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Stratford’s Bear Pit Theatre Shows a Film Every Night of Half-Term

From a craft-beer comedy to John Carpenter's Halloween, the Bear Pit's community cinema has a screening every evening from Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 October.

By Alex Harrington 2 min read Source: The Bear Pit Theatre
The Bear Pit Theatre on Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon
Bear Pit Theatre, Rother Street. Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Bear Pit Theatre in Stratford is showing a film every evening of the October half-term week, from Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 October. Its community cinema has a new British comedy, a David Hockney documentary, a preview of a new independent film and two horror classics for Halloween. Every screening starts at 7pm, and most tickets cost £6.

On this page
  1. What’s showing
  2. Tickets
  3. Also at the Bear Pit

What’s showing

  • Tuesday 27 October: Mother’s Pride, a British comedy about a family who brew their own craft ale and take on the big breweries, with Martin Clunes and James Buckley. £6. Butcombe Brewery is sponsoring the night, with a free beer for early arrivals while it lasts.
  • Wednesday 28 October: Remembering David Hockney, Phil Grabsky’s documentary on the artist, presented by Tim Marlow. Rated 15, 1hr 25min. £10.
  • Thursday 29 October: An American Werewolf in London, John Landis’s 1981 horror comedy. Rated 15 (strong language, gore), 1hr 37min. £6.
  • Friday 30 October: Calling the Tune, a preview screening from Two Hat Films, introduced by its writer-director Roger Harding, with a Q&A afterwards. Not yet rated; the theatre says it isn’t suitable for young children. 2hr 5min. £6.
  • Saturday 31 October: Halloween (1978), John Carpenter’s original, shown on Halloween night. Rated 15, 1hr 31min. £6.

Tickets

Book on the Bear Pit’s website or on 0333 666 3366. The box office at the theatre opens 30 minutes before each screening. The theatre offers four tickets for the price of three, taken off at checkout. The community cinema screenings are supported by Stratford Town Trust.

Most of the films are rated 15, so this is a week for teenagers and adults rather than younger children. For daytime ideas with children, see our October half-term guide. For more Halloween evenings, see our Halloween nights out guide.

Also at the Bear Pit

Before the films, the theatre is showing Ladies Down Under, Amanda Whittington’s comedy, from Wednesday 21 to Saturday 24 October. The community cinema returns on Sunday 8 November with Oh! What a Lovely War. All of these are in our Stratford events calendar.

Alex Harrington

Alex Harrington grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon and runs What's up, Stratford? as an independent guide to the town.

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