A one-hour guided tour led by a Front of House team member through the early history of cinema, from The Box's oldest film to Hollywood stars in Plymouth.
The Box is hosting Bitesize: The Birth of Cinema on Sunday 29 November, a talk that traces the early history of the moving image. It's part of their Bitesize series, so it's a compact session rather than a full-day thing, and it starts from the very beginning.
The talk follows the story of early cinema by pulling on a few different threads. It starts with the oldest film in The Box's own collection, then moves on to the first comedy film ever made, and from there to the Hollywood stars who visited Plymouth and left lasting memories for generations of local cinemagoers. It's not just a look at the archives, though; the session sets all that against the wider impact of the moving image, from the arrival of television to TikTok, so you get a sense of how we went from those first flickering frames to the screens we carry in our pockets.
It's led by an experienced Front of House team member, and it's listed as suitable for ages 11 to adults, so it's one you can bring the kids along to if they're old enough. The session runs from 11.30am to 12.30pm, and you're asked to meet by the Welcome Desk five minutes before it starts.
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Tickets are £3.00, and you can book them through the shop.theboxplymouth.com site. It's a Sunday morning slot, an hour long, at The Box in Plymouth on 29 November.
