Running time – 101 minutes
Dynamic Pricing
ARC’s policy is to set ticket prices based on demand, like budget airlines, which means we set a price when the event goes on sale and then sometimes put the price up or down depending on how the show is selling. Usually, the price will increase as we get closer to the event, so it is advantageous to book in advance, although sometimes we will put special offers on and reduce the price. Our website will always show the current ticket price.
ARC’s theatre and dance performances are priced on a Pay What You Decide basis, which means you don’t have to pay until after you have seen a show!
We want to encourage more people to come and see shows at ARC, more often. Pay What You Decide not only allows you to pay what you can afford, rather than a fixed ticket price, but also removes the financial risk of buying a ticket for a show in advance without knowing whether you are going to enjoy it or not.
Tickets are available to book in advance as usual, but there is no obligation for you to pay until after you have seen the show. You can then decide on a price which you think is suitable based on your experience, which means if you haven’t enjoyed it at all, you don’t have to pay anything.
All money collected will help ARC pay the artists who have performed, and we therefore hope you will give generously.
Please ensure you have arrived and collected your tickets 15 minutes before the show starts in order to secure your seats. At the end of the show, you can decide what to pay, either by cash on the door or by card at the Box Office.
Seating: Allocated - See Seating Plan for More Details
The screening on Wed 16 Oct at 7.30pm will have descriptive subtitles.
The Critic is a deliciously dark and sharp-witted thriller set in 1930s London ‘theatreland’ featuring an all-star cast.
When the most feared and vicious theatre critic in town Jimmy Erskine finds himself suddenly in the crosshairs of the Daily Chronicle’s new owner David Brooke, he strikes a sinister Faustian pact with struggling actress Nina Land who is desperate to win his favour.
‘Ian McKellen thrills as a vicious but needy theatre reviewer’ – Financial Times
‘Dangerous Liaisons’ – The New York Times
Director – Anand Tucker
Cast – Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Lesley Manville, Romola Garai, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch
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Information about screenings with descriptive subtitles
Descriptive subtitles, sometimes referred to as subtitles for D/deaf and hard-of-hearing people or captions, transcribe dialogue and relevant aspects of the soundtrack, including music and sound effects, attempting to give D/deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers an equal experience to those who are able to watch films without descriptive subtitles. Descriptive subtitles would include speech identifiers and descriptive elements such as [door slamming] and [kettle whistling].
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Seating accessibility information
Cinema
Seat size
Seats in the Cinema are 45cm (172/3“) wide and 46cm (18“) deep, are 40cm (152/3“) from the floor, and have 12cm (42/3“) between seats.
Armrests
Seats in the Cinema have armrests that do not fold away, and cannot be completely removed.
Legroom
Seats in the cinema have 30cm (112/3”) of legroom in front of seats, with additional legroom on row A and seats B1-B4 and B11-B14.
Further information
If you have any questions about accessibility our Box Office team are always happy to help and can be contacted on 01642 525199 or by emailing [email protected] - you can also tell us about your access requirements when prompted to do so during the online booking process.
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BBFC rating information (may contain spoilers)
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bugger’, ‘bastard’, ‘bloody’, ‘sod’, ‘shit’, ‘arse’, ‘God’ and ‘damn’.
sex
There are references to sex work, and to a character’s preference for ‘rough sex’. The term ‘f**k’ is used in the sexual sense. There is brief partial rear nudity as a person gets out of bed after implied off-screen sex.
discrimination
There are scenes of implicitly criticised historical homophobia and racism, including use of terms such as ‘queer’ and ‘sod’. Two men are arrested and subsequently interrogated by police for kissing in the street, an act described by various characters using terms such as as ‘unnatural’, ‘indecent’ and ‘perversion’. A gang of white supremacists confront a same-sex couple in a threatening manner. In another scene a woman complains that she should ‘never have married a Jew’.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A person attempts to coerce a woman into having a sexual relationship with a man by threatening her career. Another man is blackmailed using threats of a false accusation of ‘assault’.
suicide and self-harm
A person takes their own life off screen. Other scenes contain non-graphic verbal references to suicide and attempted suicide.
injury detail
There are brief images of an undetailed dead body following off-screen violence.
alcohol and smoking
Characters are shown getting drunk and smoking cigarettes.
