Fame: Film Screening

This event is part of the Brighton Screendance Festival Pass. For £15 you get access to all festival events (excluding Nature Inside), which is an £8 saving compared to buying each event individually. To take part in this offer first buy a festival pass here, and then book tickets for each festival event, which will then appear as 'free' to you.

"I wanna live forever. I wanna learn how to fly...high!"

Take a step back in time to 1980s New York where the hair is big and the tights are tight.

We'll be making the most of The Dance Space’s HD projector and state-of-the-art sound system to deliver you right into the lives and loves of The High School of Performing Arts students. 

Show up in your leg warmers or sweat bands for some free popcorn!


Fame is a 1980 American teen musical film directed by Alan Parker and written by Christopher Gore. Set in New York City, it chronicles the drama and hardships of students attending The High School of Performing Arts from their auditions to their freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years.


Bring your friends, grab a drink and some popcorn and relive your youth...or watch it for the very first time.

Age 15+
Contains adult themes and bad language

Date and time
Sunday 17 November 2024
Times
Screening begins 6pm
Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes
Location
The Dance Space
Ticket Price
£3
Come wearing legwarmers and/or sweatbands for free popcorn!
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