In a small medieval farming town with rigid social hierarchy and patriarchal culture, a reclusive fisherwoman is ostracized due to her persistent fish smell and rejection of institutionalized marriage. When the japes at her spinster status intensify, she sarcastically commissions for herself a husband made out of wicker. The master weaver brings the Wicker Husband to life, where his utility and dedication to his wife creates a romance so pure it causes absolute chaos amongst the villagers of the closed-minded town.

On the outskirts of a coastal village lives a Fisherwoman; smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her small-minded neighbours, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker. This unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos in this highly entertaining comedy. ★★★★★ "Colman weaves an astonishing performance... a class of her own": The Times

1943 - Charles de Gaulle is no longer the isolated general who refused to surrender, but the battle for France is far from won. While Free French forces fight across North Africa and Jean Moulin struggles to unite the Resistance at home, de Gaulle faces another formidable challenge: securing France’s political future against an American leadership that remains deeply suspicious of him. Simon Abkarian returns in the concluding part of Antonin Baudry’s sweeping wartime epic, alongside Simon Russell Beale as Winston Churchill and Campbell Scott as Franklin D. Roosevelt. From desert battles and clandestine resistance to D-Day and the liberation of Paris, Liberté brings the struggle for France dramatically home. The fight for France enters its final, decisive phase. As Free French forces battle across Africa and the Resistance fights at home, de Gaulle must also confront sceptical Allies over France’s future. De Gaulle: Liberté concludes Antonin Baudry’s sweeping wartime epic with political intrigue, spectacular action and the liberation of Paris. ★★★★★ "Unforgettable... thrilling... both extraordinary films": The Sunday Times

In French with English subtitles.

At a cosy Christmas party, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead, she finds Drosselmeyer, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment: fantastical landscapes of flurried snow and glittering confection where toys come alive and the magic never stops.

Peter Wright’s production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the wondrous swell of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral score, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs.

Cast:  

The Sugar Plum Fairy MAYARA MAGRI

The Prince REECE CLARKE

Herr Drosselmeyer JAMES HAY

Clara MARIANNA TSEMBENHOI

Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker TAISUKE NAKAO

Choreography PETER WRIGHT after LEV IVANOV

Music PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY  

Conductor CHARLOTTE POLITI

Original Scenario MARIUS PETIPA after E.T.A. HOFFMANN  

Production and Scenario PETER WRIGHT  

Designer JULIA TREVELYAN OMAN

Lighting Designer MARK HENDERSON  

Production Consultant ROLAND JOHN WILEY

When their father dies, sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood find themselves suddenly without fortune or security, forced to leave their family home for a modest cottage in Devon. This beautifully realised adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel explores the eternal struggle between following your head and surrendering to your heart.

When their father dies, sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood find themselves suddenly without fortune or security, forced to leave their family home for a modest cottage in Devon. Reserved Elinor keeps her feelings for Edward Ferrars carefully hidden, while passionate Marianne throws herself wholeheartedly into a romance with the captivating Willoughby. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles lead Georgia Oakley’s fresh, beautifully realised adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel, alongside George MacKay, Frank Dillane, Caitríona Balfe and Fiona Shaw. Romantic, witty and grounded in the bonds of sisterhood, this new Sense and Sensibility explores the eternal struggle between following your head and surrendering to your heart.

The Comédie-Française is one of France’s most revered arts institutions, and the oldest still-performing theatre company in the world. There is one golden rule: the play is NEVER cancelled.  

Unfortunately for theatre producer Nina (Pauline Clément), everything is unravelling just three hours before the premiere of her first production – an ambitious retelling of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Her lead actor is stuck on a train, tensions are exploding, passions flaring, equipment breaking down and egos are clashing. With panic setting in and the clock ticking Nina must hold things together at all costs. Will the show go on?

France’s hit summer comedy and the runaway winner of four awards at the Alpe d’Huez comedy Film Festival, Comédie Française is a delicious behind-the-scenes farce which is unafraid to poke fun at the highbrow reputation of French theatre.

Featuring a cast of real-life members of the Comédie-Française company, this is a gleeful, knowing parody and a sheer delight.

In French with English subtitles.

This hilarious award-winning comedy is a love letter to the theatre, set during the chaotic three hours before the opening night of Shakespeare’s Macbeth at Paris’s prestigious Comédie-Française. Everything is unravelling, but producer Nina must ensure that the show goes on!

Based on the best selling novel by Colleen Hoover.  Lowen Ashleigh, hired to ghostwrite for best-selling author Verity Crawford, uncovers what appears to be Verity's autobiographical notes, and becomes involved in what may prove to be a lethal conspiracy.

An English school teacher (Ifans) and an American composer (Linney) meet at a hospital after both are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, having been told they have "five good years" left before the disease consumes them. The film follows their journey of managing the disease while maintaining their quality of life and continuing doing things that bring them joy.

A pot-pourri of seasonal music and light entertainment, presented by the Sinodun Players.

All money raised from this event will be donated to Crisis UK.