Bristol Movie & Theatre Fans

Thu, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM BST

Movie Choice — Rental Family /or/ Urchin /or/ Power Station — Meet from 7 pm

Meet in the café / bar, Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX, GB

We're meeting on Thursday again this week. Watershed are screening three films:

• LFF Preview of Hikari's Rental Family
• A second chance to see Harris Dickinson’s Urchin
• Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn's documentary Power Station

Choose which movie you're going to see and buy your own ticket from the box office or online (links below).

We'll meet in the Watershed cafe/bar from 7 pm, to say hello and chat. After the films, we will stop for a while to talk about them.

RENTAL FAMILY (starts 8:00, ticket)

Phillip Vanderpleog lives in Tokyo. Looking for any work opportunities, he is employed by a ‘rental family’ company, which provides clients with actors who play stand-in roles of absent loved ones.

"Hikari wrestles with the complications of Phil’s job in good faith, and for all of her movie’s handholding sentimentality, she makes a real effort to recognize how the roles that we play in each others’ lives can become confused."
— David Ehrlich, IndieWire

URCHIN (starts 8:30, ticket)

Mike, a rough sleeper in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around.

"Harris Dickinson makes a terrifically impressive debut here as a writer-director with this smart and compassionate picture about homelessness."
— Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

" ... one of our most exciting young actors proves himself to be a bold new voice in British filmmaking"
— Iana Murray, Empire

POWER STATION (starts 8:20, ticket)

Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their street into an energy-generating powerhouse – a prototype for a new way of living, with the hope of galvanising a wider push towards sustainable alternatives.

"... the film is a powerful reminder of what can be achieved when we simply talk to our neighbours, and it is heartwarming to see different people, from diverse backgrounds but bound by shared economic struggles, come together to make green energy a reality"
— Phuong Le, The Guardian

Thu, Nov 20 · 7:00 PM GMT

Theatre Meetup — The River by Jez Butterworth — Limited tickets. Book Early.

Alma Tavern, 18 Alma Vale Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2HY, GB

"Neither from nor towards, at the still point, there the dance is."

We're going to see Jez Butterworth's 2012 play, The River,

We'll meet in the Alma Tavern from 7 pm to say hello and chat. Afterwards, we will get back together to talk about the play.
Check comments below for more details of exactly where to meet.

Buy your own ticket from the box office or online.
** Tickets are limited. Book early to avoid disappointment. **

ABOUT THE PLAY

On a moonless night in August when the sea trout are ready to run, a man brings his new girlfriend to the remote family cabin where he has come for the fly-fishing since he was a boy. But she’s not the only woman he has brought here – or indeed the last.

Directed by Janine Wunsche.
Starring Claire Bowman, Ciaran Corsar, Susie Kimnell & Ren Sinclair

" ... this disconcerting, puzzling and often unsettling play, a play which stays with you after the curtain comes down, teasing away at both brain and emotions."
Peter Lathan (2018)

"... an endlessly open, constantly shifting piece of theatre."
Michael Delgado (2016)

"... the moments of stillness, poetical soliloquising and ethereal descriptions, cast a spell of lyrical beauty over the play which is difficult to ignore and entirely captivating."
Stuart King (2024)

Jez Butterworth is a leading UK playwright whose writing blends myth, folklore, and realism. He is best known for the multi-award-winning Jerusalem, which is often cited on lists of the best plays of all time.

Janine Wunsche has worked extensively in the UK and internationally. Most recently, she directed London productions of ‘Twelfth Night’, ‘True West’, and ‘A View From The Bridge’.