The Isaac Theatre Royal is the spiritual heart of Canterbury’s vibrant arts scene. An iconic heritage theatrical venue that has played host to spectacular shows and spellbound audiences for more than a century.
Over the years, its unique ambience and its exceptional acoustics have attracted some of the world’s most acclaimed entertainers and storytellers, and some of the world’s most-loved plays and musicals, operas, and orchestras, concerts, ballets, and comedic performances.
At the end of July 2021, Aotea Electric Canterbury was proud to sponsor the Ghostlight Film Series Midwinter Festival to support the theatre and our vibrant community.
“Aotea Electric Canterbury are proud to give back and be part of the supportive and beautiful Canterbury community. We are very excited to host the Midwinter Film Festival, a chance for all the family to enjoy time together watching classic films in a beautiful venue.”
Ghostlight Film Series details
🎬 Friday 30th July – Sunday 1st August 2021
📌 Isaac Theatre Royal
A weekend of films with something for everyone! From musicals to kids’ classics, cult classics to sing-a-longs, and rounded off with a music documentary double-bill.
Tickets went on sale to invite Christchurch film lovers to come in from the cold, relax and immerse themselves in a weekend of outstanding cinema, shown in stylish settings. We also ran a competition to win free tickets to several of the films.
Film Festival Line-up
- The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert
- The Lion King
- Shawshank Redemption
- Grease -Sing-a-Long
- Amazing Grace – Aretha Franklin
- Searching for Sugarman
The most popular film was the Saturday night Grease Sing-a-Long. There was a great atmosphere with many film-lovers dressed in the iconic 50’s style. Many versions of Danny and Sandy, Rizzo, Frenchy, and the Pink Ladies could be seen across the theatre. A great effort was made by so many. The theatre hosted a warm-up session with prizes for the ‘best dressed.’
We all know the film’s storyline. While on vacation, Danny and Sandy meet and indulge in a passionate love affair. They part ways believing they will never see each other again but fate has other plans – Rydell High is the scene for all the classics.
Singing (good and bad!) could be heard across the theatre, with dancing and lots of laughter. A fun night all-round.
Here’s what some of our Grease competition winners thought of the evening:
“We had an amazing time at the Grease sing-a-long, thank you so much for the tickets. It really was a fabulous night.”
– Aroha Dolaghan
“All I can say is WOW! We had such a great night on Saturday at the Grease singalong – thanks so much for the tickets – so much fun and a great atmosphere!”
– Tanya Hyde
“Hiya I just wanna say again thank u for the tickets we had a fantastic time watching Grease, was a new experience, watching a classic at a theatre and to sing a long…the atmosphere was so great…loved it ”
– Sandra Galvao
“Such an awesome night last night at the Grease sing a long thank you Aotea Electrical for our tickets.”
– Pam Taylor
Thanks to everyone at the Isaac Theatre for bringing the Ghostlight Film Festival alive. Thanks to all of you for supporting the event and sharing your feedback. Lots of fun, family time, and memories were created. That’s a wrap!
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