Relaxed screening of the 1964 musical 'The Sound of Music' in The Odyssey's dementia-friendly format, with no adverts or trailers and reduced occupancy.
The Odyssey Cinema is bringing The Sound of Music back to the big screen on Thursday 26 November, but it's not a standard screening. It's part of their dementia-friendly format, which means a few changes to the usual cinema experience: there are no adverts or trailers before the film starts, the cinema runs with reduced occupancy, and the whole environment is kept more accessible. If you're taking someone who finds a busy, loud cinema a bit much, that's the version you want.
The film itself is the 1964 musical directed by Robert Wise, and it's a proper classic for a reason. Julie Andrews stars as a young novice sent to be governess to the seven children of the reserved Captain von Trapp, played by Christopher Plummer, in 1930s Austria. It's a sweeping story of music, family and courage, and it picked up an Academy Award along the way. The rest of the cast includes Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood and Charmian Carr.
For those who haven't spent much time there, The Odyssey is an independent single-screen Art Deco cinema on London Road in St Albans. They run a mix of new releases alongside classics, event cinema and special screenings, and they have a Film Club strand and licensed bars on site. This screening is downstairs, so it's easy to get to.
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It starts at 10:00 and finishes at 12:54, so it's a morning outing rather than an evening one. Standard seats are £8.50, which covers Admit One, Disability and CEA Cardholders, with a £3.00 booking fee per transaction. If you're planning to go, it's worth getting your tickets sorted in advance.
