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A new leading actor-training provider for underrepresented groups is expanding to Birmingham and is currently recruiting for September 2025 cohort.
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A suitably pixelated retro computer font opens Arcade 1987, a new 10-minute short from writer-director Lee Dilley which takes us back to the long lost days of 80s video game arcades.
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“These go up to 11”. WHo would have thought that from a humble 1984 mock/rock-umentary - itself spun off from a 1978 sketch show - this quote from a dumb guitarist has now become part of our global lexicon and beloved by millions.
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Watch the new trailer for local short ARCADE 1987
"Arcade 1987 follows a young girl called Sherry who is taught to play video games by her friend Goggs as she battles to immortalise her dying father's legacy in an 80s arcade competition".
Written and directed by Lee Dilley, this 11-minute short serves a standalone piece from the filmmaker as well as a proof-of-concept pitch for a full-length feature film. Watch the full trailer above and support the film and its progress by
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