The Regal Film Society
The Regal Film Society
Tuesday, 3 October 2023 - 7:30pm
Under the Fig Trees
Dir Erige Sehiri Tunisia/Switz/Fra/Qatar/Ger 2022 92 mins
As Summer fades, this year’s Oscar submission from Tunisia invites you into sun-dappled fig orchards with a screening of Under the Fig Trees (Cert 12A) at the Regal Theatre on Tuesday October 3 at 7.30pm.
This gorgeous and wistful film is set in the country’s languid fig orchards, where a group of teenage girls spend a sun-dappled summer helping to gather in the harvest.
Over the course of one hot day the girls dream up new worlds for themselves while picking the fragile fruit. There are crushes to be reviewed, marriages to fear and fantasise about, family obligations to discuss, social changes to debate, and – away from the watchful eyes of their parents – boys to flirt with.
The film shows a modern and varied group of young women living in a patriarchal society, some accepting and some rebellious, as dramas large and small unfurl in the shade of the fig trees.
Tickets may be booked in advance online and at the Regal box office (Tel 01643 706430) between 9.30am and 12.00pm, Monday to Saturday. Click here for a link to the box office.
The Regal bar will be open for refreshments from 7pm.
TICKETS: £5 (Regal Film Society members £3/Friends of the Regal £4.50, Students/ES40s £3)
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 7.15pm
The Royal Opera, L’ELISIR D’AMORE
LIVE from The Royal Opera House
Running Time 210 mins including one interval
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Expect sun, fun and vocal acrobatics in Laurent Pelly’s much-loved staging of Donizetti’s intoxicating and witty comedy. Conductor Sesto Quatrini makes his house debut, as does soprano Nadine Sierra in the role of Adina with the incomparable Bryn Terfel as the genial wheeler-dealer Doctor Dulcamara. The cast also includes Nadine Sierra, Liparit Avetisyan, Boris Pinkhasovich, Sarah Dufresne.
Country boy Nemorino is determined to win the haughty Adina’s heart, but she refuses to give him the time of day. Can Doctor Dulcamara’s so-called ‘elixir of love’ work its magic?
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Tickets: £15.50, Regal Theatre Friends £15, Film Society members/Students/ES40s £13, under 14s £10.
Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 7.15pm
The Royal Ballet, DON QUIXOTE
LIVE from The Royal Opera House
Running time 210 minutes including two intervals
Teeming with comedy, wit and an abundance of bravura choreography, Carlos Acosta's production brings the Spanish heat and romance of Cervantes' classic novel to life. Don Quixote, based on Miguel de Cervantes’ epic novel of the same name, regales the adventures of the eccentric nobleman Don Quixote and his faithful squire Sancho Panza, as they help to bring a vivacious young couple, Kitri and Basilio, together. This energetic 19th Century ballet is enlivened by Ludwig Minkus’ spirited score and is a wonderful showcase for the virtuosity of The Royal Ballet's Principal dancers.
Created for The Royal Ballet a decade ago, Carlos Acosta’s exuberant production brings the sunshine and charm of Spain to the stage with Tim Hatley’s characterful designs. Teeming with comedy, wit and an abundance of bravura choreography, Carlos Acosta's production brings the Spanish heat and romance of Cervantes' classic novel to life.
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Tickets: £15.50, Regal Theatre Friends £15.00, Film Society members/Students/ES40s £13, under 14s £10.