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Riverdance- 25th Anniversary Show (U)

Having originated as an interval performance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. Riverdance has gone on to become a worldwide phenomenon. This 25th Anniversary production is a powerful and stirring reinvention of the show, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning music and the thrilling energy and passion of its Irish and international dance. See the close-ups, the amazingly fast feet, the expressions and emotions of the dancers and musicians, and the creative camera angles that show the work more intimately and revealingly than is possible for an audience sitting in the stalls.

The show is preceded by a brief documentary detailing the history of Riverdance and the interval features a behind the scenes look at this incredible show.

2hrs including a 10 minute interval

Inside Out 2 (U)

WHO’S THERE? – In Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” Joy (voice of Amy Poehler), Sadness (voice of Phyllis Smith), Anger (voice of Lewis Black), Fear (voice of Tony Hale) and Disgust (voice of Liza Lapira) aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety (voice of Maya Hawke) shows up unexpectedly. Directed by Kelsey Mann and produced by Mark Nielsen, “Inside Out 2” releases only in theaters Summer 2024. © 2023 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

Returning to the mind of the newly teenage Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone…

Telegraph ★★★★ Independent ★★★★ Empire ★★★★ Radio Times ★★★★

Directed by Kelsey Mann
Voiced by Maya Hawke, Amy Poehler
1hr 36mins // US 2024

The Garfield Movie (U)

Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

Directed by Mark Dindal
1hr 41 mins // US 2024

Copper Studios… Into the Woods

Embark on this thrilling production of Into The Woods performed by a cast of 30 talented young performers that has rehearsed in just under a week.

With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and the book by James Lapine, this magical tale follows a Baker and his Wife as they attempt to undo a spell. Their journey intertwines with many classic fairy-tale stories, creating a dramatic, yet comedic narrative which reminds us that not all fairy-tales have happy endings.

This show is perfect for those wanting to escape into a storybook world of princes, princesses, wolves and giants and be transported to a place where wishes do come true – albeit with unforeseen consequences.

Creative Team:
Directed by Abigail Pidgeon
Choreography by Megan Hindley
Musical Direction by Harry Hindley

*This amateur production is performed in arrangement with Musical Theatre International–

NT Live: Nye (15)- Extra Screenings

NYE by Price, , a new play by Tim Price, Director - Rufus Norris, Set Designer - Vicki Mortimer, Costume Designer - Kinnetia Isidore, Lighting Designer - Paule Constable, Co-Choreographer -Steven Hoggett, Jess Williams, The National The

Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS.
Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.

Written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris (Small Island), this epic new Welsh fantasia comes to our big screen.

The i ★★★★★ Times ★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★

Nye
a new play by Tim Price
directed by Rufus Norris

Nottingham Organ Society… Mark Spafford

Mark Spafford started playing for concerts in 2011 following numerous enquiries from people at the dances asking if he played for concerts as well. Since then, he has performed many times at clubs and societies as Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Ollerton, Blackpool, South Yorkshire, East Herts, York, Hull, Harrogate, Cheadle, Great Yarmouth, North Tyneside and Swineshead. His variety of music, style and arrangements have been well received by audiences with feedback comments of “you play with a lot of feeling”

He has always played Yamaha organs during his career before changing to keyboards to make life a lot easier for transportation, along with the fantastic sounds generated from the latest Yamaha equipment. Mark’s current instrument is the Yamaha Genos.

The Matrix (15)- 25th Anniversary

No-one can be told what The Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.

After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you celebrate the 25th anniversary of a stone-cold cyberpunk classic on the big screen.

It’s time to plug back into The Matrix, returning to cinemas across the UK and Ireland from 7 June 2024

We’ll be giving away 50 souvenir tickets to the first people to book!

Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
With Keanu Reeves, Carrie Ann-Moss
2hrs 16 mins // US 1999

Revival

The ever-popular Revival will be back again this year, 33 years on from their first ever performance at The Bonington!

Revival are a group of seasoned musicians who specialise in re-creating the sounds of the sixties and seventies. Based in Nottinghamshire, they have entertained audiences across the country for over 3 decades and have helped raise thousands of pounds for charity!

“They just keep Rockin ‘n’ Rollin’ along” – well, that’s the plan anyway!

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (15)

Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in Academy Award-winning mastermind George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, the much-anticipated return to the iconic dystopian world he created more than 30 years ago with the seminal Mad Max films.  Miller now turns the page again with an all-new original, standalone action adventure that will reveal the origins of the powerhouse character from the multiple Oscar-winning global smash Mad Max: Fury Road.

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus.  Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe.  While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

“Strap in for cinema at its most soul-pricklingly primal” Telegraph ★★★★★

“Fury Road prequel is emotional, witty and filled with purposeful savagery” Independent ★★★★★

Guardian ★★★★ Little White Lies ★★★★

Directed by George Miller
With Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth
2hrs 28 mins // US 2024

Rhythm Nation Studios- First Steps

Join the minis from Rhythm Nation Studios as they proudly take their first steps onto stage!

A toe-tapping, all-dancing pre-school treat – including a special performance from the RNS performance team.

*This show is not suitable for children under 3. Parents of pupils with younger siblings are advised to watch separate performances or arrange alternative care for siblings under 3.