Leap onto the dance floor and discover the enduring legacy of the cultural phenomenon that is Northern Soul. Ignited in the working class communities of the North and the Midlands in the late 60s and 70s, this underground scene brought together youth culture and rare, overlooked uptempo American soul music in a rush of exhilaration and high-energy dancing.
Northern Soul: Still Burning charts how this movement has weaved and transformed itself musically and culturally through the decades. Exploring its roots and celebrated all-nighters at the legendary Wigan Casino, the documentary examines the roles that the music and DJs, dance, drugs, politics, class, fashion and much more have played in keeping the embers of Northern Soul burning over the years and how newer generations of dancers and DJs are setting the floors on fire in their own way for future waves of soulies.
Northern Soul continues to re-invent itself more than any other music movement, remaining as thriving, vibrant and relevant today as when it first evolved.
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From 5th June
Gloucester Guildhall (Weds 10th + Thurs 11th June)
Lighthouse Poole (Weds 10th June)
Queens Film Theatre – Belfast (Mon 8th June)
The Royalty – Bowness (Mon 8th – Thurs 11th June)
The Lexi – London (Mon 8th + Tues 9th June)
The Bonnington Theatre – Arnold, Nottingham (Weds 10th + Thurs 11th June)
Firstsite – Colchester (Weds 10th June)
Stamford Arts Centre – Lincolnshire (Mon 8th + Mon 22nd June)
Sheringham Little Theatre (Thurs 11th June)
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Rio – Dalston (Sat 6th June, Mon 8th June, Thurs 11th June)
Station Cinema – Richmond, North Yorkshire (Sun 7th June)
The Parade – Marlborough (Thurs 11th June)
From 12th June
Glasgow Film Theatre (Fri 12th – Thurs 18th June)
MK Gallery – Milton Keynes (Fri 12th + Sat 13th + Tues 16th + Weds 17th June)
The Roses Theatre – Tewkesbury (Fri 12th June)
The Ritz Cinema – Belper (Sat 13th + Sun 14th + Thurs 18th June)
Regal Cinema – Melton Mowbray (Sat 13th + Sun 14th June)
Savoy Cinema Heaton Moor – Stockport (Sat 13th + Sun 14th June)
The Savoy Theatre – Monmouth (Sun 14th June)
The Ashford Cinema – Ashford (Mon 15th + Tues 16th June)
Abbeygate Cinema – Bury St Edmunds (Tues 16th June)
South Hill Park Arts Centre – Bracknell (Thurs 18th June)
Stephen Joseph Theatre – Scarborough (Thurs 18th June)
Totnes Cinema – Devon (Thurs 18th June)
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From 19th June
Penistone Paramount – South Yorkshire (Fri 19th & Sat 20th June)
The Regent – Redcar (booking coming soon)
The Living Room Cinema – Liphook (Mon 22nd June)
Wellington Orbit – Telford (Weds 24th June)
From 26th June
Curzon Clevedon (Sat 27th June)
From 3rd July
Chichester Cinema at New Park (Fri 3rd + Weds 8th July)
Norden Farm Arts Centre – Maidenhead (Sat 4th + Weds 8th July)
Kirkgate Centre – Cockermouth (Tues 7th + Fri 10th + Sun 12th July)
The Dukes – Lancaster (EXTRA DATES 7th & 8th July – Booking soon)
Brewery Arts Centre – Kendal (Weds 8th July)
The Courtyard – Hereford (Weds 8th + Thurs 9th + Tues 14th July – Booking soon)
MAC – Birmingham (9th July)
The Living Room Cinema – Chipping Norton (Thurs 9th July)
LATER DATES
Marina Theatre – Lowestoft (Thurs 23rd July)
Palace Cinema – Broadstairs (Fri 31st July + Tues 4th Aug)
Electric Palace – Hastings (Sat 29th Aug – Booking soon)
The Plaza Theatre – Stockport (Sun 13th Sept)
PREVIOULSY SHOWN AT:
Odeon Cinema:
Baron’s Quay | Basingstoke | Bath | Birmingham Broadway Plaza | Birmingham New Street | Bournemouth BH2 | Braehead | Brighton | Bristol Cabot Circus | Cardiff | Chatham | Coventry | Crewe | Derby | Dudley Merry Hill | Manchester Great Northern | Guildford | Harrogate | Hatfield | Holloway | Huddersfield | Hull | Kingston | Leicester | Lincoln | Liverpool ONE | London Haymarket | Loughborough | Luxe Durham | Luxe Leeds Thorpe Park | Luxe Leeds-Bradford | Maidstone | Mansfield | Metrocentre | Middlesbrough | Newark | Norwich | Nuneaton | Oldham | Peterborough | Port Solent | Preston | Richmond | Rochdale | Salisbury | Sheffield | Silverlink | South Woodford | Southend | Stoke | Swadlincote | Switch Island | Tamworth | Taunton | Telford | Trafford Centre | Tunbridge Wells | Warrington | West Bromwich | Wimbledon | Worcester
Vue Cinemas:
Basingstoke Festival Place | Birmingham Star City | Blackburn | Bolton | Bristol Longwell Green | Bury the Rock | Castleford | Cramlington | Darlington | Doncaster | Edinburgh Omni Centre | Cheshire Oaks | Gateshead | Halifax | Hull Princes Quay | Leeds Kirkstall Road | Leeds The Light | Islington | Westfield Stratford City | Westfield White City | Northampton | Nottingham | Plymouth | Portsmouth | Sheffield | Southport | Thanet (Westwood Cross) | York | Manchester Printworks
Showcase Cinemas:
Leeds | Bristol Avon Meads | Cardiff Nantgarw | Coventry | Derby | Dudley | Bluewater – London | Leicester | Liverpool | Nottingham | Glasgow Paisley | Peterborough | Reading | Southampton | Teeside
Picturehouse Cinemas:
Cinema City Norwich | Duke’s at Komedia Brighton | Arts Cambridge | Cameo Edinburgh | Epsom | Exeter | Regal Henley-on-Thames | FACT Liverpool | Crouch End | Finsbury Park | Greenwich | Hackney | Central – London | West Norwood | City Screen – York
The Light Cinemas:
Banbury | Bolton | Bradford | Cambridge | Huddersfield | Sheffield | Sittingbourne | Stockport | New Brighton | Walsall | Wisbech
Everyman – Leeds
Warwick Arts Centre – Coventry
ACT ONE Cinema – London
Broadway Cinema – Nottingham
Jam Jar – Whitley Bay
Omniplex Wigan
Pictureville Cinema Science & Media Museum – Bradford
Movie Starr Cineplex – Canvey Island
Ucheldre Centre – Holyhead
Kinema in the Woods – Woodhall Spa
Reel Cinema – Burnley
Reel Cinema – Hull
ArtHouse – Crouch End
Derby Quad
Stoke Film Theatre – Stoke-on-Trent
Barn Cinema – Totnes
Connaught Cinema – Worthing
Northern Light Cinema – Stretford
Lumiere Cinema – Romford
Macrobert Arts Centre – Stirling
Hebden Bridge Picture House
DCA: Dundee Contemporary Arts
Plymouth Arts Cinema
Tyneside Cinema – Newcastle
The Showroom – Sheffield
Parkway – Beverley
Parkway – Cleethorpes
Parkway – Workington
Peckhamplex – London
HOME – Manchester
Futurist Cinema – Kidderminster
The Dukes – Lancaster
Corn Exchange – Newbury
Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre – Dumfries
Northern Light Cinema – Sale
The Old Market Hall – Shrewsbury
Forum Cinema – Hexham
The Atrium – East Grinstead
Picturehouse Uckfield
Kings Street Cinema – Ipswich
Bertha Dochouse (Curzon Bloomsbury) – London
Mockingbird Cinema – Birmingham
Phoenix – Leicester
Stag Community Arts Centre and Theatre – Sevenoaks, Kent
Aura – Aberdeen (Sun 7th June)
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THE CAST
Ian Dewhirst • Richard Searling • David Nathan • Ian Levine • Paul Mason • Kev Roberts • John Bratton • Elaine Constantine • Wayne Hemingway
Stephen Riley • Keith Gildart • Russ Winstanley • Tony Blackburn • Levanna McLean • Dave Evison • Jordan Wilson • Brian Rigby • Ian Wills • Tim Brown
Brian Meadows • Marie Gillespie • Neil Rushton • Frank Orrell • Will Foot • Lewis Henderson • Alan Cain • Julian Palmer • Lee Jeffries • Steve Jeffries • Craig Birchall • Derrill Birchall • Steve Caesar • Christine Fiddler • Thomas Hassett • Francesco Mellina
REVIEWS
“Thumping celebration of the legendary underground club scene”
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Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“It really tells you what makes the scene so special… a really interesting bit of social history”
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James King, BBC Radio 2
“Byron’s heartfelt valentine to Northern Soul is on the front foot throughout”
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Damon Smith, Daily Mirror
“A vibrant documentary, exploring the excitement of the movement”
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Eoghan Lyng, DMovies
“Watching the doc you get the sense that you kind of are there… it works really well”
Mark Kermode, Kermode & Mayo’s Take
“Joyous”
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Maria Duarte, The Morning Star
“Wonderful footage… a soundtrack that will keep your feet tapping, director Alan Byron has captured the energy and power”
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Dan Carrier, Camden New Journal
“Burning bright”
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Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub
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Daily Record
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Daily Express
“Affectionate tribute… paints an intriguing picture of a youth culture scene that was both inclusive and open”
Wendy Ide, Observer
“An affectionate celebration that keeps the northern soul campfires burning nicely”
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, The Times
“Made with passion and insight”
Dulcie Pearce, The Sun
“I love this film… it beautifully captures a scene, a music, an idea”
Neil Fox, [Indistinct Chatter]
“A cultural portrait”
Meredith Taylor, Filmuforia