Phoenix Leicester May 2015 by Jake Harvey

MAY —15

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CINEMA

ART

CAFÉ BAR PHOENIX

8 – 14 May

NEW FILMS —

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD THIS MONTH —

SPARK FESTIVAL Creative fun for all the family

UK GREEN FILM FESTIVAL

We join cinemas nationwide to celebrate environmental films

A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT STONES FOR THE RAMPART FORCE MAJEURE SAMBA

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MAY AT A GLANCE

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD p4

GOOD KILL p4

CHILD 44 p6

FORCE MAJEURE p5

BEVERLEY + MAKING OF DOC p5

JOHN WICK p6

STONES FOR THE RAMPART p5

PHOENIX p6

THE VOICES p7

THE WATER DIVINER p7

THE FALLING p10

A ROYAL NIGHT OUT p7

WOMAN IN GOLD p10

8 1/2 p10

MR HOLMES

TIMBUKTU

2–3

COMING IN JUNE

CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA

It’s Spark Festival time again! Leicester is home to the biggest children’s arts festival in the country, and at Phoenix our programme is jam–packed with digital fun for all ages. Experiment with new technologies in a short workshop; catch a family film; or create your own ‘light art’ in our Cube Gallery with Water Light Graffiti, an amazing wall embedded with thousands of LEDs that light up when you paint on it with water. A huge thank you to everyone who filled in our annual customer survey last month: we got over 950 responses. We’re currently looking through all your comments to see how we can make things better for you, and shape Phoenix’s future as we continue to adapt to pressures on public funding. We know that access–for–all is important to many of you, and with your support we plan to develop our focus on wider community engagement through our education programme, Access Cinema, our artists’ bursary scheme, and involvement in local and national festivals. Film–wise this month, the UK Green Film Festival returns for a fourth year, and we’re marking the 70th anniversary of VE Day with screenings of British drama A Royal Night Out and Germany’s Phoenix. (Phoenix showing Phoenix – a sure–fire recipe for confusion!) And we’ll let you be the judges of whether the new version of Far From the Madding Crowd, with Carey Mulligan as headstrong Bathsheba Everdine, is a worthy rival to the 1967 classic starring Julie Christie. Post your comments on our review board.

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LOST RIVER

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

12A

Fri 1 - Thu 14 May Dir: Thomas Vinterburg Cast: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen UK / USA 2015, 1hr 59mins

stars as Bathsheba, a landowner who attracts the attentions of three very different suitors - an honourable farmer (Schoenaerts), an older bachelor (Sheen) and Following Schlesinger’s 1967 a reckless cavalryman (Tom adaptation last month, Danish Sturridge). Fighting to retain her filmmaker Thomas Vinterburg (The independence in a patriarchal Hunt) has assembled a superb society, Bathsheba’s story is one of cast for his new version of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel. Carey Mulligan romance and tragedy.

BAFTA SHORTS 2015

Available as Silver Screenings – see p11

Sat 2 - Sun 3 May Dir: Various UK 2015, 2hrs 3mins

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Fri 1 - Mon 4 May Dir: Ryan Gosling Cast: Matt Smith, Christina Hendricks USA 2014, 1hr 33mins

A feature-length selection of short live action and animated films from the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). Films include Best Animation winner The Bigger Picture plus BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated short, Boogaloo and Graham. ‘Exudes a style and confidence that bode well for the state of emerging UK talent.’ Sight & Sound

HONEYTRAP + Q&A

Sat 2 May, 7.30pm Dir: Rebecca Johnson Cast: Jessica Sula, Lucien Laviscount UK 2014, 1hr 38mins

Followed by a Q&A with director Rebecca Johnson. Set in Brixton and inspired by real events, Honeytrap is an urban drama told from a girl's point of view. Yearning for love and status, fifteen-yearold Layla is swept into a whirlwind romance with self-styled gang leader/rapper Troy - and then spat out the other side. Desperate to win him back, she offers to lead another boy who's in love with her into an ambush.

Gosling’s directorial debut is a dark, neon-drenched fantasy noir. Set in the abandoned realms of Lost River, a single mother is forced to take extreme measures to save her family’s decrepit family home while her son Bones begins an investigation that puts him on a collision course with the town’s feared bully. Influenced by Lynch and Noé, it’s a mind-blowing visual cocktail.

GOOD KILL

Mon 4 - Thu 7 May Dir: Andrew Niccol Cast: Ethan Hawke, January Jones USA 2014, 1hr 42mins Ethan Hawke stars as Air Force pilot Thomas Egan, taken out of the skies and tasked with fighting a war as a drone operator from a trailer in Las Vegas. Cushioned by distance and with the daily missions beginning to weigh heavy on his conscience, Egan’s judgement and relationship with his family begin to suffer. Andrew Niccol’s contemporary war drama is a fascinating examination of the ethics of modern warfare.

INSPIRED BY

LEICESTER BEVERLEY + MAKING OF DOC

TBC

Fri 8 - Mon 11 May Dir: Alexander Thomas Cast: Laya Lewis, Vicky McClure UK 2015, 1hr Made in Leicester and set in the city in 1980, Beverley is a short film that follows a mixed-race girl’s struggle to carve out a sense of identity in a confusing, shifting cultural landscape. Hoping for change, a move from a decaying, urban environment to the comfort and theoretical safety of white suburbia doesn’t provide the hope and opportunities Beverley wished for. The film will be screened with the ‘Making-of-Beverley’ documentary.

FORCE MAJEURE

Fri 1 - Thu 7 May Dir: Ruben Östlund Cast: Johannes Bah Kuhnke Sweden / France 2014, 2hrs During a family holiday in the French Alps, dad Tomas abandons his wife and their children in a blind panic when a controlled avalanche almost turns to disaster. With his wife feeling betrayed at his seeming cowardice, what started as a simple family getaway leaves a frail marriage hanging in the balance. Östlund’s darkly-funny Swedish drama was a popular presence at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it took the Jury Prize.

DIOR AND I

12A

Fri 8 – Mon 11 May Dir: Frédéric Tcheng Cast: Raf Simons, Marion Cotillard France 2014, 1hr 30mins Dior and I charts the appointment of Raf Simons as creative director of Christian Dior, one of the world’s leading fashion houses. With Raf a surprise choice for the role and the pressure of designing his first collection in just eight weeks, Dior and I offers a riveting behindthe-scenes exploration of the fashion world and the dog-eat-dog figures that inhabit it. 'Absurd, but mesmeric.' – The Guardian

STONES FOR THE RAMPART 15

Sun 10 - Thu 14 May Dir: Robert Glinski Cast: Tomasz Zietek, Marcel Sabat Poland 2014, 1hr 52mins Based on Aleksander Kamiński’s immensely popular 1943 novel, widely regarded as one of the most influential non-fiction texts of the twentieth century and recommended reading for all Polish secondary school students. Set during the occupation of Poland during the Second World War, the film follows the efforts of the Polish underground scout movement and their acts of sabotage and resistance against their Nazi oppressors.

MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON U Wed 13 May, 6.15pm Dir: Frank Capra Cast: James Stewart USA 1939, 2hr 4mins

A new 3-month season of films looking at politics in cinema, each introduced by James Harvey-Davitt, PhD Candidate in English and Media, Anglia Ruskin University. In Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Capra presents one of his boldest arguments for the merits of Congress. To this day, Jimmy Stewart’s idealistic naïveté remains one of the iconic representations of the responsibilities of power.

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CHILD 44

Fri 15 - Thu 21 May Dir: Daniel Espinosa Cast: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman USA / UK / Czech 2014, 2hrs 17mins Set in Stalin’s Soviet Russia in the 1950s, Tom Hardy plays Leo Demidov, a disgraced MGB agent determined to track down a notorious serial killer responsible for the brutal murders of several children. Although aided by a powerful Russian general (Oldman), Demidov’s hunt for the killer takes unexpected turns as hidden forces seem determined to cover up the truth.

JOHN WICK

Fri 15 - Mon 18 May Dir: Chad Stahelski Cast: Keanu Reeves, Willem Dafoe USA 2014, 1hr 41mins They killed his puppy... Big mistake. Legendary hitman John Wick (Reeves) is thrown back into the seedy underworld of New York City, vying for revenge after Russian mobsters kill a dog left to him by his deceased wife. With nods to the works of John Woo and a perfect comeback role for Reeves, John Wick is an adrenaline shot and a must for all fans of pure action cinema.

THE INVISIBLE LIFE

Hugo, a man on the cusp of middle age, is in the grip of an unshakeable torpor, squandering his life away. Facing the impending death of his friend and professional mentor Antonio, he realises something must change. Existing somewhere between the existential horror of Bergman and absurdist literary dread of Kafka, Portuguese director Gonçalves’ first film in twenty-five years is a haunting, small-budget world cinema treasure waiting to be discovered.

Available as Silver Screenings – see p11

EXIT

6–7

Fri 15 - Mon 18 May Dir: Vitor Gonçalves Cast: Filipe Duarte, João Perry Portugal 2013, 1hr 43mins

TBC

Sun 17 - Wed 20 May Dir: Hsiang Chienn Cast: Chen Shiang-chyi, Easton Dong Taiwan 2014, 1hr 34mins

PHOENIX

12A

Fri 8 - Thu 14 May Dir: Christian Petzold Cast: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld Germany / Poland 2014, 1hr 38mins From the maker of 2012’s Barbara comes another gripping thriller, set after the events of the Holocaust. A disfigured concentration-camp survivor, unrecognisable after facial reconstruction surgery, searches

ravaged post-war Berlin for her husband who might have betrayed her to the Nazis. Part mystery, part film noir Petzold’s film is bold and enthralling, examining the physical and mental scars left by the Holocaust.

Hsiang Chienn’s film is a beautifully-observed and warmhearted study of middle-age and isolation which follows Ling, a garment worker looking after her ailing mother-in-law. On one of her many trips to visit her in hospital, she discovers a man covered in bandages on the same ward. Developing an unexpected bond with him through bathing his wounds, long-forgotten feelings of freedom and sexuality begin to blossom in Ling.

THE WATER DIVINER

Fri 22 - Thu 28 May Dir: Russell Crowe Cast: Russell Crowe, Jai Courtney Australia / USA 2014, 1hr 51mins

A ROYAL NIGHT OUT

12A

Fri 15 - Thu 28 May Dir: Julian Jarrold Cast: Sarah Gadon, Emily Watson UK 2015, 1hr 37mins 8 May 1945: the war in Europe is over and mass celebrations commence across the world. Everyone is out to party, including a young future Queen Elizabeth II (Gadon) and her sister Princess

Margaret who manage to convince the King (Rupert Everett) to allow them out for the evening to rejoice with the people. Based on true events, A Royal Night Out is an exciting feel-good romp featuring Her Majesty as you’ve never seen her before!

Another directorial debut makes its way to Phoenix this month in the form of the powerful The Water Diviner. After the devastating losses at the Battle of Gallipoli, it seems there is no hope for Joshua (Crowe), an Australian farmer whose three sons are presumed dead. Determined to find out what happened he begins an incredible journey across the globe, one that’s still coming to grips with the mass destruction left behind by the First World War.

CINEMA BIZARRE The weird and wonderful

JAUJA

Fri 22 - Mon 25 May Dir: Lisandro Alonson Cast: Viggo Mortensen Den / Arg 2014, 1hr 48mins In Alonson’s existential Western Captain Gunnar Dinesen (Mortensen) travels from Denmark with his fifteen-year-old daughter to the vast plains of Patagonia to take up an engineering job with the Argentinean army. Once there, his daughter falls in love with a young soldier and the couple run off together. When Dinesen discovers his daughter and her lover’s disappearance, he sets off on a 'trippy' journey into the unforgiving and alien countryside.

THE VOICES

Fri 22 May, 8.40pm Dir: Marjane Satrapi Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton USA 2014, 1hr 41mins Ryan Reynolds is Jerry, a seeminglynormal factory worker living in his apartment with his dog and cat. But something’s not quite right: Jerry speaks to them and they speak back, offering him some rather unconventional advice. After lonely Jerry is stood up on a date, his animal companions send him on a hilariously twisted and depraved journey. Marjane Satrapi's (Persepolis) new film is a very bloody and twisted on-the-edge satire.

THE LODGER + LIVE MINIMA SOUNDTRACK PG Sat 23 May, 7.30pm Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Ivor Novello UK 1927, 1hr 10mins

Set in a foggy and unsettled London with a Jack the Ripper-type serial killer on the loose, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) was Alfred Hitchcock’s first major commercial and critical success. This screening will be accompanied by a new live score from Minima (‘One of the leading bands accompanying silent film in Europe’ - Robert Rider, Head of Cinema, Barbican).

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Access Cinema Silver Screening Courses

Stage on Screen UK Green Film Festival

Force Majeure Far from the Madding Crowd Lost River Far from the Madding Crowd Force Majeure Far from the Madding Crowd Lost River Robot Overlords Force Majeure Far from the Madding Crowd BAFTA Shorts Far from the Madding Crowd Lost River Far from the Madding Crowd Honeytrap + Q&A Far from the Madding Crowd Robot Overlords Lazy Sunday: Madding Crowd Good Things Await Far from the Madding Crowd BAFTA Shorts Far from the Madding Crowd Lost River Force Majeure Far from the Madding Crowd Far from the Madding Crowd Force Majeure Good Kill Far from the Madding Crowd Lost River Far from the Madding Crowd Good Kill Good Kill Far from the Madding Crowd Force Majeure Far from the Madding Crowd H20mx Madding Crowd - Desc Sub Force Majeure Far from the Madding Crowd

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Beverley + Making-of doc Dior & I Phoenix Stones for the Rampart Far from the Madding Crowd Stones for the Rampart Far from the Madding Crowd Far from the Madding Crowd Phoenix Madding Crowd - Desc Sub Stones for the Rampart Dance on Camera 2015 Phoenix Stones for the Rampart Pride and Prejudice Stones for the Rampart Far from the Madding Crowd Phoenix Stones for the Rampart Phoenix Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Far from the Madding Crowd Phoenix Far from the Madding Crowd Far from the Madding Crowd Stones for the Rampart NT Live: Man and Superman Phoenix A Royal Night Out - Audio Described A Royal Night Out Child 44 A Royal Night Out The Invisible Life A Royal Night Out John Wick Insurgent A Royal Night Out The Invisible Life A Royal Night Out John Wick

Force Majeure Far from the Madding Crowd Good Kill Far from the Madding Crowd Force Majeure Far from the Madding Crowd Good Kill Far from the Madding Crowd Good Kill Force Majeure Far from the Madding Crowd Good Kill Film School Globe on Screen: Julius Caesar Far from the Madding Crowd Far from the Madding Crowd Phoenix Dior & I Beverley + Making-of doc Phoenix Far from the Madding Crowd Toy Story 2 - Autism Friendly Politics in Film Cinderella (1950) Beverley + Making-of doc Globe on Screen: Julius Caesar Phoenix Dior & I Far from the Madding Crowd Phoenix Far from the Madding Crowd Dance Movie Marathon Cinderella (1950) Lazy Sunday: Phoenix Far from the Madding Crowd Dior & I Bikes Vs Cars Far from the Madding Crowd Beverley + Making-of doc Phoenix Stones for the Rampart Far from the Madding Crowd Phoenix Stones for the Rampart

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A Royal Night Out Child 44 NT Live: Man and Superman A Royal Night Out Insurgent Lazy Sunday: A Royal Night Out Child 44 Dance Documentaries A Royal Night Out Exit A Royal Night Out The Invisible Life A Royal Night Out John Wick Child 44 A Royal Night Out The Invisible Life A Royal Night Out Exit A Royal Night Out John Wick Exit A Royal Night Out Child 44 A Royal Night Out A Royal Night Out - Desc Sub ENO: The Pirates of Penzance A Royal Night Out A Royal Night Out Child 44 A Royal Night Out A Royal Night Out Exit Exit A Royal Night Out Child 44 A Royal Night Out A Royal Night Out A Royal Night Out A Royal Night Out Child 44 The Water Diviner A Royal Night Out Samba

Let’s Dance International Frontiers Spark Festival

6.15pm 8.30pm 8.40pm Sat 23 11.30am 1pm 2.15pm 3.40pm 6pm 7.30pm 8.15pm Sun 24 12pm 12.30pm 2.45pm 3pm 5.15pm 5.45pm 7.30pm 8pm Mon 25 11am 1pm 1.30pm 3.30pm 3.40pm 6.10pm 6.10pm 8.15pm 8.30pm Tue 26 11am 11am 1pm 1.30pm 3.15pm 4pm 6pm 7.30pm 8.30pm Wed 27 11am 11am 1.20pm 3.30pm

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Juaja A Royal Night Out The Voices Cinderella Samba A Royal Night Out Juaja A Royal Night Out The Lodger + Live Soundtrack The Water Diviner Lazy Sunday: The Water Diviner A Royal Night Out Cinderella ENO: The Pirates of Penzance Blind A Royal Night Out Samba Juaja Cinderella Samba A Royal Night Out A Royal Night Out The Water Diviner Blind Juaja The Water Diviner Samba Cinderella City Threads A Royal Night Out Blind Cinderella A Royal Night Out The Water Diviner - Desc Sub Exhibition on Screen: The Impressionists Samba The Water Diviner Invent with Ototo A Royal Night Out Cinderella

A Royal Night Out Samba The Water Diviner Blind Cinderella Build a Chocolate Block Synth Samba A Royal Night Out Build a Chocolate Block Synth Cinderella Samba Blind A Royal Night Out The Water Diviner Pop Up & Play Cinderella A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Pop Up & Play Woman in Gold A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night 8½ A Pigeon Sat on a Branch The Falling A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Cinderella Woman in Gold 8½ A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Cinderella The Falling Woman in Gold A Pigeon Sat on a Branch A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Cinderella Lazy Sunday: 8 ½ Woman in Gold A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night A Pigeon Sat on a Branch The Falling Woman in Gold A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

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SAMBA

Fri 22 - Thu 28 May Dir: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano Cast: Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg France 2014, 1hr 55mins From the directors and star behind 2011’s worldwide French hit The Intouchables, Samba stars Omar Sy as a migrant from Senegal who faces extradition from France. Seeking help to

overturn the verdict, he meets Alice (Gainsbourg), an immigration officer who sympathises with his plight and tries to help, sparking a sweet, affectionate romance. Great support comes from Tahar Rahim (A Prophet) in a rare comedic role as an Algerian lothario.

ESSENTIAL CINEMA Must-see masterpieces

WOMAN IN GOLD

12A

11 – 11

Fri 29 May - Thu 4 Jun Dir: Simon Curtis Cast: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds USA / UK 2015, 1hr 49mins Helen Mirren stars as Maria Altmann in this true story following a Jewish refugee forced to leave her home and everything behind during the Second World War. Years later, determined to seek justice for the crimes against her family, she returns home with an up-and-coming lawyer (Reynolds) to reclaim an expensive family heirloom - Klimt’s Lady in Gold painting - seized from her family by the Nazis.

THE FALLING

Fri 29 May - Thu 4 Jun Dir: Carol Morley Cast: Greta Scacchi, Maisie Williams UK 2014, 1hr 40mins From the director of 2011’s critically-acclaimed Dreams of a Life, Morley’s new film is a creepy film reminiscent of Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock. Set in an all-girls school in the late 1960s, a mysterious energy takes hold of the students causing them to faint spontaneously; we follow two friends, Lydia (Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams) and Abbie (Florence Pugh) who start to drift apart as one begins to explore her sexuality.

8½

Fri 29 - Sun 31 May Dir: Federico Fellini Cast: Marcello Mastroianni Italy 1963, 2hrs 18mins ‘A film I would see every other day if I had the time,’ - David Lynch. ‘A lustful, sweaty, gluttonous poem to cinema,’ - Guillermo del Toro. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, 8 ½ arrives in a new restoration overseen by the BFI. A filmmaker struggling to follow up his last hit delves into his memories and fantasies seeking inspiration. A glorious blend of autobiography, fantasy and satire.

SILVER SCREENINGS BLIND

Sun 24 - Thu 28 May Dir: Eskil Vogt Cast: Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen Norway 2014, 1hr 36mins **** ‘Brilliantly blurs the lines between perception and voyeurism, the objective and the subjective.’ - Empire. After suddenly losing her sight, Ingrid is confined to her apartment home. Coming to terms with her sight loss and suspicions that her husband is being unfaithful, Ingrid writes using audio software and withdraws into a fantasy world which the film gradually brings to life.

A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE 12A Fri 29 May - Mon 1 Jun Dir: Roy Andersson Cast: Holger Andersson, Nils Westblom Sweden 2014, 1hr 40mins

The third film in Roy Andersson’s ‘Living’ trilogy concludes with this morbidly-amusing series of sketches that attempt to pick apart the elusive question of what makes us human. Following two travelling salesman trying to pedal their novelty products, we’re taken on a trip examining the beauty and tragedy of life itself.

Matinee screenings for just £4.60 including refreshments.

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

12A

Wed 6 May, 11am

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

12A

Wed 13 May, 10.30am In partnership with The University of the Third Age (U3A)

A ROYAL NIGHT OUT

12A

THE WATER DIVINER

Wed 20 May, 11am

Wed 27 May, 11am

ACCESS CINEMA DESCRIPTIVE SUBTITLES

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

12A

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

12A

A ROYAL NIGHT OUT

12A

Tue 5 May, 7.15pm

Tue 12 May, 6.10pm

Tue 19 May, 6pm

A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT 15

Fri 29 May - Thu 4 Jun Dir: Ana Lily Amirpour Cast: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi USA 2014, 1hr 41mins Shot in gorgeous black and white and billed as the ‘first Iranian Vampire Western’ ever made, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is a jaw-dropping treat. Set in an

THE WATER DIVINER

Tue 26 May, 6pm

AUDIO DESCRIBED abandoned Iranian town where few dreams and aspirations flourish, the remaining citizens are unaware that a lonely vampire stalks the ghost town’s streets. Brave and exciting filmmaking, it’s a thrilling feature debut from Ana Lily Amirpour.

A ROYAL NIGHT OUT Fri 15 May, 1pm

AUTISM FRIENDLY

TOY STORY 2

Sat 9 May, 10.30am

12A

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LEARN PLAY INVENT 26 - 29 MAY

Immerse yourself in amazing interactive experiences at Phoenix for The Spark Festival 2015. We’ve got activities for all ages, giving children the chance to learn, play and create with some of the latest – and coolest! – digital technology around.

WATER LIGHT GRAFFITI

Tue 26 – Fri 29 May, 11am – 4pm Suitable for all the family Free entry Antonin Fourneau, French digital artist extraordinaire, brings his exciting interactive artwork to Phoenix and invites you to create your own original ‘light art’. Antonin has developed a smart surface from thousands of tiny lights that illuminate on contact with water. You can draw in light using a wet paintbrush, water spray, or even your finger... the wetter it is, the brighter the image! There’ll also be lots of fun free activities taking place around Phoenix to fire up the imagination – see the website for further details.

SHOW OFF!

Sat 30 May, 11am - 4pm LCB Depot Suitable for all the family Free entry, just drop in We’re taking over LCB Depot in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter to bring an amazing fun fair of creativity to budding artists and makers. Experiment with crafts and new technologies, then show off your creations in our special exhibition zone. From making your own video game and building in Minecraft, to DIY photography and print making, there are loads of brilliant activities to try. Organised by Phoenix, LCB Depot and The Spark, activities are provided by Building

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Schools for the Future, Leicester Print Water Light Graffiti is a creation by Antonin

Workshop, LoFi Photography, Phoenix

Fourneau, produced by Art2M

Interact Labs and more.

SPARK WORKSHOPS All workshops take place at Phoenix and cost £5 per child (parents free). Book places at phoenix.org.uk or via the box office.

CITY THREADS

INVENT WITH OTOTO

Help digital pioneers Codasign create an amazing artwork in our Café Bar. Learn about basic electronics and programming to build an artwork that blends sounds and textiles with the latest creative technologies.

Learn how to make your own crazy musical instruments. From electronic drum kits made of saucepans to a coat stand that sings, the Ototo kit lets you make music with almost anything.

BUILD A CHOCOLATE BLOCK SYNTH

POP UP & PLAY

Tue 26 May, 11am - 4pm Suitable for: 10+ years

Thu 28 May 11am - 1pm, or 2pm - 4pm Suitable for: 7+ years

Build your own synthesiser - a musical instrument that makes sounds electronically - in this parent and child workshop. Learn about electronics and music making and join in the finale performance of bleeps and boops!

Wed 27 May 11am - 3pm Suitable for: 8+ years

Fri 29 May 11am - 1pm, or 2pm - 4pm Suitable for: 7+ years Step into the virtual world to create an array of adventures, using a brand new software programme that immerses the player into a mixed reality world. Take a dip with a shark or sail on a pirate ship!

CHILDREN’S FILMS & HALF TERM Our great value family tickets start at £9.50 for a parent and child.

ROBOT OVERLORDS

12A

Sat 2 & Sun 3 May UK 2014, 1hr 30mins When Earth falls victim to invading robots from a distant galaxy, it’s up to a small batch of kids to save humanity.

INSURGENT

12A

Sat 16 & Sun 17 May USA 2015, 2hrs The second instalment in the Divergent saga follows Tris and Four, now fugitives on the run as they search the ruins of futuristic Chicago for allies to join their fight.

CINDERELLA

Sat 9 & Sun 10 May USA 1950, 1hr 15mins A chance to see the original beloved Disney animation on the big screen

HALF TERM CINDERELLA

Sat 23 - Sun 31 May USA 2014, 1hr 53mins The classic tale gets a live-action makeover starring Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Helena Bonham Carter and overseen by Kenneth Branagh.

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STAGE ON SCREEN The world’s greatest stage shows at the cinema Tickets: £15 / £13 conc.

R OYA L SHAKESPEARE C O M PA N Y The Merchant of Venice Wed 22 Jul, 7pm Othello Wed 26 Aug, 7pm Henry V Wed 21 Oct, 7pm

ENGLISH N AT I O N A L OPER A The Pirates of Penzance Tue 19 May, 7.30pm Carmen Wed 1 Jul, 7.30pm

SHORT COURSES

N AT I O N A L T H E AT R E LIVE Man and Superman Thu 14 May, 7pm Sat 16 May, 7.30pm

FILM SCHOOL

Everyman Thu 16 Jul, 7pm Hamlet Thu 15 Oct, 7pm

GLOBE ON SCREEN GLOBE ON Julius Caesar S C R E E N Thu 7 May, 7pm Sat 9 May, 2.30pm Antony & Cleopatra Thu 11 Jun, 7pm Sat 13 Jun, 2.15pm The Comedy Of Errors Thu 25 Jun, 7pm Sat 27 Jun, 2.30pm

G LY N D E B O U R N E

BOLSHOI BALLET

Ravel Double Bill Sun 21 Jun, 6pm Die Entführung Sun 19 Jul, 5pm The Rape of Lucretia Sun 9 Aug, 6pm

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VAU D E V IL L E T H E AT R E L I V E The Importance of Being Ernest Thu 8 Oct, 7.15pm

Get deeper into film, or filmmaking, with one of our short courses. Find out more and book online.

Ivan the Terrible Sun 19 Apr, 4pm

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN The Impressionists Tue 26 May, 7.30pm See our website for full details and to buy tickets (with no booking fee).

Thursdays, 7 May – 25 Jun 7pm – 9pm (8 sessions) Price: £96 / £80 conc. A week by week look at the process of filmmaking from planning your production to the final edit.

BRITISH POLITICS IN FILM

Sat 9 May 10.30am – 4pm (1 session) Price: £24 / £20 conc. With the results of the general election due the day before, this one-day course explores the presentation of government on screen.

ACTING FOR FILM BASICS

Wednesdays, 10 Jun – 1 Jul 7pm – 9pm (4 sessions) Price: £48 / £40 conc. An introduction to acting for film including developing a screen presence, and understanding the film industry and an actor’s place within it.

A DAY IN THE WORLD OF MIKE LEIGH

Sat 11 Jul (1 sessions) 10.30am – 4pm Price: £24 / £20 conc. A look at the illustrious career of a film director synonymous with British cinema.

UK GREEN FILM FESTIVAL 3 - 10 MAY

Joining independent cinemas across the country, we screen three thoughtprovoking documentaries.

GOOD THINGS AWAIT Sun 3 May, 12.30pm Denmark 2014, 1hr 40mins

A traditional farmer battles with bureaucracy when his successful ethical and ecological approaches to agriculture run counter to government and big business standards.

H2OMX

Tue 5 May, 6.15pm Mexico 2014, 1hr 22mins This hard-hitting doc focuses on the mounting water problems of Mexico City, a city among the world’s most populated where water management is becoming increasingly unsustainable.

BIKES VS. CARS

Sun 10 May, 3.45pm Sweden 2015, 1hr 30mins As cities grow bigger, so does the pollution caused by cars. Featuring interviews with cycling activists, this doc asks a simple question: can the bike ever take over from the car?

Celebrating its fifth anniversary, this year’s theme is ‘Blurring Boundaries: Urban Street meets Contemporary Dance’. Single film tickets £5. Image credit Mirisch Corporation / RGA

DANCE MOVIE MARATHON

Sun 10 May, 10.30am – 10pm Day ticket £20 Bringing you the best of dance on film, join us on a journey from the 60s to the 90s. Films screening: West Side Story, A Chorus Line, All That Jazz, Saturday Night Fever and Strictly Ballroom.

DANCE ON CAMERA Tue 12 May, 7pm

DANCE DOCUMENTARIES Sun 17 May, 2pm

A selection of innovative dance shorts from local, national and international practitioners. Featuring new and diverse work from local students, alongside the work of choreographers from around the world.

A programme of short dance documentaries from around the world including ‘Krump’ documentary Stand, Believe - a documentary about freestyle hip-hop dancer Ben Wichert - and Culture for Hope that explores hiphop culture in Manila.

MEETING ROOMS FOR HIRE Ideal for training, presentations and events – hire space at Phoenix from £15 per hour

OPENING TIMES

TICKETS

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Sat – Sun & bank holidays

Box office

12pm – 9pm 10.30am – 9pm (Wed)

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Café Bar & Cube Gallery

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Food Served

Film & Dine – combine the film of your choice with a meal for £13.50 / £12.00 conc. Lazy Sunday – a full English breakfast and a ticket to the 12pm show for £10.95 / £8.95 conc.

BOOK ONLINE www.phoenix.org.uk

Phoenix, 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG Office enquiries, including corporate space hire – 0116 242 2821.

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Autistic Friendly / £4.00 Supported Environment one free carer ticket available Screenings for CEA cardholders 1 adult + 1 child, £9.50 1 adult + 2 children, £14.25 2 adults + 2 children, £19.00

3D films cost an additional £1.50 Art exhibitions are all FREE entry

You can buy tickets in advance online, by phone or in person at the box office. We do not charge a booking fee. *Concessions available for people with proof of status for unemployment, receipt of state pension and disability.

There is a pay and display car park next to Phoenix. Parking costs £1 for up to 2hrs, £2 for 3 hrs and £4 all day. Parking after 6pm is free – until 6am the next day. On Sundays and bank holidays there is a £1 charge 6am–6pm and a maximum stay of 3hrs. Rutland Street NCP on Halford Street (LE1 1TQ) is a short walk from Phoenix and costs £4.40 all day for Phoenix customers (with tickets stamped at the Phoenix box office). Parking is also available around Phoenix. On single yellow lines, parking is free after 6pm. In pay and display bays, parking is free after 6pm and all day on Sundays. Please always check the signs as circumstances may change.

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