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Familiar Touch

What's On > Familiar Touch
19 Oct 2026
11:00
Cinema
92 Minutes
£6.50
Location: Main House
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Ruth Goldman (Kathleen Chalfant), an older woman with dementia, leaves her home for a date. But what she thinks is a hotel turns out to be an assisted living facility, and she must contend with an array of new faces, routines, and surroundings as her own identities and desires shift.

While Ruth resists identifying with her aging neighbors, she connects with the care workers there (Carolyn Michelle and Andy McQueen) and is drawn towards her son (H. Jon Benjamin), whom she mistakes for a suitor. A former cook, Ruth finds agency preparing meals in the facility kitchen. She slides into younger selves as she embraces the sensory experiences of the community’s activities and daily life. But when the reality of her situation sinks in, Ruth feels betrayed and flees the facility in search of something familiar.

Inspired by writer/director Sarah Friedland‘s work as a memory care worker and teaching artist to older adults, FAMILIAR TOUCH is an intergenerational production made in collaboration with the residents and care workers at a Los Angeles retirement community. The groundbreaking coming-of-old-age narrative is rooted in Ruth’s perspective – underscoring how, even as Ruth’s world transforms, she remains herself.

Since our first Movie Monday screening on Monday 4 October 2021, we are proud to have offered affordable £5 tickets for every Movie Monday screening over the last five years. To ensure we can keep our Movie Monday offer sustainable, and as affordable as possible, we are increasing the price of tickets to £6.50 from Monday 5 October 2026 to coincide with our five-year annniversary. We are delighted to have cultivated such a supportive and enthusiastic group of cinephiles and we look forward to many more years of Movie Mondays.

TICKET PRICES

  • Standard from £10.00
  • Senior from £9.00
  • Student from £8.00
  • Movie Monday from £5.00
  • Event Cinema from £15.50

MOVIE MONDAYS

Join us on select Mondays at 11:00 and enjoy £5 tickets (£6.50 from October 5th) with a complimentary hot drink and biscuit. To see which films are eligible, call us on 01823 283244 (Monday – Friday, 10:00 – 14:00) or pick up a leaflet from the Box Office.

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Waiting List & Re-Selling Tickets

While we have a no refund and no exchange policy, the Box Office facilitates a Waiting List for events which are sold out, and a potential Re-Sale list of tickets that customers can no longer use. If an event is listed as sold out, please phone the Box Office to add your name and phone number to the Waiting List.

If you can no longer use your ticket(s), please phone the Box Office to discuss. We may be able to sell them to another customer if the event is sold out. These tickets will not be for purchase online, but will be offered to customers already on the Waiting List or who enquire after the show has sold out.

If some or all of your tickets are re-sold, they will be refunded to you minus the non-refundable £3 commission on each ticket.

We do not guarantee any sales via this process, and we will only attempt to re-sell tickets when all other seats have been sold and the event is listed as sold out.

Essential Companions

For patrons who require an Essential Companion to access our venue, we offer one complimentary ticket per patron with access needs. This is available when booking in person, on the telephone, or online. Before you book for the first time, please give the Box Office a call or email us to register for this.

Essential Companion tickets are intended for customers requiring additional support. This must be due to disability-related needs, significant and in excess of what could be reasonably expected of family or friends already accompanying you. Please note: Essential Companions must be able to provide adequate assistance in the event of an emergency or evacuation.

Babies-on-Lap & Under 16s

You are welcome to bring babies under 24 months free of charge, seated on your lap, one baby per lap. You do not need tickets for babies and you do not need to notify us. Anyone aged 2+ requires their own ticket. Young people under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a responsible person aged 18+.

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