The new outdoor cinema experience where you can eat what you see

A new outdoor cinema is being launched in Liverpool, offering the city’s only 5D experience where viewers can eat what they see.

Described as an ‘eat-a-long’ film adventure, the Alfresco Cinema is starting at Allerton Manor Golf Club in May, showing movie favourites like Mamma Mia, Mean Girls, Bridget Jones’ Diary, Moulin Rouge and more.

Outdoor cinema has become increasingly popular across the Liverpool City Region over the last few years, but organisers say: “This isn’t just watching a film — it’s tasting it!”

In the immersive experience, live character hosts will perform synchronised dancing and acting in time with what’s happening on screen.

And audiences will be invited to take part in meet and greet photo opportunities throughout as they enjoy and sing along to the all the well-known hits of each film. 

While they watch, a carefully chosen food and drink menu is designed to mirror what guests see on screen or connect to a scene with a smell or taste, giving them the exact flavour of the moment. 

At key scenes, for example, drinks will be served that match what’s happening in the film.

In Mean Girls, there’ll be ‘cool mum’ cocktails – strawberry daiquiris served in margarita glasses with an umbrella and a straw.

In Bridget Jones’s Diary, a vodka spritz will be offered and timed with the ‘choose vodka’ scene.

While, in Moulin Rouge, an absinthe spritz will be served during the absinthe scene.

Mamma Mia is the first of seven films being screened at the Allerton venue between May 1 and June 12.

With that, as well as seeing Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, and Pierce Brosnan and co star in the romantic comedy in which Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) invites three of her free-spirited mum’s former flings to her Greek island wedding hoping to discover which one of them is her father, audience members will be transported in spirit to a Greek island wedding.

Drinks will include ‘Welcome to Kalokairi’, a Greek lemon ouzo shot, and an ‘Aegean Sunset Cocktail’ with gin, lemon, thyme syrup and soda; and a food menu will feature lamb kofta skewers with grilled flatbreads and harissa yoghurt for the Greek Island Arrival, and duck spring rolls with soy caramel and sesame for The Dynamos Reunite.

The main idea, says Allerton Manor, is to create an experience that makes people feel like they’re part of the movie rather than just watching it.

Jack Doran, marketing manager for Allerton Manor, says: “After an incredible spate of events running from August through to the end of December last year, we realised that our venue had the potential to do so much more than we already had.

“In the search to create an engaging and enjoyable calendar of events we were able to partner with a company that has delivered immersive cinema experiences that would be a perfect fit for our outdoor venue.”

He adds: “We are hoping to create an incredible atmosphere that will allow people to feel a part of some of their favourite movie moments.”

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