30 Jan 2025
A Taste of Honey
Tony Richardson, 1961
‘Northern Soul’, a season curated by Clio Barnard, opens with a classic.
- Seating available
- Wheelchair user access
Rita Tushingham gives an unforgettable performance as Jo, a Salford teenager trying to find her place in the world, in this film adaptation of Shelagh Delaney’s era-defining play.
Jo and her mother, Helen, live a transient life in the tenement houses of Manchester, continually moving in an attempt to stay one step ahead of angry landlords. Left by herself as her mother spends evenings away with her latest boyfriend, Jo meets Jimmy, a black sailor on shore leave, and starts a brief relationship that’s abruptly ended when Jimmy skips town.
As Helen moves in with her new husband, Jo sets out to lead an independent life – and soon starts an unusual but loving relationship with a young closeted gay man named Geoffrey, who is trying to escape problems of his own.
Language: English
Northern Soul
A Taste of Honey is part of Northern Soul, a special season curated by Clio Barnard for Bradford 2025 that celebrates Northern women in film.
A near-classic of post adolescent confusion and longing.”
Credits
Tony Richardson
Rita Tushingham, Murray Melvin, Dora Bryan
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