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The Boss Baby (U)
Dir: Tom McGrath 2017
An hilarious story about how a new baby’s arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator – a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim. Featuring the voices of Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow.
WHY? The latest film from DreamWorks Animation and the director of Madagascar
Flanders & Swann: At the Drop of a Hippopotamus
Join multi award-winning comedian Tim FitzHigham and BBC Radio 4 musical maestro Duncan Walsh Atkins as they bring you the wit and wordplay of ingenious comedy songsmiths, Michael Flanders and Donald Swann.
The duo breathe new life into their much-loved music. Expect all the classics, from The Hippopotamus (Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud) to The Gas Man Cometh – plus a few hidden gems along the way!
WHY? ‘Impressive, suave… a delight!’ The Times
At some performances Simon Townley or Jordan Clark will appear in place of Duncan Walsh Atkins.
Courtyard Theatre
£15 (£13 conc)
James Campbell's The Funny Thing About...
Hold on to your socks and enjoy stand up comedy for kids.
James Campbell is founder of Comedy 4 Kids, author of Boyface and has appeared on CBBC’s Blue Peter. He will be making fun of everything from couscous to penguins to Nintendo Wii. James' jokes are written and performed to get children and parents laughing out loud.
WHY? ‘A hit not to be missed’ ★★★★★ Three Weeks
Age guidance: 6+ years
Courtyard Theatre
£10 (£8 under 16s)
Family and Friends (4 people) £32
Hailey Tuck
Jazz singer Hailey Tuck has been enchanting audiences across Europe.
Hailey was raised on a diet of black and white movies, 1930s jazz and vintage dresses. She has already reimagined the work of an eclectic line up of artists including Fats Waller, The Zombies and Maroon 5.
WHY? Enjoy Hailey’s uniquely captivating voice that sits somewhere between Billie Holiday, Regina Spektor and Ella Fitzgerald
Studio
£14
The Handmaiden (18)
Dir: Park Chan-Wook 2016 (Korean and Japanese with English subtitles)
Sookee is a young handmaiden. She is hired by a reclusive heiress who lives under the watchful eye of her domineering uncle. But Sookee harbours a secret. She has been recruited by a scheming con artist to trick the heiress into entrusting him with her fortune.
WHY? A sumptuous and exhilarating period thriller inspired by Sarah Waters’ bestselling novel Fingersmith
'The Handmaiden is a cinematic masterpiece' The Atlantic
Click here to read David Sim's review in full.
£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.
St John's Chamber Orchestra Summer Concert
Meng Yang Pan (piano), Nigel Wilkinson (conductor)
Mozart Overture The Abduction from the Seraglio
Mozart Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466
Delius On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring
Mendelssohn Symphony No.3 in A minor (Scottish)
Following the acclaimed performances of The Magic Flute, St John’s Chamber Orchestra’s returns with a fine programme including Mendelssohn’s dramatic and tuneful symphony and a pastoral evocation by Delius.
WHY? Meng Yang Pan brings her sublime touch to one of the greatest of Mozart’s concertos
Courtyard Theatre
£17 (£15 conc) (£5 under 16s)
Nathan Caton: Straight Outta Middlesex
After stellar performances on BBC One's Live at the Apollo, Radio 4's Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothin and wowing audiences in comedy clubs up and down the UK, this rising star is back with his unique blend of charming, charismatic and intelligent on-point comedy in a show not to be missed.
Caton’s captivating and laidback style of stand-up has seen him quickly establish himself on the comedy circuit and regarded as one of the best young comics in the UK.
Following on from his 2014 sold out Edinburgh run Nathan landed a coveted spot on BBC1’s Live at Apollo. Nathan’s award winning combination of personal and topical anecdotes has also led to appearances on BBC2′s Mock The Week, BBC3′s Russell Howard’s Good News, BBC Radio 4′s Now Show and News Quiz, as well as having his very own BBC Radio 4 sitcom Can’t Tell Nathan Caton Nothing commissioned for three series.
WHY? 'Laidback, on-the-nose material’ The Guardian
Studio
£14 (£12 conc)
The Zoots: The Sounds of the Sixties
Experience the Sixties show that's wowing audiences around the world, and headlining venues from the Palladium to Old Trafford - with the spectacular sounds of The Zoots!
The Zoots are here to make your whole family bop to the '60s beats that everybody loves - with legendary numbers by Elvis, The Beatles, The Monkees, the Beach Boys, and dozens more of your favourite artists.
'The Zoots are impossible not to like' The Stage
WHY? Expect legendary numbers by Elvis, The Beatles, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, and dozens more of your favourite artists
Courtyard Theatre
£15
Rules Don't Apply (12A)
Dir: Warren Beatty 2016
It’s Hollywood, 1958. Marla Mabrey is an aspiring actress under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes. Frank Forbes is her ambitious young driver. Their instant attraction defies Hughes’ number one rule: no employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress.
WHY? Starring Warren Beatty, Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich
£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.