New Year, New Films, New Events!

Director: Paul King. Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant and Sally Hawkins. UK. 2023. 116mins.

From the people who brought us Paddington comes the origin story of WIlly Wonka, the eccentric chocolatier magically played by Timothee Chalemet.  With Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa and a dazzling cast of British talent, Wonka is the perfect film for all the family this Christmas holiday.

FRI 05 JAN 3.00 · SAT 06 JAN 5.00 · SUN 07 JAN 4.30 · FRI 12 JAN 5.45 · SAT 13 JAN 2.00

Director: Chris Buck. Voice talents of Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk and Ariana DeBose. USA 2023. 95mins.

When you make a wish, you don’t ever expect for it to get answered, but Asha’s does when she gets joined by a magical, yet mischievous star from the sky! Together they must overcome a powerful foe and fight for the dreams of all the people of Rosas.

SAT 06 JAN 2.30 · SUN 07 JAN 2.00

Director: Bradley Cooper. Starring: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan. USA. 2023. 129min.

One of the towering figures of 20th-century American arts and culture, Bernstein was a gifted artist. Cooper celebrates this alongside Bernstein’s complexity as an individual. The composer of West Side Story, winner of countless accolades and the first American conductor to receive international acclaim, Bernstein was a titan of the classical world. Maestro is a glorious symphony of life and art.

FRI 05 JAN 5.30 · SUN 07 JAN 7.00 · WED 10 JAN 5.15

Directors: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. Starring: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster and Rhys Ifans. USA 2023. 120min.

At the age of 64, long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad became the first person to complete the 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida without the use of a shark cage. With the support of her former partner and coach Bonnie Stoll (Jodie Foster), Diana trains not just her body, but also her mind – ensuring she has the mental and emotional resilience to face the daunting challenge ahead. Inspiring!

FRI 05 JAN 8.15 · TUE 09 JAN 5.30 · WED 10 JAN 8.00 · THU 11 JAN 10.30am

Director: Justine Triet. Starring: Sandra Huller & Swann Arlaud. France. 2023. 150min. French with English Subtitles. 151mins.

For the past year, Sandra, a German writer, her French husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he committed suicide or was killed. Samuel’s death is treated as suspicious, presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect.

SAT 06 JAN 7.30 · MON 08 JAN 5.15 · THU 11 JAN 7.45

Director: Michelle Fairley. Starring: Michelle Fairley, Bouli Lanners, Andrew Still. England. 2022. 99 mins.

After suffering from a stroke and losing all memory of his past, Phil is falsely convinced by his lonely care-giver Millie that the two were once in love. This tale of tentative affection mixed with confusion, false identity and deep secrets, alongside gorgeous rural Scottish setting, creates the perfect blend of love and heartache.

MON 08 JAN 8.30 · TUE 09 JAN 8.15 · THU 11 JAN 5.30

Director: Michael Mann. Starring: Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz and Shailene Woodley. USA 2023. 130mins.

A true story set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racing driver, Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles while mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another. He decides to counter his losses by rolling the dice on one race – 1,000 miles across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia.

FRI 12 JAN 8.15 · SAT 13 JAN 4.30 · SUN 14 JAN 7.15 · MON 15 JAN 8.15 · TUE 16 JAN 5.30 · WED 17 JAN 7.45 · THU 18 JAN 10.30am, 5.30

Director: Ridley Scott. Joaquin Phoenix & Vanessa Kirby. UK. 2023. 157mins.
The rise and fall of Napoleon, played by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix and directed by legendary director Ridley Scott. The film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic battle sequences ever filmed.

SAT 13 JAN 7.30 · SUN 14 JAN 4.00

Director: Martin Bourboulon. Starring: Eva Green, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris & Francois Civil. 2023. France. French with English Subtitles. 114mins.

The epic adventure continues…In a kingdom divided by religious wars and under threat of British invasion, a handful of men and women will battle and tie their fate to that of France. Constance is kidnapped before D’Artagnan’s eyes and in a frantic quest to save her, the young musketeer is forced to join forces with the mysterious Milady de Winter…

MON 15 JAN 5.30 · TUE 16 JAN 8.15

Director: Oliver Parker. Starring: Michael Caine & Glenda Jackson. UK. 2023. 96 minutes.

In the summer of 2014, Bernard Jordan made global headlines. He had staged a ‘great escape’ from his care home to join fellow war veterans in Normandy, to commemorate the D Day Landings 70th anniversary. Bernie’s adventure, spanning a mere 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60 year marriage to Rene and their enduring love. Not to be missed!

WED 17 JAN 5.30

Director: Daniel Goldhaber. Starring: Ariela Bare, Kristine Froseth and Lukas Gage. USA. 2022. 103 Mins.

A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline, in Daniel Goldhaber’s taut and timely thriller that is part high-stakes heist, part radical exploration of the climate crisis. Based on the controversial book by Andreas Malm.

THU 18 JAN 8.15

Director: James Hawes. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn and Helena Bonham Carter. UK 2023. 109min.

We are transported back to the eve of WWII, when the dashing young Winton is galvanised into action by the devastation facing civilians ahead of the Nazi invasion of Prague. With his mother, Winton and a band of volunteers embark on an ambitious Kindertransport project, saving children from a horrific fate. One Life serves to remind us of the power of individual acts in defence of human rights.

FRI 19 JAN 5.30 · SAT 20 JAN 2.30, 7.30 · SUN 21 JAN 4.00 · MON 22 JAN 8.00 · TUE 23 JAN 5.30 · WED 24 JAN 8.15 · THU 25 JAN 10.30am

Director: Taika Waititi. Starring: Michael Fassbender. USA 2023. 103mins.

The true story of the American Samoa soccer team, who suffered the worst loss in World Cup history, losing to Australia 31-0 in 2001. With the 2014 World Cup approaching, the team recruits a down on his luck, maverick coach (Fassbender) to help turn their fate around. Absolute joy from director Taika Waititi!

FRI 19 JAN 8.00 · SAT 20 JAN 5.00 · SUN 21 JAN 6.30 · MON 22 JAN 5.30 · TUE 23 JAN 8.00 · WED 24 JAN 5.45 · THU 25 JAN 4.30

Director: Sam Fell. Voice Talent: Thandiwe Newton, Bella Ramsey, Zachary Levi. 2023. UK. 97mins.

Babs is back! Everyone’s favourite animators are bringing the sequel to Chicken Run to the big screen. Having pulled off an escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has found a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new threat, and Ginger and her team decide to break in. Classic Aardman fun for all the family!

SAT 20 JAN 10.30am · SAT 27 JAN 10.30am

Director: James Graham. Starring: Joseph Fiennes. 2023.

With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt, to take team and country back to the promised land. Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale) plays Gareth Southgate in James Graham’s spectacular hit play that explores nation and game.

THU 25 JAN 7.00

Director: George Clooney. Starring: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Sam Strike. 2023. USA. 124mins.

Drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world. Think Chariots of Fire on water!

FRI 26 JAN 5.30 · SAT 27 JAN 2.15 (CAPTIONED), 7.30 · SUN 28 JAN 6.30 · MON 29 JAN 8.00 · TUE 30 JAN 5.30 · WED 31 JAN 8.15 · THU 01 FEB 10.30am, 8.00

Director: Meg Ryan. Starring: Meg Ryan & David Duchovny. USA. 2023. 104 mins.

Meg Ryan stars and directs this heart-warming rom-com. Two ex-lovers, Bill and Willa get snowed in at a regional airport overnight. Indefinitely delayed, they find themselves just as attracted to and annoyed by one another as they did decades earlier. But as they unpack the riddle of their mutual past, they begin to wonder if their reunion is mere coincidence, or something more enchanted.

FRI 26 JAN 8.15 · SAT 27 JAN 5.00 · THU 01 FEB 5.30

Conductor: Semyon Bychkov | Directors: Ann Yee and Natalie Abrahami | Cast: Asmik Grigorian, David Butt Philip, Emma Bell | New Production |  225mins | Sung in Czech with English subtitles.

A poetic, contemporary new staging of Dvořák’s lyric fairytale opera filmed live at the Royal Opera House in 2022 and starring Asmik Grigorian as Rusalka.

SUN 28 JAN 2.00

Director: Carol Morley, Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Monica Dolan, Gina Mckee. UK. 2023. 108 mins.

Inspired by the extensive archive of diaries, letters and art of forgotten artist Audrey Amiss.
The film weaves real events into an imagined journey as Audrey goes on a road trip with her psychiatric nurse. This dark and funny exploration of the growing friendship between two women as they hit the road in an electric car looking for reconciliation, is filled with adventure, humour and compassion.

MON 29 JAN 5.30 · TUE 30 JAN 8.15 · WED 31 JAN 5.45

Filmed live at the Adelphi Theatre in the heart of London’s West End and strutting onto the big screen. Inspired by true events, this unmissable musical theatre event celebrates a joyous story of British grit transforming into a high-heeled hit as it takes you from the factory floor of Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan!

SUN 04 FEB 4.00

Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan | Music: Jules Frédéric Massenet | Revival | 195mins.

Kenneth MacMillan’s passionate ballet tells the story of Manon, who is torn between her desire for a life of splendour and riches and her devotion to her true love Des Grieux. This adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s novel embodies Kenneth MacMillan at his best.

SUN 11 FEB 2.00

Director: Simon Stephens. Starring: Andrew Scott. 2023.

Filmed live during its sold-out run in London’s West End, Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ radical new one-man version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.

THU 22 FEB 7.00

Winner of 5 Tony Awards, Titanic – The Musical is a stunning production focusing on the hopes, dreams and aspirations of passengers. Unaware of the fate awaiting them, the Third Class immigrants dream of a better life in America, the Second Class imagine they too can join the lifestyles of the rich and famous, whilst the millionaire Barons of the First Class anticipate legacies lasting forever.

SUN 10 MAR 4.00

Conductor: Kevin John Edusei | Director: Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier | Cast: Asmik Grigorian, Joshua Guerrero, Lauri Vasar | Revival | 195mins | Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
For all the beauty and romance of the music, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly remains a deeply moving – and troubling – story, fatally bound up with the destructive forces of imperialism. Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s poignant, painterly production stars Asmik Grigorian as Cio-Cio-San with Joshua Guerrero as Pinkerton.

SUN 31 MAR 2.00

Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan | Revival | 195mins.

The Royal Ballet celebrates the breadth of Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan’s one-act ballets. Danses Concertantes, commissioned by Ninette de Valois in 1955, was MacMillan’s first major work. It is followed by Different Drummer, MacMillan’s complex and haunting balletic interpretation of Woyzeck, Georg Büchner’s play about a soldier’s descent into madness.

SUN 14 APR 2.00

This breathtakingly beautiful Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, inspired by the Oscar winning MGM film, tells the impassioned story of discovering love in the ‘City of Light’. Paris is the backdrop to a sensuous, modern romance of art, friendship and love in the aftermath of war. This incredible production received a record-setting 28 five-star reviews from the critics.

SUN 21 APR 4.00

Choreography: Liam Scarlett after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov | Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky | Additional Choreography: Frederick Ashton | Revival | 200mins.

Tchaikovsky’s sensational score combines with the evocative imagination of choreographer Liam Scarlett and designer John Macfarlane to heighten the dramatic pathos of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov’s quintessential ballet classic. Swan Lake remains to this day one of the best-loved works in the classical ballet canon.

SUN 28 APR 2.00

Conductor: Antonello Manacorda | Director: Damiano Michieletto | New Production | 225mins | Sung in French with English subtitles.

Damiano Michieletto’s sizzling new production evokes all the passion and heat of Bizet’s score, which features Carmen’s sultry Habanera and the rousing Toreador song. Antonello Manacorda and Emmanuel Villaume conduct an exciting international cast with Aigul Akhmetshina in the title role.

SUN 05 MAY 2.00

42nd Street, the legendary Broadway musical theatre classic tells the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway. This is the largest ever staging of the Tony Award-winning musical and it was filmed live at the magnificent Theatre Royal in the heart of London’s West End. Not to be missed!

SUN 19 MAY 4.00

Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon | Music: Joby Talbot | Revival | 195mins.

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter's Tale is an award-winning modern ballet classic adapted from Shakespeare’s profound story of love and loss.

SUN 26 MAY 2.00

Choreography: Kate Prince Music: Based on the songs of Sting | Recorded Production | 90mins.

Message In A Bottle, the acclaimed dance theatre production by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, set to the music of Grammy Award-winning artist Sting, has been filmed for cinema release in partnership with Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK. The international refugee crisis is at the centre of this production.

SUN 02 JUN 2.00

Conductor: Antonio Pappano | Director: David McVicar | Cast: Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky, Carlos Álvarez | Revival | 195mins | Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

Jonas Kaufmann headlines David McVicar’s spectacular staging, under the baton of long-time collaborator Antonio Pappano – who conducts Giordano’s epic historical drama of revolution and forbidden love in his last production as Music Director of The Royal Opera.

SUN 16 JUN 2.00