Doors open 6:45pm, Screening starts 7:30pm, Friday 16 March 2018, Opera House
Year: 1959
Running Time: 121 mins
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon
Cert: 12
We’re heading down to Florida with Sweet Sue and her Society Syncopators in this fabulous musical comedy starring screen legend Marilyn Monroe with the iconic Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.
Arguably the best and most popular comedy ever made, join us for a screening of Billy Wilder’s classic screwball tale of cross-dressing Jazz musicians, gangsters, and a knockout blonde.
When down on their luck jazz musicians (Curtis and Lemmon) witness a speakeasy gang war, they find themselves out of a job and on the run from a ruthless gangster. Broke and looking for somewhere to hide, a gig with Sweet Sue and her Society Syncopators at a Florida beach resort seems like the perfect getaway. There’s just one problem: the Syncopators are an all-female band, and Joe and Jerry aren’t women – yet.
Armed with some dodgy wigs and wobbly falsettos, Joe and Jerry manage to join the Syncopators, where they meet Sugar Kane: a hooch-swilling, ukulele-playing knockout with a soft spot for badboy saxophone players. Barely able to believe their good fortune, things start to go off the rails for the pair when they begin to attract unwanted attention from lecherous millionaires and some familiar faces show up at their hotel for a gathering of the country’s most dangerous criminals.
59 years after its original release and including brilliant performances, lots of laughs and a sparkling restoration on the Opera House big screen, this is an event not to be missed!
Dance Party!
Make sure that you wear your dancing shoes as we’re holding a 1920s dance party after the screening in the Grand Foyer with live dance band the Billionaires. Meet some colourful 1920’s characters and Charleston the night away in style!
Standard Entry £10:
- Cocktail on arrival in the secret speakeasy bar
- Ticket for Film Screening in the Opera House
Party Entry £15:
- Cocktail on arrival in the secret speakeasy bar
- Ticket for Film Screening in Opera House
- Entry to the 1920s swing dance party in the Grand Foyer: Live music and dance
VIP Entry £20
- Cocktail on arrival in the secret speakeasy bar
- Ticket for Film Screening in Opera House
- Entry to the 1920s swing dance party in the Grand Foyer: Live music and dance
- Have your souvenir photo taken by our professional photographer in our art deco setting – includes print and postage.
- Reserved front-row tables at the party.
This event is a fundraiser to restore the 35mm film projectors in the Opera House.
Please note that we have weekend wristbands available for £45 and £50.
If you have already bought opening night tickets and want to upgrade when the full programme is announced, please contact us and we will arrange this for you.
