Gallery: London film buffs go to jail for Shawshank Redemption

 

British cinemagoers experienced a Secret Cinema event in east London in December for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950's prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.

 
 
 
 
British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December,  for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.
 

British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December, for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.

Photograph by: WILL OLIVER , AFP/Getty Images

 
British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December,  for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.
British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December,  for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.
British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December,  for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.
British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December,  for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.
Fabien Riggall the Creative Director and Founder of the Secret Cinema company poses for a photograph in east London ahead of an event for which participants were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption. To go with story by Maureen Cofflard. AFP PHOTO/ WILL OLIVERWILL OLIVER/AFP/Getty Images
British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December,  for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.
A British cinemagoer experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December,  for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.
British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December,  for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.
British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December,  for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.
British cinemagoers experiences a Secret Cinema event in east London in December,  for which they were asked to arrive in period dress, and were transported to a mock 1950’s prison system, complete with guards and prison uniforms before finally watching the Shawshank Redemption.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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