Guild Hall’s Feel Good Films series continues, bringing the joyful absurdity of Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure to the big screen. When Pee-Wee Herman’s beloved bicycle is stolen, he embarks on a wildly imaginative cross-country quest to get it back. Packed with quirky humor and unforgettable moments, this quotable cult classic promises big laughs and pure moviegoing fun.
Guild Hall’s new Feel Good Films series kicks off with Wes Anderson’s Rushmore, the offbeat coming-of-age comedy that launched a distinctive cinematic voice. Follow eccentric student Max Fischer as ambition, friendship, and first love collide in hilarious fashion. Join us for a witty, heartfelt screening celebrating youthful optimism and Anderson’s signature style.
Join artists Ross Bleckner and David Salle for a conversation moderated by Melanie Crader, museum director and curator of visual arts at Guild Hall. The discussion will focus on Bleckner’s summer exhibition at Guild Hall, Never The Less, which spans intimate studies dating back to the 1980s and features larger, more recent paintings. Bleckner and Salle first met in the early 1970s at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), before moving to New York City, where they established themselves as two of the most influential painters of the last fifty years.
Come early to visit the galleries and enjoy live music in the garden from 5:30-7:30 PM as part of Third Thursdays programming.
Join artist Claire Watson for an exhibition walkthrough and artist talk in conjunction with her exhibition Re-Paired, which spans earlier and recent works, featuring mixed-media wall works and sculptures. Watson’s practice draws on found materials; in recent work, she deconstructs salvaged leather garments and rebuilds them into new compositions using sewing and pattern-making techniques. Emphasizing leather’s tactile and structural qualities, the works transform worn, utilitarian objects into abstract reflections on the body, labor, and presence.
FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION
($12/$10 for Seniors 65+/Free for Members, Children, & Students)
Guild Hall’s Teen Arts Council (GHTAC) invites you to join an open workshop sharing work developed over the past month with theatre maker, choreographer, and Guerilla Girl, Donna Kaz.
Through movement-based exploration, Council members have engaged in discovery and dialogue, collaborating to use the body as a tool for expression and inquiry.
Join us to observe the process, participate in guided exercises, and experience the creative language they have built together.
Seating is extremely limited – book today!
by Christopher Hampton
based on the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
directed by Marianne Elliott
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.
Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire. But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path.
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott (Angels in America) directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.
by Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley
Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the increasingly desperate and vengeful Creature determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.
Scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil, are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic tale.
Captured live on stage in 2011, this thrilling, sold-out production became an international sensation, experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world.
by John Millington Synge
directed by Caitríona McLaughlin
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…
Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.
by Arthur Miller
directed by Ivo Van Hove
design by Jan Versweyveld
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge).
One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions?
Filmed live from the West End, Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) also feature in this disturbingly prescient play.
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‘The stars of a dream cast align’
Guardian
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‘I have never seen a better production of this play’
Independent
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‘An astonishing piece of theatre’
Standard
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‘Stupendously well-acted’
Financial Times
by Peter Morgan
directed by Stephen Daldry
Returning to cinemas for the first time in over a decade, Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the Olivier and Tony Award®-winning hit production, directed by Stephen Daldry.
For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II met with each of her 12 prime ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. From Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron, the Queen advised her prime ministers on matters both public and personal. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.
Peter Morgan’s Netflix phenomenon The Crown was based on this hit play that was captured live from London’s West End in 2013 and went on to become one of the most-watched NT Live productions.
Run Time: 3 hours, one intermission
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‘Wholly tremendous.’
Daily Telegraph
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‘Funny and truthful.’
Times
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‘Helen Mirren is superb.’
Evening Standard
