The Regal Film Society
The Regal Film Society
TURANDOT
WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH 7.15PM
LIVE FROM THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
Running Time 3 hours and 20 mins
(including 2 intervals)
In the court of Princess Turandot suitors who fail to solve her riddles are brutally killed. But when a mysterious Prince answers one correctly, suddenly he holds all the power - and a glorious secret. When life holds in the balance, can love conquer all? Puccini's score is rich in musical marvels (featuring the famous aria Nessun Dorma), while Andrei Serban's production draws on Chinese theatrical traditions to evoke a colourful fantasy tableau of ancient Peking. Antonio Pappano conducts Anna Pirozzi in the title role and Yonghoon Lee as Calaf.
Watch the trailer here.
Tickets: £15.50, Regal Film Society Film Society members/Friends, Students/ES40s £13,under 14s £10.
TUES 4 APRIL 7.30PM
LUNANA
TUES 2 MAY 7.30PM
ALLELUJAH
LUNANA; A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM
Dir Pawo Choyning Dorji Bhutan/China 2019 110 mins Cert PG
Bhutan’s first ever Oscar-nominated film is about a young man who is neglectful of his duties as a trainee teacher as he dreams of relocating to Australia and becoming a singer. As part of the disciplinary action taken by his superiors, he is sent to complete his teacher training in the most remote school in the world, a glacial Himalayan village called Lunana, without electricity, wi-fi, textbooks or even a blackboard. Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom is a simple story with a big heart and a reminder of film's ability to communicate universal truths across international borders. It was shot using solar batteries on location in the spectacular scenery of the Himalayan glaciers at an average altitude of 5,000m.
Tickets: £15.50, Regal Film Society Film Society members/Friends, Students/ES40s £13,
under 14s £10.
Watch the trailer here. Read the review in the Hollywood Reporter here.
Dir Richard Eyre UK 2023 99 mins
Allelujah is a warm, witty and moving story about old age. When a small geriatric hospital in Yorkshire is threatened with closure the patients and staff decide to fight back by inviting a news crew to film their preparations for a concert in honour of the hospital’s most distinguished nurse.
CINDERELLA
WEDS APRIL 12 7.15PM
LIVE FROM THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
Running time: Approximately 3 hours (intervals TBC)
Royal Ballet Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella celebrates its 75th anniversary this Season. The ballet’s opening night in 1948, featuring Moira Shearer and Michael Somes in the lead roles, was received rapturously. After over a decade away from the Royal Opera House stage, Ashton’s timeless reworking of Charles Perrault’s famous rags-to-riches story returns, showcasing the choreographer’s deft musicality and the beauty of Prokofiev’s transcendent score. A creative team steeped in the magic of theatre, film, dance and opera brings new atmosphere to Cinderella’s ethereal world of fairy godmothers and pumpkin carriages, handsome princes and finding true love.
Tickets: £15.50, Regal Film Society Film Society members/Friends, Students/ES40s £13,
under 14s £10.