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Friday Night is Music Night

Join us every Friday Night at 9pm (Bar open from 8pm) for a fantastic night of live music. Our bar is open until midnight with a delicious selection of cocktails plus wines, Welsh ales and ciders, lagers and a great range of spirits!

Every Friday is different – on the first Friday of every month it’s the Open Mic Night, and we welcome a host of local musicians to the stage. Every other Friday could range from 50’s rock and roll to punk metal, from Ska bands to Classical Harpists, party bands to folk music.

We welcome all genres and always want to support new bands and musicians. If you would like to play at one of our Friday nights, please contact us.

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Special Events

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Discounted Screenings

We have lots of different types of screenings where you can save some money! See the different types and the listings here

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Accessible Screenings

The Magic Lantern wants to make sure everyone feels welcome. We currently have two types of accessible screenings, but we are always looking for ways to improve our venue to accommodate for people with additional needs. If you have any suggestions or want to chat to us about what we can do to improve, please don’t hesitate to contact us - we would really love to hear from you. Drop us an email here

Hard of Hearing (or Descriptive Subtitles)

Every Monday evening our film will have descriptive subtitles. This means that in addition to the dialogue being subtitled (as with a foreign language film) the sounds of the film are also described in the subtitles. For example (joyful music plays) or (gunshots in background)

Relaxed Screenings

During our Relaxed Screenings, we relax our Code of Conduct. We appreciate not everyone wants to sit still for a long time in complete darkness and that the ‘normal’ level of sound in a cinema may be a bit much for some.

So, in these screenings we: -

• Keep the lights on low
• Turn down the sound
• You are free to move around
• You don’t have to remain silent
• We keep the bar open so you can get more drinks and snacks if you like
• The hatch from the bar to the cinema stays open so you can leave the auditorium but still watch the film

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Film Club

Do you love films, and love talking about films? Then why not join our Magic Lantern Film Club!

Our Film Club is a regular chance for people who love films to get together to discuss them.

Every month, we pick a few titles from our main programme, and meet to chat about it after the screening. The bar will remain open for those who fancy a drink.

We welcome anyone with a passion for films, from enthusiasts to aficionados or even someone who knows nothing about films except they enjoy watching them! We hold friendly and informal conversations, while also providing some extra information about the film, the cast and the director where relevant.

If you are on Facebook, you can join our Film Club Group. We use this group to learn more about what type of films you like the most, for sharing additional insights about the films we choose, as well as any suggestions you may have.

You can also email us at lanternfilmclub@gmail.com.

Scroll down to check out our upcoming meetings. You’ll also find information in our printed programme and in the advert that plays before every screening

Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery.

Cefnogir gan Ganolfan Ffilm Cymru fel rhan o Rwydwaith Cynulleidfa Ffilm y BFI (FAN), a wedi wnaed yn bosib gan y Loteri Genedlaethol.

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The World's Greatest Musicals

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Art of Action

Art of Action is a new BFI season celebrating the artistry of real action choreography that has kept film audiences on the edge of their seats since the early days of cinema. Presented by the BFI Film Audience Network (BFI FAN) using funds from the National Lottery, Art of Action will take place at cinemas across the UK from October-December 2024, with the chance to get behind-the-scenes insights from those working in the action and stunt communities, via special events, demonstrations, talks and screenings throughout the season.

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