<img src='' title='Event Category: Cinema' alt='' id='templ_icon_' width='' height='' /> Event Category: Cinema

Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.

While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

Running Time: 3h 15mins

Elton John’s Billy Elliot musical – based on Stephen Daldry’s 2000 film – beamed into cinemas, shot live in HD at Victoria Palace Theatre in London’s West End.

Based on the Academy Award® nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End in 2005. Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the 1984/85 miners’ strike, Billy’s journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community and changes his life forever. The original creative team behind the film, including writer Lee Hall (book & lyrics), director Stephen Daldry, and choreographer, Peter Darling, is joined by music legend Elton John (music) to produce a funny, uplifting and spectacular theatrical experience that will stay with you forever.

Running Time: 2h 43mins    Cert 15

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock classic Jesus Christ Superstar returns to its roots with this sensational performance filmed in the UK during the Live Arena Tour.

An incredible cast including Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot, Melanie Chisholm as Mary Magdalene, Chris Moyles as King Herod and Ben Forster as Jesus Christ, perform hit songs including: ‘I Don’t Know How to Love Him’;  ‘Gethsemane;’ ‘Heaven on Their Minds;’ ‘Everything’s Alright;’ ‘King Herod’s Song’ and ‘Superstar’ in an exciting and contemporary interpretation.

Running Time:  1h 55mins

The greatest love story ever told – through ballet.

Live screening from The Royal Opera House.

Running Time:  3h 30mins including two intervals

In this adaptation of the best-selling, prize-winning memoir by Amy Liptrot, Saoirse Ronan stars as Rona, a young woman who returns to her remote home in the Orkney Islands after losing herself in London.

Following Rona as she reconnects with her past, her parents and the atmospheric isolation of the islands on which she grew up, this is a raw but lyrical and uplifting story of recovery and redemption. Directed by Nora Fingscheidt.

(1h 57mins)

Mahin lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life. But as Mahin opens herself up to new romance, what begins as an unexpected encounter quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.  (1h 36mins)

Iranian Film with English Subtitles

Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor.

Screened from The Royal Opera House.

Running Time:  3h 10mins including two intervals

Classical ballet’s most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness returns to the Royal Opera House stage.

We are delighted to screen this timeless production from the Royal Ballet & Opera.

Running Time:  3h 30mins including two intervals

A Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. (2h 18mins)