A street scene of The Peak Film Society’s home at the Partington Theatre
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Peak Film Society is a volunteer run, not for profit film society based in Glossop, Derbyshire, UK.
We show an annual season of films at the The Partington Players Theatre, Henry Street Glossop. The theatre has raked seating giving a real cinema atmosphere and a licensed bar, with club prices, open before the show. Our films are all shown at 6.30pm on a Sunday night (with doors opening at 6.00pm), making for a great night out in Glossop!
With no commercial cinema in Glossop, we provide Glossop’s Community Cinema, an integral part of Glossop’s varied arts scene. Our programme usually comprises a mix of relatively recent, well-received, releases, foreign films not found in mainstream commercial cinema, and the occasional classic.
We also assist other local community groups in showing film in and around Glossop.
The Choral 1hr 53m 12A UK 2025 Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Mark Addy, Alun Armstrong Director: Nicholas Hytner During the First World War, a demanding new choirmaster recruits unlikely singers to revive a Yorkshire choral society, finding hope, community and resilience through music in a time of loss.
25 October 2026
The Universal Theory [Die Theorie von Allem] 1hr 58m 15 Germany/Austria/Switzerland 2023 Starring: Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuss Director: Timm Kröger At a 1962 physics conference in the Swiss Alps, a young scientist becomes entangled in a series of mysterious events that blur the boundaries between reality, conspiracy and quantum theory. [German, French and Italian with English subtitles]
15 November 2026
Michael 2hr 7m 12A USA/UK 2026 Starring: Jaafar Jackson, Nia Long, Colman Domingo, Miles Teller Director: Antoine Fuqua This lavish musical biopic traces Michael Jackson’s rise from child star with the Jackson 5 to global superstardom, revealing the talent and ambition behind one of popular music’s most iconic performers.
6 December 2026
La Chimera 2hr 12m 15 Italy/France/Switzerland 2023 Starring: Josh O’Connor, Carol Duarte, Vincenzo Nemolato, Isabella Rossellini Director: Alice Rohrwacher A gifted English tomb raider searches for lost Etruscan treasures in rural Italy while longing for a lost love, in this enchanting tale of memory, myth and human desire. [Italian, French Portuguese and German with English subtitles]
20 December 2026 – 3.00pm
Arthur Christmas 1hr 37m U UK/USA 2011 Starring: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent Director: Sarah Smith When one child’s Christmas present is accidentally overlooked, Santa’s good-hearted son Arthur embarks on a frantic race against time to ensure no child is forgotten.
20 December 2026 – 6.30pm
The Apartment 2hr 5m PG USA 1960 Starring: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston Director: Billy Wilder An ambitious office worker lends his apartment to senior executives for their secret affairs, only to find his career plans complicated by an unexpected romance.
10 January 2027
Dirty Dancing 1hr 40m 12 USA 1987 Starring: Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes Director: Emile Ardolino While holidaying at a Catskills resort in the summer of 1963, teenager Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman falls for a charismatic dance instructor whose world changes her life forever.
21 February 2027
Rental Family 1hr 50m 12A USA/Japan 2025 Starring: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Akira Emoto Director: Hikari A struggling American actor in Tokyo finds new purpose when he joins a company providing stand-in relatives, forming unexpected connections with the strangers whose lives he enters. [English and Japanese with English subtitles]
21 March 2027
The Spin 1hr 32m 12A UK 2024 Starring: Brenock O’Connor, Owen Colgan, Tara Lynne O’Neill, Leah O’Rourke Director: Michael Head Two down-on-their-luck friends set off on a cross-Ireland road trip in search of a rare record collection that could save their struggling music shop.
11 April 2027
I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) 2hr 18m 15 Brazil/France 2024 Starring: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro, Valentina Herszage Director: Walter Salles After her husband disappears under Brazil’s military dictatorship, a devoted mother must rebuild her family’s life while pursuing truth, justice and remembrance. [Portuguese with English subtitles].
2 May 2027
Song Sung Blue 2hr 12m 12A USA 2025 Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Michael Imperioli, Ella Anderson Director: Craig Brewer Based on a remarkable true story, a husband-and-wife Neil Diamond tribute act experience unexpected success, enduring love and heartbreaking challenges on their musical journey together.
Films screened at 6.30pm (except for Christmas matinee). Doors open 6.00pm. Licensed bar usually available before the screening.
Please note, this programme is subject to change without notice.
Tickets
Season Tickets
A season ticket is the best way to enjoy our programme. It offers the best value, full membership of the society and the opportunity to come and see, and hopefully enjoy, films that you may not otherwise watch. It also helps the society by providing advanced funding towards our costs.
A Full Season Ticket allows you to see the entire season, at a cost of £35.00 (£30.00 concessionary*).
An Any Five Film Season Ticket allows you to see any five films from our programme, at a cost of £27.00 (£22.00 concessionary).
Season tickets may be purchased before or after any film show at the Partington Theatre or by completing the form below.
Single Show Tickets
Tickets are available for individual screenings at a cost of £6.00 (£5.00 concessionary*).
Tickets are available at TicketSource** and on the door at the Partington Theatre (cash only) from 6.00pm on the evening of the performance. We recommend that tickets are purchased in advance to avoid disappointment.
*Over 60s and students. ** A small additional admin charge is payable for online purchases.
The Partington Players Theatre is easily accessible by car, train and bus.
By Car: There is ample parking in Glossop town centre. Edward Street is the most convenient and is adjacent to Henry Street, less than 2 minutes walk away.
By Train: Glossop railway station is a 2 minute walk away from Henry Street. There is a regular service to Manchester Piccadilly, calling at Broadbottom, Hattersley, Guide Bridge and stations to Manchester. The last train currently runs around 10:30pm on a Saturday.
By Bus: The theatre entrance is situated opposite the main bus stop for Glossop Town Centre. Local buses serve Hyde, Ashton, Buxton and Stockport in addition to the surrounding villages.
