Kimball Theatre

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  We saw "Grand Medley", a live show purporting to be a troupe of touring players in early US times.  I thought it was a hoot!  Currently playing every Monday night at 7:30.  We came in about 7:10 and a couple of actors were already warming up the audience disparaging the show. Had we known, we would have come earlier.  The audience is encouraged to speak up with "Huzza!" and "Encore!", and they loved it.   Broad humor; comic fencing, juggling included.  Family friendly.
  
  We intend to catch a free hour with "Patrick Henry" speaking at the theater tomorrow afternoon.  Don't know if he will be pre-revolution "Give me Liberty or give me death!", or later anti-Federalist, or old man looking back.

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  Posted on 06.03.13 Bill K.

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  Great, great theatre, so much better than what you might expect in a location that is the touristy ground-zero of colonial Williamsburg. The Kimball offers very important and interesting screenings of documentaries, classic cinema, foreign films, and indie pictures, which appeal to students and faculty at W&M as well as locals in the know or random Yelpers looking for their culture fix.
  
  Case in point: the last film I saw there was the amazing and powerful documentary about Darfur, "The Devil Came on Horseback" (2007), one that uses 1000s of digital pics by ex-soldier and UN human rights advocate, Brian Steidle, to show the ground-level operations and effects of genocide and village cleansing. A W&M professor from the Sudan spoke after the screening, which was an added benefit. The Kimball does all sorts of things like this, so I cannot recommend it highly enough to outside visitors who care as much about present-day conflicts as they do the history of the 17th and 18th centuries.

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  Posted on 12.06.09 Bradley N.

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  I took my first film class here! The upstairs viewing room is host to many film screenings at night for the college of william and mary, as well as film studies courses during the day. As the other reviews have stated, they play primarily independent films, and have plays and performances throughout the year that come through.
  
  Its a great location, and they serve refreshments and have a small selection of snacks and food. Students and seniors get in for 6$ and the layout of the main kimball theatre is lovely.
  
  I watched Sunshine Cleaning, Who killed the electric car, rocky horror picture show, and oh yeah, a lot of film festivals come through here, such as the french film festival, the foreign film festival, and... i can't remember others, but at one point they were showing all the godfather movies back to back.
  
  i wish i would have taken advantage of this cute theatre a little more!

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  Posted on 05.21.09 emmy f.

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  What an awesome theater! After a day of walking around CW, my family was tired and needed a place to sit and enjoy some air conditioning. This little theater that shows independent films is what we found.
  
  Because there was some award ceremony going on, we did not get to sit in the main theater, but were rather ushered upstairs. My sister tells me that there are a lot of screenings in the room that we were in. It was very nice and comfy, actually, and part of me actually enjoyed it more than a huge theater. It was small and intimate, but still with good sound and picture.
  
  What I liked most about this place was the people that were there. The ushers (yes, they have ushers) were volunteers, who got to see the movie for free, in exchange for checking tickets. They were little old ladies who were really sweet. It was just so comfortable.
  
  Who knows when my next trip to Wburg will be, but this would be a sure stop.

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  Posted on 05.20.09 Mariko F.

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  A cute little theater in the middle of Merchant's Square that plays great indie and foreign films and hosts concerts, plays, etc. This is the only real place in Williamsburg to see non-mainstream movies. Tickets are cheaper than those at the theater in New Town and it's less sterile/more homey. Definitely check it out.

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  Posted on 09.25.08 Amber H.

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  What a cool place!  This theatre has both movies and live performances.  The majority of the performers come from William and Mary college (basically right next door), but they are quite good.  A fair number of nationally-known acts perform here as well.
  The movies are great.  We're talking mostly foreign films, art films and the like.  You're much more likely to see "Y Tu Mama Tambien" or "Pan's Labyrinth" on the marquis out front than "Mission Impossible III" or "The Family Stone".
  In my opinion this really is a must when in Williamsburg, particularly if you can only handle so much of the historic stuff.  Colonial Williamsburg uses the facilities a bit too, though.  
  It's a cool old building with a nice look/feel and a good bit of off-the-beaten-path entertainment.  You can't go wrong.

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  Posted on 02.12.07 Whit R.

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