The Ballad of Wallis Island

The Ballad of Wallis Island is coming to Perth Theatre on Thursday 3 December, as part of the Perth Film Society programme. It's a UK comedy-drama written and directed by James Griffiths, and it runs for 104 minutes.

The story follows an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island. He spends his fortune trying to make his fantasies come true, and the main one is getting his favourite musicians to come and play at his home. It's a comedy-drama that sits somewhere between the absurdity of the premise and the loneliness of the character, and at just over an hour and a half, it's a single-sitting sort of film.

The screening is in the Joan Knight Studio, the 200-seat studio theatre that was added to the building during the £16.6 million renovation in 2016-17. That project, led by architect Richard Murphy, restored the main auditorium, brought back the upper tiers, and added an orchestra pit, so the studio is one of the newer additions to the site. The theatre is also home to Perth Youth Theatre and, together with Perth Concert Hall, forms part of Horsecross Arts.

Tickets are £6 to £7.50, and the film starts at 19:45 on Thursday 3 December at the Joan Knight Studio in Perth Theatre, Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5HZ.