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We Three Kings

Come and join us for an evening of pure Rock n Roll!

Marc Robinson will celebrate the music of Buddy Holly with songs including Heartbeat, Peggy Sue & True Love Ways.

Darren Page an exciting talent with vocals that are second to none in his portrayal of Roy Orbison. Darren will perform, I Drove all Night, In Dreams, & Pretty Woman.

Steve Halliday will celebrate the music of the true King of Rock n Roll Elvis Presley! Lots of iconic hits from… Don’t be Cruel, Teddy Bear, Shake Rattle & Roll, plus a lot more, an evening of pure nostalgia and not to be missed!

WARNING: This show is a feel-good factor show with all the fun of Christmas, so please be aware you may have to shake your tinsel and rattle your baubles to three icons of Rock n Roll!

Will Rock n Roll ever Die? That’ll be the Day!

The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai’s Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom

The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai’s Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom follows the life of Jimmy Lai — from a 12-year-old child fleeing from the oppression of Maoist revolutionaries, to a simple textile labourer in Hong Kong to then the owner of fashion brand, Giordano, and later, the guardian of freedom of speech and the press in Hong Kong as founder of Apple Daily. The movie chronicles Jimmy’s story of heroic sacrifice as he marched alongside millions of his fellow Hong Kongers in defence of freedom and democracy which led to his own arrest and imprisonment. Through his own testimony as well as exclusive interviews with diplomats, citizen activists, scholars, and friends from across the globe, the audience shall see before them a Jimmy Lai who is truly a symbol of the freedom movement.

Official Selection:

Hong Kong Indie Film Festival 2022
Pula Film Festival 2022
Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival 2022
St. Louis International Film Festival 2022
Anthem Libertarian Film Festival 2022
Prague Human Rights Festival 2022

United States, Hong Kong, United Kingdom / 2022 / Colour / 73 mins / In English and Cantonese
Producers: Stephen Barrows, Ron Holwerda, Cort Langeland, and Robert Sirico

Everly Brothers & Friends

Just as the Everly Brothers were, the Temple Brothers are real life brothers, their harmonies are unlike anything ever heard, with live acoustic guitars, flawless harmonies, a truly impressive outing which will see audiences captivated by their unique sound, look, quality and professionalism and a touch of humour.

Taking you on a walk back down memory lane with all the classic songs that you remember.

Cathys Clown, Walk Right Back, Ebony Eyes, Bird Dog, Dream, Let It Be Me, Love Hurts, Devoted To You, Til I Kissed Ya, Wake Up Little Suzie, When Will I Be Loved plus many many more….

This spectacular 2 hour tribute show is simply unrivalled anywhere, now into its 15th Year and enjoy The Temple Brothers as they bring to life, the magic of THE EVERLY BROTHERS.

Heathers: The Musical (15)

Wickedly funny and with dazzling book, music and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe, Heathers The Musical is based on the 1988 cult hit, that starred Winona Ryder and Christian Slater, and produced by Bill Kenwright and Paul Taylor-Mills, the team behind the acclaimed stage adaptation of Carrie. With direction from Andy Fickman and electrifying choreography by Gary Lloyd, this is one class production you can’t afford to skip.

Greetings, salutations. Welcome to Westerberg High, where Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day. But when she’s unexpectedly taken under the wings of the three beautiful and impossibly cruel Heathers, her dreams of popularity finally start to come true. Until JD turns up, the mysterious teen rebel who teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it’s murder being a somebody…

*Please note, this is a recording of a live West End Show

*Run-time 2hrs 15 mins TBC

Exhibition on Screen: Vermeer- The Greatest Exhibition

In the spring of 2023, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will open its doors to the largest Vermeer exhibition in history.

With loans from across the world, this major retrospective will bring together Vermeer’s most famous masterpieces including Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Geographer, The Milkmaid, The Little Street, Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid, and Woman Holding a Balance.

This new Exhibition on Screen film invites audiences to a private view of the exhibition, accompanied by the director of the Rijksmuseum and the curator of the show. A truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! As well as bringing Vermeer’s works together, both the Rijksmuseum and the Mauritshuis in the Hague have conducted research into Vermeer’s artistry, his artistic choices and motivations for his compositions, as well as the creative process behind his paintings.

Exclusive access to THE world’s biggest exhibition of 2023.

Includes the first time the newly restored Girl Reading a Letter at the Open Window will be displayed.

“We would not have thought it possible that so many museums are willing to lend their masterpieces. With this exhibition we can introduce a new generation to Vermeer’s paintings…”
Taco Dibbits, Director of the Rijksmuseum

“Your ticket to the show of the year” Telegraph ★★★★★

Directed by David Bickerstaff
Running time: 90 minutes

Jazz in the Bar matinée with Jim Walker

This month Jazz in the Bar goes continental with a programme of French influenced jazz.

We welcome back jazz violin virtuoso Jim Walker who impressed everyone on his previous appearance.

Jim’s playing is influenced by Stephane Grappelli and he has a wide repertoire of French inspired jazz.

He will be accompanied by the incomparable Bob Hudson Trio who will also perform their own feature numbers.

Expect a night of finger snapping toe tapping jazz…

Nottingham Organ Society: Nicholas Martin

Nicholas Martin first started playing the piano at age eight. Even at this tender age he knew music was to be the foremost interest in his life! His career in music began in 1981 when he became one of the youngest resident organists, at seventeen years old, to play the Wurlitzer at the famous Tower Ballroom in Blackpool.

During the 1982 Blackpool season he was overheard playing the Wurlitzer by Nigel Turner (a Northamptonshire entrepreneur). So, through Blackpool, the “seeds were sown” for his musical future, as in 1983 he became the resident Wurlitzer organist at “Turner’s Musical Merry-Go-Round” a new entertainments centre at Northampton. He remained there for the next twenty-one years playing on the former Paramount Newcastle Wurlitzer organ.

As the “Turner’s” resident organist he recorded several best-selling albums. Following the closure of “Turner’s” in 2004 Nick became the Musical Director at Wicksteed Park (Kettering, Northants.), where he remained for four years until Dec. 2008.

Since then Nick has been a touring musician performing to the many organ and keyboard societies and clubs that are situated around the country.

Presented by the Nottingham Organ Society

Catch-up Screenings: A Man Called Otto (15)

Otto (Tom Hanks) is a grumpy isolated widower with staunch principles, strict routines and a short fuse, who gives everyone in his neighbourhood a hard time as he watches over it like a hawk. Just as it seems like he’s finally given up on life, an unlikely and reluctant friendship develops with his new neighbours. Little by little, Otto undergoes a subtle transformation…but is he really capable of change?

Directed by Marc Forster
With Tom Hanks
2hrs 6 mins // US 2022

We R Here Present: Love? – Free Screening

As part of the celebration of International Women’s Day Love? shows us a glimpse into the world of survivors of this hidden form of abuse by using the voices of many millions of women to portray the voice of “Woman”. The film articulates the silent voices of Domestic Abuse, describing not just the dark world they inhabit, but the shafts of light that bring a sense of hope.

A powerful film like no other, this WILL save lives.

Produced, written and starring Samantha Beckinsale, directed by Jason Figgis of Figgis West Productions, and co – produced with October Eleven Pictures and Simon W. Golding.

Presented by WeRHere and Gedling Borough Council for International Women’s Day 2023.

A TV star, a chief inspector: abuse survivors look the world in the eye in remarkable project | Domestic violence | The Guardian

1 hr 21 mins // UK 2022

Dance Alliance

Dance Alliance Ltd invites you to watch their first ever showcase ‘Debut’. The two performances will showcase their dancer’s fabulous talent, whilst taking the audience through a portal to witness the most iconic musical moments of past and present. With a soundtrack of well-known tunes, they promise to have your feet tapping, your hands clapping, and you saying ‘I know this one!’ in every single act.

Both performances will begin at 6.30pm.

This performance is designed for ages 3+ and is not suitable for babes-in-arms.