Around the South in 30 Objects – Rushen Heritage Trust’s season of talks 2020/21

Erin Arts Centre Victoria Square, Port Erin

An illustrated talk by Allison Fox, Curator of Archaeology at Manx National Heritage, exploring the past of the south of the Isle of Man. A specially curated discussion of the familiar, and not so familiar, artefacts that have been discovered and the stories that they tell. This is the second of six in Rushen Heritage's season of talks for 2020/21.

Emma (2020)

Erin Arts Centre Victoria Square, Port Erin

Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along. Age rated U

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

Erin Arts Centre Victoria Square, Port Erin

This magnificent Royal Ballet production of Swan Lake is an unforgettable experience. Anthony Dowell's interpretation of Petipa and Ivanov's 1895 St Petersburg version set a standard and style that made it a ‘yardstick for others’.  This version stars the wonderful Natalia Osipova and Matthew Golding.

Bait (2019)

Erin Arts Centre Victoria Square, Port Erin

In one of the most extraordinary movie experiences of the year, this Cornish-set drama unfolds in scratchy monochrome and jumpy, jarring shots, mostly featuring weather-beaten fishermen, and lobster pots, and nets and boats. A must watch for any film lover! Martin is a fisherman without a boat, his brother Steven having re-purposed it as a tourist tripper. With their childhood home now a get-away for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the [read more…]

Hockney (2014)

Erin Arts Centre Victoria Square, Port Erin

David Hockney takes director Randall Wright on an exclusive tour of his archives and into his studio, where he still paints seven days a week. The film looks back at Hockney's years in the British Pop Art scene and his experience of being a gay man as the Aids crisis took hold, as well as his time in California. Age Rated 15