VIRGINIA WOOLF'S NIGHT & DAY
Wednesday 26 July 2026 11am, 2pm & 7pm
Running time TBC
A resolute astronomer rejects love and marriage, until unexpected connections challenge her carefully ordered world.
Step into the refined world of early twentieth-century London in this elegant adaptation inspired by Virginia Woolf’s novel Day & Night. At its centre is Katharine Hilbery, a gifted and fiercely independent astronomer who has little patience for the expectations placed upon her. Determined to devote her life to intellect rather than romance, she resists the conventional path of love, marriage, and social obligation.
But as she navigates a circle of suitors, thinkers, and dreamers, her carefully structured world begins to shift. Encounters with passionate idealists and grounded pragmatists alike challenge her assumptions, forcing her to question whether emotional connection and intellectual freedom must truly exist in opposition.
Set against a backdrop of drawing rooms, debates, and quiet moments of introspection, this film explores the tension between duty and desire, tradition and individuality. With richly drawn characters and a subtle emotional depth, it captures the inner conflict of a woman standing at the crossroads of expectation and self-discovery.
Thoughtful, nuanced, and quietly powerful, Day & Night is a story about the courage to define your own life, even when it means confronting everything you once believed to be certain.
Tickets: £6
adults, £5
concessions
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