And Then Come the Nightjars (15)
Adapted for the screen from Bea Roberts’ multi-award-winning stage play, this warm, gentle film tells the 12 year story of an unlikely friendship between a Devon farmer and the vet who is assigned to cull his precious herd in the foot and mouth crisis. Brilliantly examining the little-mined tragedy of the foot and mouth crisis, Nigel Hastings and David Fielder reprise their hugely successful on-stage roles as Jeff and Michael, with the play’s director Paul Robinson making his directorial debut in film. Robinson commented – “Bea Roberts award-winning And Then Come the Nightjars is a rare find. It’s a story that’s as moving as it is funny, nostalgic as it is incisive, personal as it is political”.
UK 2023 81 mins Dir: Paul Robinson
Tuesday 22nd October
Cinema located on first floor – regrettably no disabled access.
Licensed bar, hot drinks available from 7 pm.
Advance tickets available in the cafe and online. If there are no more tickets available online, you can ring the cafe (01538 386112) to see if/how many offline tickets are left.
Tickets: £7.00
Doors: 7:00pm
Film starts: 7:45pm