Bath Friends

FILM: A Real Pain

Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother.
The adventure takes a turn when the odd couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

Director: Jesse Eisenberg

Cast: Jennifer Grey, Jesse Eisenberg, Will Sharpe, Kieran Culkin, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, Daniel Oreskes

Release Date: 10 Jan 2025

Certificate: 15 - strong language, drug use, verbal references to suicide attempts and discussion of death and genocide

Running time: 90 minutes

Where we meet:
We will gather outside The Little Theatre 10 minutes before the start of the film.
If you are late arriving, we will see you inside the cinema or outside after the film.
There will be optional post-film drinks at a local pub close to the cinema.

Tickets:
Feel free to book your tickets wherever you prefer to sit. This screening is in Screen 2 and I have tickets E7 and E8.

Book tickets at: https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/little-theatre-cinema

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If you feel at all unwell or you have been told to isolate and/or you are awaiting COVID test results or have flu, DO NOT ATTEND this event and change your RSVP to not going.

All you have to do is throw high density rubber balls (4.5" diameter) at wooden pins and try to miss the gaps. Skittle alleys can vary considerably in length but are usually around 10 metres. Arrive by 7.30pm for a 7.45pm prompt start. A small match fee of £2-£3 may be requested to cover the cost of a 'Sticker Up' and 6 monthly Meetup fees. PLEASE BRING THE EXACT AMOUNT IN CASH. The Harington Club is also now requesting payment for drinks in cash to save costs.

The Harington Club is a Private Members Club so everyone who is not a Member is effectively an invited guest. A 'House Rule' is that coats should not be worn in the bar so please leave them in the cloakroom on arrival.

Due to the nature of the venue, total numbers on the alley is limited to 20.

EVERYONE ATTENDS AT THEIR OWN RISK OF WHATEVER

All you have to do is throw high density rubber balls (4.5" diameter) at wooden pins and try to miss the gaps. Skittle alleys can vary considerably in length but are usually around 10 metres. Arrive for 2.30pm and we will start when everyone is present. A small match fee of £2-£3 may be requested to cover the cost of a 'Sticker Up'. PLEASE BRING THE EXACT AMOUNT IN CASH. The Harington Club is also now requesting payment for drinks in cash to save costs.

The Harington Club is a Private Members Club so everyone who is not a Member is effectively an invited guest. A 'House Rule' is that coats should not be worn in the bar so please leave them in the cloakroom on arrival.

Due to the nature of the venue, total numbers on the alley is limited to 20.

EVERYONE ATTENDS AT THEIR OWN RISK OF WHATEVER

A monthly book club - meet and chat to talk about the book of the month, with the option to stay on after for a drink and general chat if people would like to 🙂.

BOOK TO BE DISCUSSED IN JANUARY 2025 IS:

"No One Saw a Thing" by by Andrea Mara

"Two children get on the train. Only one gets off...

No one saw it happen.
Your two little girls jump on the train ahead of you. As you try to join them, the doors slide shut and the train moves away, leaving you behind.

Everyone is lying.
It's only when you reach the next stop that you truly begin to panic. Because there aren't two children waiting for you on the platform. There's only one.

Someone is to blame.
Has your other daughter got lost? Been taken by a passing stranger?
Or perhaps the culprit is closer to home than you think…"

We will meet in the lobby seated area of The Architect in central Bath to discuss the book and our thoughts , alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks are available for purchase.

IMPORTANT: Please only sign up for this event if you are intending to come along, please do not "place hold" just in case! 😮

If you do find for any reason that you have to withdraw please change your RSVP to No straight away, in order to allow other people to book on and to ensure that attendees have a genuine idea of how many people will be participating.

Thank You and see you there! 🙂

BOOK CLUB GUIDELINES:-

1. Book Group is a friendly informal gathering. Different viewpoints are welcome but please do treat others, and their opinions with respect.

2. Books to be discussed will be 21st century novels (published 2000 onwards) which are available for purchase in paperback and kindle form. In most cases, the book should not be too long (i.e. approx 400 pages or less).

3. There is no expectation that participants attend every monthly session of the Book Club. You can sign up for as few or as many of them as you like.

4. If you are only part way through the book by the time of the meeting you are still welcome to attend but bear in mind there may be spoilers! Whilst you do not have to have finished the book to attend, it is expected that you will have read enough of it to be able to make some contribution to the discussion - as the event is a book discussion group as well as a social gathering