The Invite

The Invite is coming to the Electric Palace Cinema on Thursday 26 November. It's a dark dinner-table comedy written, directed by, and starring Olivia Wilde, who also takes a role in front of the camera. The rest of the cast brings together Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton, so there's a fair bit of star power gathered around one table.

The story centres on Joe, an East Bay music associate, who gets a bit of a shock when he finds out his wife, Angela, has invited their wall-shaking upstairs neighbours, Pina and Hawk, over for dinner. It's a done deal that Angela has planned down to the last detail, and Joe is along for the ride. The night takes an unexpectedly titillating turn when Pina and Hawk lay their cards on the table, and the evening goes in a direction neither Joe nor Angela saw coming. It's a small-cast piece that plays out in one room, so the focus stays on the dialogue and the tension between the four of them.

It's 107 minutes long, and it carries a 15 certificate, which gives you a fair idea of the tone—dark comedy with a bit of an edge rather than something for the whole family. If you're into the kind of thing that starts with a polite dinner and ends somewhere completely different, this is right up that alley.

Tickets are £10.00 for a standard seat, with discounts and membership benefits applied at checkout. It's on Thursday 26 November at the Electric Palace Cinema in Hastings.