Luxurious, socially distanced screenings at One Aldwych: Film & Fizz
London, October 2020 – Following a series of sell-out showings in the New Year, Film & Fizz at One Aldwych in Covent Garden is back, offering guests the chance to watch the latest film releases in luxurious, socially distanced style. With an exciting line up to choose from, guests will also enjoy popcorn, Champagne and dinner or a roast lunch at Indigo, One Aldwych’s innovative, dairy and gluten-free restaurant.
The autumn line-up is bursting with this year’s must-see movies and live theatre performances, handpicked by the celebrated film fanatics at Curzon Cinemas. The series includes new releases for all the family to enjoy, jaw-dropping ballet performances of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, a showing of the National Theatre’s Frankenstein on Halloween and all the Christmas favourites including Elf, Home Alone and Love Actually.
Frankenstein – NT Live
Directed by Danny Boyle, the 2011 production of Frankenstein sees Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation. This thrilling, sold-out production became an international sensation, experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world.
- Friday 30 October at 6.30pm, Saturday 31 October at 5.30pm – three-course dinner at Indigo followed by theatre screening and Halloween Cocktail. £60 per person
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden tells the story of a 10-year-old girl sent to live with her uncle, under the watchful eye of Mrs. Medlock with only the household maid for company. The film is set in 1940s England at Misselthwaite Manor, a remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. Featuring an all-star cast including Colin Firth and Julie Walters.
These enchanting screenings are given a multi-sensory twist with a gorgeous gift for each guest from Covent Garden neighbours, Floral Street, the sustainable fragrance brand powered by flowers.
- Saturday 7 November at 5.30 and Sunday 8 November at 2.00pm – three-course dinner at Indigo on Saturday and Roast Lunch at Indigo on Sunday followed by film screening and Champagne
On The Rocks
Faced with sudden doubts about her marriage, a young New York mother teams up with her larger-than-life playboy father to tail her his band in a bittersweet comedy written and directed by Sofia Coppola. Featuring Rashida Jones, Bill Murray and Marlon Wayans.
- Friday 13 at 6.30pm, Saturday 14 at 3.30pm and Sunday 15 November at 2.00pm- three-course dinner at Indigo on Friday & Saturday and Roast Lunch at Indigo on Sunday followed by film screening and Champagne
Royal Opera House: Manon Lescaut
A Royal Opera House performance of Manon Lescaut, telling the story of an impulsive young woman who is drawn into a world of male desire. She recklessly chooses luxury over love and, in doing so, pays the ultimate price.
- Saturday 21 at 5.30pm and Sunday 22 at 2.00pm – three-course dinner at Indigo on Saturday and Roast Lunch at Indigo on Sunday followed by Opera screening and Champagne
Knives Out
A tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie, ‘Knives Out’ is a dun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. With an all-star ensemble cast including Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson and Katherine Langford.
- Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November – 2pm Thanksgiving Lunch at Indigo followed by film screening and Champagne
Elf
After being accidentally transported to the North Pole as a child, Buddy has been raised as an elf. Now fully grown, he travels to New York in search of his real father, a cynical businessman who needs
some convincing that Buddy is his son.
- Friday 4 at 6.30pm and Saturday 12 December at 5.30pm – three-course dinner at Indigo followed by film screening and Champagne
Home Alone
An eight-year old trouble-maker must protect his home from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.
- Saturday 5 at 5.30pm and Friday 11 December at 6.30pm – three-course dinner at Indigo followed by film screening and Champagne
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
This thrilling, audacious and witty production is perhaps still best known for replacing the female corps-de-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered convention and took the world by storm. Filmed live at Sadlers Wells Theatre in January 2019, the production stars Will Bozier, Liam Mower and Nicole Kabera.
- Sunday 6 December at 2.00pm – Roast Lunch at Indigo followed by screening and Champagne
Miracle on 34th Street
When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. The 1947 classic starring Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara and John Payne.
- Sunday 13 December at 2.00pm – Roast Lunch at Indigo followed by screening and Champagne
Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker
This eternal holiday classic is the Bolshoi’s ode to wonder and imagination. Audiences will be carried away on an enchanting journey of their dreams through a whirlwind of snowflakes, an
intense battle against a Mouse King, and finally, a kingdom of delights on the Bolshoi’s majestic stage.
- Monday 14 and 21 December at 6.30pm – three-course dinner at Indigo followed by screening and Champagne
Love Actually
Richard Curtis’ famous Christmas romance, Love Actually, follows the loves of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated takes all set in London during a frantic month before Christmas.
- Friday 18 at 6.30pm and Saturday 19 December at 5.30pm – three-course dinner at Indigo followed by film screening and Champagne
The Holiday
Iris is in love with a man who is about to marry another woman. Across the globe, Amanda realises the man she lives with has been unfaithful. The two women meet online at a home exchange website and impulsively switch homes for the Christmas holiday. Shortly after arriving at their destinations, both women find the last thing either wants or expects: a new romance.
- Sunday 20 December at 2.00pm – Roast Lunch at Indigo followed by film screening and Champagne
Screenings from £45 per person on Mondays and from £60 per person on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
All tickets include popcorn, a glass of Champagne and dinner or roast lunch at Indigo.
Due to the current government restrictions capacity will be limited to 15 in the screening room.
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Editor’s Notes:
One Aldwych – Refreshed, reimagined and completely redesigned for the new decade, landmark London hotel One Aldwych, at the point where the City meets the West End, in Covent Garden, enters its third decade with a fresh new look. Inspired by the building’s distinctive Edwardian architecture, Fabled Studio has created an elegant yet idiosyncratic aesthetic across its public spaces: art nouveau flourishes and spirited English touches sit comfortably alongside marble floors, burnished tones and contemporary objets d’art – warm, welcoming and a little unconventional. Rooms, designed by Robert Angell, continue the theme: alive with original British crafts – Isle of Skye yarns, English oak floors, original artworks – each is unique in detail and design, alike in exceptional quality and comfort. The result is an exquisite, expressive, original style as befits a truly independent London hotel.
