Tuesday night films at the Bacon Theatre

The Bacon Theatre’s fortnightly season of films for 2011 will provide a feast of cinematic treats for Cheltenham’s movie buffs once again this spring and summer.

Once again the Bacon Theatre in Cheltenham will be hosting its popular season of fortnightly films, attracting cinema-goers from across Gloucestershire.

Ranging from period dramas to poignant true stories, the new season is set to entertain film-loving audiences from across Cheltenham and beyond, from Tuesday 19 April to Tuesday 26 July 2011.

Eat, Pray, Love

Tuesday 19 April 2011 at 7.45pm

Julia Roberts plays a newly divorced woman at a crossroads in life, who sets out on an emotional journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery.

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Made in Dagenham

Tuesday 3 May 2011 at 7.45pm

Described as a feisty and hugely entertaining film for all women, cinema-goers will see Dagenham Ford plant worker Rita embark on a 1968 mission to gain a fair wage for female employees.

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Another Year

Tuesday 17 May 2011 at 7.45pm

Mike Leigh’s tender film sees a happily married middle-aged couple guide their friends and families through their own woes as they tend their crop of fruit and veg over four seasons.

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Burlesque

Tuesday 31 May 2011 at 7.45pm

Described as a film ‘with all the glitz and glamour of Chicago’, Burlesque combines choreography, costumes and cracking performances from the world of showgirls.

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Somewhere

Tuesday 14 June 2011 at 7.45pm

Sofia Coppola’s gentle film focuses on the relationship between a Hollywood bad boy actor played by Stephen Dorff, and his 11-year-old daughter played by Elle Fanning.

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The King’s Speech

Tuesday 21 June 2011 at 7.45pm

The BAFTA- and Oscar-winning ‘must-see movie of the year’ sees Colin Firth play King George VI, who is plagued by a stammer and helped by an unorthodox speech therapist.

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Little Shop of Horrors

Tuesday 19 July 2011 at 9.15pm

With little need of an introduction, the first Cinema Under the Stars flick sees Seymour’s world turned upside down by the arrival of a mysterious new plant that has an unusual diet, in this cult musical comedy.

Africa United

Tuesday 26 July 2011 at 9.15pm

The second Cinema Under the Stars title sees three Rwandan children set off on a journey to the Football World Cup in South Africa – 3,000 miles away. As they walk they gather a unlikely gang and encounter dangerous, funny and bizarre situations.