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Olivia Colman & Jessie Buckley star in "Wicked Little Letters"

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JAFFREY, New Hampshire (April 8, 2024) It's the film that has been captured the heart of Great Britain. Audiences are standing and cheering as the credits roll. The just released film is Wicked Little Letters and it starts Saturday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey, New Hampshire and screens through April 18.

A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbors: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town's women - led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) - begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.

Directed by award-winning Thea Sharrock (Me Before You, The Hollow Crown, The One and Only Ivan).

Wicked Little Letters will be shown on The Park's giant 27-foot wide screen in its 333-seat Eppes Auditorium with 17-speaker surround sound.

Tickets are $10 ($9 for seniors 62+, children, students, teachers, and active military). For full schedule information or to purchase in advance, go to theparktheatre.org or call the box office (603) 532-8888.

The Park Theatre performing arts center is located at 19 Main Street in downtown Jaffrey, New Hampshire, just 90 minutes from Boston.

John Singer Sargent Documentary Premieres at Park Theatre in Jaffrey

Exhibition on Screen Series debuts its newest art documentary at Jaffrey performing arts center

Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau), 1883-84, (oil on canvas), - Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925)
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JAFFREY, New Hampshire (April 8, 2024) John Singer Sargent is the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his 'swagger' portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas, and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen's (EOS) new film will examine how Sargent's unique practice has influenced modern art, culture, and fashion. It premieres at The Park Theatre performing arts center in Jaffrey on Thursday, April 18 at 1:30 p.m. The film is part of the theatre's monthly EOS film series for 2024.

Explore the distinctive creative process of the late 19th century's favorite portrait artist and the way in which his portraits captured the spirit of a vibrant and rapidly changing age in "John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger."

Filmed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Tate Britain, London, the exhibition reveals Sargent's power to express distinctive personalities, power dynamics and gender identities during this fascinating period of cultural reinvention. Alongside 50 paintings by Sargent sit stunning items of clothing and accessories worn by his subjects, drawing the audience into the artist's studio.

Sargent's sitters were often wealthy, their clothes costly, but what happens when you turn yourself over to the hands of a great artist? The manufacture of public identity is as controversial and contested today as it was at the turn of the 20th century, but somehow Sargent's work transcends the social noise and captures an alluring truth with each brush stroke.

Step into the glittering world of fashion, scandal, and shameless self-promotion that made John Singer Sargent the painter who defined an era.

"John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger" will be shown on The Park's giant 27-foot wide screen in its 333-seat Eppes Auditorium. Tickets are $15. Purchase in advance by going to theparktheatre.org or by calling the box office (603) 532-8888.

Carolyn Edwards' "Lunch at The Park," will begin at 12 noon prior to the screening. The special menu includes cream of cauliflower soup, ham sandwich, cheese & crackers, and Bailey's chocolate chip cookies. You can pre-order (until April 15) by going to parklunch.org.

The Park Theatre performing arts center is located at 19 Main Street in downtown Jaffrey, New Hampshire, just 90 minutes from Boston.