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Wicked: For Good (PG)

And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend …

Last year’s global cinematic cultural sensation, which became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time, now reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion in Wicked: For Good. Directed once again by award-winning director Jon M. Chu and starring the spectacular returning cast, led by Academy Award® nominated superstars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the final chapter of the untold story of the witches of Oz begins with Elphaba and Glinda estranged and living with the consequences of their choices.

Elphaba, now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced Animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum). Glinda, meanwhile, has become the glamorous symbol of Goodness for all of Oz, living at the palace in Emerald City and revelling in the perks of fame and popularity. Under the instruction of Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh), Glinda is deployed to serve as an effervescent comfort to Oz, reassuring the masses that all is well under the rule of The Wizard.

As Glinda’s stardom expands and she prepares to marry Prince Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) in a spectacular Ozian wedding, she is haunted by her separation from Elphaba. She attempts to broker a conciliation between Elphaba and The Wizard, but those efforts will fail, driving Elphaba and Glinda only further apart. The aftershocks will transform Boq (Ethan Slater) and Fiyero forever, and threaten the safety of Elphaba’s sister, Nessarose (Marissa Bode), when a girl from Kansas comes crashing into all their lives.

As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.

Guardian ★★★★

Directed by Jon M. Chu
With Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo
2hr 15 mins TBC | US 2025

Library Meeting Room Screening: National Theatre Live- Mrs Warren’s Profession (12A)

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

117 minutes (no interval)

*This screening will take place in Arnold Library’s Meeting Room 1. Entry will be via Arnold Leisure Centre / Bonington Theatre. Please check in at the Box Office upon arrival.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (PG)

Can Christmas be saved? Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere

Directed by Henry Selick
1hr 17 mins //US 1993

 

National Theatre Live: Inter Alia (15) – Extra Screening

Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.

Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?

Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.

Inter Alia
a new play by Suzie Miller

1hr 45 mins (no interval)

Rebel Rebel – David Bowie Tribute

Join Rebel Rebel for a dynamic and exciting evening celebrating the music of David Bowie. We present a performance of music from the many decades and styles of his talented and diverse career from early hits like ‘Space Oddity’ through to Ziggy and Berlin to Scary Monsters and the sound of ‘Let’s Dance’ album and beyond into the 90s and 2000’s. A journey through the decades of Bowie’s iconic tracks.

Rebel Rebel are a long-established six-piece David Bowie tribute band playing songs carefully selected from the entirety of Bowie’s repertoire. Based in the Nottingham area, Rebel Rebel perform in venues and theatres across the midlands as well as larger shows, events and festivals up and down the country.

Bonington Players- Season’s Greetings

Season’s Greetings…a comedy by Alan Ayckbourn

When families get together to celebrate a special occasion, there’s a danger that all hell will break loose. Particularly if you happen to be trapped for several days with all your relatives and copious amounts of alcohol!

It is Christmas Eve in the home of Neville and Belinda Bunker. Belinda’s sister Rachel is waiting for her friend, novelist Clive, to arrive for a few days. Heavily pregnant Pattie and her husband Eddie are at loggerheads while in the kitchen Auntie Phyllis’s efforts to prepare the dinner are hampered by her drunken and clumsy antics. Her doctor husband Bernard’s seasonal highlight is his puppet theatre entertainment and retired security guard Uncle Harvey has a rather unseasonal stash of weapons with him.

Petty squabbles break out and some not so petty and that’s before you add to the mix broken toys and creaking marriages

One of Ayckbourn’s finest plays. Come and watch this festive classic unravel!

Performed by The Bonington Players

Escapes: Eternity (15)

Free tickets are now available for our latest Escapes film Eternity

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.

Supported by British Film Institute awarding National Lottery funding.

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KPop Demon Hunters – Sing-Along (PG)

Back by popular demand, the KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along event — a full-length sing-along version of the hit animated original film — is returning to cinemas just in time for spooky season. Ready to join the hunt? Gear up and catch the limited theatrical event Friday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 2.

Directed by Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans
1hr 40 mins //US 2025

Merrily We Roll Along (15)

Spanning three decades, Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley. Originally produced on Broadway in 1981, then becoming an inventive cult-classic ahead of its time, the musical features some of Stephen Sondheim’s most celebrated and personal songs.

This 2023-2024 Broadway production, directed by Maria Friedman, redefined the show for a new era, bringing Stephen Sondheim’s intricate score and George Furth’s book to vivid life with extraordinary depth and clarity. Merrily We Roll Along shattered the Hudson Theatre’s house record on Broadway, solidifying its place as a landmark event in Broadway history. The critically acclaimed production won the 2024 Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical and Best Orchestrations.

The flop that finally flew: why did it take 40 years for Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along to soar? | Musicals | The Guardian

2hrs 15 mins

The Thing With Feathers (15)

Oscar® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch stars in The Thing with Feathers, adapted from the award-winning debut novel by Max Porter.

Following the death of his wife, a young father’s hold on reality crumbles, and a strange presence begins to stalk him from the shadow recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young songs. A man-like crow, voiced by David Thewlis, is seemingly brought to life from the father’s work as an illustrator and is about to become a very real part of all their lives, ultimately guiding them towards the new shape their family must take.

Directed by Dylan Southern
With Benedict Cumberbatch
1hrs 38 mins | UK 2025