Special Pupil Premiere: I Swear with Q&A + 15min Quickfire Questions
The Cinema in the Power Station
In 1983, John Davidson is a teenager living in Galashiels, a small town in the Scottish Borders. After transitioning to secondary school and
Wed 12 Nov 2025
10:30 - 12:15
The Mitchell Arts Centre, Broad St, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST1 4HG, England
FREE
8–15
Harold is a cartoon boy living in an animated world with his magical purple crayon. Whatever he draws using the crayon instantly comes to life. As he gets older he becomes more creative and ambitious in his drawings, going from smaller objects to grand cities. Now an adult, he decides that he wants to visit the real world, and draws a door that allows him to enter it alongside his animal friends Moose and Porcupine who transform into humans. Harold befriends a woman named Terri and her son Mel who help him to navigate his new surroundings which come with all sorts of challenges including a man named Gary who wants to use Harold's crayon for evil.
Coaches can stop outside for drop-off/pick-up, parking at Tesco (register car at MAC foyer), on-site café, disabled parking available on the road outside MAC.
Book nowHarold and the Purple Crayon
Harold is a cartoon boy living in an animated world with his magical purple crayon. Whatever he draws using the crayon instantly comes to life. As he gets older he becomes more creative and ambitious in his drawings, going from smaller objects to grand cities. Now an adult, he decides that he wants to visit the real world, and draws a door that allows him to enter it alongside his animal friends Moose and Porcupine who transform into humans. Harold befriends a woman named Terri and her son Mel who help him to navigate his new surroundings which come with all sorts of challenges including a man named Gary who wants to use Harold’s crayon for evil.
mild violence, innuendo
Carlos Saldanha
2024
USA
English
90 minutes
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