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Tuesday 16 December October 2025 8.00pm (doors open 7.30pm) at Haddenham Village Hall
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND (15) 99 mins Director: James Griffiths Starring: Tom Basden, Tim Key, Sian Clifford, Carey Mulligan Synopsis: THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND follows Charles, an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favorite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer back together. His fantasy turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig. Awards: Reviews: "There are songs sung sweetly, insults hurled then retracted, and a balm of kindness in every frame that emerges from somewhere between Basden’s hangdog sensitivities and Key’s cherubic wit." **** THE TIMES "Basden does excellent work as a character, in contrast, whose face does the talking: a spiky presence, all low cut T-shirts, wounded ego and rounded shoulders. It’s a perfect performance both as an actor and, when the songs come along, as a musician." **** GUARDIAN "The comic rhythm [Tim Key] shares with [Tom] Basden—a very precise iteration of entitled yet aggrieved—is wondrous, like a lo-fi Abbott and Costello." *** OBSERVER
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