ARTS EVENTS The Talbot Theatre Whitchurch Leisure Centre Heath Road SY13 2BY 01948 660660

TUESDAY 26TH APRIL 7.30PM ‘THE DRESSMAKER’ (12A) 1hr 58mins A stylish drama based on Rosalie Ham’s best-selling novel. The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage (Kate Winslet) who returns to her small hometown in the country to right the wrongs of the past.

TUESDAY 3RD MAY 7.30PM ‘DAD’S ARMY’ (U) 1hr 40 mins A cinema remake of the classic sitcom with a stellar cast including Michael Gambon, Toby Jones, Bill Nighy, Catherine Zeta Jones and Tom Courtenay. The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy at the end of World War II.

FRIDAY 20TH MAY 7.30PM ‘A WALK IN THE WOODS’ (15) 1hr 45 mins This biographical adventure-comedy will be shown in conjunction with Whitchurch Walking Festival. After spending two decades in England, Bill Byson returns to the US where he decides that the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.

SATURDAY 21ST MAY 8PM NORTH SHROPSHIRE FOLK PRESENTS ‘SAM CARTER’ Sam Carter is a singer/songwriter in constant demand for his captivating live performances. A Horizon Award-winner for Best Newcomer at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, he has toured with Bellowhead and performs with Jim Moray in their new contemporary electric folk band False Lights. ‘The finest English-style finger-picking guitarist of his generation’ - Jon Boden. Tickets £12 (£10)

TUESDAY 24TH MAY 7.30PM ‘SPOTLIGHT’ (15) 2 hrs 8mins Winner of Best Picture at the Oscars and Best Original Screenplay at both the Oscars and BAFTAs. Spotlight tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation into allegations of abuse within the Catholic Church.

TUESDAY 7TH JUNE 7.30PM ‘YOUTH’ (15) 2hrs 4mins Starring Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel and Rachel Weisz. Two old friends go on holiday to the Alps to look back on their lives. Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working. But then someone wants to hear Fred conduct again.

Film tickets £4.50 adults, £4 adults concessions, £3.50 child/student

All tickets available from the Leisure Centre, Further info on www.sirjohntalbots.co.uk/leisure-centre/community-arts-events

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