The Memorial Hall, Maryport Street, Usk. NP15 1AD
Doors open 7.00 pm, films starts at 7.30 pm.
Tickets £5.00 on the night.
Fairtrade refreshments and wine available at the show.
Friday 26th Sept
Mr Burton (12A)
It’s 1942 and Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey) is at school in Port Talbot, caught between the pressures of an alcoholic father, a devastating war, and his own ambitions. A new opportunity beckons when Richard’s natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton (Toby Jones). The young man thrives under Philip’s strict tutelage and the guidance of a kindly landlady, Ma Smith (Lesley Manville). But as the acting world comes within Richard’s reach, the burden of his past risks holding him back forever. A gripping account of the back story of Wales’s greatest actor.
“Lawtey effortlessly captures Burton’s silky diction, his swagger, his easy confidence as a performer, but also the bottled-up trauma of his childhood which he attempts to medicate with liquor and which threatens to undo him. While it’s questionable as to whether Richie ever managed to exorcise his demons, that he owes his remarkable career to Philip Burton has never been in doubt — something to which this film pays diligent tribute.” Screen Daily
“The performances from the two leads are impressive, with Lawtey deftly charting Richard’s progress from squeaky adolescent to adored stage smoothie, complete with trademark pout and mellifluous baritone. Jones finds wrenching sadness in the role of a teacher who once dreamt of writing for the stage and sees in Richard a conduit for his own unfulfilled life.” The Times
Watch the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K80NXtzZQ8I
Friday 24th Oct
The Salt Path” (Cert 12A)
Based on the controversial memoir by Raynor Winn, this is the story of how she and her ailing husband Moth (played by Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs) set out on a 630-mile trek along the Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline. After being evicted from their home, they make the desperate decision to walk in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. With depleted resources, only a tent and some essentials between them, every step along the path is a testament to their growing strength and determination.
THE SALT PATH is a journey that is exhilarating, challenging, and liberating in equal measure. A portrayal of home, how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.
Watch the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ7RJCOm-c8
Friday 21st Nov
“The Penguin Lessons” (Cert 12A)
Inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman Tom Michell (Steve Coogan) gets a job teaching English and Rugby in a school for unteachable rich kids in Buenos Aires. It’s 1976 and Argentina is a divided nation controlled by a military dictatorship, but Tom is more interested in spending time on the beach than in either his pupils or the political situation. During a weekend trip to Uruguay he rescues an orphaned penguin from an oil slicked beach and smuggles it back into the school, little suspecting that this is the beginning of a personal and political awakening.
The Penguin Lessons is appealing even if it curiously elides some disturbing geopolitical history, and is elevated by a winning performance from Steve Coogan with a little help from a lovable pint-sized companion.
Watch the trailer at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdjEXNX1nSA
Film Show Dates 2026
30th Jan- 27th Feb -27th Mar -1st May- 29th May -18th Sept – 30th Oct – 20th Nov – 4th Dec.