THIS month, world-renowned bar 69 Colebrooke Row and the Everyman Screen on the Green in Islington will join forces to create the ultimate Murder on the Orient Express experience. Guests will be treated to a drinks reception with live music before sitting down to enjoy the eagerly anticipated film.
Everyman Screen on the Green, Islington
From the moment they arrive, fans and newcomers alike will find themselves immersed in Agatha Christie’s world of mystery and glamour. Mixologists from Tony Conigliaro’s iconic bar, 69 Colebrooke Row, will be serving up three delicious cocktails inspired by the film – the Lipstick Rose made with raspberry and rose vodka topped with champagne; the Blenheim Gimlet with gin and black pepper cordial and the 69 Vintage Manhattan, made with aged American whiskey, Italian vermouth, Maraschino liqueur and aromatic bitters.
69 Colebrooke Row cocktail
Guests will be entertained by a live jazz and swing band while they sip their bespoke cocktails and await the star-studded, Kenneth Branagh directed adaptation. The film, depicting the wonderfully moustachioed detective Poiret as he solves a murder mystery aboard the Orient Express, will then be shown in the classic 1950s modelled Everyman screen.
Whether you’re a film, music or cocktail buff (after all, Tony Conigliaro’s Bar Termini has been voted ninth in the World’s 50 Best Bars), this experience promises to be an enviously priced night of killer entertainment.
by Lucy Wai
Tickets available here. The event takes place on November 15, the bar opens at 8pm and curtains up at 9pm.
Everyman Screen on the Green, 83 Upper Street, London, N1 0NP