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The Phantom of the Opera

Sunday 26th February

Doors 7pm, film and music, 7.30pm

Pollokshaws Burgh Hall

The latest offering from the Southside Film Festival will take place this Sunday with a screening of The Phantom of the Opera in the wonderfully atmospheric Pollokshaws Burgh Hall.

The performance will be hosted with live Wurlitzer organ accompaniment, something that captured audiences at last year’s showing of The Cabinet of Dr Caligari.

The 1920s horror film was shown to a sell-out audience and according to Festival Director Karen O’Hare there is something about the Wurlitzer that appeals to cinema goers.

“When we first showed Dr Caligari the response was phenomenal, there was something about showing a silent film with the live organ that people really interacted with.  It gave an extra dimension to the event and it was something completely different for Southsiders.  We hope this next screening will be the same.”

This experience is part of a program of events linked with the wider Glasgow Film Festival and Karen is passionate about bringing back the joy of cinema back to this side of the river. 

“The success of the film festival last year proves that there is a great appetite for film in the Southside and for a varied programme of films viewed by diverse audiences.  The festival will be back 18-20 May this year but in the meantime we want to keep film very much at the heart of Southside culture and can't wait to get people spooked by ‘The Phantom’.”

She is also keen to provide a more sociable experience that engages people from all across the city and re-awaken people’s passion for the cinematic experience in general.

“It’s one of the things about going to the cinema now is so much competition for people’s attention, with so much entertainment online people can download films for much less money and so we try to make it a sociable experience that you can’t get at home.”

Tickets cost £8/£6 and are available in advance from the Glasgow Film Theatre box office and at the venue on the night.


For more information check out The Southside Film Festival