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André Rieu’s 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas (U)

This holiday season, the magic begins on the big screen. Join André Rieu for his 2025 Christmas Concert – “Merry Christmas” and experience joyful carols, beautiful waltzes, and plenty of surprises – it’s the ultimate Christmas cinema event!

With his fabulous Johann Strauss Orchestra, and special guests including the sensational Emma Kok and over 400 brass players bringing the majestic sound of Christmas, André’s concert is bursting with warmth, laughter, and holiday cheer. Christmas is André’s favourite time of year – and he can’t wait to share this spectacular concert with you, only in cinemas!

2hrs 35 mins (including an interval)

Escapes: Bullet Boy (15)

Free tickets are now available for our latest Escapes film Bullet Boy

Fresh out of prison, Ricky struggles to leave his past behind, but it keeps trying to pull him back in, while he fights to protect his younger brother Curtis. It’s a powerful story of loyalty, a chance for redemption, and brotherhood – A must-see on the big screen.

Tickets to Bullet Boy are completely free and are available through the link 🔗 Sign-up today to be the first to receive news on Escapes screenings!

Escapes, supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding, offers everyone the opportunity to enjoy the big screen experience and discover independent cinema. Whether someone that rarely prioritises a trip to the cinema, someone who treasures a visit but only as a special occasion, or someone who is keen to uncover new experiences, Escapes is on a mission to bring new audiences to the cinema with regular free tickets.

Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers + Live Brass Band (U)

We can’t wait to welcome back the Unite Brass Band who’ll be performing the soundtrack to the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trouser for another cracking day out!

A mysterious penguin and a pair of automated techno-trousers are the catalysts for a fast-moving comedy thriller, in which mild mannered Wallace finds himself an unwitting accomplice to a daring diamond robbery. His faithful dog Gromit turns detective in a desperate attempt to save his master, but even he finds his ingenuity tested to the full as events build towards a spectacular and hilarious climax – a train chase around Wallace’s living room!

The performance will also feature a medley of children’s classics before the screening, and a chance to meet the band and view the instruments during the short  interval!

Directed by Nick Park
30 mins // UK 1993

Hamilton (12A) – 10th Anniversary

Once-in-a-Lifetime Theatrical Screening Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Original Broadway Production

Winner of 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 7 Olivier Awards including Best New Musical, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album.

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Hamilton, the recording of the original Broadway cast is hitting the big screen for a limited time, including a cast reunion featuring all-new interviews with members of the original cast and creators.

An unforgettable cinematic stage performance, the filmed version of the original Broadway production of Hamilton combines the best elements of live cinema and film to create a thrilling experience. Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre – a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics and education.

Flying High Young Company presents… Aladdin

Flying High Young Company presents… Aladdin

Directly from a 5* run and a ‘Best Young Cast’ award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer, Flying High Young Company invites you to join us this Christmas for a wonderful rags-to-riches story of ambition, loyalty and self-discovery, full of eastern promise. Let the magic of the Arabian Nights come alive through colourful costumes, backdrop, inventive story-telling and unforgettable, original songs that will have you singing long after you have left the theatre. Watch Aladdin’s dreams come true as he discovers the power of friendship, bravery and true love!

Aladdin is a must-see production for children and adults alike and is brought to you by a vibrant, talented, young company from Gedling Borough who performed The Wizard of Oz last year and won a ‘Derek Award’ for the best children’s show at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024.

2025: ***** ‘Flying High Young Company again produce a wonderful show that engages children and takes adults back to their childhood, superb dance and singing routines that keep the story moving at pace for the children. This cast does it all in just one hour!’ Derek Awards (professional critic)

Recommended age: 3+

Music, Songs & Sound Design by Jack Quarton-Manuel
Lighting Design by Peter Hodgkinson
Assistant Director: Sophie Hatton
Writer & Director: Carrie Bird

Sunday 21 December: 2.00pm & 5.00pm
Monday 22 December: 11.00am ( 4 children free with one paying adult)*, 2.00pm & 5.00pm
Tuesday 23 December: 2.00pm & 5.00pm

*Offers will appear at checkout

 

National Theatre Live: Hamlet (Cert TBC)

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.

Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.

National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.

Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
directed by Robert Hastie

Looking for more Shakespeare? Try Two Sisters, the story of Shakespeare’s daughters

Bonington Jazz Company with Emily Masser (In the Bar!)

Credit: cjepegphotography

Emily Masser is a young jazz singer and saxophonist, originally from Wigan. She studied at London’s Guildhall School of Music and before that at Manchester’s famous Chetham’s School of Music. She gained attention and encouragement from jazz luminaries Lianne Carroll and Claire Martin – high praise indeed. Her acclaimed first album, “Introducing Emily Masser”  showcased her arranging skills, taking classic jazz standards such as “So Near So Far” and “The Man I Love” and making them sound newly minted and excitingly different. She followed this up with an album “Songs With My Father” where she collaborated with her father, the highly respected saxophonist Dean Masser.  This highly personal album featured tributes to her late mother, with critics noting the strong empathy between father and daughter throughout the album.  Critics also noted her ability to navigate complex bebop melodies and to deliver engaging scat solos.

“Young vocalist Emily Masser is one of the most original and distinctive musicians to emerge on the current British scene.” – Jazzwise.

The BJC (Bonington Jazz Company) is a dynamic jazz trio featuring Neil Hunter on piano, Paul Gray on double bass, and Ian Beestin at the drums. Known for their seamless blend of classic jazz standards and contemporary flair, this accomplished group captivates audiences with their rich, soulful sound and deep passion for the music. Drawing inspiration from jazz legends like Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans, the trio performances brimming with rhythm and energy. Individually, the members of the Bonington Jazz Company have performed at several of the UK’s leading jazz venues and festivals.

The trio regularly perform with high profile guest artists on the UK jazz scene as well as some of the finest jazz artists performing locally.  Recent guests have included trombonist Dennis Rollins MBE, singer Emily Massey, Guitarist Nigel Price and US alto phenomenon Greg Abate.

Image credit: cjepegphotography

Motherboard (15)

At 38, BAFTA award-winning director Victoria Mapplebeck found herself single, pregnant, and broke. Shot over 20 years, Motherboard is a celebration of messy lives, capturing the pain, joy and comedy of raising her son Jim alone.

“Honest And Endearing” Filmhounds ★★★★

“Tender, intimate, funny and entirely absorbing…marvellous humanity and warmth.” Guardian ★★★★

Directed by Victoria Mapplebeck
1hr 27 mins // UK 2025

Catch-up Screenings: Lilo & Stitch (U)- All Tickets £4!

A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp
1hr 49 mins // US 2025

Bonington Players- It’s Never Too Late

It’s Never Too Late…a comedy by Ron Aldridge

What happens when your husband leaves for a younger woman. Susan finds herself in exactly this position. She’s run the home, brought up her daughter and had a very busy life involved with charities and village-hall committees. What does she do now?

Fellow committee members offer all kinds of advice: resurrect an old flame, get a job, get fit, get a toy-boy . . . This very funny play follows Susan as she attempts a new start in life in the belief that ‘it’s never too late’, and finds herself presented with a most surprising choice to make.

Performed by The Bonington Players