Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes + Q&A
Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes + Q&A
On 29th January 1997 Chris Morris’ current affairs satire Brass Eye was first unleashed on an unsuspecting television audience. Thirty years later it’s director, Michael Cumming, begins a tour of his cult film Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes.
Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes + Q&A
On 29th January 1997 Chris Morris’ current affairs satire Brass Eye was first unleashed on an unsuspecting television audience. Thirty years later it’s director, Michael Cumming, begins a tour of his cult film Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes.
Made from hundreds of hours of unseen and behind the scenes footage from his personal archive, and only ever screened at live events, Oxide Ghosts shares insights into the process of making the ground-breaking TV series Brass Eye. Michael directed the series and pilots and, over a two-year period, witnessed the highs and lows from a very personal perspective. The film carries the blessing of Chris Morris and provides a unique glimpse of his extraordinary working practices.
At these special anniversary shows, Michael will be on hand for a Q&A after the film. This event is a must for fans of the series but will appeal to anyone with a curiosity about how great comedy is made.
Michael Cumming is a director & filmmaker whose back catalogue - aside from Brass Eye - contains such gems as Snuff Box, Mark Thomas Product, Mark Steel Lectures, Matt Berry’s multi-award winning sitcom, Toast Of London and the Stewart Lee fronted, anti-rockumentary film, King Rocker.
‘Oxide Ghosts offers a well-judged and very rare insight into Brass Eye’s making, encapsulating the fun and covert excitement that went on while the project was still under wraps, before all the legal wrangling kicked in. If you're an admirer of the show and the opportunity should arise for you to see Oxide Ghosts, have some self re-cocking-spect and do so without hesitation' – Andy Murray, Chortle
‘In honour of the Brass Eye birthday there have been tributes published and repeats scheduled, but the surprise popularity of an almost unpublicised touring event, called Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes, perhaps says even more about the enduring influence of the show. Oxide Ghosts has been quietly selling out in independent cinemas across the land’ – Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian
Produced & directed: Michael Cumming. 2017.
Featuring: Chris Morris, Ted Maul, David Jatt, Austin Taseltine.
Show Info
In-Person
Venue: 12-13 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, BT2 7DB
Access: Directly from Shaftesbury Square
Performance(s): Friday 19th March 2027
Doors: 9:00pm GMT
Starts: 9:30pm GMT (Book Bar* will not be open, BYOB)
Age Guidance: 18+
Run Time: 90 mins. Film 60 min + Q&A 30 min (approx.)
Disabled Access: Theatre (ground floor) is fully accessible. Toilets & Book Bar (1st floor) are accessible via a wheelchair platform lift. Carer tickets available: Call 028 9032 5881 to book.
Online
This event will not be online.
*The Book Bar is our charity bar, run to help support Accidental & the new building.
Ticket Info
Please book a ticket per person watching to avoid viewing issues.
£15 - WATCH IN-PERSON TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you in-person access to watch the show in the theatre.
£20 - DONATION TICKET - a special ticket that gives a little extra to the exceptional and hardworking team creating the show.
