Events, Film, Out and About, Theatre

Amazing photos by Mike found here.

On buying tickets and attending this amazing event we were instructed to “Tell No One”, but I can’t possibly not share!!… I will set the scene of my first Secret Cinema experience.

We attended the event with no knowledge of what to expect, except to dress up and bring chalk and a blanket!! When we arrived at the instructed location, in a slight state of confusion we joined a chaotic que of people dressed in hats, fur coats, etc, all being questioned by police men shouting GERMAN and shining torches, performing identity checks on every individual attending. An angel was being projected high on the side of the building and many odd characters roamed the street around us, including a distressed girl crying, a couple kissing and other German speaking youths. We had been transported to Postdamer Platz in the heart of Berlin! Eventually we entered the building to encounter more bizzare characters and climb a dead escalator, which was surrounded by old TV sets blaring German news and static at us. This was instantly followed by walking through a surreal maze of rooms packed with people, including a candlelit bar and walls covered in chalk (Ooh that’s what the chalk was for!) After a drink of two we climbed further up even more steps, that opened out into a huge old theatre!.. Walls pealing! Acrobats and circus acts swinging around! An ‘angel’ perched on some ceiling scaffolding – watching over us!

Drinks were served by a waiter to our seats whilst we happily cuddled under our blanket in this massive crumbling theatre, and watched a show of music, acrobats, juggling, fire breathers, knife throwers, and the German 80’s film “Wings of Desire”, whilst a trapeze artist was swinging over us.

If you ever get the chance to go to Secret Cinema, do it! The experience is worth every penny, and leaves you with a great story to tell afterward.