RESPECTABLE – THE MARY MILLINGTON STORY

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  • Film Screenings
  • Tickets from free
  • East London
  • Over 18
  • Fri, 15th Sep 2017 @ multiple start times (see ticket info)
  • Multiple start times (see ticket info)

FILM SCREENING FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH WRITER & DIRECTOR SIMON SHERIDAN

In the 1970s there was a pretty English girl-next-door whose rise to the top was meteoric, controversial and scandalous. Her name was Mary Millington, Britain’s only genuine sex superstar. She became the star of ‘Come Play with Me’, which ran continuously at one London cinema for four years, and is still the longest-running movie in British cinema history.

As the most recognisable adult star in Britain, for the past decade Mary had devoted herself to a tireless campaign for more liberal pornography laws, and for a freer debate on the expression of female sexuality.

But Mary’s sexual bravado hid a darker side. She fought crippling insecurity and struggled to find her voice in a tumultuous decade of social change. Persecuted by the authorities and threatened with a spell in prison, Mary found herself addicted to drugs. Tortured by self-doubt, she died at the height of her fame in August 1979. She was just 33. For the very first time, Simon Sheridan’s enthralling documentary ‘Respectable The Mary Millington Story’ reveals the truth behind a British icon and speaks to those who knew her best, including her family, former lovers and co-stars. Actor Dexter Fletcher narrates a story stranger than any fiction of lost innocence, fame, fortune and tragedy. This is the shocking, untold, true story of 1970s rebellion, painted against a backdrop of disco, politics and porn.

The Barge House has a special association with this story in that the site used to be one of the print factories where David Sullivan’s porn mags were printed. Mary was David Sullivan’s girlfriend and her popularity spurred sales of his magazines. The film contains interviews with key people in her life, including David Sullivan and also collates fantastic historic footage of the porn print works, footage of old Soho and the surrounding area, perfectly capturing an era that now barely exists.

Tickets are FREE but limited so book early!

Spend a dirty weekend with The Barge House on Sept 16 & 17 - Open House has NEVER seen anything like this before!

Cheerleaders can’t have showers without having an orgy – and the delivery guy usually ends up delivering extra sausage whenever a lady orders pizzaBut if you think porn is tired and cliché, let The Barge House blow your mind.

Taking inspiration from the building’s past as a print works for pornographic magazines, The Barge House is hosting a weekend that will explore the history and culture of British erotica.

The event is part of London’s annual Open House Weekend, which gives Londoners the chance to explore some of the capital's most renowned venues for free.

Full details of the weekend's programme of events are listed on the website www.bargehouse.co.uk


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Tickets/Times

Ticket Event time Cost
FREE OPEN HOUSE
Film Screening + Q&A
16:30 - 19:00 Free admission

Location

Address

46a, De Beauvoir Crescent, N1 5RY

Area

East London

Nearest Station

Haggerston (Rail)

Venue

Barge House

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