The Elsetree Project is a fantastic non-profit organisation celebrating the history of Elsetree Studios in London. As well as playing host to some of the world’s greatest film sets, such as The Avengers and Labyrinth, Stanley Kubrick’s horror masterpiece The Shining was also filmed there.
In their own words:
The Elsetree Project is an on-going oral history project, created in partnership between Howard Berry of the University of Hertfordshire and Bob Redman and Paul Welsh MBE of volunteer group Elstree Screen Heritage. Since September 2010, veterans of major film and TV productions have been interviewed about their careers and life in the film industry. We have recorded interviews, hosted and organised screenings of films made at Elstree in three ‘Elstree Film Seasons’ and we have made our own films from the content in our interviews.
The website has some incredible archived material on a huge amount of films, but most excitingly, has a section dedicated solely to the man himself. The Stanley Kubrick page has four videos created from interviews and clips from people talking about Stanley Kubrick including from Sir Ken Adam, Alf Newvell and Christiane, his wife.
Even more excitingly is the original point behind this piece and that is that The Elsetree Project are hosting a rather unique and glorious event: Forever and Ever: 25 Years of Kubrick’s The Shining
This event, in essence, is a screening of The Shining to celebrate it’s 35 year anniversary – any opportunity to watch a Kubrick film in a cinema and I’m sold instantly. However, much like Kubrick’s films themselves, there is more to this than meets the eye.
Guests expected to attend this wonderful event include:
Jan Harlan – Stanley’s brother in law, close personal friend and Executive Producer of The Shining
Christiane Kubrick – Artist and Wife of Stanley Kubrick
Katharina Kubrick – Stanley’s daughter and Location Assistant / Art Department Researcher on The Shining
As well as the following members of The Shining film crew:
Ray Andrew: Steadicam Operator
Lia Beldam: “Young Woman in 237”
Garrett Brown: Steadicam Operator / Inventor
Lisa and Louise Burns: “The Grady Girls”
Brian Cook: Assistant Director
Richard Daniel: Sound Recordist
Diane Johnson: Screenplay Co-writer
Mick Mason: Camera Technician
Ray Merrin: Sound Post-Production
Doug Milsome: Focus Puller / Camera Assistant / 2nd Unit
Kelvin Pike: Camera Operator
Kate Robinson: Camera Assistant
Ron Punter: Scenic Artist
Ivan Sharrock: Sound Recordist
Gordon Stainforth: Assistant Editor
Les Tomkins: Art Director
Adam Unger: Second Assistant Editor
WOAH! If that wasn’t enough, the even will be hosted at The Odyssey Cinema in the town Stanley lived in during the latter part of his life – St Albans, just outside of London. If you’re not quite convinced yet, here are some pictures of inside the cinema:
Tickets are yet to be released, but will probably be priced between £55 and £60 each. The event is on the 25th May 2015. Head over to their website or Facebook page and LIKE to keep updated!!
The Stanley Kubrick Experience 
Oh my god that is so cool!!!