Star And Shadow Cinema

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For general enquiries email [email protected]
For gig booking enquiries email[email protected]
For full event listings, please visit our website at
http://www.starandshadow.org.uk/
Alternativley, you can pick up a montly cinema programme from the venue it's self, or from other related venues across Tyne and Wear.
Visit, call in or write to us at
Star And Shadow Cinema
Stepney Bank
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 2NP
Tel: 0191 261 0066
THE VENUE
The Star And Shadow Cinema is in Battlefield, Newcastle Upon Tyne. You can find us on the corner of Stepney Bank and Crawhall Road, opposite the Tanners pub.
The nearest Metro station is Manors. Turn right out of the station, and turn right up New Bridge Street. You'll see us on the right about 5 minutes walk up the road, next to the Tanners.
Buses 6B, 12, 22, 39, 40, 62, 63, 106, 301, 302 all stop just around the corner. Ask for the New Bridge Street stop, or mention the Tanners pub.
There is no car park at the cinema but if you arrive by bike you can park and lock it inside the building.
The bar, cinema and toilets are all fully wheelchair accessible. As yet we do not have a hearing loop system, but we do plan to install one as soon as possible.
THE ORGANISATION
The Star And Shadow Cinema is a registered Community Interest Company. This puts us somewhere between a normal company (without the emphasis on profit) and a charity (without the restrictions on what we can do). The company is run entirely by volunteer members, with all members having a say in what we do and how we do it.
Our aim is to show a truly independent programme of inspirational and inspired films as cheaply as possible, as well as providing a venue for artists and musicians of all varieties. We are creating a cosy venue to provide a haven from the mundane mainstream of film and music, a nursery for independent creativity and thinking.
We do not exist to make a profit, our purpose is to provide a facility for programming the types of films and events that do not happen at other venues around Newcastle. These may be locally made or inspired films, art films, political films, international films, gay and lesbian films, classic films or independent cinema, local musicians, international musicians, or artists and storytellers of all kinds.
The cinema also has a social space which has a quiet bar and cafe. The aim for The Star And Shadow Cinema is to provide a venue that will let people become involved in the running of the cinema and for it to be a real co-operative place.
We have always worked as a volunteer group and this new cinema will run in the same way. We hope with this new cinema there will be even more scoVolunteering
If you would like to contribute then please get in touch by calling 0191 261 0066 or emailing [email protected]. For information on signing-up to our mailing lists please click on "Email Alerts" on the right.
We have various working groups and meetings to make things happen - e.g. programme group, bar group, finance group - see Get Involved for more info.
Gigs, Parties & Club Nights
Our 110 capacity venue can be used for bands, club nights and parties. We have an okay PA and some fab disco lights. To find out more mail [email protected]
Private Hire
The cinema and its social spaces are available to hire for cultural events - e.g. workshops and film screenings. Please email for details.
We would love for as many people to get involved as possible.
Submissions
We are keen to receive and show YOUR films or video. Please send film or video on any format to the address on the "The Venue" page for consideration.
History
To give you a bit more history on where we have come from, our old venue - the Side Cinema was first opened in the late 1970s by Amber Films to show radical and independent film, but closed in the 1980s. From October 2001 to December 2005, Cineside, Tyneside Radical Film Festival, A-Side and Other side programmed, ran and promoted it. In 2006 we moved to a new purpose built space on Stepney Bank for more people to be involved.