What's On at Watermans

By Joe Acklam

25th May 2023 | Local News

Indulge in some great cinema this week. Photo: Watermans.
Indulge in some great cinema this week. Photo: Watermans.

Watermans is West London's arts centre and open Wednesday to Sunday. Join us to see great films, live shows and exhibitions and discuss it all at the Guru, our unique bar and restaurant serving the best in drink, snacks and Indian dishes.

In the cinema, take advantage of Wild Wednesdays – all cinema tickets £7 – all day on Wednesdays.

Catch the new releases including:

Book Club: The Next Chapter (12A) 26 May – 1 June (excl. Mon & Tue). See website for dates and times. The highly anticipated sequel follows our four best friends as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure. Starring Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenbergen, Candice Bergen and Andy Garcia.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (PG) 26 May – 1 June (excl. Mon & Tue). See website for dates and times. Based on the best-selling classic novel by Judy Blume. At 11, Margaret is moving to a new town and beginning to contemplate everything about life, friendship, and adolescence. She relies on her mother (Rachel McAdams), who offers loving support but is herself finding her own footing in a new place, and her grandmother Sylvia (Kathy Bates), who is coming to terms with finding happiness in the next phase of her life.

Vermeer (PG)

Saturday 27 May, 6pm

This new Exhibition on Screen film invites audiences to a private view of the exhibition, accompanied by the director of the Rijksmuseum and the curators of the show. A truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! As well as bringing Vermeer's works together, both the Rijksmuseum and the Mauritshuis in the Hague have conducted research into Vermeer's artistry, his artistic choices and motivations for his compositions, as well as the creative process behind his paintings.

Family Cinema:

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (PG) – Half Term Family Cinema

Saturday 27 May, 2:30pm

One of the biggest box office smashes for 2023! A new big-screen adventure starring pop culture's most prominent plumbers. Mario has to embark on an epic quest to save his brother, Luigi when they access a magical new world via a mysterious pipe only to become separated.

Special Events Cinema:

Polish Film Talk: Three Colours White (15)

Sunday 28 May, 1pm talk & 2.30pm film screening

Introduced by Michael Brooke and newly restored in 4K. Following Blue, White is the second instalment of Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy of the French revolutionary ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. White begins in Paris, where Polish hairdresser, Karol, is down on his luck. Offered an unusual job, Karol receives a rude introduction to the new Poland, where everything can be bought and sold.

In the gallery see the latest new media exhibition:

Excursion (Katarzyna Depta-Garapich)

Until Sunday 25 June 2023 (Excl. Mon & Tues), FREE

Katarzyna Depta-Garapich's exhibition, Excursion takes the theme of the bear in Poland's Tatra Mountains and its pop-culture image as represented by a 'white bear' - a mascot that entertains tourists on the main street of Zakopane, Poland.

     

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