Star And Shadow Cinema
ENTRY
from £3
SETTING
Indoors
WHERE
Newcastle upon Tyne
What it’s like
A volunteer-run cinema and community space with a monthly kids' film club, plus a café, gigs and club nights for the grown-ups.
This is a co-operative cinema first, but there's more going on under the same roof. The Family Film Club runs on the last Saturday of the month at 11am, showing family and kids' films in the 80-seat screen, which also has 10 wheelchair spaces built in. Outside of that, there's a free Sunday creative writing group from 2pm to 4pm, and Woolly Mammoths, a free drop-in knitting and crochet club open to any age, which is a nice one to know about if you've got a child who fidgets happily with wool while the grown-ups chat.
Tickets for standard screenings run £3, £5 or £7 depending on the film, which is proper cheap for a cinema outing. The café is open Sundays 12pm to 4pm, and the building's fully accessible with level access throughout and two accessible toilets, including a changing places facility with a hoist and adjustable basin, so it's genuinely easy to get round with a buggy or a wheelchair.
Outside the family stuff, the venue doubles as a proper music and events space. It hosts touring bands and local DIY gigs, corporate and community hire for the cinema screen, and late club nights running 9pm to 3am with the bar open until 2am. That side of things is very much not for the kids, but it's worth knowing the same building that hosts your Saturday morning film club turns into a club night later that evening.
One thing to flag: this is a volunteer-run place, so opening hours shift around depending on who's available and what's on. It does not take bookings for private birthday parties or weddings, though it does hire the space out for corporate and community events, cinema screenings and gigs.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- Families with school-age kids, thanks to the monthly Saturday film club
- Wheelchairs
- Fully accessible, all level access, +10 wheelchair spaces in cinema, x2 accessible toilets including changing places with overhead hoist
- It is entirely volunteer run, so hours can shift around depending on events and availability.
- The same building hosts late club nights and touring bands, so it is not purely a family venue.
- Corporate and community hire is available for the cinema and music venue, just not for private parties.
- Woolly Mammoths knitting and crochet club is free and open to any age, drop in with no booking.
Plan your visit
How much are tickets?
Standard film tickets are £3, £5 or £7 depending on the screening.
Is there a kids' film club?
Yes, the Family Film Club shows family and kids' films on the last Saturday of every month at 11am.
What else happens there besides films?
There's a free Sunday creative writing group, a free drop-in knitting and crochet club called Woolly Mammoths, and the venue also hosts gigs and club nights in the evenings.
Can we book it for a birthday party?
Personal private parties or weddings, but they do take corporate and community hire bookings for the cinema and music venue.
Is the venue wheelchair accessible?
It is fully accessible with level access throughout, no stairs, two accessible toilets and a changing places facility with an overhead hoist.
Is there a café?
The café is open on Sundays from 12pm to 4pm.
What are the opening hours?
Licensed hours are 9am to midnight Monday to Thursday, 9am to 2am Friday and Saturday, and 9am to 11pm Sunday, though they depend on volunteer availability and events.
How many people does the cinema seat?
The cinema screen seats 80, plus 10 wheelchair spaces.
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