The Wanstead Curtain, the new theatre and cinema crafted by the Wanstead Fringe team, is coming back to life for half term with two Halloween films and a play. Tickets are now available for all three events.
Sleepy Hollow
Thursday 31 October 7.30pm
Tim Burton’s 1999 gothic supernatural horror film with a stellar cast, including Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Christopher Walken, Casper Van Dien and even an appearance from the King of Horror Christopher Lee. A Halloween classic for grown ups. Certificate 15. And an interesting factoid taken from Winifred Eastment’s 1949 book Wanstead Through the Ages is that our beloved bit of the world used to be widely known as Sleepy Hollow. You have been warned.
Coco
Saturday 2 November 6pm
If there’s a family film for Halloween week, this is it. Pixar’s 2017 animated fantasy film is inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead festival. The story follows 12-year old Miguel as he attempts to follow his love of guitar (despite his family’s long-standing ban on music), and accidentally embarks on a death-defying journey to solve the mystery of his great-great-grandfather. Certificate PG. Bring your fancy dress, mums and dads. (Children in fancy dress also permitted.)
Rossetti’s Stunners
Sunday 3 November 3pm
An original hit at this year’s Wanstead Fringe, Rossetti’s Stunners tells the tales of the women who were the inspiration for painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti – this is a highly entertaining one-woman drama written and performed by Elaine Britten.
