Our MovieNight Christmas Special was an ironic tribute to Peter O’Toole, who passed away a few days before. Roger Michell’s Venus is a bitter-sweet comedy in which the Peter O’Toole-like character (played by O’Toole) confronts his mortality (or rather attempts not to) by pursuing the affections of a rough-edged, seventeen-year-old Mancunian girl. He achieves a certain amount of success in this pursuit, and life lessons are learned, but in the end… well… there’s “The End”.

We had a lovely crowd this week and, along with our newest recruits, some long-absent faces showed themselves. It was lovely to see you all.

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