But yes, that was me as I went to meet Aaron, Becs and Yacine at the hidden secret cinema location. Every month, Secret Cinema picks a movie (new or old) and they build a set, characters and theatrical show around the movie in the London area.
Our movie was a childhood classic: Back to the Future. We dressed in 50s clothing, took on new identities and watched as memorable scenes played out around us in the Town Square. Biff, Marty, Doc, Loraine, George - they were all there interacting with us and the other "audience" members. Sometimes it was hard to tell who was an actor and who wasn't!Midway through the night, we gathered on the lawn in front of the huge clock tower to watch the actual movie which was projected on the town hall building. To our surprise, as we watched the movie, the actors still played out their parts and scenes - from Marty's memorable skateboard car chase to George's punch heard around the world and Doc's zip-line down the electric wires hanging off the clock tower.
They don't let you take your 'cellular devices' in, so I was unable to take pictures inside (we actually had to leave them in the coat check area). I snapped this photo while waiting in line to get in. You can see the clock on top of the town hall building and the ferris wheel rides from the set on the right hand side.
It's this type of thing in London that you really don't get anywhere else!
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