Running time: 100 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.
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Seating: Allocated - See Seating Plan for More Details
The screenings on Fri 22 Mar at 7.30pm and Thu 28 Mar at 2pm will have descriptive subtitles. The screenings on Thu 28 Mar at 2pm will be relaxed for people living with dementia.
Based on a true scandal that stunned 1920’s England, Wicked Little Letters centres on neighbours Edith Swan and Rose Gooding in the seaside town of Littlehampton. One day a series of scandalous and obscene letters begin to target Edith and the other residents, with suspicion immediately falling upon fiery Rose.
As the letters continue to escalate, Rose risks losing both her freedom and the custody of her daughter. Police officer Gladys Moss is determined to find the real culprit and along with another group of other women, seeks to solve this perplexing mystery.
‘a deliciously sweary poison-pen mystery’ – ★★★★ The Guardian
‘Olivia Colman hurling expletives is enough to sustain this witty true-life comedy’ – ★★★★ Independent
‘Two beloved character actors face off in a sweary but cosy period comedy’ – Time Out
View this behind-the-scenes clip
Director – Thea Sharrock
Cast – Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, Jessie Buckley
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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)
Violence
Mild, undetailed violence, played for comic effect, includes an altercation in which a woman punches and head butts a man, and a woman is knocked out by a blow with a spade.
Threat and horror
Graffiti on a woman’s front door refers to her as a ‘dirty slut’, and is one of a number of threatening moves made against her.
Language
There is infrequent very strong language (‘c**t’). There is also frequent strong language (‘f**k’), often used in the sexual sense. Milder bad language includes uses of ‘bitch’, ‘whore’, ‘twat’, ‘wanker’, ‘cock’, ‘pussy’, ‘slut’, ‘tart’, ‘strumpet’, ‘arse’, ‘arsehole’, ‘shit’, ‘bastard’, ‘bloody’, ‘bugger’, ‘piss’, ‘sod’, ‘balls’, ‘tits’, ‘God’ and ‘Jesus’.
Sex
The contents of a series of ‘poison pen’ letters and angry exchanges between characters include comically crude sex references alluding to oral and anal sex, intercourse and bestiality.
Discrimination
A woman police officer is constantly demeaned in a sexist manner by her colleagues and a member of the public. There are also uses of homophobic language, such as “nancy boys” and “queers”, which, like the sexism, are placed in the historic context of the film which challenges such attitudes.
Sexual violence and sexual threat
A passing comment is made about rapists in prisons.
Rude humour
Very mild rude humour includes a spirited woman baring her buttocks to police as they chase her, and fart jokes.
Theme
An elderly father exerts insidious control over his adult daughter as he voices his expectations of her duty to him, and at one point this turns into physically threatening behaviour. There is a psychological effect on the woman, which includes a discreet implication that she harms herself. There are mild upsetting scenes centred on bereavement.
Alcohol and tobacco
Cigarette smoking is reflective of the historical period in which the film is set, and includes smoking by a child for which she is told off by her mother.
