An older man and woman in Edwardian costume are seated on a gold damask sofa in an ornate Victorian drawing room. The woman in a cream lace dress turns to face the man in a dark suit and glasses who is reading a large broadsheet newspaper with the headline 'DUNLOP MANUFACTUR...' visible. A silver tea service is arranged on a round wooden table in the foreground.

Virginia Woolf's Night & Day

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About Virginia Woolf's Night & Day

Aspiring astronomer Katharine Hilbery (Haley Bennett) is passionate about two things and two things only: the stars and Cambridge University. While her controlling father (Timothy Spall) tries to push her away from learning and into marriage with family friend William (Jack Whitehall), the headstrong young woman stands up to expectations forced on her by getting involved in the suffragette movement, spearheaded by the sprightly, straight-talking Mary (Lily Allen).

Based on Virginia Woolf’s lesser-known novel, Night & Day is a refreshing take on the romantic comedy, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century London and the crumbling Edwardian patriarchal attitudes. With Haley Bennett’s sparkling performance at the heart of the film, BAFTA-nominated director Tina Gharavi turns writer Justine Waddell’s script into a sparkling, feminist unromantic comedy. 
 

Booking info

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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.

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