Shropshire Independent Cinema is a partnership founded in 2025 to curate fun and inspiring film-led events for our local communities and culturally curious visitors. Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Old Market Hall, Wem Town Hall and Wellington Orbit work with each other, local artists, young people and our partners to hand-pick films and events that express the historically independent spirit of our region. The Rural Remix, 11-13 July, is our first joint creation, showcasing our take on rural life and landscape on screen.
This film was chosen by Shropshire Young Curators, a group of young film enthusiasts aged 15 – 19. As a group, they were asked to decide on a film that would fit our Rural Remix brief which would then be screened at all four partner venues. They have designed promotional material as well as Withnail themed drinks and snacks for you to enjoy!
The ultimate cult British comedy, Bruce Robinson’s semi-autobiographical cinematic bender is a riot of florid, quotable dialogue and unforgettable characters. Set in the dying days of 1960s London, it follows Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and “I” (Paul McGann), two perpetually sozzled, out-of-work actors who flee their squalid flat for a disastrously misjudged countryside escape. Beset by bare cupboards, torrential rain, eccentric locals, and Withnail’s randy Uncle Monty, the holiday spirals into chaos. But beneath the sharp humour and booze-soaked banter lies a bittersweet portrait of friendship, fading dreams, and the painful end of youth. A must-see masterpiece of British cinema—funny, poignant, and gloriously unhinged.
DIRECTOR: Bruce Robinson
CAST: Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths
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