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National Theatre Live: The Motive & the Cue (15)

Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play.

1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.

Written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and designed by Es Devlin (The Crucible), the Evening Standard award-winning best new play was filmed live during a sold-out run at the National Theatre.

“Mark Gatiss gives the performance of his career in this shiver-making drama” Telegraph ★★★★★

The Motive and the Cue
a new play by Jack Thorne
directed by Sam Mendes

Legends of Motown

Legends of Motown is a high energy tribute show jam packed with all of Motown’s biggest hits, with stunning vocals and amazing live band, celebrating the music of the iconic and timeless Motown era. Undoubtedly the golden era of music, the show pays tribute to the legendary artists that appeared on the Motown label at that time.

Get ready to be wowed with a song list that won’t fail to have you up and out of your seats and dancing in the aisles. Make it a night to remember with the music authentic to the Motown label from artists such as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Jackie Wilson and many more!

All of us Strangers (15)

One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbour Harry (Paul Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.

As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell), appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.

“It shimmers and it aches” Telegraph ★★★★★

“A beautiful romance ” Guardian ★★★★★

Times ★★★★ Little White Lies ★★★★

Directed by Andrew Haigh
With Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal
1hr 45 mins // US 2023

Ultimate Night at the Disco

This show takes audiences back to the golden age of disco, evoking fond memories and making new ones that will last forever. Featuring music from the likes of The Jacksons, Sister Sledge, Abba, Chic, Chaka Khan, Earth Wind and Fire, and many many more…

Priscilla (15)

The iconic Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) returns with PRISCILLA, a deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy and fame. Starring Golden Globe nominee Cailee Spaeny and Saltburn’s Jacob Elordi, Coppola’s film presents the unseen story of Elvis and Priscilla Presley’s long courtship and turbulent marriage. Their romance is a great American myth that spans decades and oceans, from the army base where they met to his dream-world estate at Graceland.

Faithfully adapting Priscilla’s own memoir, and anchored by Spaeny’s Venice Best Actress winning performance, this is a mature and masterful cinematic feast for the senses that sees Coppola at the very top of her game.

“Is this already the best film of 2024?” The i ★★★★★

Guardian ★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★ Times ★★★★

Directed by Sofia Coppola
With Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi
1hr 53 mins // US 2023

RSC- First Encounters With Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

A gatecrashed party. A chance meeting. Love at first sight.

When Romeo meets Juliet, the world around them melts away. But then reality kicks in; their families are enemies, and they will never be allowed to stay together. With the world against them, they hatch a plan to escape the lives they were born into. But fate has other ideas.

Following the success of last year’s sell out Twelfth Night, the latest in our series of First Encounters productions makes Shakespeare’s star cross’d lovers relevant for a new generation of theatregoers.

This 90-minute version of Romeo and Juliet uses an edited version of the original language to create the perfect first introduction for young people aged 7-13 and their families.

The tour of First Encounters: Romeo and Juliet is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Tony Farrell Big Band- Celebrating the Life and Music of Tony Bennett

Step back in time and immerse yourself in the golden era of swing with the Tony Farrell Big Band at the Bonington Theatre!

Join us for a spectacular evening paying tribute to the legendary Tony Bennett, as the band takes the stage with a mesmerizing performance that captures the essence of Bennett’s timeless classics. This unforgettable night will be elevated by the soulful vocals of Keyth Andrews, whose smooth voice effortlessly channels the spirit of Tony Bennett himself. Wendy Austin-Boulton adds her own touch of magic, bringing a dynamic energy to the stage that will have you dancing in your seat. The synergy between the talented musicians and the exceptional vocalists creates an atmosphere that transports you to a bygone era of glamour and sophistication.

Don’t miss this extraordinary celebration of Tony Bennett’s music, —it’s an evening of musical excellence that will leave you with cherished memories and a heart full of swing!

The Holdovers (15) *Extra Screening added

HO_14895_R (l-r.) Dominic Sessa stars as Angus Tully, Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham and Da’Vine Joy Randolph as Mary Lamb in director Alexander Payne’s THE HOLDOVERS, a Focus Features release. Credit: Seacia Pavao / © 2023 FOCUS FEATURES LLC

From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).

“Hilarious and heartfelt, it’s a tale to be treasured” Empire ★★★★★

Guardian ★★★★ Times ★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★

Nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Paul Giamatti) and Best Supporting Actress (Da’Vine Joy Randolph)

Directed by Alexander Payne
With Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph
2hrs 10 mins // US 2023

*Please note, an extra screening has been added for Thursday 22 February at 7.30pm in place of the cancelled Live & Local show. Due to resurfacing works, the car park will be closed for this screening.

One Life (12A)

One Life tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker played by Johnny Flynn, who, along with Trevor Chadwick (played by Alex Sharp) and Doreen Warinner (played by Romola Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia, rescued 669 children from the Nazis in the months leading up to World War II,. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realised it was a race against time.

How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed? Fifty years later, it’s 1988 and Nicky (played by Anthony Hopkins) lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more. It’s not until a live BBC television show, ‘That’s Life!’, surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children – now adults – that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades.

“Anthony Hopkins is stirring as the ‘British Schindler’ who saved 600 Jewish children” Telegraph ★★★★

Directed by James Hawes
With Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn
1hr 50 mins // UK 2023

Nottingham Organ Society… Pete Shaw

Born in February 1960 at Tyldesley, Manchester, currently Playing the stunning KORG Keyboard products. Over the Last 19 years Pete has worked for various organ and Keyboard Companies demonstrating their latest products at Organ/Keyboard festivals around the UK, He is currently UK demonstrator for KORG PA series products and regularly appears at most of the major events with them throughout the UK!