9.29°C The Lightbulb Festival returns for 2015, running from Friday 17 to Sunday 19 July across Colchester venues including Firstsite, The Minories, The Waiting Room and the St Botolph’s Quarter.
Expect a packed weekend of spoken word, music, film, outdoor theatre and workshops.
Friday 17 July
6pm – Firstsite
Stitch & Bitch do the Lightbulb Festival
Join Amy & Meg for finger-knitting sessions or bring your own project. Drop in for five minutes or stay for five hours. Materials supplied. Donations welcome.
7pm – Firstsite
Blade Runner: The Final Cut + Night of the Living Dead (Double Bill)
Films by Ridley Scott (1982) and George A. Romero (1968).
Tickets £1 via Firstsite Box Office (01206 577067).
7pm – The Minories Café
Spoken Word with Martin Newell, Leanne Moden and Mark Harris
An opening night of poetry and music.
Pay What You Want.
Saturday 18 July
2pm – Firstsite
Sita Sings the Blues
Directed by Nina Paley (2008).
Tickets £1.
2pm – The Waiting Room
Lightbulb Festival Poetry Slam 2015
Local performers compete for a £50 prize.
Pay What You Want.
2.30pm – St Botolph’s Quarter (meet at Firstsite)
Three Courses of Walking Theatre with Holli Dillon
Outdoor performance featuring specially written monologues by Clare Shaw.
Free, donations welcome. Ages 12+.
4pm – Firstsite
The Stranger
Directed by Orson Welles (1946).
Tickets £1.
4.30pm – The Waiting Room
Stand-Up Comedy with Rosie Wilby + Tom Edwards
Pay What You Want.
7pm – Firstsite
Nosferatu (+ Live Score by Fishclaw)
F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent horror classic with live accompaniment from Fishclaw.
Tickets £1.
7.30pm – The Waiting Room
MASS + Sealionwoman
Heavy atmospheric sounds from Essex’s MASS and experimental duo Sealionwoman.
Pay What You Want (on the door).
8.30pm – Firstsite
Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez!
Directed by Everything Is Terrible (2012).
Tickets £1.
Sunday 19 July
2pm – Firstsite
The British Blue Streak Rocket (+ Live Score by The Rock Garden of Chandigahr)
Educational short (1964) with live score and improvisation.
Tickets £1.
3pm – Firstsite
Drifters (+ New Score by Phil Mill)
Directed by John Grierson (1929).
Tickets £1.
3pm – Firstsite (Hunt & Darton Café)
Jack Rundell – A Musical Tour of Firstsite
A roaming performance inspired by the building.
5pm – Firstsite
Detour
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer (1945).
Tickets £1.
7pm – Firstsite
The Intolerance Trilogy
Directed by Phil Mulloy (2000–2004).
Tickets £1.
8.30pm – Firstsite
Carnival of Souls
Directed by Herk Harvey (1962).
Tickets £1.
For booking details and full information, contact Firstsite Box Office on 01206 577067.
