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The Last Showgirl (15)

When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, showgirl Shelly (Pamela Anderson) sets out to plan her next act. Reconciling the decisions she’s made and the life she’s built, she decides to repair her complicated relationship with her daughter (Billie Lourd). With an outstanding ensemble cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song and Kiernan Shipka, The Last Showgirl is a joyous tribute to a long-gone Las Vegas – and all the women who made it glitter. Directed by Gia Coppola and featuring a Golden Globe-nominated performance from Pamela Anderson, who dazzles in the role of a lifetime, this poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers is simply unmissable.

“Pamela Anderson is ‘a revelation’ in poignant Las Vegas-set drama” BBC ★★★★

Directed by Gia Coppola
With Pamela Anderson
1hr 28 mins // US 2024

Becoming Led Zeppelin (12A)

Becoming Led Zeppelin explores the origins of this iconic group and their meteoric rise in just one year against all the odds. Powered by awe-inspiring, psychedelic, never-before-seen footage, performances, and music, Bernard MacMahon’s experiential cinematic odyssey explores Led Zeppelin’s creative, musical, and personal origin story. The film is told in Led Zeppelin’s own words and is the first officially sanctioned film on the group.

Directed by Bernard MacMahon
2hrs 1 min // US 2024

Oscar Catch-up Screening: Nickel Boys (12A)

Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

“Colson Whitehead novel becomes intensely moving story of a racist reform school” Guardian ★★★★★

Observer ★★★★★ Empire ★★★★★ Independent ★★★★★ Times ★★★★★ Little White Lies ★★★★★

Nominated for 2 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay

Directed by RaMell Ross
2hrs 20 mins // US 2024

The Snowman (U) + Live Brass Band

Originally published in 1978, The Snowman, created and illustrated by Raymond Briggs has become one of the world’s most popular children’s books, selling in excess of 8.5 million copies worldwide and being translated into over 15 languages.

In 1982, Raymond Briggs’ classic picture book The Snowman was adapted as a 26-minute animated film. The Snowman was first shown in the UK on 26 December 1982 and has since been shown every year on Channel 4; it has also delighted audiences across the world.

We’ll be joined by Unite the Union Brass Band, who some might have seen this year performing the soundtrack to Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, who will once again provide the magical score for this delightful animation.

Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo (12A)- National Shakespeare Day Encore

David Tennant (Dr Who, Broadchurch) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife, Criminal Record) lead a stellar cast in Shakespeare’s extraordinary psychological drama filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Directed by Max Webster (Life of Pi, Henry V), unsettling intimacy and brutal action combine at breakneck speed in this tragic tale of love, murder, and nature’s power of renewal.

‘An act of risk-taking theatre that also feels darkly, magically, like real-life. It’s as if the play is being discovered for the first time.’ Daily Telegraph ★★★★★

‘David Tennant is tremendous and superbly partnered by Cush Jumbo.’ Financial Times ★★★★★

‘David Tennant thrills in a production full of wolfish imagination and alarming surprises. Cool, cocky and utterly arresting.’ Guardian ★★★★★

1hr 51 mins

Bonington Players…Mr Wonderful

A bitter-sweet comedy by James Robson

Norma works in a factory whilst also looking after her cantankerous bed-ridden mother who is on the verge of Alzheimer’s. She’s trying to find her ‘Mr Wonderful’ through a dating agency, but after two disastrous, hilarious blind dates Norma falls for Geoff. But on a weekend away, she discovers his true nature… prompting her to take a lasting revenge!

Performed by the Bonington Players

Vermiglio (15)

1944. In Vermiglio, a high mountain village of the Italian Alps where war looms as a distant but constant threat. The arrival of Pietro, a refugee soldier, disrupts the dynamics of the local teacher’s family, changing them forever.

During the four seasons marking the end of World War II, Pietro and Lucia, the eldest daughter of the teacher, instantly drawn to each other, led to marriage and an unexpected fate. As the world emerges from its tragedy, the family will face its own.

“An exquisite Italian Alps wartime drama” Observer ★★★★★

Guardian ★★★★ Filmhounds ★★★★

*In Italian with English subtitles
Directed by Maura Delpero
With Tommaso Ragno, Roberta Rovelli, Martina Scrinzi
1hr 59 mins // ITA/FRA/BEL 2024

Jazz in the Bar: Joanna Hudson Quartet- Influences

Jazz singer Joanna Hudson sits against a grey background, with pink shoulder-length hair

Joanna puts together a varied and eclectic mix of the wide range of songs and styles that have have most moved and excited her throughout her musical journey, and inspire her to keep on growing as a musician.

Attic Theatre School- Matilda Jr

The award-winning Attic Theatre School will be performing their summer school show live at the Bonington.

Rebellion is nigh in Matilda JR., a gleefully witty ode to the the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.

Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence… and special powers! She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely smooth sailing, however – the school’s mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don’t abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils’ saving grace!

Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized materials are supplied by Music Theatre International

Escapes Preview: The Penguin Lessons (12A)

Free tickets are now available for our latest Escapes film The Penguin Lessons!

Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan, this poignant dramedy from director Peter Cattaneo follows an Englishman’s personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin

Tickets to The Penguin Lessons are completely free and available now through the link 🔗

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.