Sylvia Scarlett screening

Join The Garden Cinema on Friday 27 February as they continue their celebration of LGBT+ History Month 2026 with a special screening of the notorious Sylvia Scarlett, starring Katharine Hepburn (in drag) in a role that nearly ended her career, and caused her to be branded “box office poison”.

To get into the nostalgic, scandalous spirit of George Cukor’s cult queer classic, members are invited to sip on a complimentary ‘Scarlett Spritz’ during the cocktail hour prior to the screening, while the sultry sounds of classic 1920s & ’30s Jazz fill the Atrium Bar.

You will then be serenaded by drag artist Medusa Has Been, a chanteuse, danceuse and occasional pranceuse. The performance will be followed by a brief introduction by programmer and Squad writer, Kit Byford, who will explain a bit more about the film’s context and controversial reception at the time.