
On the shores of Odesa in Southern Ukraine lies the imposing Kuyalnik Sanatorium, a crumbling Soviet era health facility that’s seen better days. Join us over a summer season where the ever-dwindling guests come for the rejuvenating mud treatments and strange electroshock therapies, in search of love, healing and happiness. SANATORIUM offers a wry and vivid portrait of its pragmatic residents s...
The new wild ride from Darren Aronofsky, the fearlessly cinematic director of REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, BLACK SWAN and THE WHALE, is a propulsive, star-studded romp of a crime thriller. 1990’s New York. Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his fav...
We follow the Crawley family as they navigate personal and financial challenges in the 1930s, culminating in a heartfelt farewell to the beloved series. In this final instalment the Crawley family faces significant turmoil. Mary finds herself at the centre of a public scandal that threatens the family's reputation, while the entire household grapples with financial difficulties. The looming thre...
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing - as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic fil...
Inter Alia a new play by Suzie Miller Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie. Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold h...
What if you could open a doorway and walk through it to re-live a defining moment from your past? Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – a funny , fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments fro...
In a quaint Scottish village in the Highlands, contenders from around the globe gather to compete for the title of World Porridge Champion armed only with oats, salt and water. As the ailing Porridge Chieftain's tenure ends, he embarks on a mission to find a successor. Amidst intense rivalries and the charm of eccentric locals, this documentary delves into the legacy of the village and unveils a c...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (dubbed)
Sun 21 Sep to Wed 24 Sep
Dubbed into English Tanjiro Kamado – a boy who joined an organization dedicated to hunting down demons called the Demon Slayer Corps after his younger sister Nezuko was turned into a demon. While growing stronger and deepening his friendships and bonds with fellow corps members, Tanjiro has battled many demons with his comrades – Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira. Along the way, his journe...
Keswick Film Club presents: The Late Shift (in German, Turkish and French with English subtitles) Everyone welcome, but if you join the Keswick Film Club for just £10 you can then see the full season of Film Club films at discounted prices. We advise booking tickets online to avoid any queues at the kiosk on arrival. Seats are unallocated. From Switzerland, this strikingly involving drama tra...
Love Never Dies is the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. Featuring one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s finest musical scores performed by a 21 piece orchestra, a stunning cast of 36 including Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne, over 300 incredible costumes and a magnificent set illuminated by over 5000 dazzling light bulbs. The year is 1907. It is 10 years after his disappearance from the Paris Opera House a...
Once-in-a-lifetime cinema screening weekend celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the production that changed Broadway forever. Winner of 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 7 Olivier Awards including Best New Musical, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of HAMILTON, the stage recording of the original Bro...
Keswick Film Club presents: The Return Everyone welcome, but if you join the Keswick Film Club for just £10 you can then see the full season of Film Club films at discounted prices. We advise booking tickets online to avoid any queues at the kiosk on arrival. Seats are unallocated. Most attempts at filming the story of Odysseus have played on the return of a King, but not so for Uberto Pasolin...
In war-torn Rome, Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she hates in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out? A...
Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music to bring audiences a unique big screen experience. This reimagining of the iconic Nosferatu (1922) features Radiohead’s Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001) albums. An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Nosferatu (1922) is the quintessential silent vampire film, crafted by legendary German director F. W. Murnau. Rather th...
Keswick Film Club presents: The Other Way Around (in Spanish and English, with English subtitles) Everyone welcome, but if you join the Keswick Film Club for just £10 you can then see the full season of Film Club films at discounted prices. We advise booking tickets online to avoid any queues at the kiosk on arrival. Seats are unallocated. ‘A little bit like Woody Allen, or an episode of Sein...
Join Academy Award-winner, Jeremy Irons, as he takes the viewer on a your of one of the world’s most important museums: The Museo Egizio in Turin. The oldest collection dedicated to ancient Egyptian civilization houses over 40,000 artifacts —12,000 of which are on display — ranging from colossal statues to the rich burial objects of Kha and Merit and welcomes over 900,000 visitors a year. Key ex...
Keswick Film Club presents: Dreams (in Norwegian with English subtitles) Everyone welcome, but if you join the Keswick Film Club for just £10 you can then see the full season of Film Club films at discounted prices. We advise booking tickets online to avoid any queues at the kiosk on arrival. Seats are unallocated. Seventeen year old Johanne has a crush on her new teacher Johanna, building in...
Keswick Film Club presents: Parthenope (in Italian with English subtitles) Everyone welcome, but if you join the Keswick Film Club for just £10 you can then see the full season of Film Club films at discounted prices. We advise booking tickets online to avoid any queues at the kiosk on arrival. Seats are unallocated. Director Paolo Sorrentino has always been fascinated by beauty and here he con...
Following triumphant Met turns in Roméo et Juliette, La Traviata, and Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original s...
