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What’s on Today

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Key

  • Cinema
  • Events
  • Exhibitions
  • Festivals
  • Live theatre
  • Lock Works
  • Opportunities
  • Accessible Screenings
  • Live opera/music

Information & Bookings

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Box Office & Gallery opening hours:

Mon-Fri
9am - 8.30pm
Sat & Sun
Open 45mins before first screening - 8.30pm

Highlights from our Blog

  1. 17 May

    Great Gatsby Sunday

    If you love the Gatsby glamour, why not dress up and come to our themed screenings on Sunday 2nd June? Between the two screenings at 5pm and 8pm, there will be Afternoon tea, live music and cocktails. Be sure to book your tickets and afternoon tea at the Box Office. Afternoon Tea is £10 for [...]

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  2. 13 May

    FUTURA Sci-Fi Convention Schedule of Events

    FUTURA – Saturday 15th June 2013 SCHEDULE OF THE DAY CINEMA ONE 11am: What Makes a Great Short Story (panel) Mike Chinn, Theresa Derwin, Andrew Hook 12pm: Guest of Honour: Ian R MacLeod Reading and Q+A session 1pm: LUNCH BREAK 2pm: Guest of Honour: Ken MacLeod Reading and Q+A session 3pm: Independent publishing in science-fiction (panel) Theresa Derwin, Jay [...]

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  3. 13 May

    Mishka Henner Midlands Masterclass

    Artist Mishka Henner is everywhere. An exhibition of his work at Liverpool’s Open Eye Gallery has just finished (you can catch up with a conversation between Mishka and curator Karen Newman here), a stunning image from his Feedlots series formed the cover of Vice Magazine’s ‘Hopelessness Issue‘ in December and he is shortlisted for the [...]

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  4. 03 May

    WV1 Curry Capital Screening: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    Tuesday evening was the Wolverhampton 2013 bid to be Curry Capital of Britain held at Light House, and was attended by The Mayor of Wolverhampton, Councillor Christine Mills. The charity fundraising and launch event concluded with a special screening of the highly-acclaimed ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’. The evening included Pre-film drinks supplied by local [...]

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  5. 02 May

    Wolverhampton German Speakers MeetUp

    Do you speak German, like having fun and want to make use of your language? At Light House we have a range of Language Cafés for French, Italian and Spanish, with German starting May 2013. A social event where you can enjoy modern languages, talk about culture, film, food, drink, history, geography and much more, [...]

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  6. 26 Apr

    Eat!

    From Wednesday 22nd May to Sat 1st June (except Sunday) Light House are pleased to welcome Black Country Touring and Birmingham Repertory Theatre for a very special production in the atrium. Feasting, Fasting, Famine and Food for Thought… We take food for granted; we diet, overindulge, grab it on the go, but rarely do we [...]

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  7. 26 Apr

    Deaffest 2013

    The UK’s leading Deaf-led Film & Arts Festival returns to Light House for a weekend of film, awards, parties, workshops and Young Deaffest. This includes The 4th Film Gala Awards, Late Night Deaf Party, Deaffest fair, Children’s Drama Workshop, Documentaries, International Cinema, Presentations, Animation workshops and an incredible array of film throughout the weekend. For [...]

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  8. 26 Apr

    Light House Student Awards Winners Announced

    As the fifth annual Light House Student Awards exhibition draws to a close, we’re pleased to announce this years winners. The overall winner was selected by Rachel Lambert-Jones, Collections Officer at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, and was announced at the exhibition’s opening night on the 16th April. The top prize went to Greg Faulkner, for his [...]

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  9. 12 Apr

    Pompeii Live from the British Museum

    The world première of Pompeii Live – the first live cinema event produced by the British Museum from a major exhibition – will be streamed to Light House on Tuesday 18th June 2013. See the wonders of the exhibition, introduced live by British Museum Director Neil MacGregor and featuring Mary Beard, Rachel de Thame, Giorgio [...]

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  10. 10 Apr

    Last Shop Standing – All Hands on Decks special screening

    This Friday, 12th April, Pip Piper’s 2012 documentary ‘Last Shop Standing’ is being screened at 6.30pm as an ‘All Hands on Decks’ special. The film examines the life of the independent record shop, it’s importance to youth, culture and musicians, and the demise of vinyl and effect of technology. We’ll hear from record shop owners, [...]

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Films coming up at Light House

  1. The Great Gatsby

    Genre
    Drama - Romance
    Director
    Baz Luhrmann
  2. Me and You

    Genre
    Drama
    Director
    Bernado Bertolucci
  3. Love is all you need

    Genre
    Comedy - Romance
    Director
    Susanne Bier

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