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Den and Friends 
Light House 15 Jun 17
Light House warmly welcome’s ‘Den & Friends’: a jam-packed evening of live rock, blues, country & western, folk and comedy on Friday 30th June.
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Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle
Light House 15 Jun 17
For some people, a housing crisis means not getting planning permission for a loft conversion.
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The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake
Light House 31 May 17
Swan Lake has had a special role in the repertory of The Royal Ballet since 1934.
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The Royal Ballet: Manon
Light House 31 May 17
Manon 30/09/14, Copyright 2014 ROH.
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The Royal Opera: Macbeth
Light House 31 May 17
Credit: Clive Barda / Royal Opera House / ArenaPAL Verdi’s life-long love affair with Shakespeare’s works began with Macbeth, a play he considered to be ‘one of the greatest creations of man’.
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The Royal Ballet: Bernstein Centenary
Light House 31 May 17
The Age of Anxiety_The Royal Ballet; Rosetta_Laura Morera, Emble_Steven McRae, Malin_Tristan Dyer, Quant_Bennet Gartside, Bartender_Kevin Emerton, Soldier_Luca Acri, Girlfriend_Leticia Stock, THE ROYAL BALLET CELEBRATES THE CENTENARY OF LEONARD …
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The Royal Opera: Carmen
Light House 31 May 17
Carmen is the best-known work by French composer Georges Bizet, and one of the most famous operas in the entire art form – numbers such as the Habanera and the Toreador Song have permeated the popular consciousness as little else has.
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The Royal Ballet: The Winter’s Tale
Light House 31 May 17
Credit: Johan Persson/www.
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Channel 4 News live from Light House
Light House 31 May 17
We were pleased to welcome Channel 4 News to Wolverhampton this week for a live debate of local people in the run up to the General Election.
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The Royal Opera: Rigoletto
Light House 26 May 17
The corruption of innocence is at the heart of Verdi’s potent tragedy in David McVicar’s production for The Royal Opera.
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The Royal Ballet: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Light House 26 May 17
Credit: Johan Persson / Royal Opera House / ArenaPAL At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit.
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The Royal Opera: La Boheme
Light House 26 May 17
When Rodolfo, a penniless poet, meets Mimì, a seamstress, they fall instantly in love.
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The Royal Opera: The Magic Flute
Light House 26 May 17
Die Zauberflote by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart’s glorious opera The Magic Flute is brought enchantingly to life in David McVicar’s production with beautiful sets by John Macfarlane.
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Churchill
Light House 26 May 17
Churchill – Publicity Productions Still © Salon Churchill Ltd The biographical drama about Sir Winston Churchill in the days immediately before the D-Day Landings.
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Fire at Sea
Light House 26 May 17
As part of activities around Refugee Week, and presented by Amnesty International Wolverhampton.
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Hampstead
Light House 26 May 17
Widow Emily Walters (Diane Keaton) lives beside the picturesque Hampstead Heath.
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My Cousin Rachel
Light House 26 May 17
A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian.
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Wonder Woman
Light House 26 May 17
Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, Princess of the Amazon and a trained warrior.
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My Life as a Courgette
Light House 26 May 17
My Life as a Courgette Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
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The Levelling
Light House 26 May 17
Ellie Kendrick as Clover Set during the aftermath of the Somerset floods.
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It was 50 years ago… The Beatles Sgt Pepper and Beyond
Light House 25 May 17
On 1st June 1967, The Beatles released their ground-breaking studio album… Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
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The Smiths: My Story – An Evening with Mike Joyce
Light House 25 May 17
A rare chance to hear the story of Mike Joyce, drummer of legendary band The Smiths, on his first visit to Light House.
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John le Carre – An Evening with George Smiley
Light House 24 May 17
Credit Nadav Kandar John le Carré AN EVENING WITH GEORGE SMILEY In aid of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors without Borders (MSF) Tickets £12/£11 Call 01902 716 055 or click the blue link on the right for online booking.
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The Handmaiden
Light House 24 May 17
Sook-hee the orphaned daughter of a thief and master pickpocket becomes a handmaiden for the beautiful but seclusive Hideko who lives with her domineering uncle.
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University of Wolverhampton Media Awards 2017
Light House 17 May 17
An Artsfest Event 19 June 2017 – 19 June 2017, 2pm UoW Media Awards recognize journalistic talent.
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She
Light House 17 May 17
An Artsfest Event She – Open Dress Rehearsal A restaurant.
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Pulp Function
Light House 17 May 17
An Artsfest Event From Winehouse to Mars, The Supremes and Beyoncé, live covers band Pulp Function take you on a journey through the last 50 years of popular music.
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The Holy Family Album: The Vision of Angela Carter
Light House 17 May 17
An Artsfest Event The Holy Family Album: the Vision of Angela Carter’ celebrates the life, work, visual imagination and influences of Angela Carter twenty five years after her death.
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Love, Life, Laughter Comedy Night
Light House 15 May 17
Comedy night featuring Mo, Aurie Styla, Axel and Road Man.
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The Hippopotamus
Light House 3 May 17
Based on the best-selling comedy novel by Stephen Fry.
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THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE
Light House 3 May 17
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
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The Boss Baby
Light House 3 May 17
The Boss Baby Wildly imaginative 7 year old Tim’s newborn brother is a most unusual baby.
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A Dog’s Purpose
Light House 3 May 17
Narrated from the point of view of a dog, he tells the story of how he continues to reincarnate, coming back each time as a different dog.
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Alien: Covenant
Light House 3 May 17
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an unchartered paradise.
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Om Shanti Om
Light House 3 May 17
We are proud to be screening the modern Bollywood classic Om Shanti Om as part of Alchemy Festival .
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Lady Macbeth
Light House 3 May 17
Florence Pugh as Katherine Rural England, 1865.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Light House 3 May 17
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.
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The Journey
Light House 3 May 17
A fictional account of the extraordinary story of the two enemies in Northern Ireland – firebrand Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley & Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuiness – who are forced to take a journey together in which they will …
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The Olive Tree
Light House 3 May 17
El Olivio Alma has a profound connection with her beloved grandfather despite the fact he stopped talking years ago.
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The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki
Light House 3 May 17
The true story of Olli Mäki the famous Finnish boxer who had a shot at the 1962 Featherweight title.
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Reclaim Photography Festival – POP UP EXHIBITION
Light House 3 May 17
This eagerly awaited second international photography festival: reclaiming our cultural landscapes, returns to the West Midlands on Saturday 6 May 2017.
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The Zookeeper’s Wife
Light House 3 May 17
The Zookeeper’s Wife tells the account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina & Jan Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people & animals during the German invasion.
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Whisky Galore
Light House 22 Apr 17
This new version of the original 1949 Ealing comedy tells the story of a community of Scottish highlanders who join together to outwit the English authorities and retain precious cargo that was washed up on their shores.
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Elle
Light House 24 Feb 17
Winner of 2 Golden Globes, Oscar nominated and one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year so far.
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Trespass Against Us
Light House 24 Feb 17
Three generations of the notorious Cutler family live in the Gloucestershire countryisde, spending their time hunting, thieving & tormenting the police in the heart of Britain’s richest neighbourhood.
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Loving
Light House 24 Feb 17
The story of Richard & Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their marriage in Virginia led a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme court.
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THE FOUNDER
Light House 20 Feb 17
THE FOUNDER The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers’ innovative fast food eatery, McDonalds, into one of the biggest restaurant businesses in the world with a combination of ambition, persistence & ruthlessness.
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Viceroy’s House
Light House 20 Feb 17
Hugh Bonneville (Lord Mountbatten) and Gillian Anderson (Edwina Mountbatten) in VICEROY’S HOUSE Celebrating British Film In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people.
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Moonlight
Light House 20 Feb 17
Winner of Golden Globes & nominated for 8 Oscars.
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Hidden Figures
Light House 20 Feb 17
Hidden Figures A story based on true events, about a group of African-American women who were hired by NASA for their skills in mathematics to be part of America’s space programme in the 1960s.