OFFICIAL ‘THIS IS ENGLAND’ CLUB NIGHT Warp Films, F-10 agency and Big Arty Productions are proud to present the Manchester launch of the official ‘This Is England’ club night.After our This is England launch in August at Sankeys, Manchester we're back at you with the 'SECOND COMING'. As per the night promises a timeline of music from the feature film and subsequent TV series’ with skinhead / ska / reggae, 80’s indie classics and the more recent 90’s ‘madchester’ / rave / acid house.Produced by Sheffield’s own Warp Films, Shane Meadows’ feature film This Is England was released in 2007 to critical acclaim, and quickly made Lol, Woody, Shaun and the gang household names. This was followed up with the four-part television series This is England ’86, co-written by Jack Thorne, which aired on Channel 4 in 2010, and This Is England ’88 a year later in December 2011. Both series became multi-award winning, with numerous nominations and wins; BAFTA Best Mini-Series (’88, win), RTS Best Writer – Drama (’86, win), BAFTA Best Actress (’86, win, Vicky McClure) and BAFTA Best Actor (’88, nomination, Joe Gilgun).
Five years later and 2015 saw the transmission of This Is England ’90, the final chapter in a decade of the landmark This Is England story. All the gang are back and facing new challenges, with some of the gang embracing the new decade with more gusto than others. ‘Nominated for six BAFTA Awards, the series won Best Mini Series, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress for Chanel Cresswell in early 2016.
With music at the heart of This Is England, the SECOND COMING in Manchester will feature:
Room 1
Indie / Madchester
DJ Sets from
Thomas Turgoose (Shaun)
Andrew Ellis (Gadget)
Andy Shim (Milky)
Keep an eye out for other cast members popping in throughout the night.
Times 10.30 doors until very late
Prices £5 early bird, £8 advance, more on the door
18+,