ElectricPalace Hastings

ElectricPalace Hastings The Electric Palace is an independent bijou cinema in the heart of Hastings Old Town. We also put on live comedy, music and theatre events. Visit us soon!

This specially developed cinema aims to bring to Hastings a wide choice of films and film related events, with regular screenings of Contemporary, Classic and World Cinema. Please note: private bookings are looked after separately to our social media accounts. Please email the manager at [email protected] for private hire booking queries. We have a licenced bar and offer a tempting ran

ge of refreshments such as Green & Blacks Chocolates, organic wine, local beers including Hastings Brewery ales, miniature bottles of Prosecco, and alcoholic ginger beer. We rely on a team of volunteers to staff the screenings and on your ongoing support to maintain a diverse and exciting programme. The Electric Palace is open to everyone. You are welcome to book tickets in advance through this website or simply turn up before the screenings. Doors open 45 minutes before each performance. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Electric_palace

The Electric Palace Team:

Rebecca (director and co-founder),
Alan (manager),
Annie (marketing manager/co-director),
Kim (bar and cinema supervisor),
Judith (screenings and private hire supervisor),
Dani (marketing officer),
Natalia (programmer),
Sean (programmer), and
all our fabulous volunteers!

02/06/2026

Showing this Thursday and Sunday! With directors Q&A on Sunday. Book your tickets now via the Electric Palace web site.

⚡POWER STATION (WITH SUBTITLES)
THU 4 JUN 11am
SUN 7 JUN 11am + DIRECTORS' Q&A.
Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution.

01/06/2026

🎬 Showing this week!
DI'ANNO: IRON MAIDEN'S LOST SINGER + INTRO
Tue 2 Jun 7.30
A raw and intimate portrait of a wounded heavy metal road warrior riding an emotional rollercoaster near the end of his life.
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN - FRIDA KAHLO: Wed 3 Jun 11am + 7.30pm
For the 7.30pm screening only Louisa and Simon from Hastings Contemporary will introduce the film. The turbulent life of the world’s favourite woman artist.
POWER STATION
Thu 4 Jun, Sun 7 Jun 11am with directors’ Q+A
Two artists in Walthamstow attempt to take their street off the grid. With post-screen chat with Kate Meakin from Energise Sussex Coast.
QUEEN OF SOCA
Thu 4 Jun 7.30pm
Will singer Olivia escape her impoverished life through a soca competition? A Trinbago story of music, dreams & triumph.
SONG OF THE SEA + WORKSHOP
Fri 5 Jun 4.30pm
Celtic animation telling the story of Ben, a young Irish boy and his little sister, Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal.
Hastings Comedy Festival
FREYA MCGHEE
Fri 5 Jun 7.30pm
Freya is using science to try and make her life more successful. Although she only got a 2:2 from the University of Brighto.
KRYSTAL EVANS
8.45pm
Join Krystal as she fingerblasts you into her life and finds out in real time which of her anecdotes are funny and/or interesting.
JAZ MATTU
10pm
"In my comedy career, work life, and actual life, people have tried to fight me. This is a show about all those moments and how I deal with conflict.”
AALEX MENDEL-DALLAL
Sat 6 Jun 7.30pm
Aalex blends razor-sharp observation with playful absurdity, turning self-exploration into shared relief.
JODIE MITCHELL
8.45pm
Award-winning drag king, comedian, writer and podcaster Jodie Mitchell co-founded the q***r women, trans, and non‑binary comedy collective The LOL Word.
GARY JENNISON
10pm
Gary Jennison shares his views on trending news, views and mid life with a late-night talk show. Expect invites to be guests and - who knows - even a late night dance off!
8½
Sun 7 Jun 3pm
We pay tribute to Claudia Cardinale with a special screening of Fellini's masterpiece about film-making. Cardinale is cast to draw film director Guido from his creative slump. Honest, dream-like, and beautiful.

31/05/2026

🎬 COMING SOON: KINAESTHESIA

Thu 11 June 11am + Sat 13 7.30pm (+ short)
💭 Kinaesthesia: The Dream on Screen

🎞 Highly stylised, kaleidoscopic documentary marking 100 years of silent “dream film” using scenes from classic black-and-whites. Woozy, mesmerising and all-consuming.

🎬 Showing this Tuesday. 🤟 DI'ANNO: IRON MAIDEN'S LOST SINGER + CLASSIC ROCK MAG INTRO! TUE 2 JUN 7.30🗻A raw and intimate...
30/05/2026

🎬 Showing this Tuesday.

🤟 DI'ANNO: IRON MAIDEN'S LOST SINGER + CLASSIC ROCK MAG INTRO!
TUE 2 JUN 7.30
🗻A raw and intimate portrait of a wounded heavy metal road warrior riding an emotional rollercoaster near the end of his life. In association with See Ya There Promotions.

🎸 Dave Ling and Jerry Ewing from Classic Rock magazine will introduce the film.

29/05/2026

Showing next week!

DI'ANNO: IRON MAIDEN'S LOST SINGER + INTRO
TUE 2 JUN 7.30
A raw and intimate portrait of a wounded heavy metal road warrior riding an emotional rollercoaster near the end of his life.

POWER STATION
Thu 4 Jun, Sun 7 Jun 11am with directors’ Q+A
Two artists in Walthamstow attempt to take their street off the grid. With post-screen chat with Kate Meakin from Energise Sussex Coast.

QUEEN OF SOCA
Thu 4 Jun 7.30pm
🇹🇹 Will singer Olivia escape her impoverished life through a soca competition? A Trinbago story of music, dreams & triumph.

SONG OF THE SEA + WORKSHOP
Fri 5 Jun 4.30pm
Celtic animation telling the story of Ben, a young Irish boy and his little sister, Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal.

Hastings Comedy Festival
FREYA MCGHEE
Fri 5 Jun 7.30pm
Freya is using science to try and make her life more successful. Although she only got a 2:2 from the University of Brighton, so perhaps she shouldn’t back herself on that ability.

KRYSTAL EVANS
8.45pm
Join Krystal as she fingerblasts you into her life and finds out in real time which of her anecdotes are funny and/or interesting.

JAZ MATTU
10pm
"In my comedy career, work life, and actual life, people have tried to fight me. This is a show about all those moments and how I deal with conflict.”

AALEX MENDEL-DALLAL
Sat 6 Jun 7.30pm
Moving at the speed of an overthinking mind, Aalex blends razor-sharp observation with playful absurdity, turning self-exploration into shared relief.

JODIE MITCHELL
8.45pm
Award-winning drag king, comedian, writer and podcaster Jodie Mitchell co-founded the q***r women, trans, and non‑binary comedy collective The LOL Word.

GARY JENNISON
10pm
Using his sharp wit, Gary Jennison shares his views on a number of trending news, views and mid life with a talk show style and variety comedy show. Expect invites to be guests and - who knows - even a late night dance off!

8½
Sun 7 Jun 3pm
We pay tribute to Claudia Cardinale with a special screening of Fellini's masterpiece about film-making. Cardinale is cast to draw film director Guido from his creative slump. Honest, dream-like, and beautiful.

🎬 We are thrilled that Ben Gibson, producer of YOUNG SOUL REBELS will be joining to introduce the film this Sunday after...
29/05/2026

🎬 We are thrilled that Ben Gibson, producer of YOUNG SOUL REBELS will be joining to introduce the film this Sunday afternoon. The air-con will be cranked; come and get cool.

Tickets on sale via the Electric Palace site or in person at the screening.

👣 YOUNG SOUL REBELS
SUN 31 MAY 3pm
This bold and stylish debut feature from Isaac Julien paints a convincing picture of late '70s London. Youth culture meets identity politics in this part-thriller, part-gay love story set in London in 1977, days before the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations. And all to a banging soundtrack!

🎞 Ben’s impressive credits as an independent producer and as the Head of Production at the British Film Institute include notable films by Terence Davies, Derek Jarman, John Maybury and Carine Adler, plus many other UK features and shorts by directors including Patrick Keiller, Gurinder Chadha, Lynne Ramsay, Richard Kwietniowski and Andrew Kotting.

🍿 Ben co-managed The Other Cinema/Metro Pictures (1981-1987), operating London’s Metro Cinema.

✏ He’s also been on-stage host for the Berlinale, a dramaturg, a theatre director, a repertory film programmer, a film critic and a journalist.

🎬 We are thrilled that director Mike Dibb will be joining us for tomorrow's screening of THE MILES DAVIS STORY, hosted b...
28/05/2026

🎬 We are thrilled that director Mike Dibb will be joining us for tomorrow's screening of THE MILES DAVIS STORY, hosted by Ray Manning of Sugarpie Honeybuns and the Sugarpie Sessions. Tickets are moving fast for this one, so be speedy or feel some kind of blue.

❄ Air conditioning is cranked, so we can all feel (almost) as cool as Miles.

🎺 THE MILES DAVIS STORY + Q&A
FRI 29 MAY 19:30
Miles Davis' behaviour was shocking, but his playing genius. Featuring incendiary concert footage. With intro and Q&A with director Mike Dibb.

🙏 We would like to give huge, huge thanks to Hastings Round Table for their incredibly generous gift of £3,000 towards o...
28/05/2026

🙏 We would like to give huge, huge thanks to Hastings Round Table for their incredibly generous gift of £3,000 towards our new projector, which is now up and running.

📽 It's not easy for small independent cinemas to ride out unexpected financial hurdles, so their donation means the world to us. Thank you!

🎬 Want to support us? Our new membership and updated Friends schemes mean you save money while supporting independent cinema.

💥Standard membership costs £48 and you get four free tickets. If you come regularly to the cinema, you'll start saving money almost immediately. Find out more at our website.

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