New Volunteers Induction
Thu 15 November // 18:00
Sun 18 November // 13:00
Thu 22 November // 18:00
Sun 25 November // 13:00
Thu 29 November // 18:00
Star and Shadow is 100% run by volunteers. We'd love you to join us. Come and ... [more]
Star and Shadow presents
GET THE MESSAGE Ken Loach Season: Land and Freedom (UK 1996) 15.
Thu 15 November // 19:30
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Cinema of the Palestinian Revolution
with an introduction from Northumbria University Friends of Palestine
Fri 16 November // 18:00
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Lee Baby Sims
Fri 16 November // 21:00
Lured from his man cave at the prospect of playing some knock-out 45’s over the new ... [more]
Star & Shadow Presents
Italo Disco Night with Heartbreak Live! + 586/Road to Rimini DJs
Sat 17 November // 22:00
Star & Shadow present a heavy rotation of Italo Disco themed screamers and connected cuts from ... [more]
Open 12pm - 5pm
Sunday Cafe
Sun 18 November // 12:00
Sun 25 November // 12:00
Sun 2 December // 12:00
Sun 9 December // 12:00
Sun 16 December // 12:00
Sun 23 December // 12:00
Sun 30 December // 12:00
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Star & Shadow presents
Family Matinee: Matilda
- 3rd in a series of films selected by local children.
Sun 18 November // 14:00
Adaptation of a Roald Dahl book. The story of Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a gifted girl ... [more]
Losing the Plot FIlm Club
Testament of Orpheus (or Don't Ask Me Why)
presented by The Ignorant Curator, inspired by Antonia Quirke of BBC Radio 4's 'The Film Show'
Sun 18 November // 18:30
What a belter to open our Losing the Plot Film Club with - Testament of Orpehus ... [more]
Star and Shadow presents
GET THE MESSAGE - Ken Loach Season: The Navigators (UK 2001; script Robert Dawber) 15
Thu 22 November // 19:30
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CHILDREN OF GODARD presents
Vic Godard, Johnny Britton & The Subway Sect w/ The Wolfhounds & Spector Bullets + DJs
Vic Godard, with the additional 'Club Left' line up of The Subway Sect featuring onetime Bernard Rhodes protégé Johnny Britton, makes a welcome return to Newcastle!
Fri 23 November // 19:30
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Byker Grave Presents
Byker Grave Festival 2018 w/ Conan, Conjurer, PLF, Horsebastard + more
Sat 24 November // 18:00
Sun 25 November // 18:00
Byker Grave returns to the Star & Shadow - for a 2 day festival with a ... [more]
Star and Shadow presents:
Barbara Morgenstern and Christian Biegai (Germany)
plus support Nwavi
Tue 27 November // 20:00
German elektrosynthpop from Berlin based Barbara Morgenstern as she returns to the Star and Shadow with ... [more]
GET THE MESSAGE - Ken Loach Season: Looking for Eric (UK 2009; script Paul Laverty) 15.
Thu 29 November // 19:30
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The Star & Shadow Cinema proudly presents
HEN OGLEED Mogic album launch! w/ Still House Plants & Brb-Voicecoil
A SUPER-trooper-group-ah ft. Richard Dawson, Rhodri Davies, Dawn Bothwell & Sally Pilkington!
Thu 29 November // 20:00
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Open Forum
Respect Existence or Expect Resistane Forum
An afternoon of talks and discussions drawing on recent activism in the region and beyond.
Fri 30 November // 12:30
An afternoon of talks and discussions drawing on recent activism in the region and beyond. [more]
Respect Existence or Expect Resistance Forum presents
Tales of Resistance - The Battle of Newbury Bypass
The story of the 1996 battle to stop the building of the Newbury Bypass, told from the activist’s point of view.
Fri 30 November // 19:00
The story of the 1996 battle to stop the building of the Newbury Bypass, told from ... [more]
East London Folk
Stick in the Wheel
Fri 30 November // 20:00
culturally and politically switched on agit-folk music [more]
Wandering Oak presents
Still Corners (UK / US)
Sat 1 December // 19:30
Still Corners • (UK / USA. Sub Pop Records / Wrecking Light Records) A sublime blend ... [more]
Fixit Cafe
Sun 2 December // 12:00
Come down and fix your stuff for free! and enjoy some coffee and cakes whilst you ... [more]
chop socky dojo
classic martial arts movie club
Thu 6 December // 19:00
Screening the best, the worst and the most outrageous martial arts movies from the twentieth century. ... [more]
Star & Shadow Presents
Cul-De-Sac (film) + Single Black Olive (Live in Venue post film)
Fri 7 December // 19:30
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Polanski's dark comic thriller shot on Holy Island. Followed by live performance from three piece Single ... [more]
Resounding Silents
The Mark Of Zorro
vintage silent movie, live improvised score
Sun 9 December // 19:30
As the decendents of the Conquistadors rule California with brutal oppression a hero emerges from the ... [more]
Kite Zhang’s Kite’s + Skype chat with the director
Thu 13 December // 19:00
Kite Zhang's Kites is set in Xi'an, China and follows the work of Mr Zhang, a ... [more]
Resounding Silents
The Three Musketeers
vintage silent movie, live improvised score
Sun 16 December // 19:30
The young D'Artagnon travels to Paris to make his name and fortune with the King's Musketeers, ... [more]
Resounding Silents
Kurama Tengu
vintage silent movie, live improvised score
Wed 19 December // 19:30
It is 1862 and many young rebellious samurai oppose the Tokugawa Shogunate, strongest among them is ... [more]
S and S present in corporation with Heartside Tales: The Snow Bear
The Snow Bear
a wintry tale with live music and magic, puppets and projections and a beautiful miniature theatre for a family audience (4-9 years)
Sun 23 December // 14:00
The Snow Bear: A wintry tale with live music and magic, puppets and projections and a ... [more]
chop socky dojo
daedalus film & science special
Thu 3 January // 19:00
Screening the best, the worst and the most outrageous SCIENCE THEMED martial arts movies from the ... [more]
Daedalus Film and Science Festival
Sea Life Event – A closer look at our local ocean.
Sat 12 January // 14:00
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Daedalus Film and Science Festival
Mark This presents : Revolutionary Science – An anarchistic glimpse at knowledge.
Thu 24 January // 19:00
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Daedalus Film and Science Festival
Inception
Thu 24 January // 20:30
Christopher Nolan's script starring Leonardo DiCaprio takes place in the world of dream manipulation and actualisation. [more]
Daedalus Film and Science Festival
Eyes Wide Open - screen your own short films of science
Fri 25 January // 19:30
Show your films of science on a big screen! An open call out to film makers ... [more]
Daedalus Film and Science Festival
Daedalus Artificial Intelligence Workshop
Sun 27 January // 18:00
This workshop aims to shed a light on exactly how Artificial Intelligence draws on and mimics ... [more]
Daedalus Film and Science Festival
The Air That We Breathe : Air Quality in Our City
Air Quality and monitoring the Urban Environment
Thu 31 January // 18:30
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Daedalus Film and Science Festival
The Air That We Breathe : Under the Dome
Banned documentary on air pollution in China
Thu 31 January // 20:00
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Star and Shadow Presents
Ludo is Fantastic + Q&A with the director
Fri 1 February // 19:30
Wildman and artist Ludo Mich exists inside the ‘M Dimension’ the world of his own creation. ... [more]
The Star and Shadow Presents
The Spaces Between the Cities + Skype Q&A
UK Premiere
Sun 10 February // 19:30
An exquisite corpse road trip across four continents, twenty one international experimental filmmakers, using a range ... [more]
The Star and Shadow Presents
The Spaces Between Countries: Mexico & USA
UK Premiere
Sun 24 February // 19:30
The film is an exquisite corpse with a total of twenty filmmakers, from both countries, some ... [more]
NOVEMBER 2018
Wed 14 18:30 .... The World Of Music Press Music Master Class
Thu 15 18:00 .... New Volunteers Induction
19:30 .... Star And Shadow Presents GET THE MESSAGE Ken Loach Season: Land and Freedom (UK 1996) 15.
Fri 16 18:00 .... Cinema of the Palestinian Revolution With An Introduction From Northumbria University Friends Of Palestine
21:00 .... Lee Baby Sims
Sat 17 13:00 .... Death Cafe Death Cafe Part Of Being Human Festival
22:00 .... Star & Shadow Presents Italo Disco Night with Heartbreak Live! + 586/Road to Rimini DJs
Sun 18 12:00 .... Monthly Craft Sunday Cafe
12:00 .... Open 12pm - 5pm Sunday Cafe
13:00 .... New Volunteers Induction
Thu 22 18:00 .... New Volunteers Induction
Sat 24 18:00 .... Byker Grave Presents Byker Grave Festival 2018 w/ Conan, Conjurer, PLF, Horsebastard + more
Sun 25 12:00 .... Open 12pm - 5pm Sunday Cafe
13:00 .... New Volunteers Induction
18:00 .... Byker Grave Presents Byker Grave Festival 2018 w/ Conan, Conjurer, PLF, Horsebastard + more
Tue 27 20:00 .... Star And Shadow Presents: Barbara Morgenstern and Christian Biegai (Germany) Plus Support Nwavi
Thu 29 18:00 .... New Volunteers Induction
19:30 .... GET THE MESSAGE - Ken Loach Season: Looking for Eric (UK 2009; script Paul Laverty) 15.
Fri 30 12:30 .... Open Forum Respect Existence or Expect Resistane Forum An Afternoon Of Talks And Discussions Drawing On Recent Activism In The Region And Beyond.
20:00 .... East London Folk Stick in the Wheel
DECEMBER
Sat 01 19:30 .... Wandering Oak Presents Still Corners (UK / US)
Sun 02 12:00 .... Fixit Cafe
12:00 .... Open 12pm - 5pm Sunday Cafe
Thu 06 19:00 .... Chop socky dojo Classic Martial Arts Movie Club
Fri 07 19:30 .... Star & Shadow Presents Cul-De-Sac (film) + Single Black Olive (Live in Venue post film) *
Sat 08 11:00 .... Star Bazzar *
Sun 09 12:00 .... Open 12pm - 5pm Sunday Cafe
19:30 .... Resounding Silents The Mark Of Zorro Vintage Silent Movie, Live Improvised Score
Wed 12 18:30 .... Diy Touring Music Master Class
Thu 13 19:00 .... Kite Zhang’s Kite’s + Skype chat with the director
Fri 14 19:00 .... Inter-Acting Presents: Overcoming Overthought
Sun 16 12:00 .... Monthly Craft Sunday in the Cafe
12:00 .... Open 12pm - 5pm Sunday Cafe
19:30 .... Resounding Silents The Three Musketeers Vintage Silent Movie, Live Improvised Score
Wed 19 19:30 .... Resounding Silents Kurama Tengu Vintage Silent Movie, Live Improvised Score
Sun 23 12:00 .... Open 12pm - 5pm Sunday Cafe
Sun 30 12:00 .... Open 12pm - 5pm Sunday Cafe
JANUARY 2019
Thu 03 19:00 .... Chop socky dojo Daedalus Film & Science Special
19:30 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival Island of Lost Souls
Sun 06 19:30 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival The Imitation Game
Thu 10 19:30 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival Them
Sat 12 14:00 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival Sea Life Event – A closer look at our local ocean.
19:30 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival Blue
Sun 13 19:30 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival Hidden Figures
Thu 24 19:00 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival Mark This presents : Revolutionary Science – An anarchistic glimpse at knowledge.
20:30 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival Inception
Fri 25 18:00 .... Krocodile Klub
19:30 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival Eyes Wide Open - screen your own short films of science
Sat 26 18:30 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival Theremin: an electronic Odyssey
20:00 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival Open mic electonic music night
Sun 27 18:00 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival Daedalus Artificial Intelligence Workshop
20:00 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival Minority Report
Thu 31 18:30 .... Daedalus Film And Science Festival The Air That We Breathe : Air Quality in Our City Air Quality And Monitoring The Urban Environment
FEBRUARY
Fri 01 19:30 .... Star And Shadow Presents Ludo is Fantastic + Q&A with the director
Thu 07 19:00 .... Chop socky dojo
Sun 10 19:30 .... The Star And Shadow Presents The Spaces Between the Cities + Skype Q&A Uk Premiere
Sun 24 19:30 .... The Star And Shadow Presents The Spaces Between Countries: Mexico & USA Uk Premiere
* cheap night