A FAMOUS feature film about the tragic liner Titanic will get an outdoor screening at one of Liverpool’s landmark buildings on Saturday evening.
There will be free entry to the acclaimed 1958 film, A Night to Remember, starring Kenneth More, at St Luke’s Church, Leece Street, at 8pm. A young string quartet will perform some of Titanic’s band repertoire played while the ship sank. Titanic’s band leader was former Liverpool Philharmonic musician Wallace Hartley.
This is the first event in the city to commemorate the forthcoming centenary of Titanic’s sinking after hitting an iceberg on April 14-15, 1912, during her maiden voyage.
She was conceived, owned and registered in Liverpool. Her sinking, causing the deaths of more than 1,500 people, was one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in history.
Ambrose Reynolds, artistic director for event organisers Urban Strawberry Lunch, says: “St Luke’s is an amazing setting to watch a film. But it’s roofless and visitors should dress warmly, but the forecast looks reasonable.”
St Luke’s was built in 1811 and blitzed in 1941. Music group Urban Strawberry Lunch began its Artists in Residence project there in 2001. Doors open at 12pm for an exhibition, with a big band playing from 2pm. Details on 0151 709 7562.
