Following the excitement of Arctic Monkeys homecoming shows and Glastonbury Festival in recent weeks, there’s music in the air this July at Showroom Cinema. Across the programme we will be welcoming a variety of music-themed films and events, featuring everything from the Paris Opera to Take That to 1970s glam rock.

From 30 June opens Chevalier, a historical drama telling the story of one of the first and most acclaimed Black classical composers. The illegitimate son of a French plantation owner and an African slave, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges reached improbable heights as a celebrated violinist-composer in 1700s Paris. Chevalier tells the story of his personal life (including romantic relationship with Marie Antoinette) and his career path to the top of the Paris Opera on the cusp of the French Revolution.

The week of 7 July brings even more music-themed features. New releases include Take That-themed jukebox musical Greatest Days – featuring stars of British comedy scene as grown-up fangirls on holiday in Greece - and documentary Shabu which follows the titular teenage rapper one summer in Rotterdam. On the 9 July Slambarz join us in our Café Bar for a special event and performance by local young musicians following a screening of the film.

One-off screenings this week include a Showroom Spotlight on 2001’s High Fidelity on 7 July and documentary Pulp: A Film About Life, Death, and Supermarkets on 8 July. High Fidelity is a cult rom-com about a record store owner who spends more time thinking about music than he does about his girlfriend, who subsequently leaves him to ask himself the question: “What came first, the music or the misery?”

Pulp: A Film About Life, Death, and Supermarkets returns to Showroom after a decade to celebrate Pulp’s encore Sheffield shows the following weekend. This unique documentary traces the roots, origins, and influences of Pulp via their beloved home city.

The following week of 14 July sees the opening of Squaring the Circle. The first feature documentary of photographer Anton Corbijn explores the work of art design studio Hipgnosis, who created some of the most iconic record sleeves of all time including Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.

There will also be a one-off screening of Velvet Goldmine presented by the Young Programmers, with an introduction exploring how Todd Hayne’s films subvert the genre of the music biopic in this fictionalised glam rock drama.

Tickets for all the music-themed films are now on sale at:
www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/guide