The Magic Lantern Cinema

17/10/2026

🚨 Final new film alert this week, and it's the brilliant Derek vs Derek, which comes highly recommended by Sara. Don't miss it! 🚜

Award-winning director James Dawson’s new documentary is set in the rolling hills of Devon, telling the story of two neighbouring farmers who share the same name but take radically different approaches to land use.

In equal parts hilarious and moving, the film shines a light on the vital debate surrounding the future of rural Britain, encouraging conversation around how farming and nature restoration might work together.

Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery.

Cefnogir gan Ganolfan Ffilm Cymru fel rhan o Rwydwaith Cynulleidfa Ffilm y BFI (FAN), a wedi wnaed yn bosib gan y Loteri Genedlaethol.

17/10/2026

Reminder! Our Family Fun screening is tomorrow, and tickets are just £1! 🎬

Don't miss the chance to revisit this classic on the big screen, and come early to enjoy some lovely crafty activities with Crafty Sue! 🎨

Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal Gromit run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods, which turns their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.

Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery.

Cefnogir gan Ganolfan Ffilm Cymru fel rhan o Rwydwaith Cynulleidfa Ffilm y BFI (FAN), a wedi wnaed yn bosib gan y Loteri Genedlaethol.

17/10/2026

Reminder: join us tonight for a fabulous party night with The Fabulous Boms raising money for our Fabulous 125 Finale on 21st November!

The Fabulous Boms have been supporting The Magic Lantern since they first formed. They have stepped in and played gigs when other bands have had to drop out, they stepped in and performed a gig when our projector broke down in half term.
As a band and as individuals from the band, they are always supporting us in any way they can.

And here they are again...helping us raise money for a very exciting community event!

They are here tonight, Saturday 17th, with a great set of fantastic tunes for us all to dance the night away to and your ticket money will go towards putting on our 125 Finale.

Doors open at 7.30pm. Music from 8pm

16/10/2026

Reminder: the first screening of this international hit musical is tomorrow!

Winner of eight Tony Awards in 2019 including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL is the genre-defying musical blending modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale of two intertwining love stories, that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and King Hades and his wife Persephone.

Filmed live on stage in London’s West End and featuring the original Broadway stars, HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.

16/10/2026

Second new film alert! 🚨 Sense and Sensibility starts tomorrow and is one for all the book lovers out there! 📚

A charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood. Based on the 1811 novel by Jane Austen, the film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, Frank Dillane, Herbert Nordrum, George MacKay, and Fiona Shaw.

16/10/2026

Reminder: a very special gig is on tonight... 🎸🎶

For one last time, it’s the final, no really, this time it is the very FINAL performance for the one and only Tongue & Groove. We are both sad and delighted that they are choosing to play together one last time at The Lantern and we are going to give them a night to remember. Tell everyone you know and come along for a main stage spectacle of lights and music. It will be a night to remember and a fitting finale for this fabulous five.

Friday Night is Music Night is a free event but donations are always welcome so we can pay our bands and keep these events free for all to enjoy.

Doors 8:30pm, music starts at 9pm - Live music, tasty drinks and great atmosphere promised - See you there!😍

16/10/2026

New film alert! 🚨 Heart of the Beast starts tonight, and it's one for all the dog lovers out there! 🐕

Brad Pitt stars as Special Forces officer James Belmont, who finds himself stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness with his combat dog, Odin, after a harrowing plane crash. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements.

15/10/2026

Sara explains why you should come and watch the brilliant documentary Derek vs Derek. The film follows two neighbouring farmers who share the same name but take radically different approaches to land use. It shines a light on the vital debate surrounding the future of rural Britain and encourages discussion about how farming and nature restoration can work together.

Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery.

Cefnogir gan Ganolfan Ffilm Cymru fel rhan o Rwydwaith Cynulleidfa Ffilm y BFI (FAN), a wedi wnaed yn bosib gan y Loteri Genedlaethol.

15/10/2026

15/10/2026

Last chance to see Bad Apples tonight!

This dark comedy stars Saoirse Ronan as a primary school teacher who accidentally locks her most disruptive pupil in her home. Desperate to put things right, she hesitates when her class begins to flourish in the child's absence, leaving her in an impossible predicament.