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David Harewood (Homeland) and Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) play feuding political rivals in James Graham’s (Sherwood) multiple award-winning new drama.
In 1968 America two men fight to become the next president. But all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal.
During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation. As beliefs are challenged and slurs slung, a new frontier in American politics is opening and television news is about to be transformed forever.
Jeremy Herrin (All My Sons) directs this blistering political thriller, filmed live in London’s West End.
Courtyard Theatre
£16
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2 hours and 45 minutes (including one interval).
Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince in the glittering Kingdom of Sweets. Peter Wright’s much-loved production for The Royal Ballet, with gorgeous period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, keeps true to the spirit of this festive ballet classic, combining the thrill of the fairy tale with spectacular classical dancing.
Courtyard Theatre
£16
Dir: Kenneth Branagh 2023 I 103 mins
In Post-World War II Venice, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance.
When one of the guests is murdered, it’s up to him to uncover the killer.
£10.50 | £9.50 conc
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Open Captioned Screenings
The screening on Tues 24 Oct 5pm is an Open Captioned Screening. These screenings provide a transcription of the audio from a film. Captions are displayed at the bottom of the cinema screen along with the dialogue from the film.
210 minutes (including two intervals).
Teeming with comedy, wit and an abundance of bravura choreography, Carlos Acosta's production brings the Spanish heat and romance of Cervantes' classic novel to life.
Don Quixote, based on Miguel de Cervantes’ epic novel of the same name, regales the adventures of the eccentric nobleman Don Quixote and his faithful squire Sancho Panza, as they help to bring a vivacious young couple, Kitri and Basilio, together. This energetic 19th-century ballet is enlivened by Ludwig Minkus’ spirited score and is a wonderful showcase for the virtuosity of The Royal Ballet's Principal dancers. Created for The Royal Ballet a decade ago, Carlos Acosta’s exuberant production featuring Tim Hatley’s characterful designs brings the heat and romance of Cervantes' classic novel to life.
Courtyard Theatre
£16
Dir: Martin Scorsese 2023 I 206 mins
1920s Oklahoma.
Members of the Osage tribe are murdered, sparking a major FBI investigation.
Based on a true story.
Stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
'Monumental stuff: a story about the deadly legacy of America’s colonial sins, both vast and intimate in scope. Exceptional filmmaking, by an exceptional filmmaker' ★★★★★ Empire
'Gladstone is the film’s quiet centre, often inscrutable yet exuding a subtle power while the white men chatter away endlessly in this dialogue-heavy movie - 'blackbird talk' as the Osage call it' ★★★★★ Telegraph
'Killers of the Flower Moon suggests film-makers should keep on keeping on. I’d even put my cowboy boot on the line and declare this one of the best Westerns ever made and almost certainly the best film of 2023 so far' ★★★★★ London Evening Standard
'A fascinating companion piece to The Irishman: another soaringly ambitious, balefully riveting act of American national-historical vivisection, carried out within the framework of one of the signature American genres' ★★★★ Financial Times
'It’s Gladstone who provides the film’s centre of gravity. She gives one of the most extraordinary performances by a woman in any of Scorsese’s movies. She is serene but not saintly; a figure of tragedy with a fire in her belly' ★★★★ Independent
£10.50 | £9.50 conc
Special Ticket Offer
£9 | £8 conc tickets when you book for three films at the same time. Offer excludes event cinema screenings. Offer applied in basket.
Dir: Celine Song 2023 I 106 mins
English and Korean with English subtitles.
Nora lives in New York. She is reunited with the man who was her childhood friend in South Korea. It is a fateful week.
'It’s a must-see' ★★★★★ Guardian
'Plaudits to the principal cast, who do a miraculous job of portraying inner conflict and ecstasy with the merest tilt of a head, or subtle shift of a shoulder' ★★★★★ Observer
'Song finds the political in the personal and avoids seeming indulgent or niche' ★★★★★ Observer
'The film’s great magic is the way it captures the beauty of lonely cities with a camera that seems to caress their geography' ★★★★★ Daily Telegraph
'The performances are impossibly strong and awards-season ready. Anything other than a best actress Oscar nomination for Lee will be criminal' ★★★★★ Times
'A transcendent debut for South Korean-Canadian filmmaker Celine Song, this romantic drama is a masterclass in slow, simmering storytelling. It will stay with you, maybe even into your next life' ★★★★★ Empire
£10.50 | £9.50 conc
Special Ticket Offer
£9 | £8 conc tickets when you book for three films at the same time. Offer excludes event cinema screenings. Offer applied in basket.
Dir: Alice Troughton 2023 I 103 mins
A young author takes a tutoring position at the estate of a legendary writer.
Liam realises that he is ensnared in a web of secrets, resentment and retribution.
'...A movie that loves its actors and bounces buoyantly from scene to scene on the thrilling chemistry they provide' ★★★★ Times
£10.50 | £9.50 conc
Special Ticket Offer
£9 | £8 conc tickets when you book for three films at the same time. Offer excludes event cinema screenings. Offer applied in basket.
Open Captioned Screenings
The screening on Wed 8 Nov 2pm is an Open Captioned Screening. These screenings provide a transcription of the audio from a film. Captions are displayed at the bottom of the cinema screen along with the dialogue from the film.
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