Film “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?”

The cinema - Stockport Plaza is a rare example of an Art-Deco cinema, and the only Super Cinema in Britain that is operated by a Charitable Trust with the specific intention of restoring it to its former glory. One of the greatest assets of the Plaza is its organ, which has survived intact and in full working order. It was one of the first Compton Theatre Organs to be built with decorative glass panels, illuminated in various colours. It was instruments such as these that that encapsulated the spirit and atmosphere of 1930’s Super Cinema. Positioned on a lift, the organ rises out of the floor and fills the Plaza with sound before shows, during silent movies, variety acts and musical interludes between films. Opportunities to experience the sound and aura of a theatre organ, in its original location, have almost completed vanished in Britain. However, 70 years on, the organ is still as majestic as ever and has played a major part in most events at the Plaza since its re-opening, attracting musicians from all over the U.K. The film - “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” tells the story of two aging film actresses who live as virtual recluses in an old Hollywood mansion, their relationship affected by simmering subconscious thoughts of mutual envy, hate and revenge. Tickets: £6 all seats