Category: Evening Cinema

Evening Cinema

Our evening films start at 7.30pm with doors open / refreshments from 7.00. We do not charge for these events but a donation (suggested £5) is always welcome. These events are popular and advance booking is advisable. Tickets are usually available about a month before from library reception or online at greenhill.bookwhen.com

Victoria and Abdul

Friday 6 June
Evening Cinema
Victoria and Abdul

Abdul Karim, a young prison clerk from India, travels to present Queen Victoria with a mohur on her Golden Jubilee and strikes an unlikely friendship with her. Based on the book by Shrabani Basu and starring Judi Dench and Ai Fazal.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm. Film stars 7.30

Watch the trailer here.

The Great Debaters

Friday 4 July
Evening Cinema
The Great Debaters

Based on a true story and set in Texas in 1935, the movie tells of the efforts of Melvin Tolson to place his black debating team on equal footing with the whites at a time when “Jim Crow” laws enforced racial segregation. Directed by and starring Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker.

Watch the trailer here.

Billy Elliot

Friday 1 August
Evening Cinema
Billy Elliot

Set in County Durham during the 1984–1985 miners’ strike, the film tells of a working-class boy who has a passion for ballet. His father objects, based on negative stereotypes of male ballet dancers. The film stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, and Julie Walters as his ballet teacher.

Watch the trailer here.