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Freya is using science to try and make her life more successful. Although she only got a 2:2 from the University of Brighton, so perhaps she shouldn’t back herself on that ability. With over 50K followers online and millions of views, her science jokes are quickly becoming a cult favourite. TICKETED EXTERNALLY

Join Krystal as she fingerblasts you into her life and finds out in real time which of her anecdotes are funny and/or interesting. Some of it might be about sex. Some of it might be about divorce. Or why Americans involuntarily get really into the American flag around age 50. And why she might possibly never be let back into her own country. Age restriction 18+ TICKETED EXTERNALLY

"In my comedy career, work life, and actual life, people have tried to fight me. Jaz Mattu Fights His Audience is a show about all those moments and how I deal with conflict, wrapped in one absurd, multimedia stand-up experience. Please don’t try to fight me during the show." Jaz Mattu “Truly unique.” (ENTERTAINMENT NOW ★★★★) “Ambitious and innovative.” (FEST) “Mattu has a great deal of creat...

Moving at the speed of an overthinking mind, Aalex (????“a charming humility that brings the audience together in laughter” - The Student) blends razor-sharp observation with playful absurdity, turning self-exploration into shared relief. This WIP isn’t a guide to fixing your life; it’s a celebration of trying very hard, knowing better, and doing it regardless. 2026 Chortle Hotshot finalist. 2026...

Award-winning Drag King, comedian, writer and podcaster Jodie Mitchell co-founded the queer women, trans, and non‑binary comedy collective The LOL Word, and writes and performs as their macho Glaswegian alter‑ego John Travulva with Pecs Drag Kings—winning an Off‑Broadway Award in 2020. They have appeared on Comedy Central Live and Channel 4’s Jokes Only A Lesbian Can Tell, and served as a writer o...

Using his sharp wit, Gary Jennison shares his views on a number of trending news, views and mid life with a talk show style and variety comedy show Expect invites to be guests and engage in candid conversations and who knows, even a late night dance off! It's the Hastings comedy festivals cult one man show where Gary is all the guests. Age Restrictions: 18+ TICKETED EXTERNALLY

The screening on Sunday 7 June will include a Q&A with the film's directors, hosted by Kate Meakin from Energise Sussex Coast . Back by popular demand we bring you Power Station for an encore screening to launch our Green Screen film season of films for World Environment Day. Power Station shows how two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powere...

BAFTA and Grierson award-winning filmmaker Gerald Fox celebrates the centenary of the 'dream film' in cinema and its years of flowering during the silent film period in this kaleidoscopic, stylised documentary. We are delighted to screen this new feature documentary plus extra silent film treat Life and Death of 9413, A Hollywood Extra. KINAESTHESIA explores the world of dreams in Silent Cinema,...

GROWING PAINS: A series of films directed and produced by local documentary makers Chloe White, Esther Springett and Jodie Taylor, exploring growth and coming-of-age. A rollerskater on the cusp of adulthood, a 10 year-old born the year of the Fukushima earthquake in Japan, two sisters reflect on caring for their neurodivergent brother, an eclectic group of teenagers go to prom, and a mother addre...

We are thrilled to welcome back Felipe Bustos Sierra, director of Nae Pasaran and Everybody to Kenmure Street for a special panel event organised by the Refugee Buddy Project/Safe Havens as part of Refugee Week. There will be a fundraising collection for The Refugee Buddy Project at the screening, and you can also donate by clicking here . In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of ...

Buddhist Sunday Mornings are curated and hosted by Chris McKenna, local buddhist practitioner. He also programmes our annual Electric Buddhist Film Festival, the second-largest Buddhist Film Festival in the UK. Before each screening Chris leads a short meditation and introduction to the film. Tracing Transcendental Tone is a multiple award-winning feature documentary that follows a pilgrimage t...

Part of the B-Movie Fan Club . Join us on the last Sunday night of every month for an enjoyable romp into low-budget, horror and sci-fi. All tickets £7.50 and include free space candy. The night is hosted by Robin Knowles, who has been been running the club for over 12 years. Come and join the schlocky fun! Scott Warrington (Mauritz Hugo) returns to his childhood home in Louisiana after learnin...

Screening as part of our First Tuesdays strand, when we screen a select rockumentary, keep the bar open and the drinks flowing. For each event we will collaborate with a local business, musician or artist. This month's screening is in association with 'See Ya There Promotions'. Dave Ling and Jerry Ewing from Classic Rock magazine will introduce the film. "DI'ANNO - IRON MAIDEN'S LOST SINGER is a ...

Back by popular demand we bring you Power Station for an encore screening to launch our Green Screen season of films for World Environment Day. Power Station shows how two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution. Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their...

The screening on Sunday 7 June will include a Q&A with the film's directors, hosted by Kate Meakin from Energise Sussex Coast . Back by popular demand we bring you Power Station for an encore screening to launch our Green Screen film season of films for World Environment Day. Power Station shows how two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powere...

As an unmarried woman of 32, and a social outcast, Lizzie Borden (Chloë Sevigny) lives a claustrophobic life under her father’s cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan (Kristen Stewart), a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a chance intimacy that blossoms into a wicked plan, and a dark, unsettling end. LIZZIE is a compelling psych...

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982) is back on the big screen in a brand-new 4K restoration, and it’s arguably both a Christmas movie (there’s snow, cabin fever, and plenty of knitwear), AND an environmental film. Set in an isolated Antarctic research station, it’s a chilling parable about...

Farmer, Filmmaker, Maverick. Meet Charles Carson, the star of the latest Strange Frames screening: A Life on the Farm. Welcome to the strange and singular world of Charles Carson — also known as Somerset. Back in the 1990s, Carson, a sheep farmer, began creating a meticulous and wildly imaginative series of VHS tapes and photographic artworks. Made for friends and neighbours (and often simply for...

This screening is a Knitflix Cinema presentation, inviting crafters and knitters to enjoy a relaxed 'lights-up' screening of the latest new releases and fashion based films in the comfort of the Electric Palace. Co-curated by Beryl Bailey in partnership with St Leonards' knitting and wool shop Flock. Every stitch tells a tale. International artists and knitters take a simple skein of yarn to crea...

Part of the B-Movie Fan Club . Join us on the last Sunday night of every month for an enjoyable romp into low-budget, horror and sci-fi. All tickets £7.50 and include free space candy. The night is hosted by Robin Knowles, who has been been running the club for over 12 years. Come and join the schlocky fun! After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor's young daughter is...

Youth culture meets identity politics in this part-thriller, part-gay love story set in London in 1977, days before the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations. The hedonistic world of pirate DJs Chris and Caz is shattered when a close friend is killed while cruising in the local park. The black community suspect the National Front, but the police pull Chris in as a suspect. This beautifully crafted...

Olivia, a singer from the slums of Trinidad, uses her talent to escape an impoverished life despite her religious mother’s determination to stop her from getting involved in soca music. As a track she records goes viral, Olivia is invited to participate in “The Greatest Show on Earth” (the biggest soca competition in the country). Will she be able to rise to the occasion and take the title from th...

Freya is using science to try and make her life more successful. Although she only got a 2:2 from the University of Brighton, so perhaps she shouldn’t back herself on that ability. With over 50K followers online and millions of views, her science jokes are quickly becoming a cult favourite. TICKETED EXTERNALLY

Join Krystal as she fingerblasts you into her life and finds out in real time which of her anecdotes are funny and/or interesting. Some of it might be about sex. Some of it might be about divorce. Or why Americans involuntarily get really into the American flag around age 50. And why she might possibly never be let back into her own country. Age restriction 18+ TICKETED EXTERNALLY

"In my comedy career, work life, and actual life, people have tried to fight me. Jaz Mattu Fights His Audience is a show about all those moments and how I deal with conflict, wrapped in one absurd, multimedia stand-up experience. Please don’t try to fight me during the show." Jaz Mattu “Truly unique.” (ENTERTAINMENT NOW ★★★★) “Ambitious and innovative.” (FEST) “Mattu has a great deal of creat...

Moving at the speed of an overthinking mind, Aalex (????“a charming humility that brings the audience together in laughter” - The Student) blends razor-sharp observation with playful absurdity, turning self-exploration into shared relief. This WIP isn’t a guide to fixing your life; it’s a celebration of trying very hard, knowing better, and doing it regardless. 2026 Chortle Hotshot finalist. 2026...

Award-winning Drag King, comedian, writer and podcaster Jodie Mitchell co-founded the queer women, trans, and non‑binary comedy collective The LOL Word, and writes and performs as their macho Glaswegian alter‑ego John Travulva with Pecs Drag Kings—winning an Off‑Broadway Award in 2020. They have appeared on Comedy Central Live and Channel 4’s Jokes Only A Lesbian Can Tell, and served as a writer o...

Using his sharp wit, Gary Jennison shares his views on a number of trending news, views and mid life with a talk show style and variety comedy show Expect invites to be guests and engage in candid conversations and who knows, even a late night dance off! It's the Hastings comedy festivals cult one man show where Gary is all the guests. Age Restrictions: 18+ TICKETED EXTERNALLY

As an unmarried woman of 32, and a social outcast, Lizzie Borden (Chloë Sevigny) lives a claustrophobic life under her father’s cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan (Kristen Stewart), a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a chance intimacy that blossoms into a wicked plan, and a dark, unsettling end. LIZZIE is a compelling psych...

Wolfgang Presents a relaxed screening of LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS. Set in a gaylaxy far, far away, Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese’s debut is an animated sapphic sci-fi romp for adults and a colourful quest for queer self-love. A 23-year-old with extreme self-esteem issues, Princess Saira (Shabana Azeez) has been dumped by her daredevil girlfriend Kiki (Bernie Van Tiel) for being too needy. Oh...

For World Environment Day 2026 we bring you the beautiful celtic animation 'Song of the Sea'. Ben, a young Irish boy and his little sister, Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit world. Family Fridays with Green Screen for World Environment Day. Green Screen is the Electric Palace's newest screening strand, showing films with an enviro...

We bring you the beautiful celtic animation 'Song of the Sea'. Ben, a young Irish boy and his little sister, Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit world. Green Screen is the Electric Palace's newest screening strand, showing films with an environmental theme followed by discussion and inspiration for direct, hopeful action against cli...

Back by popular demand we bring you Power Station for an encore screening to launch our Green Screen season of films for World Environment Day. Power Station shows how two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution. Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their...