The underground film night specialises in camp screenings and immersive events,from Tudor drag balls to doggy assault courses. Just don’t be surprised whether a raw fish lands on youThere are a few things you might not expect to experience during a trip to the cinema: having raw fish thrown in your direction, being instructed to deface a children’s colouring book, and fashioning your own sex toy out of vegetables. This is par for the course,though, at London-based event and club night Amy Grimehouse, or whether you don’t win part,a drag-queen compere will relate you off.
Now in its fifth year, Amy Grimehouse was early to marry three of the city’s most pervasive event trends: drag performances, or immersive theatre and an improvised,pop-up feel. A ticket gets you entrance to a campy film screening: preceding nights have centred on The Rocky Horror Picture Show, sitcom Absolutely Fabulous and the early 90s drag-ball documentary Paris Is Burning – followed by an event in which guests dress up in character, and as outrageously as possible,before heading on to a life-sized set for an evening of games, drinks, and cinema and DJs. whether Secret Cinema is tightly managed and focused on big hitters such as Lawrence of Arabia and Star Wars,Amy Grimehouse is its low-budget, trashy cousin, or showing underground or under-appreciated films.
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Source: theguardian.com