The Eclectic Cinema

27/07/2026

On Friday 7th August, we have not one but two fantastic films.

At 2:30pm, we have a screening of Wes Anderson's adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic, 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' (PG).

Later on that evening at 7:30pm, we have a screening of Satoshi Kon's dark, psychological drama, 'Perfect Blue' (18).

For more information on the films visit our website at...
https://www.eclecticcinema.com/programme---booking.html

Book your tickets for one, or both, of these fab films now!
https://cheltplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on/film/

07/06/2026

Coming Next…..

Vertigo PG I USA I 1958 I 128 mins

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart | Kim Novak | Barbara Bel Geddes

Hitchcock’s romantic story of obsession, manipulation and fear. A detective is forced to retire after his fear of heights causes the death of a fellow officer and the girl he was hired to follow. He sees a double of the girl, causing him to transform her image onto the dead girl's body. This leads into a cycle of madness and lies.

24 June 2026 Wednesday at 7.30pm
AUDITORIUM
Tickets £10.25 I £6.25 (under 26)
inclusive of fees

19/04/2026

Hope to see you this Wednesday 22 April for our next screening.

24/03/2026

Picnic at Hanging Rock I 12A I Australia I 1975

Directed by Peter Weir

22 April 2026 - 7.30pm - Auditorium

ON ST. VALENTINE’S DAY IN 1900 A PARTY OF SCHOOLGIRLS SET OUT TO PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK…SOME WERE NEVER TO RETURN.

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine’s Day, the school’s typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It’s not until the end of the day that the faculty realises the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously.

Tickets £10.25 I £6.25 (under 26)
Inclusive of fees

28/02/2026

Looking for a break from the races?

Join us on Wednesday 11 March 2026 for our next screening, 'Volver', from two-time Academy Award winner, Pedro Almodóvar. A comedic and compassionate tribute to women and their resilience in the face of life's most outrageous tribulations.

A luminous Penélope Cruz leads an ensemble of gifted actresses, including Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown). Raimunda (Cruz) and her sister Sole lost their parents in a tragic fire years ago...or did they? Superstitious villagers claim that the girls' departed mother, Irene (Maura), has been seen wandering around their Aunt Paula's home. When Irene appears to Sole, she explains that she has returned to set right her daughters' troubled lives and reveal shocking secrets that will impact everyone! Raimunda has "female troubles" of her own, least of which is a co**se in the freezer! Winner of numerous film festival and critics' awards, 'Volver' is a hilarious tale of love, loss and forgiveness.

Volver 15 I 2006 I Spain
11 March 2026 Wednesday 7:30pm
AUDITORIUM
Tickets £10.25 | £6.25 (under 26)
inclusive of fees

22/02/2026

This Wednesday, 25th February, join us for our next screening of 'Fried Green Tomatoes', at the Cheltenham Playhouse ....

Our next screening is 'Fried Green Tomatoes'.....

If the traditional Valentine’s Day with its emphasis on Love, Truth and Beauty didn’t quite work for you, then try this film with its emphasis on Friendship, Truth and Beauty. Actually, the friendship between Ruth and tomboy Idgie looks a lot like love as well. But being set in 1920s Alabama, it was never spoken of by that name.

But this is also a film very much about female empowerment. Jessica Tandy excels as N***y Threadgoode, an old lady in a nursing home whom Evelyn Couch (played by Kathy Bates) meets when visiting her husband’s aunt. Evelyn’s marriage has reached middle age and is going nowhere, so N***y’s stories of life back in the day become a form of therapy, helping her to regain her confidence that has been sapped by many years of being the trad wife to husband Ed.

So, the film moves between the present and the past when Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker) and Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson) developed their bond while running the Whistle Stop Café.

It’s a moving story as well as being very funny, and it’s the perfect alternative and follow-up to Valentine’s Day. Perhaps you’ve seen the film before, but it’s certainly worth re-visiting for the fantastic cast and the eye-popping colours. If you haven’t come across it before, then make a date to see it. You won’t regret it!

Fried Green Tomatoes PG
USA | 1991 130 minutes

DIRECTED BY
Jon Avnet
STARRING
Kathy Bates | Jessica Tandy | Mary Stuart Masterson

25 February 2026 WEDNESDAY 19:30
AUDITORIUM

30/01/2026

Our next screening is 'Fried Green Tomatoes'.....

If the traditional Valentine’s Day with its emphasis on Love, Truth and Beauty didn’t quite work for you, then try this film with its emphasis on Friendship, Truth and Beauty. Actually, the friendship between Ruth and tomboy Idgie looks a lot like love as well. But being set in 1920s Alabama, it was never spoken of by that name.

But this is also a film very much about female empowerment. Jessica Tandy excels as N***y Threadgoode, an old lady in a nursing home whom Evelyn Couch (played by Kathy Bates) meets when visiting her husband’s aunt. Evelyn’s marriage has reached middle age and is going nowhere, so N***y’s stories of life back in the day become a form of therapy, helping her to regain her confidence that has been sapped by many years of being the trad wife to husband Ed.

So, the film moves between the present and the past when Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker) and Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson) developed their bond while running the Whistle Stop Café.

It’s a moving story as well as being very funny, and it’s the perfect alternative and follow-up to Valentine’s Day. Perhaps you’ve seen the film before, but it’s certainly worth re-visiting for the fantastic cast and the eye-popping colours. If you haven’t come across it before, then make a date to see it. You won’t regret it!

Fried Green Tomatoes PG
USA | 1991 130 minutes

DIRECTED BY
Jon Avnet
STARRING
Kathy Bates | Jessica Tandy | Mary Stuart Masterson

25 February 2026 WEDNESDAY 19:30
AUDITORIUM