Hyde Park Picture House - Memory Matinee Screening: The Smallest Show on Earth

Our Memory Matinees screenings are designed to help those living with dementia enjoy the magic of cinema.

As part of Heritage Open Days, we are celebrating the history and power of film with this Ealing-esque comedy about running and restoring an old cinema.

A struggling London novelist and his wife inherit a cinema in a long-lost relative's will. Upon arriving in provincial 'Sloughborough', the imagine this means the town's regal Grand cinema. In fact they've accrued local, debt-ridden, rat ridden flea pit The Bijou - its marquee letters vibrating to passing trains - and it's three squabbling staff.

Naturally the plucky out-of-towners opt to renovate, with the help of eccentric scene-stealers Peter Sellers and Margaret Rutherford

We’ve taken advice from the Alzheimer’s society to make these screenings as accommodating as possible to those living with dementia. This means lights will be raised slightly and the sound level will be slightly lower than normal. We’ll also have captions/subtitles where possible.

Staff and volunteers have all undergone dementia awareness training and will be on hand throughout the screenings to provide assistance when needed. Please note that pastoral care is not provided, a friend, family member or carer must also attend.

Timings & Tours

Monday 15 September:

14:30 (Screen 1)

Location & directions

73 Brudenell Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS6 1JD

Contact on day:

Hyde Park Picture House

Telephone number:

+441132752045

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking preferred

Booking conditions:

Priority access for tickets is given to those living with dementia and supporting organisations. If you’d like priority access, please email [email protected]. Tickets will then be made available to all audiences nearer to the screening date.

Booking contact name:

Hyde Park Picture House

Booking telephone number:

+441132752045

Booking email:

[email protected]

Booking website:

https://hpph.co.uk/films/the-smallest-show-on-earth

Alternative booking website:

https://hpph.co.uk/seasons/heritage-is-open

Booking opens:

13 Jun 2025 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

We are committed to being open to all and are delighted that recent renovations have reduced the number of barriers our building presents to disabled visitors. For further details, please visit the access section or our website - https://hpph.co.uk/access

Additional information

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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