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Join Cinderella, Buttons and some funny new characters for a story that celebrates finding your thing! Sparkling with CBeebies’ stars, this unique adaption of a pantomime classic is full of music, magic and festive fun for all the family – plus a song exclusive to cinemas!
1hr
Four Trails tells the incredible story of one of Hong Kong’s least known adventure challenges.
The origin of the Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge starts with a German ex-pat called Andre Blumberg. Faced with a looming mid-life crisis, Andre had been living the work hard play hard lifestyle for too long. Overweight and with increasing cholesterol levels, Andre had a very hard decision to make. Buy a high-end sports car and have an affair or pick up a pair of trainers and get in shape.
“I was about to turn 40 years old and was well over 100 kilograms (220 pounds) in weight. The doctor said he needed to put me on cholesterol-lowering medication,” said Blumberg. Overnight, Blumberg stopped drinking alcohol, radically changed his diet, and booked a weeklong cleanse retreat in Northern Thailand to celebrate entering his fifth decade.
Two years later, and now an accomplished trailrunner, Andre challenged himself to run all four of Hong Kong’s ultra distance trails in just four days. At the time, a feat they said was impossible.
*The screening will feature a post-screening Q&A with Jacky Leung, who features in the film
*Fancy testing our your legs? We will also have a pre-screening ‘run along’ with Jacky. For more information, contact
A special preview screening of the forthcoming National Theatre Live release, The Fifth Step (15)
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
Frida Kahlo is a phenomenon. She is arguably the world’s favourite female artist – beloved by young and old. Exhibition on Screen’s award-winning film – first released during covid to a restricted audience – is back by popular demand with an exciting new addition from the blockbuster transatlantic exhibition from Tate Britain and MFA Houston ‘Frida Kahlo: the Making of an Icon’. Back in the cinemas in May 2026, one month before the Tate exhibition opens, allowing audiences to watch both the film and see the show.
Who was Frida Kahlo? Everyone knows her face but who was the woman behind the bright colours, the big brows and the floral crowns? Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the true story of her rebellious, passionate and turbulent life.
Making use of the latest technology to deliver previously unimaginable quality, we take an in-depth look at key works throughout her career. Using letters Kahlo wrote to guide us, this definitive film reveals her deepest emotions and unlocks the secrets and symbolism contained within her art.
Exhibition on Screen’s trademark combination of interviews with those who knew her and world experts, commentary and a detailed exploration of her art, combined with new special bonus footage from the 2026 Tate exhibition, delivers a treasure trove of colour and emotion. This personal and intimate film offers privileged access to her works, her home, her studio and highlights the source of her feverish creativity, her resilience and her unmatched lust for life, beauty and revolution.
Created in close collaboration with world experts and those who knew her.
1hr 30 mins
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births, this unmissable new documentary explores Turner and Constable’s intertwined lives and legacies alongside the ground-breaking Tate exhibition.
Two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the changing world around them. Tate Britain is bringing these two greats together for a ground-breaking exhibition, in London from November 2025 to April 2026, and Exhibition on Screen once again has exclusive and privileged access to bring their extraordinary art and remarkable stories to the big screen in February so that you can enjoy both film and exhibition together. Discover unexpected sides to both artists with intimate views of sketchbooks and personal items and insights from leading experts.
Turner’s blazing sunsets and sublime scenes from his travels and Constable’s idealised depictions of beloved places from home whipped the public of the time into a frenzy of enthusiasm. Constable represents the very best of the old school of realism and pastoral nostalgia; Turner, an exciting new way of depicting emotion and dreamlike impressions. Critics compared their starkly different styles to a clash of ‘fire and water’. Don’t miss this opportunity to see these greats
1hr 30 mins
Four comedians. One Stage. Zero chance of keeping a straight face!
From razor-sharp one-liners and questionable life advice to cracking stories and witty comebacks, join us for another cracking show from Comedy Hotspot! Four more brilliant acts will make their way to the wonderful Bonington Theatre in Arnold. As usual we have a mix of styles, the stage will look great, the welcome will be warm and the show will run like a dream.
All we need to help us to create that perfect atmosphere is another bumper crowd. So if you fancy it, then why not gather up some pals and secure your seats to what promises to be yet another top class night packed with laughter.
Please email jim@comedyhotspot.co.uk if you require a Disabled/Wheelchair Seat
Bookings can be made here…
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DreamWorks Animation elevates its global smash streaming series into its first ever cinematic adventure with Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie.
Since the debut of the Gabby’s Dollhouse series in 2021, kids around the world have been having one big sprinkle party with Gabby and her friends on Netflix. Created by celebrated storytellers Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey, Gabby’s Dollhouse is a mixed media preschool series that unboxes a surprise before jumping into a fantastical animated world full of adorable cat characters that live inside Gabby’s dollhouse.
In the new film, Gabby (Laila Lockhart Kraner, reprising her role from the series) heads out on a road trip with her Grandma Gigi (four-time Grammy Award winner Gloria Estefan) to the urban wonderland of Cat Francisco. But when Gabby’s dollhouse, her most prized possession, ends up in the hands of an eccentric cat lady named Vera (Oscar® nominee Kristen Wiig), Gabby sets off on an adventure through the real world to get the Gabby Cats back together and save the dollhouse before it’s too late.
“Sunny, wholesome cat-obsessed tale” Guardian ★★★
*Please note, the screening on Wednesday 12 November will be a relaxed, autism-friendly screening.
1hr 35 mins
We would love you to join us for this once a month opportunity for adult members of the community to come together for fun, camaraderie, learning, sharing food and film.
10.30 – Exploration workshop examining the themes, context, characters, ideas and plot of the film as well as examining the acting styles and direction.
12.30 – A light buffet style lunch, teas and coffees
13.30 – Watching the film explored in the workshop
15.30 – End of Film
Tuesday 18th November – Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
From 20th Century Studios, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album, following the success of his 1980 album, ‘The River’ and before the infamous’ Born in the USA’ album in 1984.
It was a time when Springsteen was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom but burnt out, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his strained relationship with his father and his battle with depression. Recorded on a 4-track recorder in Springsteen’s New Jersey bedroom, the album marked a pivotal time in his life and is considered one of his most enduring works – a raw, haunted acoustic record populated by lost souls searching for a reason to believe.
The film depicts a man who is afraid at times to say out loud what he is dealing with – an American man enduring loneliness and a kind of spiritual devastation. The story is “about 1982 but it’s also a story about right now. I hope one thing the movie does is make us all think about going out the door less than perfect and slightly more human because of it” writer Warren Zane
Directed by Scott Cooper
With Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen
The film should finish at 3.30pm
From Warner Bros. Pictures comes One Battle After Another, written, directed and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Academy Award and BAFTA winners Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Benicio Del Toro, and Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti.
Washed-up revolutionary Bob (DiCaprio) exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa (Infiniti). When his evil nemesis (Penn) resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.
Guardian ★★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★★ Independent ★★★★★ Little White Lies ★★★★★ Empire ★★★★★ BBC ★★★★★
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
With Leonardo DiCaprio
2hr 42 mins TBC // US 2025
When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.
Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, Point Break) returns with this incendiary thriller with an all-star, ensemble cast.
“Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear endgame thriller is a terrifying, white-knuckle comeback” Guardian ★★★★★
Empire ★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★ Independent ★★★★
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
With Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts
1hr 52 mins // US 2025