Screening of Disney's 'The Muppet Christmas Carol', with Michael Caine as Bob Cratchit and Gonzo as Charles Dickens, including a singalong on Wednesday.
The Muppet Christmas Carol is coming to The Electric Palace Cinema in Hastings for two screenings just before Christmas: Tuesday 22 December at 11:00 and Wednesday 23 December at 15:00. It's a wholesome, emotional and joyfully magical take on the classic tale, and if you've seen it before, it's the kind of thing that works just as well on a second or third watch.
Michael Caine plays the hard-working Bob Cratchit in what the cinema calls his greatest role, and he plays it straight as a die, as he puts it, 'like I'm working with the Royal Shakespeare Company'. Gonzo takes on the role of Charles Dickens, reading from the original prose as his script, and the film features songs by Paul Williams. It's a Muppet version of the story, so it's as much about the characters as it is about the plot.
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There are two ways to catch it, depending on how you like your Christmas cinema. The Tuesday morning screening is the standard version, while the Wednesday afternoon showing is a singalong, so you can join in with the songs. If you're taking the kids, that one might be the better bet. The two dates are Tuesday 22 December at 11:00 and Wednesday 23 December at 15:00, both at The Electric Palace Cinema in Hastings.
