Screening Of Dame Angela Lansbury Exclusive Interview

Poplar Film Presents:
A free screening of an exclusive Dame Angela Lansbury interview, on Friday 31st October in Poplar E14 alongside the Bite street food market.

Poplar Film is celebrating Dame Angela Lansbury’s 89th birthday by screening the exclusive interview she did earlier this year as part of The Angela Lansbury Film Festival.

There will be two free screenings on Friday 31st October at Emmaus, 175-179 East India Dock Road, Poplar, E14 0EA at 12 noon and 1.30pm. The hour-long interview will also be available to stream or download for one month from 16th October 2014.

Visitors to Chrisp Street Market can grab tasty treats from a range of quality street food traders at Bite – maybe squeeze in a game of table tennis and listen to some live music - then head in to watch the Dame Angela interview. Capacity in Emmaus is limited to 40 people at a time on a first come first served basis.

About the film
Dame Angela returned to her roots in Poplar, East London in April this year as part of Poplar Film’s The Angela Lansbury Film Festival, organised in association with local social landlord Poplar HARCA. She was interviewed by Sir Christopher Frayling, former Chairman of the Arts Council and Governor of the BFI. The interview gives fans a fascinating insight into the acclaimed actress’s life and career.

About Dame Angela
During her childhood, Dame Angela was a frequent visitor to Poplar, spending time with her family, including her grandfather, George Lansbury. George was MP for Bow & Bromley. He went on to lead the Labour Party from 1932-1935 and spent his political life campaigning for social justice, women’s rights and world disarmament. A memorial in his honour was recently unveiled in nearby Rocky Park.

The Lansbury Estate in Poplar is named after George Lansbury. It was built as part of the 1951 Festival of Britain, as an example of ‘housing for the people’ after the Second World War. Chrisp Street Market was built as part of the ‘living architecture’ element of the Festival and was the first pedestrianised shopping centre of its kind.