Minehead’s Regal Theatre has scored a hit with its live screenings of opera and ballet from the Royal Opera House (ROH) – and gone straight into the top 10 chart of UK venues. Of more than 250 independent cinemas offering live screenings around the country, the Regal Film Society has come in at No 6 in this year’s chart.

Its place – based on ticket sales – comes less than two years after the society began the live screening of performances from the ROH which regularly attract audiences of more than 300 people from all over West Somerset.

The Regal Film Society’s new season began this week, and the first live screening will be a performance of Mozart’s Don Giovanni  on October 8 – see www.regalfilmsociety.org  or contact us at  admin@regalfilmsociety.org   or 01643 831343