Wed. Jan 15th 2020 at 2.0 p.m. ARGO (USA 2012) In November 1979 the American Embassy in Iran was stormed and its diplomats taken hostage. However, a few of the staff managed to escape and were given shelter in the Canadian Embassy, The pressure was then on the Americans to extract them, before the Iranians discovered them. Argo ... Read more
Wednesday 15 January— Pygmalion A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society. 1938—Directed by Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard. Starring Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller and Wilfrid Lawson. Written by George Bernard Shaw.
It was whilst negotiating the purchase of a ‘Ferrari red’ MG TD recently, that life-long ‘Petrolhead’ Athenaeum Proprietor David Cox met and became friendly with Six times Champion Ferrari Racer John Pogson. Although living his life mainly in the fast lane on four wheels, John had always had a soft spot for the Avro Vulcan ... Read more
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Thursday 23 January: 11:00am Meeting & Lunch—£12.50 per person
Friday 24 January—Burns Night- 7:00 for 7:30pm Dress: Black Tie Ticket Price: £37.50 We celebrate the life of Robbie Burns, with all his associations to The Athenaeum, at our black-tie event. A piper, the haggis, the Immortal Memory and whisky galore!
The Club will be open between 12:00pm and 7:00pm on each of the Saturday’s listed (except Saturday 14 September), with Newsroom services available throughout. Whether you are attending the matinee or an evening show, guests are encouraged to take part in lively discussion at the Athenaeum.
Saturday 1 February—The Woman in Black 7:30pm at the Playhouse-£17.00 per person A lawyer obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips ... Read more
Malcolm Lowry’s ‘Under the volcano’, with Diana Lane
Thursday 13 February— The Cruel Sea The next of our classic film showings accompanied by supper and interval refreshments is The Cruel Sea. Despite his guilt over a recent harrowing sea battle in which many of his men were lost, Lt. Cmdr. George Ericson is assigned to helm the new H.M.S. Compass Rose with the ... Read more