Just like Mariah Carey, honey-glazed ham and naps, Home Alone is synonymous with Christmas. It’s safe to say the 1990 festive film starring Macaulay Culkin is a true cultural phenomenon, transcending time and cementing itself firmly as a family classic, tinged with nostalgia.
Now, fans of the film can rejoice as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has announced a new concert screening just in time for the holiday season.
There will be two special performances on Wednesday December 14 and Thursday December 15 at Hamer Hall. Hear Home Alone’s heart-warming and rambunctious John Williams score played by the orchestra conducted by Nicholas Buc and complete with a choir. The music will be performed live-to-picture with a screening of the film and ticket prices start from $55 per person.
The film is directed by Chris Columbus (who would go on to helm the first two Harry Potter movies) from a script by the 1980s master of movies about young people, John Hughes. It centres on Culkin’s character, Kevin McCallister, who at eight years old gets left behind when his family goes on a holiday at Christmas time and has to defend his home against two bumbling thieves (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern).
Get into the Christmas spirit with a date to see Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Home Alone in Concert.