Join us on midwinter's night for an uprising – hopefully the first of many to come. A spontaneous ritual of hope, horror and vital energy from the deep pagan heart of this unruly land.

"Stephen, our land must live. This land we love must live. Her deep, dark flame must never die. Night is falling. Your land and mine goes down into a darkness now, and I, and all the other guardians of her flame are driven from our home up out into the wolf’s jaw. But the flame still flickers in the fen."

Rarely screened and often whispered-about, Penda's Fen (1974) was part of the BBC's A Play For Today series which also birthed Mike Leigh's classic class tragedy Abigail's Party. It is an inscrutable and beautifully written and acted journey to the vibrant pagan heart of England, a hauntological masterpiece of criss-crossed personalities, histories, desires and sensibilities. Stephen's prudish and elitist worldview, the very embodiment of establishment England, is broken apart piece by piece in a true initiation into the mysteries of this land. A pagan classic, a folk horror must-see, and truly a message by which we can navigate these uncertain and precarious times.

DOORS: 18.45
SCREENING: 19.00

WELCOME TO YOUR PERSONAL DYSTOPIA! Who would have thought it would come so soon? You'll find details of our new COVID-safe arrangements below, but the main thing you should know is...

TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD IN BLOCKS OF TWO, WHERE BOTH OF YOU MUST BE FROM THE SAME HOUSEHOLD OR BUBBLE. FACE COVERINGS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES (UNLESS EXEMPT)

IF YOU, ANYONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD, OR ANYONE YOU HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH DEVELOPS CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS – PLEASE STAY HOME! IN THIS CASE, OR IF YOU DON'T FEEL UP TO ATTENDING FOR ANY REASON, WE WILL OFFER A FULL REFUND ON REQUEST, IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO DONATE YOUR TICKET COST. GIVE CUBEADMIN@CUBECINEMA.COM AN EMAIL WITH YOUR TICKET REFERENCE.

VENTILATION: we have an extraction system that replaces the air in the auditorium every 1-2 hours. We will also leaving doors open during the actual screening to keep the auditorium ventilated. We will also be asking punters to wear a face covering at all times (unless exempt).

MOVEMENT: we'll be setting up a one-way system through the venue, and toilets will be gender neutral and limited to one person per block. Unfortunately you won't be able to loiter in the bar or the lounge at the moment, it'll be straight into the auditorium!

CLEANING: we will be following a rigorous cleaning and ventilating procedure before and after shows – sanitizing all shared surfaces, including the seat handles!

Enjoy the show!