Screening of the drama about amateur historian Catherine Corless and the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, shown subtitled.
The Lost Children of Tuam is coming to the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough for three screenings across November 19, 20, and 21. It's a drama based on the true story of amateur historian Catherine Corless and Monica Dolan, who set out to uncover the truth after Corless discovered the recorded deaths of 796 infants and children without corresponding burial records at the former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Ireland.
If you're not familiar with the background, the film follows Corless as she digs into those records and finds a gap that shouldn't be there: hundreds of children listed as dead, but with no record of where they were buried. The story is about the work she puts in to bring that to light and the people she meets along the way. It's the kind of thing that starts with a few old files and ends up opening a much larger, older wound.
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There are three different slots to choose from, so you can pick whatever fits your week. The first is a matinee on Thursday 19 November at 1.45pm, followed by evening screenings on Friday 20 November and Saturday 21 November, both at 7.45pm. The film is rated 12A and is shown subtitled. You'll find the Stephen Joseph Theatre on Westborough, YO11 1JW, right in the heart of Scarborough.
