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The true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who was brutally lynched in 1955 while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
Guardian ★★★★ Empire ★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★
Directed by Chinonye Chukwu
With Danielle Deadwyler
2hrs 10 mins // US 2022
An extraordinary new production of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, directed by Clint Dyer with a cast that includes Giles Terera (Hamilton), Rosy McEwen (The Alienist) and Paul Hilton (The Inheritance).
She’s a bright, headstrong daughter of a senator; elevated by her status but stifled by its expectations. He’s refugee of slavery; having risen to the top of a white world, he finds love across racial lines has a cost.
Wed in secret, Desdemona and Othello crave a new life together. But as unseen forces conspire against them, they find their future is not theirs to decide.
Othello is filmed live on the Lyttleton stage of the National Theatre.
“Clint Dyer makes this tragedy feel utterly new” Guardian ★★★★
Othello
by William Shakespeare
directed by Clint Dyer
London, 1953. Civil servant William is a cog within the city’s bureaucracy. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty. However, when he receives a shattering medical diagnosis, he is forced to act to try and grasp fulfilment before it goes beyond reach.
“Bill Nighy tackles life and death in exquisitely sad drama” Guardian ★★★★★
“Bill Nighy is brilliant in this graceful, affecting Akira Kurosawa remake” Telegraph ★★★★★
“Bill Nighy is magnificent” Times ★★★★
Directed by Oliver Hermanus
With Bill Nighy
1hr 42 mins // UK 2022
Jazz in the Bar’s guests this month are John Sanderson and Sue Benson. John plays fluently on all the saxes and flute with a silky smooth swinging sound on ballads and jazz standards. Sue adds her expressive vocals to the mix, and joins Bob for a couple of vocal duets.
With the fab Bob Hudson Trio accompanying and doing their own feature numbers it will be a night of toe tapping finger snapping jazz!
In January 1959 Buddy Holly began a string of dates in the American Mid-West ‘The Winter Dance Party Tour’, this tour included Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper, Dion & The Belmont’s and of course Buddy Holly himself. Sixty-four years on from what would prove to be Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, & Big Boppers last tour – ‘Buddy Holly’s’ Winter Dance Party Show will celebrate the music of the three Icons of Rock n Roll along with Dion & The Belmont’s hits too.
Hit after Hit from Buddy’s earlier songs ‘Blue Days Black Nights’ and ‘Rock Around with Ollie Vee’, to ‘True Love Ways’ and ‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore’. Big Bopper, ‘Chantilly Lace’ & ‘Running Bear’, Ritchie Valens, ‘La Bamba’ & ‘Let’s Go’. Dion, ‘The Wanderer’ & ‘Run Around Sue’ hit after hit they just keep coming.
From authentic attire along with Buddy’s Stratocaster Guitar, the attention to detail will have you believing you are back in 1959, a show not to be missed!
All driven by the fabulous Counterfeit Crickets Rock n Roll Band
Will Rock n Roll in Arnold ever Die? That’ll be the Day!
Nottingham’s very own Brett Wales takes to the stage for the Nottingham Organ Society’s January show!
Discover the enchantment of ballet with this sparkling festive treat for the whole family.
Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince in the glittering Kingdom of Sweets. Peter Wright’s much–loved production for The Royal Ballet, with gorgeous period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, keeps true to the spirit of this festive ballet classic, combining the thrill of the fairy tale with spectacular classical dancing.
BALLET
Choreography – Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
Company – The Royal Ballet
Music – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
*This is a recording of a live broadcast
From Academy Award®-winning director and writer Sam Mendes, Empire of Light is a moving drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times. Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, it follows Hilary (Olivia Colman) a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen (Micheal Ward), a new employee who longs to escape this provincial town in which he faces daily adversity. Both Hilary and Stephen find a sense of belonging through their unlikely and tender relationship and come to experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community.
“Olivia Colman shines in Sam Mendes’ darkening hymn to cinema” Guardian ★★★★
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Directed by Sam Mendes
With Olivia Colman, Michael Ward, Colin Firth
1hr 55 mins // UK 2022
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, Avatar The Way of Water begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endure.
“Eccentric, soulful, joyous, dark and very, very blue.” Empire ★★★★★
Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture
Directed by James Cameron
With Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana
3hr 12 mins // US 2022
Academy Award® winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite on the big screen as exes who find themselves on a shared mission to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made. From Working Title, Smokehouse Pictures and Red Om Films, Ticket to Paradise is a romantic comedy about the sweet surprise of second chances.
Directed by Ol Parker
With George Clooney, Julia Roberts
1hr 44 mins // US 2022