Cinema
25 shows foundDelayed live screening from The Old Vic. Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noel Coward’s provocative comedy.
This is a giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness.
There are 6 screenings. Stars Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen & Russell Tovey.
Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life. (1hr 49mins)
Fri 10th Jan 3.45pm, 7.30pm
Mon 13th Jan 7.30pm
Tues 14th Jan 3.45pm
Pilot Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) and scientist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon. (1h 40 mins)
Mon 13th Jan 1pm, 3.45pm
Tues 14th Jan 7.30pm
Weds 15th Jan 3.45pm
The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it. (2h 18mins)
Tues 14th Jan 1pm
Thurs 30th Jan 1pm
Tickets £7.50
A unique film about a unique man. Given exclusive access to the opening night of the exhibition, the film captures the excitement of the occasion and provides a fascinating exploration of Leonardo’s great works.
Weds 15th Jan 7.30pm
Fri 17th Jan 1pm
Thurs 30th Jan 3.45pm
Gritty British drama directed by Ken Loach. Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggle to raise a family. (1h 41 mins)
Fri 17th Jan 3.45pm
Tues 21st Jan 1pm
Weds 22nd Jan 1pm, 3.45pm
Seaside (nowhere near the sea), puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show in an anarchic town on the brink of mob rule. (1h 45mins)
Fri 24th Jan 1pm
Tues 28th Jan 1pm, 3.45pm, 7.30pm
Weds 29th Jan 1pm, 3.45pm
Thurs 30th Jan 7.30pm
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. (2h 5mins)
Fri 31st Jan 1pm, 3.45pm, 7.30pm
Mon 3rd Feb 1pm
Tues 4th Feb 1pm
Weds 5th Feb 1pm, 7.30pm
Film adaptation of Lloyd Webber’s musical. Stars Idris Elba, Ian McKellen, Rebel Wilson, James Corden.
Kinky Boots The Musical, filmed live at the Adelphi Theatre in the heart of London’s West End, is strutting onto the big screen!
With songs from Grammy and Tony award winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, book by legendary Broadway playwright Harvey Fierstein, and direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell, the musical is based on the film written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth. Running Time: 133 mins including Interval
Fri 7th Feb 1pm
Mon 10th Feb 1pm, 3.45pm, 7.30pm
Weds 12th Feb 1pm, 3.45pm, 7.30pm
Thurs 13th Feb 1pm
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Stars Saoirse Ronan & Emma Watson. (2h 14mins)
Delayed live screening. This classic play will be brought to life with linguistic ingenuity tocelebrate Cyrano’s powerful and resonant resistance against overwhelmingodds. Stars James McAvoy.
Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci (The Players) are today Italian opera’s most famous double act, but they were written independently.
Cavalleria rusticana came first, its hugely successful premiere in 1890 doubtless an influence on Leoncavallo. His Pagliacci in 1892 was another triumph.
The two works, each undeniable masterpieces of the verismo tradition of realism, share dramatic concision, melodic richness and an obsession with violent jealousy.
Dante’s Divine Comedy is an epic journey through the afterlife: it encompasses the horrifying drama of Inferno and its damned, the lyrical mysticism of pilgrims on mount Purgatorio and the dazzling spheres of Paradiso with their endless configurations of light.
The poem was inspired by the agony of Dante’s own exile, and traces his path from crisis to revelation guided by his literary hero Virgil and his lost love Beatrice.
In his new work, The Royal Ballet’s trailblazing Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor creates a world premiere in collaboration with an award-winning team – contemporary conductor-composer Thomas Adès, artist Tacita Dean, lighting designer Lucy Carter and dramaturg Uzma Hameed – to bring us closer to Dante and his extraordinary vision.
Strauss’s thrilling and audacious adaptation of Greek tragedy receives a new staging by the award-winning Christof Loy. This uncompromising opera, about a daughter intent on bloody revenge and a mother driven to madness, has provoked critics to lively debate and both shocked and excited audiences since its 1909 premiere.
Antonio Pappano conducts music that combines violence with moments of exquisite tenderness in his first Strauss interpretation for The Royal Opera since 2002.
The outstanding cast includes Nina Stemme (Brünnhilde in last Season’s Der Ring des Nibelungen) in the title role, and Karita Mattila in her role debut as the haunted queen Klytämnestra.