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Worthing WOW Festival 2016

Sat 28 May to Sun 12 Jun 2016 (2 weeks)

Worthing WOW Festival 2016

This May sees the start of the 2016 Worthing WOW Festival now in its third year, the festival focuses on local Worthing and Sussex based writers, performers, playwrights and film-makers, presenting a diverse range of eve.....Read more

Recreation of 1896 Night

Sat 28 May 2016

Recreation of 1896 Night

Step back in time, 120 years, for this wonderful evening of variety and silent film, as we transport you back to 1896 to experience a night of entertainment typically enjoyed by Worthing residents back then. Join us a.....Read more

Film Equipment Exhibition

Sat 14 May to Sat 11 Jun 2016 (1 month)

Film Equipment Exhibition

In 1896 film was shown for the first time in West Sussex with one of the earliest screenings taking place on Worthing Pier. Here you can enjoy a fascinating exhibition of equipment from the early days of film-making and.....Read more

Movies and Bungalows an exhibition

Tue 31 May to Sat 02 Jul 2016 (1 month)

Movies and Bungalows an exhibition

The early twentieth century saw a vibrant influx of new residents and industries to our small south coast seaside town, Shoreham. Of particular importance were the establishment of ‘Bungalow Town’ and the development .....Read more

Film Backdrop @ Shoreham Fort

Fri 10 Jun 2016

Film Backdrop @ Shoreham Fort

Shoreham holds a unique position in the history of film-making as it was the location of one of the earliest film studio complexes. It is thought that in 1913, Francis Lyndhurst (grandfather of the famous actor, Nic.....Read more

South Shorts Film Festival

Thu 09 Jun 2016

South Shorts Film Festival

Come along for an evening to celebrate short films and their makers. We have three tranches of new short films to show. The first made by local school children and the second by adults as part of WOW workshops to cel.....Read more

A Lowland Cinderella

Fri 10 Jun 2016

A Lowland Cinderella

Join us for a night of silent cinema. Transport yourself back to this glamorous era for the screening of A LOWLAND CINDERELLA, filmed at Shoreham Studio. Filmed in 1921, A Lowland Cinderella stars legend Joan Morgan as.....Read more

Smokescreen

Wed 01 Jun 2016

Smokescreen

The Classic Cinema Freeview channel that we all love, Talking Pictures TV, are coming to Worthing to share their love of classic films. Smokescreen (1964) was filmed in Brighton and Worthing, with a great cast includi.....Read more

My Life In Projection an evening with Dave Norris

Fri 10 Jun 2016

My Life In Projection an evening with Dave Norris

Join Dave Norris in the beautiful Porjectionists Bar at the iconic Dome Cinema for an evening of stories, tales and anecdotes. Described by Mark Kermode as ‘The Last Projectionist Standing’, Dave Norris has worked as.....Read more

My Life in Cinema an afternoon with Sir Sydney Samuelson

Sat 11 Jun 2016

My Life in Cinema an afternoon with Sir Sydney Samuelson

Come and hear how the local boy from Lancing made a fascinating life in cinema and bagged a BAFTA to boot. Sir Sydney Samuelson, CBE was appointed by the government in 1991 as the first British Film Commissioner, and .....Read more

Poetry with David Constantine & Jennie Feldman

Fri 03 Jun 2016

Poetry with David Constantine & Jennie Feldman

Wordthing presents With a 30 year career spanning ten books of verse alone, acclaimed writer and poet David Constantine discusses his most recent work: Poetry (2013), a passionate argument for the importance of verse,.....Read more

120 Years Of Women In Film

Sun 05 Jun 2016

120 Years Of Women In Film

Come and join an expert panel of female industry experts to discuss 120 years of women as makers and creators of cinema. The first narrative film was made in 1896 by director Alice GuyBlaché. 120 years later only one .....Read more

Silent Movie Celebrations with Neil Brand and Kevin Brownlow

Sun 12 Jun 2016

Silent Movie Celebrations with Neil Brand and Kevin Brownlow

Come and join our two special guests:- NEIL BRAND for a masterclass demonstration in composing for silent film followed by a talk about his career by KEVIN BROWNLOW followed by a screening of the silent drama classic '.....Read more

Poetry with Mimi Khalvati & Amarjit Chandan

Sat 04 Jun 2016

Poetry with Mimi Khalvati & Amarjit Chandan

Wordthing presents Mimi Khalvati is an Iranian-born British poet who has published eight collections of verse (The Meanest Flower, The Weather Wheel) and is the founder of The Poetry School in London. She is readi.....Read more

Prose with Professor Jane Rogers & Vanessa Gebbie

Sat 04 Jun 2016

Prose with Professor Jane Rogers & Vanessa Gebbie

Wordthing present Critically acclaimed novelist and scriptwriter Professor Jane Rogers (Mr Wroe’s Virgins, The Voyage Home) is in Worthing to launch her tenth novel, Conrad and Eleanor, described as ‘a radical, remarkab.....Read more

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