THERE’s precious little “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” as Poole’s Lighthouse arts centre heads into autumn. Rather, the arts centre is ripping it up with a short season of cult films that explored and celebrated different aspects of youth rebellion.

The season ends on Friday 9th October at 7.30pm, with Quadrophenia. Jimmy Cooper loathes his dead-end job and his working-class parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding and drugs, only to be disappointed. Director Franc Roddam’s film stars Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Phil Davis, Ray Winstone and Sting, and is based on The Who’s rock opera album of the same name.

Since the 1950s, youth culture in this country has a wide and varied history, from the defiant rebellion of Teddy Boys, mods and rockers and the many activist movements that have shaped our society, to the sordid “glamour” of the drug scene, hedonistic self-expression in the music and fashion scenes and the emotional rollercoaster that is simply being a teenager – all of which have been portrayed on screen in a multitude of ways.

RIP IT UP at Poole Lighthouse explores and celebrates the changing face of youth rebellion, culture and expression – from joy to heartbreak – in the UK. With the Southbank Centre marking the 75th anniversary of the Festival of Britain – a landmark moment of post-war cultural renewal – and the 50th anniversary of punk this year, the Lighthouse is joining in with the British Film Institute’s celebration of how youth scenes and counterculture have impacted our lives and resonate to this day, inspiring new generations and beyond.