King Rocker: The Director’s Cut + Live Director Q&A

Cinema | (15) | 121 minutes |
27th April 2024

Sat 27 Apr | 7.00pm | Screen 2 | Tickets: £11.50/£10.50/£6.50 | Hosted by Michael Cumming and Lou George

Comedian Stewart Lee and director Michael Cumming (Brass Eye, Toast of London), investigate a missing piece of punk history: Robert Lloyd, best known for fronting cult Birmingham bands The Prefects and The Nightingales, has survived under the radar for over four decades.

But how, if at all, does Robert want to be remembered? The anti-rockumentary King Rocker weaves the story of Birmingham’s undervalued underdog autodidact into that of the city’s forgotten public sculpture of King Kong, eschewing the celebrity interview and archive-raid approach for a free-associating bricolage of Indian food, bewildered chefs, vegetable gardening, prescription medicines, pop stardom and pop art.

Presented by Stewart Lee. Featuring: Frank Skinner, Nigel Slater, Robin Askwith, Samira Ahmed, John Peel, Gina Birch, Marc Riley, Danny Fields, John Taylor, Paul Morley, Fuzzbox, Kevin Eldon, Nish Kumar, Bridget Christie, Andrew O’Neill, Seann Walsh, Paul Putner, Steve Beresford and more…

Join Kendal born director Michael Cumming & Nightingales super-fan Lou George for an exclusive and expanded screening + Q&A, of this cult classic.

Rapidly shaping up as one of my all-time favourite rock-docsMark Kermode

DATES & TIMES

27th April 2024

You might like...

Cinema

The Mountain Within Me

  • 11th September 13:00 (£7.50 Matinee)
  • 13th September 16:00
  • 15th September 16:00
  • 20th September 11:30 (Parent & Baby Cine-club), 17:30
  • 26th September 14:00 (£7.50 Matinee)

(12A) 105MINS

After suffering a catastrophic and almost fatal spinal cord injury, professional rugby player Ed Jackson's world changed forever. The Mountain Within Me follows Ed's journey on...

Book now
Cinema

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

(12A) 105MINS

Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life...

Book now
Cinema

Firebrand

(15) 121MINS

Exclusive Northern Premier Screening Fri 30 Aug | 7.30pm In blood-soaked Tudor England, twice married, accomplished, and educated Katherine Parr (Vikander), reluctantly agrees to become...

Book now

Supported by