Quartet

Sunday 22 June, 2.00pm, Saffron Screen

Dustin Hoffman directs this 2012 film starring Dame Maggie Smith, Tom Courtney, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins and Michael Gambon. Set in a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate composer Giuseppe Verdi’s birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean (Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the other residents.

BBFC rating: 12A

Venue: Saffron Walden County High School, CB11 4UH
Tickets: £10 / concessions £9.50 / 15 and under £7. Family ticket: £28.
Tickets and full details via the Saffron Screen website: www.saffronscreen.com

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