Nuts In May + Alison Steadman & Roger Sloman Q&A
About Nuts In May + Alison Steadman & Roger Sloman Q&A
On a Tuesday night in January 1976, 9 million BBC1 viewers were treated to the spectacle of a repressed council employee having a meltdown on a camping trip. Mike Leigh’s second film in the Play for Today slot had a huge audience response, and fifty years on its acutely observed social comedy still hits the spot. To celebrate half a century of Nuts in May, it is our delight to welcome Keith (Roger Sloman) and Candice-Marie (Alison Steadman) for this very special event.
Leigh had first road-tested his unique approach to building characters here at the MAC theatre in the mid-60s, and much of his early TV work was made up the road at Pebble Mill’s pioneering drama department. Developed over the course of nine weeks on location, Nuts in May transplants a Croydon couple from an earlier stage play to a campsite on the south coast, and sets them on a collision course with a Brummie biker couple (‘look at them bleedin’ bluebells’). After the screening Roger and Alison will reflect on their Dorset adventures and take questions from the audience.
A Flatpack Monthly event. Flatpack Festival returns for its 20th edition in May.
Supporters' Circle Priority Booking opens 10am, Mon 29 December. General booking opens 10am, Tue 30 December.
Booking info
To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.
Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.
MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.
