Ann Lee, the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, was proclaimed as the female Christ by her followers. This film depicts her establishment of a utopian society and the Shakers' worship through song and dance, based on real events.

Starring Amanda Seyfried and directed by Mona Fastvold.

In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.

In Portuguese with English subtitles.

After losing her beloved father, Helen finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel.

Based on the best selling memoir by Helen MacDonald and starring Claire Foy.

Soul To Soul: a vibrant and historically significant 1971 concert film featuring performances by Ike & Tina Turner, Santana, Wilson Pickett, the Staples Singers, Les McCann & Eddie Harris, and The Voices of East Harlem.

The concert was a celebration of 14 years of Ghana’s independence from British rule. For most of these artists, it would be their first trip to Africa. For the African American musicians, this was a journey about personal roots, the ancestral homeland, history, discovery, loss, pain and joy.

Based on Bernard MacLaverty’s novel, the film is a quiet, character-driven drama focusing on a homely retired couple (Ciarán Hinds and Lesley Manville) facing marital decline, who take a trip to Amsterdam trip to rediscover themselves.

Prepare to be enthralled by the brilliance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Così fan tutte, a masterful exploration of love, fidelity, and human folly, recorded on the illustrious stage of Teatro alla Scala in Milan. This timeless opera will come to life under the baton of the exceptional Alexander Soddy, with visionary direction by Robert Carsen.

Re-released for its 25th anniversary, Amelie has lost none of its original charm.

Despite being caught in her imaginative world, young waitress Amelie decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey during which she finds true love.

Starring Audrey Tautou and Mattieu Kassovitz.

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge).

One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions?

Posting Letters to the Moon is a romantic, funny and very touching portrait of life during the second World War, featuring readings of letters between Oscar nominated actress Celia Johnson (Brief Encounter) and her explorer and writer husband Peter Fleming (brother of James Bond creator Ian Fleming) posted to India and the Far East during the war working for Military Intelligence.

The letters are read by their daughter Lucy Fleming (Love Sarah, The Archers) and her husband Simon Williams (Upstairs Downstairs, The Archers, EastEnders), and give an insight into a young mother’s life coping during the war and tell of Celia Johnson’s experience of filming with Noël Coward, David Lean and her thoughts while making the classic film Brief Encounter in 1945.

Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

Starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.

Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production. A star cast including Julia Bullock as Pamina, Amitai Pati as Tamino, Huw Montague Rendall as Papageno, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and Soloman Howard as Sarastro, led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut.

Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious brotherhood of men – but help, it turns out, comes when you least expect it.

Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production. A star cast including Julia Bullock as Pamina, Amitai Pati as Tamino, Huw Montague Rendall as Papageno, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and Soloman Howard as Sarastro, led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut.

Cast:

Pamina JULIA BULLOCK

Tamino AMITAI PATI

Papageno HUW MONTAGUE RENDALL

Queen of the Night KATHRYN LEWEK

Sarastro SOLOMAN HOWARD

Monostatos GERHARD SIEGEL

Creatives:

Music WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Conductor MARIE JACQUOT

Director DAVID MCVICAR

Designer JOHN MACFARLANE

Lighting Designer PAULE CONSTABLE

Movement Director LEAH HAUSMAN

Baz Luhrmann follows up his 2022 biopic with a documentary built from newly restored, previously unseen archive footage. Drawn from Elvis: That’s the Way It Is and Elvis on Tour, it captures Presley at the height of his stage presence, blending concert performances with rare recordings of Elvis reflecting on his life.

Raoul Peck’s powerful documentary uses George Orwell’s own words, voiced by Damian Lewis, alongside archival footage to explore themes of colonialism, authoritarianism, and disinformation, and their unsettling relevance to today’s current events.

Beatles Complete present a night of Beatlemania packed with massive hits from the most influential band of all time. Having now performed over 250 shows at the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool, this Liverpool based ‘beat combo’ are the youngest ever Beatles band to gain a residency at the Cavern Club where they still perform every Thursday and some Saturdays, packing the club out and creating a unique Beatles vibe. Aged between 18 and 22 Beatles Complete are the closest thing you will get to the unbridled joy of seeing the young Beatles when they first lit up the world.

Whilst they can’t promise all the screaming and tears from the 60’s, they can give you a host of classic songs brilliantly performed by a band of accomplished multi-instrumentalists, spanning right across The Beatles’ recording history, from Please Please Me right through to Let It Be.

COLOURS OF TIME, the captivating multi generational story of a family whose destiny is entwined with the birth of modern Paris and the Impressionist movement. Follow distant cousins meeting for the first time and discovering the past of their ancestor Adèle, who came to Paris in 1895 at the age of 21, looking for her mother in the midst of a vibrant cultural and industrial revolution.  The film is an ode to youth and progress, filled with cinematic power and human emotion.

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails. Starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.

The Wizard of the Kremlin is a darkly satirical political drama by Olivier Assayas. Paul Dano plays Vadim Baranov, an artist turned spin doctor navigating post-Soviet power, as a young Vladimir Putin, portrayed by Jude Law, rises. It explores propaganda, influence, and the manipulation of truth.

“[This is] essential viewing for understanding the highly sophisticated workings of a totalitarian propaganda state.” - British Film Institute

Father Mother Sister Brother is a wry, globe-spanning anthology from Jim Jarmusch, exploring the fragile ties between estranged family members. Across the United States, Dublin and Paris, three loosely connected stories follow parents, siblings and children circling one another through absence, memory and uneasy reunion. With an ensemble cast including Adam Driver, Cate Blanchett and Charlotte Rampling, the film blends dry humour with melancholy observation. Beneath its understated surface, it reflects on intimacy, performance and the small fictions families sustain to hold themselves together.

Glenrothan is a reflective family drama set against the rugged beauty of the Scottish Highlands, marking the directorial debut of Brian Cox. Alan Cumming plays Donal, returning home after decades in America to a fractured past and a struggling family whisky distillery. Reuniting with his brother, played by Cox, he must confront buried grief, old violence and the possibility of reconciliation.

Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph).

Cast:

Tatiana ASMIK GRIGORIAN

Olga MARIA BARAKOVA

Filippyevna STEPHANIE BLYTHE

Lenski STANISLAS DE BARBEYRAC

Eugene Onegin IGOR GOLOVATENKO

Prince Gremin ALEXANDER TSYMBALYUK

Creatives:

Music PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Conductor TIMUR ZANGIEV

Director DEBORAH WARNER

Set Designer TOM PYE

Costume Designer CHLOE OBOLENSKY

Lighting Designer JEAN KALMAN

Projection Designer IAN WILLIAM GALLOWAY and FINN ROSS

Choreographer KIM BRANDSTRUP

Agatha Christie and Margaret Rutherford should never have been friends. But they were. Their paths crossed when they found themselves at the heart of one of British cinema's most successful franchises. However, the Miss Marple films almost didn't get made…

Our production of Murder, Margaret and Me is one of the events being staged to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Agatha Christie. It is a story of friendship, identity and the achievement of women in the long-lost world of the silver screen.

This amateur production of Murder, Margaret and Me is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd, on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.

Köln 75 follows teenage promoter Vera Brandes, played by Mala Emde, as she risks everything to stage a 1975 concert by Keith Jarrett. Against the odds, the troubled performance becomes the iconic Köln Concert, capturing a moment of musical history.

A talented violinist, Cecilia, confined in an orphanage, meets Vivaldi who becomes her teacher. Under his mentorship and through his music, she gains courage to break free from the life she was destined for and pursue her passion.

In Italian with English subtitles.

Frida Kahlo is a phenomenon. She is arguably the world’s favourite female artist – beloved by young and old. Exhibition on Screen’s award-winning film – first released during covid to a restricted audience – is back by popular demand with an exciting new addition from the curators of the blockbuster transatlantic exhibition from Tate Modern and MFA Houston ‘Frida Kahlo: the Making of an Icon’.  Back in the cinemas in May 2026, one month before the Tate exhibition opens, allowing audiences to watch both the film and see the show.

The Playboy of the Western World, directed by Caitríona McLaughlin, is a darkly comic tale of identity, myth-making and desire. When a mysterious stranger arrives in a rural pub claiming he has killed his father, he becomes an unlikely local hero, captivating Pegeen Flaherty (Nicola Coughlan) and the surrounding community.

Recording of live show. The critically-acclaimed musical Funny Girl returns, featuring Sheridan Smith in “an unforgettable star turn” (The Times). Funny Girl is semi-biographical, based on the life and career of Broadway star, film actress and comedienne Fanny Brice (a role made famous by Barbara Streisand on Broadway and in the 1968 film adaptation), and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein.

The Alter Eagles are delighted to bring their celebration of one of the best-loved bands of all time to the Wallingford Corn Exchange for the very first time. Now in their 23rd anniversary year the band have established themselves as one of the country's top tribute acts, headlining at theatres all over the country. Playing a mix of old and new Eagles' songs, including all the classics - Hotel California, Take It Easy, One Of These Nights, Take It To The Limit, Desperado, Lyin' Eyes and Life In The Fast Lane.

Charlotte Brontë has a confession about how one sister became an idol, and the other one became known as the third sister. You know the one. No, not that one. The other, other one ... Anne.

This is not a story about well-behaved women. This is a story about the power of  words. It’s about sisters and sisterhood, love and jealousy, support and competition.

Sarah Gordon’s new play is an irreverent retelling of the life and legend of the Brontë sisters, and the story of sibling power dynamics that shaped their uneven rise to  fame.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd, on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.

A contemporary play with distinct ‘Charlie Brooker/Black Mirror’ vibes. Things, and people, are not always what they seem.

“If I had a Time Machine I could go back to, um, to before anyone got as clever, before computer engineers… Yeah, maybe then we could start it all again.” (Maggie in The Sewing Group)

Crowe has crafted a gripping and mysterious piece of theatre that blurs notions of past, present and a possible future. Seeded with clues as to what might really be going on beneath the surface of the sewing group, the play resonates with modern audiences on many levels.

By agreement with Independent Talent Group Ltd.

Oliver Lansley’s Immaculate, our late Autumn production, is a laugh-a-minute collision of dark, sparkly and risqué wit.  

It tells the story of Mia, a vulnerable young woman who has not had sex for eleven months yet discovers she is inexplicably pregnant.

Visited by the Angel Gabriel, Mia is led to believe she is carrying a divine child. Or is there a more sinister force at play, with the Devil’s hand behind her pregnancy?

Crackling with audacious jokes, uncomfortable truths and gleeful provocation, Immaculate dares its audience to laugh even as the ground shifts beneath them.

An amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.