PGmild bad language, sex references
Hugh Bonneville, Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Matthew Goode and Elizabeth McGovern top the all-star cast of this big-screen grand finale directed by Simon Curtis. As the Crawley family enter the 1930’s they face personal and financial challenges, with Mary at the centre of a public scandal that threatens the entire family's reputation. The looming shadow of social disgrace forces the Crawley's to confront their past and embrace change as they prepare for a new chapter in their lives. 'two hours immersed in Downton is fundamentally the same as it's always been, like luxuriating in a warm bath' ★★★★ Daily Mail
12Amoderate bad language
Sunday 28th September at 2:30pm. Tickets now on sale. The real-life story of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Filmed live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theatre with the original Broadway cast and screening for the first time in cinemas to celebrate the 10th anniversary. 180 minutes including an interval.
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Broadcast via satellite (as live) on Tuesday 21st October at 6:45pm. Following triumphant Met turns in Roméo et Juliette, La Traviata, and Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga returns after his acclaimed 2023 Met debut in L’Elisir d’Amore, co-starring as Amina’s fiancé Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Approximately 195 minutes including one interval.
15sexual violence references, strong sex references, language
Broadcast live via satellite on Thursday 4th September at 7pm. Encore on Thursday 18th September at 8:15pm. Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin, the team behind Prima Facie. Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?
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Thursday 23rd October at 8pm + Sunday 26th October at 3pm. Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic. Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost? Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.
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Thursday 27th November at 8pm Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland. After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend. Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End.
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Broadcast via satellite* on Tuesday 25th November at 7:15pm + Sunday 30th November at 2pm. Tickets now on sale. Stuck at home and put to work by her spoiled Step-Sisters, Cinderella’s life is dreary and dull. Everything changes when she helps a mysterious woman out...With a little bit of magic, she is transported into an ethereal new world – one where fairies bring the gifts of the seasons, where pumpkins turn into carriages, and where true love awaits. This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family and will transport you into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true. *filmed live at the Royal Opera House in December 2024. 195 minutes including one interval.
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Broadcast live via satellite on Wednesday 5th November at 7:15pm. Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate to marry Colas rather than Alain, Lise contrives to outwit her mother’s plans. 65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal Gardée. This affectionate portrayal of village life combines exuberant good humour and brilliantly inventive choreography in what is undoubtedly Ashton’s love letter to the English countryside. La Fille mal gardée whisks us away into pastoral bliss with Ferdinand Hérold’s cheerful score and Osbert Lancaster’s colourful designs. Approximately 210 minutes including one interval.
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Broadcast live via satellite on Wednesday 10th December at 7:15pm + Sunday 14th December at 2pm. Tickets now on sale. The magician Herr Drosselmeyer needs to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker; the only way to save him is for the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse King and find a girl to love and care for him. A flicker of hope comes in the form of the young Clara, whom Drosselmeyer meets at a Christmas party. With some magic, a cosy Christmas gathering turns into a marvellous adventure. Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker has enchanted audiences since its 1984 premiere by the Company. Featuring Tchaikovsky’s most familiar melodies and brought to life by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s exquisite designs, The Nutcracker is sure to be a festive firecracker for all ages. Approximately 210 minutes including one interval.
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Broadcast live via satellite on Wednesday 1st October at 6:45pm. In war-torn Rome, Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she hates in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out? A star-studded cast includes soprano Anna Netrebko performing the role of Tosca, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and bass-baritone Gerald Finley as Scarpia, with Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrůša conducting his first new production in the role. An alternative, modern-day Rome provides the backdrop for Oliver Mears’ unmissable, gripping new production of Puccini’s thriller. Sung in Italian with English subtitles. Approximately 210 minutes including two intervals.
15strong language
After a 15-year hiatus, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls are drawn back together for one last concert. Documentary filmmaker Marty DiBergi returns to explore what the band members have been up to and immortalise the reunion. Will this concert be their triumphant return, or just another Stonehenge-sized catastrophe? The film blends the same musical mayhem and satire that made the original a cult classic and features some fantastic rock cameos, including Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney. ‘a still-funny, cameo-studded telling of the hapless band’s final gig‘ ★★★★ The Guardian 'a gloriously OTT, showstopping finale' ★★★★ Evening Standard
15very strong language, strong sex references, threat, drug misuse
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing. As Theo’s career nosedives, Ivy’s own ambitions take off and a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler and directed by Jay Roach (Meet The Parents). 'wildly entertaining' ★★★★ The Independent 'Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch are sublime' ★★★★ The Times ‘Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch are deliciously savage’ ★★★★ The Telegraph
Uvery mild threat
In celebration of the film's 60th anniversary, audiences can, for the first time ever, experience the breathtaking theatrical presentation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's beloved musical meticulously restored and remastered in 4K. Julie Andrews lights up the screen as Maria, a spirited young woman who leaves the convent and becomes a governess to the seven unruly children of Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer). Her warmth, charm and songs soon win the hearts of the children and their father. But when the threat of war rises, Maria is forced to attempt a daring escape with her new family. One of the most successful movie musicals of all time, 'The Sound of Music' features unforgettable treasures like “Edelweiss,” “My Favourite Things,” “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” and “Do-Re-Mi". ‘joyous’ ★★★★★ The Guardian
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Kino is delighted that its Rye venue has been selected as one of less than 50 cinemas in the UK to show the much-anticipated big-screen adaptation of Richard Osman's bestselling novel. Four irrepressible residents of a retirement village in Kent spend their time solving cold case murders for fun. But their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands. The starry cast includes Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Celia Imrie, Ben Kingsley, David Tennant, Richard E. Grant and Daniel Mays. ‘celebrating friendship, resilience, and the humour of aging, with just the right dash of emotion, this is feel-good murder at its finest’ ★★★★ Daily Mail ''Best Exotic crossed with 'Quartet' and Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None'' ★★★★ The Times 'fun and disarmingly old-fashioned' ★★★★ The Sun 'joyous' ★★★★ Evening Standard
18strong bloody violence, gore
Josh Brolin and Julia Garner star in director Zach Cregger's haunting thriller that blends horror with dark humour and killer twists. When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. ‘an utterly gorgeous, terrifying and masterful suspense thriller’ ★★★★★ The Times 'a thunderously entertaining triumph' ★★★★ Radio Times 'Weapons has a twinkle in its evil eye and a bonkers ending' ★★★★ Evening Standard