Cinema Guide Fri 29 Nov 2019 - Thu 2 Jan 2020
ALL FILMS, EVERY DAY, FROM ÂŁ4.50
THE AERONAUTS Set in 1862, The Aeronauts follows wealthy young widow Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) and headstrong scientist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne), as they mount a balloon expedition to fly higher than anyone in history. This is a journey to the very edge of existence, where the air is thin and the chances of survival are slim.
Tom Harper / UK, USA 2019 / 101 min
Fri 29 Nov to Thu 5 Dec, Times Vary
THE IRISHMAN In the 1950s, truck driver Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) gets involved with Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci) and his Pennsylvania crime family. As Sheeran climbs the ranks to become a top hit man, he also goes to work for Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) - a powerful Teamster tied to organised crime.
Martin Scorsese / USA 2019 / 209 min
Fri 29 Nov to Tue 3 Dec, Times Vary (not Mon 2 Dec)
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LE MANS ‘66 The true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale). They battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for FordMotor Company, taking on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
James Mangold / USA 2019 / 152 min
Fri 29 Nov to Thu 5 Dec, Times Vary (not Mon 2 & Wed 4 Dec)
A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON When an alien possessing strange powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep quickly makes a new friend. Together they must run from a dangerous organisation who wants to capture the intergalactic visitor.
Will Becher, Richard Phelan / UK, France, USA 2019 / 87 min
Sat 30 Nov & Sun 1 Dec, 11am
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THE TWO POPES Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) requests permission to retire from Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins). Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.
Fernando Meirelles / Various 2019 / 126 min
Fri 6 to Thu 12 Dec, Times Vary
JUDY & PUNCH In the unusual town of Seaside, a pair of puppeteers play host to a popular marionette show. But after a series of horrific events turn the relationship sour, they find themselves hatefully pitted against each other. This brilliantly unique adaptation stars Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman and Benedict Hardie.
Mirrah Foulkes / Australia 2019 / 106 min
Fri 6 to Wed 11 Dec, Times Vary
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THE ADDAMS FAMILY The Addams Family is back on the big screen in the first animated comedy about the kookiest family on the block. Funny, outlandish, and completely iconic, the Addams Family redefines what it means to be a good neighbour.
Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon / USA 2019 / 87 min
Sat 7 & Sun 8 Dec, 11am Sat 14 & Sun 15 Dec, 11am
HONEY BOY From a screenplay by Shia LaBeouf, based on his own experiences, award-winning filmmaker Alma Har’el brings to life a young actor’s stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father through cinema and dreams. Har’el’s feature narrative debut is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between filmmaker and subject, exploring art as medicine and imagination as hope.
Alma Har’el / USA 2019 / 95 min
Fri 13 to Thu 19 Dec, Times Vary (not Wed 18 Dec)
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KNIVES OUT Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate.
Rian Johnson / USA 2019 / 130 min
Fri 13 to Thu 19 Dec, Times Vary
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER The Saga Will End. The Story Lives Forever. The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron’s journey continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle commences.
J J Abrams / USA 2019 / 155 min
Thu 19 Dec to Thu 2 Jan, Times Vary (not Wed 25 Dec or Wed 1 Jan)
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FROZEN II Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her Kingdom. Together with Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven she sets off on a dangerous, but remarkable journey.
Jennifer Lee,Chris Buck / USA 2019 / 103 min
Sat 21 Dec to Thu 2 Jan, 11am (not Wed 25 Dec or Wed 1 Jan)
CATS Featuring Lloyd Webber’s iconic music and a world-class cast of dancers under the guidance of Tony-winning choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton, In the Heights), this film reimagines the musical for a new generation. With an all-star cast, spectacular production design, state-of-the-art technology, and dance styles ranging from classical ballet to contemporary, hip-hop to jazz, street dance to tap.
Tom Hooper / UK, USA 2019 / TBC min
Fri 20 Dec to Thu 2 Jan, Times Vary (not Wed 25 Dec or Wed 1 Jan)
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EVENT CINEMA LES MISERABLES: THE STAGED CONCERT Seen by over 120 million people worldwide, Les Misérables is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals. Coinciding with its 35th triumphant year in London’s glittering West End, Cameron Mackintosh produced a spectacular sell-out staged concert version at the Gielgud Theatre featuring an all-star cast. Mon 2 Dec, 6.45pm Sat 7 Dec, 4.30pm Sun 8 Dec, 1.30pm
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KENNETH BRANAGH THEATRE COMPANY:
THE WINTER’S TALE Due to phenomenal demand this beautifully re-imagined production of Shakespeare’s timeless tragi-comedy returns to cinemas this festive season. Co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, it features a remarkable cast including Dame Judi Dench as Paulina, alongside Tom Bateman, Jessie Buckley, Hadley Fraser, Miranda Raison and Sir Kenneth Branagh as Leontes. Wed 4 Dec, 7.30pm
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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: COPPELIA A classic returns to The Royal Ballet repertory with Ninette de Valois’ charming and funny Coppélia – a story of love, mischief and mechanical dolls. The intricate choreography is set to Delibes’ delightful score and shows off the technical precision and comedic timing of the whole Company. Osbert Lancaster’s designs bring a colourful storybook world to life in this Christmas treat for the whole family. Tue 10 Dec, 7.15pm Tickets: £17 / £15 Conc & Friends
EVENT CINEMA BILLY CONNOLLY: THE SEX LIFE OF BANDAGES Hailed as the UK’s most influential comedian of all time, legendary Scot Billy Connolly is coming to cinemas with this brilliant show from his final stand-up tour. Recorded in 2015, during the Australian leg, this whip smart routine is a riotous journey filled with outrageous tales and blistering observations of everyday absurdities.
Thu 12 Dec, 7.30pm
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NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: FLEABAG See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag. Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life. Sat 14 Dec, 8pm Fri 3 Jan, 8pm Tickets: £17 / £15 Conc & Friends
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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: THE NUTCRACKER The Royal Ballet’s glorious production, created by Peter Wright in 1984, is the production par excellence of this ballet favourite. RECORDED LIVE AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE on THU 8 DEC, 2016
Tue 17 Dec, 7.15pm Wed 18 Dec, 7.30pm Tickets: £17 / £15 Conc & Friends
EVENT CINEMA ANDRE RIEU: 70 YEARS YOUNG Charlotte Hawkins welcomes cinema audiences from around the world to André’s castle in Maastricht for a birthday celebration. During the party, André talks to Charlotte about his life and music - it’s been an incredible journey; from growing up in a musical family, his church choir days, his marriage to Marjorie, The Salon Orchestra, forming The Johann Strauss Orchestra and his record-breaking world tours. Sat 4 Jan, 7pm Sun 5 Jan, 2pm
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THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: WOZZECK Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts William Kentridge’s new production of Alban Berg’s expressionistic masterpiece Wozzeck, regarded for its intense emotional power and brilliant score as one of the most significant operas of the 20th century. Sat 11 Jan, 5.55pm Tickets: £20 / £18 Conc & Friends
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE:
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY This production has been delighting audiences in Covent Garden since 1946. A classic of Russian ballet, it established The Royal Ballet both in its new home after World War II and as a world-class company. Sixty years later, in 2006, the original staging was revived, returning Oliver Messel’s wonderful designs and glittering costumes to the stage. Thu 16 Jan, 7.15pm Tickets: £17 / £15 Conc & Friends
EVENT CINEMA ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: LA BOHEME Puccini’s opera of young love in 19th-century Paris is packed with beautiful music, including lyrical arias, celebratory choruses for Act II’s evocation of Christmas Eve in the Latin Quarter and a poignant final scene over which the composer himself wept. Richard Jones’s character-led production perfectly captures La bohème’s mixture of comedy, romance and tragedy, with striking designs by Stewart Laing. Wed 29 Jan, 7.45pm Tickets: £17 / £15 Conc & Friends
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: PORGY AND BESS The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess returns to the Met for the first time since 1990, in a new co-production with English National Opera and Dutch National Opera, hailed as a triumph at its premiere in London earlier this year.
Sat 1 & Sun 2 Feb, 5.55pm Tickets: £20 / £18 Conc & Friends
KINKY BOOTS: THE MUSICAL Filmed live at London’s Adelphi Theatre, this musical is strutting onto the big screen! Charlie is a factory owner struggling to save his family business, and Lola is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, this unexpected pair learn to embrace their differences and create a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen! Tue 4 Feb, 7.30pm Sun 9 Feb, 2pm
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EVENT CINEMA ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE:
MARSTON & SCARLETT Choreographer Cathy Marston was previously an Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House and Director of Bern Ballett, and much in demand internationally. The inspiration for her first work for The Royal Ballet Main Stage is the momentous life and career of the cellist Jacqueline du Pré. A new work by Liam Scarlett, The Royal Ballet’s Artist in Residence, provides the second part of the programme. Tue 25 Feb, 7.15pm Tickets: £17 / £15 Conc & Friends
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: AGRIPPINA In the Met’s first-ever performances of Agrippina, Handel’s satire of sex and power politics, Sir David McVicar reconceives a production evoking a scandalous world in which the Roman Empire never fell but simply kept going right up to the present. Joyce DiDonato stars as the power-hungry empress. Sat 29 Feb, 5.55pm Tickets: £20 / £18 Conc & Friends
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA:
DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER For the first time at the Met, Sir Bryn Terfel sings the role of the mysterious Dutchman, condemned to roam the seas for eternity, with Anja Kampe as the devoted Senta, whose love can set him free. Sat 14 Mar, 5.55pm Tickets: £20 / £18 Conc & Friends
EVENT CINEMA ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: FIDELIO Beethoven’s only opera is a masterpiece and an uplifting story of risk and triumph. In this new production, conducted by Antonio Pappano, Jonas Kaufmann plays the political prisoner Florestan, and Lise Davidsen his wife Leonore (disguised as ‘Fidelio’) who daringly sets out to rescue him. Set in strong counterpoint are the ingredients of domestic intrigue, determined love and the cruelty of an oppressive regime. Tue 17 Mar, 7.15pm Tickets: £17 / £15 Conc & Friends
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: SWAN LAKE Liam Scarlett’s glorious production of Swan Lake (new in 2018) returns for its first revival. While remaining faithful to the Marius Petipa/Lev Ivanov text, Scarlett’s additional choreography and John Macfarlane’s magnificent designs breathe new life into what is arguably the best-known and most-loved classical ballet. Wed 1 Apr, 7.15pm Sun 5 Apr, 2pm Tickets: £17 / £15 Conc & Friends
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: TOSCA Sir David McVicar’s bold staging of Puccini’s operatic thriller returns with star soprano Anna Netrebko as the passionate title diva, opposite Brian Jagde as her lover, the idealistic painter Mario Cavaradossi. Sat 11 Apr, 5.55pm Sun 12 Apr, 5.55pm Tickets: £20 / £18 Conc & Friends
EVENT CINEMA ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE:
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / PAGLIACCI Two opera classics are drawn together in this wonderfully observed re-creation of life in a south Italian village as a travelling theatre visits and emotions erupt. The award-winning production by Damiano Michieletto presents vividly the fast-moving, shocking events brought about by secret love and uncontrollable jealousy. Tue 21 Apr, 7pm Tickets: £17 / £15 Conc & Friends
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: MARIA STUARDA Donizetti’s drama, focused on the political and personal rivalry between two queens, returns to the Met with Diana Damrau as the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots, and Jamie Barton as her rival, Queen Elizabeth I. Sat 9 May, 5.55pm Tickets: £20 / £18 Conc & Friends
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE: THE DANTE PROJECT In this new work, The Royal Ballet’s trailblazing Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor collaborates with an award-winning team – contemporary composer Thomas Adès, artist Tacita Dean, lighting designer Lucy Carter and dramaturg Uzma Ha meed – to bring us closer to Dante and his extraordinary vision. Thu 28 May, 7.15pm Tickets: £17 / £15 Conc & Friends
SUBTITLED, RELAXED, BF SUBTITLED SCREENINGS KNIVES OUT Sat 14 Dec, 2pm
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Thu 26 Dec, 4.45pm Thu 2 Jan, 7.45pm
CATS Sun 22 Dec, 7.45pm Mon 30 Dec, 4.45pm These films have subtitles along the bottom of the screen and may show sound effects. Look out for foreign language films too marked FL
RELAXED SCREENING FROZEN II Sun 29 Dec, 11am You can expect: - A relaxed attitude to noise and movement - Friendly staff on hand to help out - The lights to be on low - The volume to be turned down - No adverts or trailers before the film
SUBTITLED, RELAXED, BF BABY FRIENDLY SCREENING FROZEN II Thu 2 Jan, 11am You can expect: - A really relaxed attitude to noise & movement - Mats in front of the screen for parents/guardians and babies to relax on - Friendly staff on hand to make your visit easy & enjoyable - The lights to be on low - The volume to be turned down
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DIARY: 29 Nov 2019 - 2 Jan 2020 29 FRI THE AERONAUTS 5PM 29 FRI LE MANS ‘66 7.45PM 29 FRI THE IRISHMAN 8PM 30 SAT SHAUN THE SHEEP 2 11AM 30 SAT THE IRISHMAN 1.30PM 30 SAT THE AERONAUTS 5.45PM, 8PM 30 SAT LE MANS ‘66 7.45PM 1 SUN SHAUN THE SHEEP 2 11AM 1 SUN THE AERONAUTS 1.30PM 1 SUN THE IRISHMAN 4PM 1 SUN LE MANS ‘66 8PM 2 MON LES MISERABLES 6.45PM 2 MON THE AERONAUTS 7.15PM 3 TUE LE MANS ‘66 4.30PM 3 TUE THE IRISHMAN 7.15PM 3 TUE THE AERONAUTS 7.30PM 4 WED THE AERONAUTS 5PM 4 WED KBTC: THE WINTER’S TALE 7.30PM 5 THU LE MANS ‘66 4.30PM 5 THU THE AERONAUTS 7.30PM 6 FRI THE TWO POPES 5PM 6 FRI THE TWO POPES 7.45PM 6 FRI JUDY AND PUNCH 8PM 7 SAT THE ADDAMS FAMILY 11AM 7 SAT THE TWO POPES 2PM, 8PM 7 SAT LES MISERABLES 4.30PM 7 SAT JUDY AND PUNCH 7.45PM 8 SUN THE ADDAMS FAMILY 11AM 8 SUN LES MISERABLES 1.30PM 8 SUN JUDY AND PUNCH 5PM 8 SUN THE TWO POPES 8PM 9 MON THE TWO POPES 4.45PM 9 MON JUDY AND PUNCH 7.30PM 10 TUE JUDY AND PUNCH 4.45PM 10 TUE THE TWO POPES 7.30PM 10 TUE ROH: COPPELIA 7.15PM 11 WED THE TWO POPES 4.45PM 11 WED JUDY AND PUNCH 7.30PM 12 THU THE TWO POPES 4.45PM 12 THU BILLY CONNOLLY 7.30PM 13 FRI HONEY BOY 5PM 13 FRI KNIVES OUT 8PM 14 SAT THE ADDAMS FAMILY 11AM 14 SAT KNIVES OUT 2PM 14 SAT HONEY BOY 5PM 14 SAT KNIVES OUT 7.45PM 14 SAT FLEABAG 8PM 15 SUN THE ADDAMS FAMILY 11AM 15 SUN KNIVES OUT 2PM, 8PM 15 SUN HONEY BOY 5PM 16 MON HONEY BOY 5PM 16 MON KNIVES OUT 7.30PM 17 TUE KNIVES OUT 4.45PM 17 TUE ROH: THE NUTCRACKER 7.15PM 17 TUE HONEY BOY 7.30PM 18 WED KNIVES OUT 4.45PM 18 WED THE FORCE AWAKENS 6PM 18 WED ROH: THE NUTCRACKER 7.30PM 18 WED THE LAST JEDI 9PM
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Cinema Guide Fri 29 Nov 2019 - Thu 2 Jan 2020