Cinema Night The Ballad of Wallis Island
Fri 16 Oct
|WVH Both Halls
The Ballad of Wallis Island follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favourite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer (Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden) back together. Doors open 6.30pm. Licensed bar and snacks. Entrance £5.00.
Time & Location
16 Oct 2026, 19:00 – 23:00
WVH Both Halls, The Green, Wethersfield, Braintree CM7 4BS, UK
About the Event
Eccentric lottery winner Charles dreams of getting his favourite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer, back together. The fantasy becomes real when the bandmates and former lovers agree to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig. Superb British comedy drama starring Tim Key, Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan.
Fictional folk duo McGwyer Mortimer (played by Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan) were big, back in the day – the day in question being circa 2009. But they weren’t that big: not Dylan-big, not even Cat Stevens-big. They graced some NME covers, they played Glastonbury, but even at the height of their success they could definitely pop to the shops without getting mobbed. Still, you’re always Dylan-big to your biggest fans, and Charles (Tim Key) is exactly that. He’s also a reclusive lottery winner, giving him the motive and the…