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This is a special centenary edition of Sergei Eisenstein’s legendary Battleship Potemkin featuring the celebrated score by Pet Shop Boys.

A fixture in the critical canon almost since its premiere, Eisenstein’s film about a 1905 naval mutiny was revolutionary in both form and content. Battleship Potemkin is renowned for its dynamic compositional strength and editing of such frame-perfect precision that it’s hard not to be swept along.

First revealed at a special outdoor screening in front of an estimated 25,000 in Trafalgar Square in 2004, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe’s score, performed with the Dresdner Sinfoniker and orchestrated by Torsten Rasch, blends electronic beats with orchestral grandeur to create a contemporary cinematic experience.

1hr 13 mins / Soviet Union 1925

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.

Mrs. Warren’s Profession
by Bernard Shaw
directed by Dominic Cooke

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) starring 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.

The Fifth Step
by David Ireland
directed by Finn den Hertog

The Rolling Stones: Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush (1999)

A once-in-a-moment recording of the rock legends as they performed a surprise gig at the iconic Shepherd’s Bush Empire in June 1999.

Announced only as they were preparing to play two nights at nearby behemoth Wembley Stadium that same month, it saw a small crowd of 1800 lucky fans treated to an intimate show in which the band eschewed their big hits in favour of rarely heard gems. This was a gig with many firsts; songs included Saint of Me, I Got the Blues and Brand New Car, while Melody was performed for the first time since 1977 and Moon Is Up brought to the stage for the only time in the band’s live career. Sheryl Crow, who opened the show, joined the band for a special rendition of Honky Tonk Women. As Mick Jagger shouted from the stage that night “If you want to see the hits, go to the big place down the road”. As promised, they didn’t disappoint.

Jake Bugg: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2014)

Having exploded onto the scene in 2012 with his self-titled debut album and a song-crafting ability that belied his young age, Jake Bugg arrives in 2014 to take to the stage of one of the most prestigious stages in music, The Royal Albert Hall. With a style that draws on influences from The Beatles, Don McClean, Johnny Cash and Oasis, Jake Bugg has emerged as one of the most exciting singer-songwriters of his generation with acclaimed songs including Lightning Bolt, Trouble Town, Two Fingers and Slumville Sunrise reaching audiences worldwide. All of these and more are captured here in this concert, mixing both acoustic and electric, directed in a 20 camera shoot by Charlie Lightening and joined on stage by special guests Johnny Marr and Michael Kiwanuka.

Total Running Length – 2hrs 30 mins

*Dj Dom Gourlay (Drowned in Sound) + Jimi Arundell will be playing music before and after the screening, until late.

*Doors will be open from 6.30pm. Chairs can be provided upon request. The bar will be open for the duration of the performance.

Jake Bugg will screen first, followed by The Rolling Stones