Moulin Rouge 25th anniversary Sing-a-Long screening
Schedule
Fri May 15 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Arc Cinema - Blackpool | Blackpool, EN
About this Event
Freedom, Beauty, Truth, and Love: A Night with Electric Pink Voices & Blackpool Film Festival
Experience the power of stories through song and cinema as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of this iconic film with a Sing-A-Long screening.
Join Blackpool Film Festival and Electric Pink Voices, Blackpool’s LGBTQ+ choir, for a unique celebration of resilience, connection, and acceptance. Together we are bringing the spirit of the Moulin Rouge (2001) to life.
For the LGBTQ+ community, storytelling has always been an act of survival. By joining voices in the communal space of film, we are together ensuring that queer stories are seen, heard, and celebrated at the heart of Blackpool’s cultural life.
Why Moulin Rouge?
The film’s pillars—Truth, Freedom, Beauty, and Love—are the same values cultivated at EPV every week:
- Freedom: Finding liberation through voice and expression.
- Beauty: Celebrating diversity and the power of shared sound.
- Truth: Showing up as your honest, unapologetic self.
- Love: Building solidarity within our chosen family.
Like the artists, rebels, and dreamers of the Moulin Rouge, EPV use music to explore equality and self-expression. Together, struggles are acknowledged while celebrating triumphs - honouring artistry as survival and love as resistance.
What to expect
- A musical warm up to get tose vocal chords going: The choir will help to warm up your vocal chords before the film begins, so you can make the most of this iconic jukebox musical by singing along to hits, such as Lady Marmalade and One Day I'll Fly Away.
- Fun props for you to use during the screening
- The film will be shown with subtitles, please note that there are no trailers
- Seating is unallcoated, so please arrive on time.
- Fancy dress is actively encouraged, so get your best bohemian gladrags on!
Tickets
- General admission: £8.50
- Wheelchair user + carer: £8.50
- Early bird tickets: £6.50 (purchased before 31 March 2026)
About the film
“The Moulin Rouge. A night club, a dance hall, and a bordello. A kingdom of night time pleasures. Where the rich and powerful come to play with the young and beautiful creatures of the underworld.”
A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets in this stylish musical, featuring a variety of 20th pop hits. With an all-star cast, Moulin Rouge was one of 2001’s hit films. Cleverly using popular music to accompany a tragic romance, it brings life to more traditional storytelling and introduced new audiences to big-screen musicals.
- Director:Baz Luhrmann
- Run time: 128 mins
- Cert: 15
- Cast: Jim Broadbent, Nicole Kidman, John Leguizamo, Ewan McGregor, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Kylie Minogue
REFUNDS
- If you can no longer attend, please request a refund using the link in your confirmation email.
- Orders can be refunded up to 4 days before the event.
- Refunds will be subject to the Eventbrite booking fee of 6.95% + £0.59 per ticket
About Electric Pink Voices
Electric Pink Voices is Blackpool’s LGBTQ+ and allies community choir - no auditions, no pressure, just great energy and a warm welcome for everyone. They're all about singing for joy, building connections and having a good time as part of a kind, inclusive and accepting group of people.
About Blackpool Film Festival
Blackpool Film Festival is a project of local community arts organisation, Aunty Social. Since 2014, this independent, town-wide festival has delivered a range of film experiences and artist-led events to venues across the local area. Blackpool Film Festival is a volunteer-led organisation, which works to provide a platform for cinema programmed and co-produced with the artists and creative communities of the Fylde Coast.
Agenda
🕑: 06:50 PM - 07:00 PM
Doors open
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:20 PM
Introduction and vocal warm up
Host: Electric Pink Voices
🕑: 07:20 PM - 09:30 PM
Film screening
Where is it happening?
The Arc Cinema - Blackpool, Houndshill Shopping Centre, Blackpool, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 8.50






