“The elegant Art Deco interior of the Electric Palace hosts a packed programme of film, theatre, music and comedy including some major names” Dorset Magazine
🔔 JUST ANNOUNCED The Comic Strip Presents... Q&A with Writer-Director Peter Richardson and Alexei Sayle.Plus a triple bill of three rarely screened ‘Comic Strip Presents’ films: Red Nose of Courage, Four Men In A Car and The Hunt for Tony Blair. 📆 Sat 18 April | 7:30pm 🎟 Book here > www.electricpalace.org.uk/events/event/the-comic-strip-presents-screenings-qa-18/The Comic Strip Presents was the nucleus of three comedy duos: The Outer Limits, featuring Peter Richardson and Nigel Planer; Twentieth Century Coyote, featuring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson; and French & Saunders (Dawn & Jennifer) plus Alexei Sayle, who often hosted alongside Keith Allen and Robbie Coltrane. The team would go on to make 42 individual films under the banner of ‘The Comic Strip Presents’ (1982 till 2016) with Founder and Series Producer Peter Richardson. ... See MoreSee Less
TODAY 3PM Our first film in our Centenary Cinema Season - The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (U) 55 mins + Live score from Hugo Max on viola. 🎟 Book here or on the door > bit.ly/4ic0GiqRobert Wiene’s Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari is one of the most influential films in cinema history, a work that shocked audiences and forever altered the course of filmmaking. Set in a small German town during a carnival, the story follows Dr. Caligari, a mysterious hypnotist who unveils his eerie attraction: Cesare, a sleepwalker said to predict the future. By night, however, Caligari awakens Cesare to carry out his dark commands. With its jagged, dreamlike sets and chilling atmosphere, the film redefined how stories could be told on screen, leaving an indelible mark on the evolution of horror, film noir, and gothic cinema. ... See MoreSee Less
Neil Brand - Centenary Tour - Celebrating 100 Years of Lauren & Hardy 📆 Thurs 30 April | 7:30pm We are pleased to announce and celebrate those 100 years with the brand new production of Neil Brand’s “Evening with Laurel & Hardy” 2026 Centenary Tour. Neil has established himself as the foremost exponent of silent film and improvised piano accompaniment. 🎟 Book here > bit.ly/3WA2gAQComposer, performer, writer, broadcaster – Neil Brand has been accompanying and composing for silent films for over 30 years with scores for early Hitchcock classics such as Blackmail and The Lodger, and concert works too, including BBC adaptations for actors, choir and orchestra of classic novels such as A Christmas Carol and The Wind in the Willows.Neil’s concerts have proved really popular with his personal contact with the audience & his unique insight into Laurel & Hardy and the birth of the cinema industry. His engaging easy-going style, along with his Q&A at the end of the show answering all the questions from the audience, followed by his after-show ‘Meet and Greet’, makes for a highly entertaining evening. ... See MoreSee Less
TODAY 2PM The Choral (12A) 113 mins 🍷 Doors/bars 1pm 🎟 Book here or on the door > www.electricpalace.org.uk/events/event/the-choral-12a-2025-113-mins-24-01-26/Directed by BAFTA, Olivier and Tony Award winner NICHOLAS HYTNER (The Crucible) and written by BAFTA, Olivier and Tony Award winner ALAN BENNETT, The Choral marks their fourth writer-director collaboration following the acclaimed films The Madness of King George, The History Boys, and The Lady in The Van. ... See MoreSee Less