Following on from the success of Challengers earlier this year Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) returns with his next feature Queer, based on the 1985 novel by William S. Burroughs.

"★★★★★ – Daniel Craig is needy, horny and mesmeric in Guadagnino’s erotic drama" – Guardian

"★★★★★ – a beautiful film about male loneliness" – Telegraph

"★★★★ – a totally transcendent viewing experience" – Discussing Film

★★★★ – Financial Times

Following on from the success of Challengers earlier this year Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) returns with his next feature Queer, based on the 1985 novel by William S. Burroughs.

Queer follows William Lee (Daniel Craig) an American expat living out his days in late 1940s Mexico City, who becomes infatuated with navy serviceman Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey) after a chance encounter.

Moana and Maui reunite for an exciting new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers!

Moana and Maui reunite for an exciting new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers!

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced before.

One of the most anticipated films of the year, Paddington in Peru finds everybody's favourite bear headed back to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears.

One of the most anticipated films of the year, Paddington in Peru finds everybody's favourite bear headed back to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears.

With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru!

Family tickets £6 per person (+£1.25 admin fee for non-members). Discount applied at checkout.

Journey back to 1946 with our annual screenings of Frank Capra's classic ode to family, community and the power of redemption.

It wouldn't be Christmas without this stalwart of the season on the silver screen!

Frank Capra's masterpiece tells the tale of George Bailey, a banker who contemplates suicide on Christmas Eve.

As the prayers of his friends and family reach heaven, an angel is assigned to save George in order to earn his wings - and as we all know - 'every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings'.

Widely regarded as the best Christmas film of all time, this joyful and life-affirming film is unmissable.

Discover the enchantment of ballet with this sparkling festive treat for the whole family.

Discover the enchantment of ballet with this sparkling festive treat for the whole family.

Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs bring festive charm to Peter Wright’s beloved Royal Ballet production, as fairytale magic comes together with spectacular dancing in this unforgettable classic ballet.

Image credit: The Nutcracker, The Royal Ballet © 2015 ROH. Photograph by Tristram Kenton

★★★★★ – Evening Standard. After the unexpected death of the beloved supreme pontiff, Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running the secretive and covert process of selecting a new Pope.

"★★★★★ – a thrilling succession story, and Ralph Fiennes is simply hypnotic" – Evening Standard

★★★★ – Guardian

"Ralph Fiennes is Oscar-worthy as a potential pope" – The Times

After the unexpected death of the beloved supreme pontiff, Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running the secretive and covert process of selecting a new Pope.

Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of The Church.

Director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front) has assembled a superb cast including Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini for this gripping thriller.

Escape the city centre last-minute shopping and get festive with our family pyjama screenings! With unforgettable songs and pitch perfect casting The Muppet Christmas Carol is a festive family tradition.

Escape the city centre last-minute shopping and get festive with our family pyjama screenings!

Tickets include a hot chocolate and Christmas snack for all - so bring a blanket, bring a teddy, put on your pyjamas and join the fun!

With unforgettable songs and pitch perfect casting – Michael Caine as Scrooge, Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit and the Great Gonzo as Dickens – The Muppet Christmas Carol is a festive family tradition.

"★★★★★ – Pure magic" – HeyUGuys. Based on the record-breaking stage musical telling the untold story of the witches of Oz.

"★★★★★ – Pure magic" – HeyUGuys

"★★★★ – Cynthia Erivo turns a Broadway hit into cinematic gold" – The Times

★★★★ – Guardian

Based on the record-breaking stage musical telling the untold story of the witches of Oz.

Emmy, Grammy and Tony award-winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo stars as Elphaba, a young woman with unusual green skin, who meets the popular Glinda (Ariana Grande) at Shiz University where the two become firm friends.

But following an encounter with the wonderful Wizard of Oz, their lives take very different paths.

★★★★★ – Independent. Back by popular demand, the new film from multi award-winning director Steve McQueen (Hunger, 12 Years a Slave) is set during World War II and follows a young evacuee on a dangerous journey home.

"★★★★★ – a monumental achievement in British cinema" – Independent

"★★★★★ – ranks among the greatest war films ever made" – Telegraph

Back by popular demand, the new film from multi award-winning director Steve McQueen (Hunger, 12 Years a Slave) is set in the East End during World War II.

In the face of nightly air raids, young mum Rita (Saoirse Ronan, Little Women, Lady Bird) makes the heart-wrenching decision to send her son George to the countryside. But a few hours into his journey, George alights the train, determined to return to his family.

Following George through London’s streets populated by friends and foes, McQueen’s Blitz represents one of the finest portrayals of life in a moment of crisis, perseverance and renewal.

Escape the city centre last-minute shopping and get festive with our family pyjama screenings! Robert Zemeckis’ delightful animation tells the story of a young boy’s Christmas Eve journey aboard the Polar Express.

Escape the city centre last-minute shopping and get festive with our family pyjama screenings!

Tickets include a hot chocolate and Christmas snack for all - so bring a blanket, bring a teddy, put on your pyjamas and join the fun!

Starring Tom Hanks– who voices seven different characters – Robert Zemeckis’ (Back to the Future) gorgeously ethereal animation tells the story of a young boy’s Christmas Eve journey aboard the Polar Express, a magical train that’s bound for the North Pole. Blissful festive escapism, based on the much loved children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Join Matthew Whitaker our wine supplier and certified Sommelier to taste a selection of wines to get you in that festive spirit.

Join Matthew Whitaker our wine supplier and certified Sommelier to taste a selection of wines to get you in that festive spirit.

That perfect glass of breakfast fizz? The ideal Christmas dinner pairing? And what drink goes best with the Boxing Day cold-meat-medley? Discover some exceptional wines to truly enhance your festive experience.

There will be plenty of wine available to purchase on the night, a great excuse to stock up on wine for Christmas and beyond!

Escape the city centre last-minute shopping and get festive with our family pyjama screenings! A wonderful animated double bill, based on Raymond Briggs' beloved children's book.

Escape the city centre last-minute shopping and get festive with our family pyjama screenings!

Tickets include a hot chocolate and Christmas snack for all - so bring a blanket, bring a teddy, put on your pyjamas and join the fun!

Adapted from Raymond Briggs' beloved children's book about a young boy's magical overnight adventure, the original Oscar-nominated animation The Snowman with its iconic score was aired in 1982.

30 years after the original film, producer John Coates felt that the time was right to create a follow up and the charming The Snowman and The Snowdog was born.

Image: ©Snowdog Enterprises Ltd, 2021

©Snowman Enterprises Limited

“The Snowman” by Raymond Briggs is published by Puffin

www.thesnowman.com

Yes the monkey film. Yes Robbie Williams is played by a monkey in his new biopic. But this barnstorming film on the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of the British pop superstar makes it work!

"★★★★★ – a fun, bombastic, brilliant choreographed and totally enthralling film" – Time Out

"★★★★ – the biggest cinematic surprise of the year. An absolute blast" – Empire

★★★★ – Guardian

★★★★ – Flickering Myth

Yes the monkey film. Yes Robbie Williams is played by a monkey in his new biopic. But this barnstorming film on the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of the British pop superstar makes it work!

Better Man follows Robbie’s journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame can bring.

The film captures Robbie’s signature wit and indomitable spirit, and as you’d expect from the director of The Greatest Showman, the musical numbers are spectacular.

I hope you're happy, I hope you're happy now - we've only gone and booked the sing-along version of Wicked! The record breaking musical is now a record-breaking new film, telling the untold story of the witches of Oz.

"★★★★★ – Pure magic" – HeyUGuys

"★★★★ – Cynthia Erivo turns a Broadway hit into cinematic gold" – The Times

★★★★ – Guardian

I hope you're happy, I hope you're happy now - we've only gone and booked the sing-along version of Wicked!

The record breaking musical is now a record-breaking new film, telling the untold story of the witches of Oz.

Emmy, Grammy and Tony award-winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo stars as Elphaba, a young woman with unusual green skin, who meets the popular Glinda (Ariana Grande) at Shiz University where the two become firm friends.

But following an encounter with the wonderful Wizard of Oz, their lives take very different paths.

★★★★★ – Guardian. Billy Wilder’s sublime comedy returns to our screens, featuring career-defining performances from Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe.

“★★★★★ – Close to perfect” – Guardian

It's our tradition to screen a classic film on Boxing Day, and Billy Wilder’s sublime comedy is a perfect post-Christmas Day treat, featuring career-defining performances from Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe.

When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they disguise themselves as women in order to flee the state with an all-female band.

But a dynamite singer named Sugar Kane and an over-keen millionaire pose problems for them, and they’ll have to keep their wits about them to keep everyone hoodwinked. Well, nobody’s perfect.

Arriving on a wave of critical praise, this white-knuckle thriller comes from Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth) and features a superb cast including Jude Law and Nicholas Holt.

Arriving on a wave of critical praise, this white-knuckle thriller comes from Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth) and features a superb cast including Jude Law and Nicholas Holt.

For over a year in the Pacific Northwest, a series of bold daylight bank robberies leaves law enforcement baffled. As the attacks become increasingly violent, FBI agent Terry Husk (Law) becomes convinced that the robberies are the work of a white supremacist gang led by the charismatic Bob Matthews (Holt).

Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning epic spirits you away into another world of witches, ghosts and beasts, where a young girl must summon all her courage to return herself and her parents to their normal lives.

These screenings are of the English langauage dubbed version. We're also showing the Japanese with English subtitles version of Spirited Away, screening times here.

"★★★★★ – A beautifully drawn and wonderfully composed work of art" – Guardian

"★★★★★ – sets a new benchmark for animation" – Empire

★★★★★ – The Times

Ten-year-old Chihiro becomes mysteriously trapped in the spirit world with only her wit and courage to navigate the strange world of witches and beasts. With her parents transformed into pigs, Chihiro becomes determined to free herself and her parents before they are cursed to remain in the spirit world forever.

Brimming with imagination and unforgettable characters like No-Face and Yubaba, Spirited Away is not just one of Studio Ghibli’s finest, but one of the greatest animated films ever made. Winner of Best Animated Feature at the 2003 Academy Awards, it is the only non-English language film to do so.

After his grandmother Amah is diagnosed with terminal cancer, the lackadaisical M moves in to care for her. How noble – but his newfound devotion isn’t altruistic; really, he hopes to secure her multi-million-dollar fortune.

After his grandmother Amah (Usha Seamkhum) is diagnosed with terminal cancer, the lackadaisical M (Putthipong Assaratanakul) moves in to care for her.

Although motivated more by her fortune than altruism, as M spends more time with Amah he realises she is no fool and a tender new friendship begins to grow.

A huge hit in its native Thailand, this moving, delicate little gem of a film deserves to find its audience amongst all the awards season big hitters.

Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature, Hayao Miyazaki’s wondrous fantasy adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animation.

These screenings are in Japanese with English subtitles. We're also showing the dubbed version of Spirited Away, screening times here.

"★★★★★ – A beautifully drawn and wonderfully composed work of art" – Guardian

"★★★★★ – sets a new benchmark for animation" – Empire

★★★★★ – The Times

Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature, Hayao Miyazaki’s wondrous fantasy adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animation.

Chihiro’s family is moving to a new house, but when they stop on the way to explore an abandoned village, her parents undergo a mysterious transformation and Chihiro is whisked into a world of fantastic spirits ruled over by the sorceress Yubaba. Put to work in a magical bathhouse for spirits and demons, Chihiro must use all her wits to survive in this strange new place, find a way to free her parents and return to the normal world.

Overflowing with imaginative creatures and thrilling storytelling, Spirited Away became a worldwide smash hit, and is one of the most critically-acclaimed films of all time.

★★★★★ – Bloody Disgusting. One of our favourite directors tackles one of cinemas most beloved gothic tales as the terrifying new film from Robert Eggers’ (The Lighthouse, The Witch) arrives in cinemas.

"★★★★★ – the best horror movie of the year" – Digital Spy

"★★★★★ – Beautiful nightmare made flesh" – Den of Geek

"★★★★★ – Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgård match Robert Eggers’ nightmarish, erotic, and physically demanding wavelength" – Flickering Myth

"★★★★ – Eggers’ retelling suffocates like a coffin, right up to its chilling final shot" – Empire

★★★★ – BBC

★★★★ – Total Film

One of our favourite directors tackles one of cinemas most beloved gothic tales as the terrifying new film from Robert Eggers’ (The Lighthouse, The Witch) arrives in cinemas.

Based on the 1922 Murnau film which took its inspiration from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Eggers’ gripping take on Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her.

The director of Brooklyn returns with this heartfelt story set across several years in the relationship of Tobias (Garfield) and Almut (Pugh).

The director of Brooklyn returns with this heartfelt story set across several years in the relationship of Tobias (Garfield) and Almut (Pugh).

Although not experiencing a traditional “meet-cute” (she hits him with her car!) the two fall in love, but find their happiness threatened when Almut receives devastating health news.

Tissues at the ready for this beautiful, funny and deeply moving film, with superb performances from the two leads.

We're delighted that the speaker at our January PLATFORM Filmmaker Network event will be Film4 development and production executive Amy O’Hara, whose work includes Layla, Sister Midnight, and Love Lies Bleeding.

We're delighted that the speaker at our January PLATFORM Filmmaker Network event will be Film4 development and production executive Amy O’Hara, whose work includes Layla, Sister Midnight, and Love Lies Bleeding.

Amy joined Film4 in October 2021. In her role she oversees projects from development through to production, providing detailed feedback to support talent and ensure projects achieve the greatest possible success through to audience distribution.

Prior to this, she was the BFI NETWORK Talent Executive at Film Hub North, working closely with new and emerging writers, directors and producers on a slate of short films and features. Amy also gained experience at the international distribution company STX, where she worked as a Marketing Executive across UK productions.

Event schedule:

6.30pm – doors open

6.45pm – talk from Amy O’Hara, hosted by Platform's Keith Allott

7.45pm – networking in The Nest

9pm – end

This is a public event, open to all. Tickets are £2.

PLATFORM is a new programme for filmmakers and digital visual artists in Leicester. Find out more here.

Code of Conduct

PLATFORM is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative environment for all participants. We value inclusivity, appreciate difference and welcome learning from others. We aim to create a space for filmmakers and artists to network, learn, and exchange ideas. By attending our events, all participants agree to uphold the PLATFORM Code of Conduct.

Read the PLATFORM Code of Conduct

Share your love of film with this 10-week course of group discussions, led by tutor Kenton Hall. The price includes a cup of tea/filter coffee and a ticket to the weekday daytime screening of your choice.

Join like-minded film enthusiasts for this 10-week course of tutor-led group discussions that put the cinema week into focus and help you get more from your cinema experience. Tutor Kenton Hall will share film clips and talk about forthcoming movies and film industry news.

Included in the price of the course is a cup of tea/filter coffee and a ticket to the weekday daytime screening of your choice, to be used in the same week as your session.

If you have access requirements please book via Box Office so we can ensure that your specific needs can be accommodated.

PLEASE NOTE: The course will run from 10.30am – 12pm, though Phoenix does not open to the general public until 11am. Your drinks which are included in the course fee will be available from the bar.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Price: £95 / £85 conc / £80 Members

Tutor: Kenton Hall

Booking Information:

This 10-week course will run at Phoenix on Mondays, 10.30am – 12pm, from 13 January – 17 March 2025.

You must be 18 or over to attend.

Member discount available.

Cancellation Policy:

We do not offer refunds for cancellations of bookings, except in exceptional circumstances. In the event that an advertised course is withdrawn, we will endeavour to give 7 days’ notice and a full refund will be made.

View our Learner Agreement.

ABOUT THE TUTOR

Kenton Hall is an award-winning Canadian writer, director, musician and teacher, with numerous short and feature film credits to his name – both behind and in front of the camera. Alongside his work as a novelist, screenwriter, musician and actor, he has taught The Art of Screenwriting here at Phoenix for more than a decade.

He wrote, directed and co-starred in the feature film A Dozen Summers, now available on Netflix; published the comic memoir Bisection, about living and parenting with bipolar disorder; co-wrote the Audible Drama Getting Better, starring Rhod Gilbert, Kathryn Drysdale and Mark Gatiss; co-adapted, for audio, the lost silent horror film London After Midnight starring Art Malik; and wrote the Doctor Who musical spin-off Children of the Circus and its novelisation. Somewhere in between he released the triple album Idiopath as Kenton Hall & The Necessary Measures. He both looks and is tired.

Share your love of film with this 10-week course of group discussions, led by tutor Kenton Hall. The price includes a cup of tea/filter coffee and a ticket to the weekday daytime screening of your choice.

Join like-minded film enthusiasts for this 10-week course of tutor-led group discussions that put the cinema week into focus and help you get more from your cinema experience. Tutor Kenton Hall will share film clips and talk about forthcoming movies and film industry news.

Included in the price of the course is a cup of tea/filter coffee and a ticket to the weekday daytime screening of your choice, to be used in the same week as your session.

If you have access requirements please book via Box Office so we can ensure that your specific needs can be accommodated.

PLEASE NOTE: The course will run from 10.30am – 12pm, though Phoenix does not open to the general public until 11am. Your drinks which are included in the course fee will be available from the bar.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Price: £95 / £85 conc / £80 Members

Tutor: Kenton Hall

Booking Information:

This 10-week course will run at Phoenix on Tuesdays, 10.30am – 12pm, from 14 January – 18 March 2025.

You must be 18 or over to attend.

Member discount available.

Cancellation Policy:

We do not offer refunds for cancellations of bookings, except in exceptional circumstances. In the event that an advertised course is withdrawn, we will endeavour to give 7 days’ notice and a full refund will be made.

View our Learner Agreement.

ABOUT THE TUTOR

Kenton Hall is an award-winning Canadian writer, director, musician and teacher, with numerous short and feature film credits to his name – both behind and in front of the camera. Alongside his work as a novelist, screenwriter, musician and actor, he has taught The Art of Screenwriting here at Phoenix for more than a decade.

He wrote, directed and co-starred in the feature film A Dozen Summers, now available on Netflix; published the comic memoir Bisection, about living and parenting with bipolar disorder; co-wrote the Audible Drama Getting Better, starring Rhod Gilbert, Kathryn Drysdale and Mark Gatiss; co-adapted, for audio, the lost silent horror film London After Midnight starring Art Malik; and wrote the Doctor Who musical spin-off Children of the Circus and its novelisation. Somewhere in between he released the triple album Idiopath as Kenton Hall & The Necessary Measures. He both looks and is tired.

Four women. Four curious love stories. Juan Diego Flórez leads a fantastic cast in Offenbach's dream-like opera.

Four women. Four curious love stories. Juan Diego Flórez leads a fantastic cast in Offenbach's dream-like opera.

Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to matters of the heart, nothing is as it seems... particularly when the devil himself is involved!

Journeying back to his school days, Hoffmann relives his childhood romance with Olympia, a model student in every sense. Doomed love follows him into adulthood, where the dancer, Antonia, is taken from him too soon. Meanwhile, the sensual courtesan Giulietta has her own secret agenda. As memory and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred, will Hoffmann find the enigmatic Stella before it is too late?

** Please note: this is an estimated start time. Our Box Office team will be in touch if it is amended.

Image: The Tales of Hoffmann, © Keith Saunders

We’re excited that the speaker for January’s PLATFORM Artist Network event will be Alex McLean – Sheffield-based artist, creative technologist and researcher – whose talk is entitled "Live Coding and Algorithmic Patterns".

We’re excited that the speaker for January’s PLATFORM Artist Network event will be Alex McLean – Sheffield-based artist, creative technologist and researcher – whose talk is entitled "Live Coding and Algorithmic Patterns".

Alex is active across the digital arts and creative coding, including co-founding the Algorave algorithmic dance music movement, and creating the TidalCycles live coding environment, and co-creating the Strudel port of TidalCycles to the web.

As researcher he works as part of the non-profit studio Then Try This, funded by a UKRI Future Leader Fellowship to explore Algorithmic Patterns – exploring heritage algorithms in craft and performing arts, to inform the development of new creative technology.

Find out more about Alex's work at::

https://slab.org/

https://thentrythis.org/

https://algorithmicpattern.org/

Event schedule:

6.30pm – doors open

6.45pm – talk from Alex McLean

7.45pm – networking

9pm – end

This is a public event, open to all. Tickets are £2.

PLATFORM is a new programme for filmmakers and digital visual artists in Leicester. Find out more here.

Code of Conduct

PLATFORM is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative environment for all participants. We value inclusivity, appreciate difference and welcome learning from others. We aim to create a space for filmmakers and artists to network, learn, and exchange ideas. By attending our events, all participants agree to uphold the PLATFORM Code of Conduct.

Read the PLATFORM Code of Conduct

Seen by over 120 million people worldwide, Les Misérables is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.

Seen by over 120 million people worldwide, Les Misérables is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.

In 2019, Cameron Mackintosh produced a spectacular sell-out staged concert version at the Gielgud Theatre featuring an all-star cast including Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Matt Lucas and John Owen Jones. Now cinema audiences can experience a unique encore of this incredible show to celebrate Les Misérables 40th anniversary.

Featuring a cast and orchestra of over 65 and including the songs I Dreamed A Dream, Bring Him Home, One Day More and On My Own this sensational staged concert is not to be missed.

A practical, skills-based guide to screenwriting, taking you from your initial idea to a finished short film script over the course of eight weeks.

The Art of Screenwriting will provide a practical, skills-based guide to screenwriting, taking you from your initial idea to a finished short film script over the course of eight weeks.

Experienced writer Kenton Hall will cover all aspects of screenwriting and working in the film industry, enabling you to take part in the full script-to-screen process. Writers of all levels of experience will be encouraged to develop, pitch and refine a short film script, while developing both their craft and industry knowledge.

All participants will write a script at the end of the course which will be edited to professional standards.

"Kenton showed a great deal of passion about the subject and this transmitted to the participants. We were all impressed with his depth of knowledge and effective methodology in kick-starting our creativity. High recommendation from me for course and tutors." – The Art of Screenwriting course participant

Course Breakdown:

Week 1:   An introduction to screenwriting

Week 2:   The 'light bulb' moment: is your idea any good? – ideas and pitching

Week 3:   Structure and why it matters – structuring your script

Week 4:   A bunch of authors in search of some characters – writing convincing characters

Week 5:   The plot thickens – plot construction

Week 6:   Your first draft and how much it sucks! – writing your script

Week 7:   How I learned to stop worrying and love my script editor – editing and refining your script

Week 8:   Giving up your baby: what happens next? – how a script is developed into a film

FURTHER INFORMATION

Price: £100 / £90 conc / £82 Members

Tutor: Kenton Hall

Booking Information:
This 8 week course will run at Phoenix on Tuesdays, 7pm – 9pm, from 4 February – 25 March 2025.

You must be 18 or over to attend.

Cancellation Policy:
We do not offer refunds for cancellations of bookings, except in exceptional circumstances. In the event that an advertised course is withdrawn, we will endeavour to give 7 days’ notice and a full refund will be made.

View our Learner Agreement.

ABOUT THE TUTOR

Kenton Hall is an award-winning Canadian writer, director, musician and teacher, with numerous short and feature film credits to his name – both behind and in front of the camera. Alongside his work as a novelist, screenwriter, musician and actor, he has taught The Art of Screenwriting here at Phoenix for more than a decade.

He wrote, directed and co-starred in the feature film A Dozen Summers, now available on Netflix; published the comic memoir Bisection, about living and parenting with bipolar disorder; co-wrote the Audible Drama Getting Better, starring Rhod Gilbert, Kathryn Drysdale and Mark Gatiss; co-adapted, for audio, the lost silent horror film London After Midnight starring Art Malik; and wrote the Doctor Who musical spin-off Children of the Circus and its novelisation. Somewhere in between he released the triple album Idiopath as Kenton Hall & The Necessary Measures. He both looks and is tired.

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo lead a stellar cast in a new 5-star production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London.

"★★★★★ – enthralling" – Telegraph

David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife, Criminal Record) lead a stellar cast in a new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London, especially for the big screen.

Unsettling intimacy and brutal action combine at breakneck speed as Max Webster (Life of Pi, Henry V) directs this tragic tale of love, murder, and nature’s power of renewal.

The performance on Sun 16 Feb will have all dialogue subtitled. **Please note there is not a descriptive subtitled version available so it will not contain information on sound effects and music.

Baddest. Cowboy. Texas. These are just a few words to describe the Baddest Cowboy in Texas. But something's missing. Join Bangtail as he roots ‘n toots from the mightiest mountains to the sauciest saloons in search of his manhood.

"★★★★★ – Sheer, brilliant, well executed madness” – Three Weeks

"​★★★★★ – Genius!" – Voice Mag

"​★★★★★ – A stunning and hilarious exploration of modern masculinity" – The Reviews Hub

Baddest. Cowboy. Texas. These are just a few words to describe the Baddest Cowboy in Texas. But something's missing. Join Bangtail as he roots ‘n toots from the mightiest mountains to the sauciest saloons in search of his manhood.

Nominee for Best Variety Show at Leicester Comedy Festival and fully sold out run at Ed Fringe 2024 before transferring to SOHO Theatre and touring the USA!

'b i r d' is a surreal piece of cosmic-horror-comedy-theatre, set in a sinister, subterraneous bird sanctuary - which may (or may not) be a shadowy front for an ancient cult that worships the ever-thrumming Eldritchian entity which may (or may not) be buried beneath its grounds.

'b i r d' is a surreal piece of cosmic-horror-comedy-theatre, set in a sinister, subterraneous bird sanctuary - which may (or may not) be a shadowy front for an ancient cult that worships the ever-thrumming Eldritchian entity which may (or may not) be buried beneath its grounds.

During your visit we invite you to marvel, slack-jawed at the wonder of nature via exhilarating flying displays; get up close and personal with some of our rarer breeds; buy a mandatory novelty teatowel at the giftshop and above all have a bird-tastic day...

Winner of RVK Fringe's 'Fringe Of The Fringe' award, 2024.

Josh Weller is one the funniest, most inventive stand-up comedians in the country. You might have seen him in The Witcher (where he dies) or A Gentleman in Moscow (where he also dies). Come watch him work on his new show.

★★★★★ – Broadway World

★★★★★ – The List

★★★★ – Chortle

Josh Weller is one the funniest, most inventive stand-up comedians in the country. His observational and self-deprecating humour has had hundreds of millions of views online.

You might have seen him in The Witcher (where he dies) or A Gentleman in Moscow (where he also dies). Come watch him work on his new show.

The 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and winner of NextUp’s Biggest Award in Comedy 2024 brings the beginnings of a brand new show to Leicester Comedy Festival.

"★★★★ – Scintillatingly unpredictable... Outlandishly funny... Raucous belly laughs fill the room from start to finish" – Chortle

"★★★★ – Overwhelmingly successful... the laugh count is consistently, admirably high" – Scotsman

The 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and winner of NextUp’s Biggest Award in Comedy 2024 brings the beginnings of a brand new show to Leicester Comedy Festival.

As seen in Netflix’s Afterlife plus BBC’s Ghosts and This Time With Alan Partridge.

After last year's sold out show and the success of his debut Edinburgh Fringe run Danny Clives returns to the Leicester Comedy Festival with a work in progress show.

"A guy who knows how to write a joke" – Chortle

"Danny turns life's struggles into brilliantly understated observational gags" – Joe Lycett

After last year's sold out show and the success of his debut Edinburgh Fringe run Danny Clives returns to the Leicester Comedy Festival with a work in progress show.

Danny is an alumni of Soho Theatre’s Comedy Labs and has been nominated for the BBC Comedy Award.

Bella Hull is a London-based stand-up comedian and writer and one of the UK’s most exciting young comedians.

Bella Hull is a London-based stand-up comedian and writer and one of the UK’s most exciting young comedians.

Bella brought her debut hour, Babycakes, to the Edinburgh Fringe and then to London’s Soho Theatre to wide acclaim.

She regularly plays to sell-out crowds across the UK and her TV appearances include BBC’s Stand Up for Live Comedy, ITV’s The Stand Up Sketch Show and Comedy Central Live.

A special version of this unique comedy experience. It's still comedy, and it's still dark... a perfect family show for Half-Term giggles.

A special version of this unique comedy experience. It's still comedy, and it's still dark... a perfect family show for Half-Term giggles.

Visit Leicester Comedy Festival website for more details, with the full line-up to be announced soon.

Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. Recommended for 8-12 year olds.

Fresh from Edinburgh Fringe 2024, Farm Fatale is the smash-hit, critically-acclaimed debut solo show from an agricultural icon, likely to cause delight or distress to anyone who becomes involved with her, or her livestock.

"★★★★ – Tremendous... Wonderfully batty and unapologetic, a solo debut to cherish" – Guardian

Fresh from Edinburgh Fringe 2024, Farm Fatale is the smash-hit, critically-acclaimed debut solo show from an agricultural icon, likely to cause delight or distress to anyone who becomes involved with her, or her livestock.

Winner Musical Comedy Awards 2023

Nominee NextUp Biggest Award in Comedy 2024

Mervy Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe 2024

This unique comedy experience returns to the Leicester Comedy Festival off the back of sell-outs at Edinburgh Fringe 2023.

This unique comedy experience returns to the Leicester Comedy Festival off the back of sell-outs at Edinburgh Fringe 2023.

At Comedy in the Dark, the audience's senses are heightened - things look and sound different. Guests will include Sajeela Kershi, Tasmin Sarkany, Jamie D'Souza, Allyson June Smith, David Eagle and more.

"Destined to become one of the most talked about shows" (Time Out).

Leicester Comedy Festival 2024 Award Nominee Will BF is back with an all new sci-fi sketch comedy mockumentary!

Leicester Comedy Festival 2024 Award Nominee Will BF is back with an all new sci-fi sketch comedy mockumentary!

"★★★★★ – Echoes the glory days of The Mighty Boosh, Garth Marenghi and Monty Python" – EdFringeReview

"★★★★ – Wonderful and Weird" – Chortle

Everyone loves the 1979 movie phenomenon Moon Team, but loves to hate its 1999 reboot.

After a multiple sell-out, critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe with the Western that never was: The Last Gun, Will BF is back. Hang onto your space hats (technical term) for a surreal adventure of sketches, songs and multimedia havoc.

Join Erika Ehler to work out material for her new show. Erika’s razor-sharp, dark and visceral writing paired with precise delivery makes her one of the most exciting young comedians on the circuit.

Join Erika Ehler to work out material for her new show.

Erika’s razor-sharp, dark and visceral writing paired with precise delivery makes her one of the most exciting young comedians on the circuit.

Erika has also written for Late Night Mash (Dave), Never Mind The Buzzcocks (Sky), Have I Got News For You (BBC1) and Death to 2020 (Netflix)

Praise for previous shows:

★★★★ (Scotsman)

★★★★(Skinny)

★★★★ (Funny Women)

★★★★ (BroadwayBaby.com).

‘If you think Frankie Boyle’s too soft, Ehler could be the comic for you’ (Chortle)

From Andrew Doherty (writer/performer of Gay Witch Sex Cult) comes a new horror comedy: 20 years ago, actress Nicole Hereafter starred in two series of hit legal drama, ‘Woman Lawyer,’ until her time on the show ended in bloodshed and horror.

From Andrew Doherty (writer/performer of Gay Witch Sex Cult) comes a new horror comedy: 20 years ago, actress Nicole Hereafter starred in two series of hit legal drama, ‘Woman Lawyer,’ until her time on the show ended in bloodshed and horror.

20 years on she invites fans to a screening of the mysteriously unaired Halloween episode “I Breast My Case,” in celebration of the legacy of a groundbreaking show that dared to ask the question; What if lawyer... was woman?

A show about addiction, but not the serious Ted talk kind. Rehab, sleeping with old men for money, AA, the boring mundanity of sobriety. All grim topics, but I promise it’s no sob story.

A show about addiction, but not the serious Ted talk kind. Rehab, sleeping with old men for money, AA, the boring mundanity of sobriety. All grim topics, but I promise it’s no sob story.

It’s about the humour in the darkness, and the search for light, living a brand new life with no tequila bottle in my hand, involving a year in Morocco learning to surf, falling in love with my surf instructor, it's a tale as old as time.

No real lessons will be learned, except perhaps a lesson on how not to live your life. But that’s showbiz baby!

Heidi's new stand-up show about the NHS, spiders, wild drug trips, Australia... you name it! (It helps if you name those four topics).

Heidi's new stand-up show about the NHS, spiders, wild drug trips, Australia... you name it! (It helps if you name those four topics).

Winner of the BBC New Comedy Award and So You Think You’re Funny. Heidi has had two stand-up specials on BBC Radio 4, done tour support for Joe Lycett and Phil Wang and appeared on Just a Minute, The Now Show and Guilty Feminist.

'The standard and silliness of the jokes never dip, providing a richly rewarding hour full of big laughs and excellent storytelling' (Chortle.co.uk).

Watch Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Rob Copland potentially make up a brand new hour of comedy.

"★★★★★ – moves around the stage like flubber, pinging off every surface at incredible speed and drowning the audience in a barrage of jokes" – Chortle

"★★★★ – He steals about the stage, raising an eyebrow, clawing at the air, swinging his mic in precarious arcs" – Guardian

Watch Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Rob Copland potentially make up a brand new hour of comedy.

Imran, of East-African Indian descent, was born in Mombasa, Kenya, and raised in London.

Imran, of East-African Indian descent, was born in Mombasa, Kenya, and raised in London.

He briefly studied illegally in the USA and traveled extensively, including to Israel/Palestine and Saudi Arabia during the 2006 Lebanon Crisis, which deeply changed him.

In 2010, his debut solo show at the Edinburgh Festival earned a 5-star review and a nomination for Best Newcomer.

He later appeared on TV, including Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, and debuted his BBC radio show *Relabelled* in 2021.

Soft Play presents Just The Two Of Us! (WIP). Co-hosts of hit alt comedy night “Soft Play Area” (Maria Telnikoff and Vidya Divakaran) come together for their debut double-act comedy hour in which they embody EVERY GREAT DUO IN HISTORY.

Soft Play presents Just The Two Of Us! (WIP). Co-hosts of hit alt comedy night “Soft Play Area” (Maria Telnikoff and Vidya Divakaran) come together for their debut double-act comedy hour in which they embody EVERY GREAT DUO IN HISTORY.

From Romulus and Remus to Wham! join these two silly billies on a time travelling hour of nonsense, shenanigans and a lot of dance breaks.

A funny comedy show all about a silly little guy I like to call me. Madcap prop chaos . Tremendous jokes and wordplay. Hardcore, unfiltered, full-frontal Mikey Mode.

"Meticulously weird" – Guardian

"Cracking physical comedy" – Chortle

A funny comedy show all about a silly little guy I like to call me. Madcap prop chaos . Tremendous jokes and wordplay. Hardcore, unfiltered, full-frontal Mikey Mode.

As seen on Disney+ (1minute and 23seconds)

Sketch Off Finalist 2022

Rising Star, Andy Barr, has been in the stand-up game for a while, but yet to reach his apex due to a series of three inscrutable, high-concept, character based shows.

"★★★★ – Skilfully written and delivered lines ... Barr's comic timing and gestures are impeccable" – The List

Rising Star, Andy Barr, has been in the stand-up game for a while, but yet to reach his apex due to a series of three inscrutable, high-concept, character based shows.

Now, for his fourth debut hour, television's Andy Barr (London Live News, 2017) goes back to basics with a selection of classic gags, thoughts, poetry, shouting, bitter recriminations, coruscating social critique, puns (reader invited to delete in accordance with personal taste).

★★★★ – Telegraph. From atop his ivory tower, Benjamin Alborough must decide the fate of the entire world. Luckily, the audience can help him via a series of incredibly stressful quicktime events.

★★★★ – Telegraph

★★★★ –  Chortle

From atop his ivory tower, Benjamin Alborough must decide the fate of the entire world. Luckily, the audience can help him via a series of incredibly stressful quicktime events.

A follow-up to his anarchic gameshow Absolute Monopoly (and a distraction from his all-star chat show Late Night with Terry Wogan) this new WIP interactive comedy show will eventually have a couple hundred endings.

Sam Nicoresti (Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2021, Chortle Best MC Nominee 2024) returns with a show that isn’t about anything at all.

Sam Nicoresti (Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2021, Chortle Best MC Nominee 2024) returns with a show that isn’t about anything at all.

In a cowardly new hour of sweeping emotional vacuity, Sam (of Nicoresti fame) explores what it means to stand on stage and be consistently funny without at any point resorting to framing, plot, or narrative device.

She’s here! She’s queer! Her parents are sort of used to it! Fresh, exciting, and overall, just happy to be here, Dee Allum is the greatest transgender comedian her small village has ever produced.

★★★★★ – Ed Fringe Review

★★★★ – The Times

★★★★ – Guardian

She’s here! She’s queer! Her parents are sort of used to it! Fresh, exciting, and overall, just happy to be here, Dee Allum is the greatest transgender comedian her small village has ever produced.

This debut stand-up show is about reconciling with the past, coming out, and going through two puberties (frankly, two too many). As seen on the BBC New Comedy Awards Final, ITV’s The Stand Up Sketch Show and Comedy Central Live.

Join the irrepressible Lee Peart as he brings his debut work in progress show to Leicester Comedy Festival. Lee blends sharp observations with acerbic storytelling, leaving audiences in stitches.

Join the irrepressible Lee Peart as he brings his debut work in progress show to Leicester Comedy Festival.

Lee blends sharp observations with acerbic storytelling, leaving audiences in stitches.

Known for his unique takes on everyday life and the ultimate awkward moments we all face, he’s fast building a large and loyal audience online with his relatable charm and a knack for turning mundane experiences into comedic gold.

Prepare for a night of laughter that’ll make you question your own life choices—like why you decided to come out in public! Don't miss it!

Hot on the Hooves of BBC Radio 4's 'The Many Wrongs Of Lord Christian Brighty', the reformed rake returns to Leicester to make up for his wrongdoings, and see what new ones he can get away with.

"★★★★ – The outrageously silly meets the eye-wateringly witty" – Scotsman

★★★★ – Telegraph

Hot on the Hooves of BBC Radio 4's 'The Many Wrongs Of Lord Christian Brighty', the reformed rake returns to Leicester to make up for his wrongdoings, and see what new ones he can get away with.

If Lord Brighty can't address your grievances in this hour of comedy mayhem, then at least he tried and you just should drop it, alright?

Best New Show Nominee (Leicester Comedy Festival 2022)

Best Reviewed Shows (BCG, Edinburgh Fringe 2022)

Still existing in the stink of the Edinburgh Fringe where his debut hour received 2 award nominations, Kitch returns with a new show.

Still existing in the stink of the Edinburgh Fringe where his debut hour received 2 award nominations, Kitch returns with a new show.

It’s early days but some info: some is based on a book about Rasputin he started in 2016 & hasn’t finished. It was going to be called laughing stock due to a soup reference.

“pushing at the edges of what stand-up can be defined as..is this where the cult begins?” (Chortle)

“It’s comedy theatre, arty, stylish and cool.  And there’s something extraordinarily watchable about Kitch“ **** (Beyond the Joke)

 “Exceptional” ***** (Mervyn Stutter Pick of the Fringe)

Odysseus, King of Ithica, took what many would say is 'too long' to get home. Musical comedian and Theatre botherer Edy Hurst also takes a long time to get home. Watch how he tried to justify this one in the first sailing on a ship of dreams.

Odysseus, King of Ithica, took what many would say is 'too long' to get home. Musical comedian and Theatre botherer Edy Hurst also takes a long time to get home. Watch how he tried to justify this one in the first sailing on a ship of dreams.

Armed with his trusty guitar, loop station, and a license to tell stories, come aboard this ship of dreams and embark on an odd-er-sea of electro-punk, comedic musical mythic mash up.

The only spine safe comedy show!* Alternative comedian and formerly bendy woman Katie Mitchell has hurt her back. Watch her process this in real time. See physio reluctantly performed live on stage! Marvel as she accepts that things dropped on the floor no longer exist! Watch her beloved yoga mat gather dust FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT.

The only spine safe comedy show!* Alternative comedian and formerly bendy woman Katie Mitchell has hurt her back. Watch her process this in real time. See physio reluctantly performed live on stage! Marvel as she accepts that things dropped on the floor no longer exist! Watch her beloved yoga mat gather dust FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT.

NO LAUGHTER. NO SUDDEN MOVEMENTS. YOU MUST SNEEZE UPWARDS.

*Please bring own lumbar support.

Best In Class Alumni 2023

★★★★ – Scotsman. It's always nice to go to a comedy show, knowing exactly what you're going to get and that you're in a safe pair of hands. There's such a lovely comfort in certainty...

★★★★ – Scotsman

★★★★ – Chortle

It's always nice to go to a comedy show, knowing exactly what you're going to get and that you're in a safe pair of hands. There's such a lovely comfort in certainty.

Nominated in 2019 and 2022 for the Best Improv/Musical show at the Leicester Comedy festival Awards, despite being neither Improv or Musical, Consignia bring a new show inspired by the Fluxus art movement to the Leicester Comedy Festival.

Club Wormhole welcomes all to join with our band of alternative comedians, clowns and weirdos for a night of laughter, art and transcendence. After a string of sell-out shows in Nottingham, we are bringing our monthly themed alt comedy cabaret back to Leicester Comedy Festival.

Get in The Hole & Join The Club; We Are Going On An Adventure.

Club Wormhole welcomes all to join with our band of alternative comedians, clowns and weirdos for a night of laughter, art and transcendence. After a string of sell-out shows in Nottingham, we are bringing our monthly themed alt comedy cabaret back to Leicester Comedy Festival.

We’ll have a theme (TBD), acts from the Club Wormhole Gang (TBD) and Special Guests (TBD), hosted by Rosa Keaton and the Clown Lee Kennedy.

Previous guest acts include Sam Nicoresti, Jain Edwards, Mark Dean-Quinn, Josh Glanc, Consignia and Anna Thomas.

Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.

Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.

While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.

Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

*Please note - the Tue 25 Feb show will feature descriptive subtitles

Some-Antics is back for another spoken word-comedy hybrid show! With spoken word and comedy open mic, a poetry slam with cash prize, our world-famous raffle, a fantastic comedy headliner and Ninja Bob playing tunes!

Some-Antics is back for another spoken word-comedy hybrid show! With spoken word and comedy open mic, a poetry slam with cash prize, our world-famous raffle, a fantastic comedy headliner and Ninja Bob playing tunes!

Welcome to the world of short cinema – comedy films that range from the bizarre to the outright hilarious - screening cherry picked beauties to delight the comedy connoisseur.

Welcome to the world of short cinema – comedy films that range from the bizarre to the outright hilarious - screening cherry picked beauties to delight the comedy connoisseur.

Popcorn Funnies showcases comedy short films and sketches, joins comedians, writers and filmmakers to connect and make incredible, funny short films. You get to see some awesome comedy shorts, chat to BFI NETWORK, have a Q & A session with the film-makers and a networking sessions! For more info (and to see some of last years films) visit www.flipyou.co.uk

Classical ballet's most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness.

Classical ballet's most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness.

Bringing together Tchaikovsky’s sensational score with the incredible imagination of choreographer Liam Scarlett and designer John Macfarlane, the Royal Ballet's sumptuous production of Swan Lake on the big screen is an exceptional way to experience this ultimate ballet classic.

Image credit: Swan Lake, The Royal Ballet ©2022 ROH. Photograph by Tristram Kenton

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock classic Jesus Christ Superstar returns to its roots with this sensational performance filmed in the UK during the Live Arena Tour.

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock classic Jesus Christ Superstar returns to its roots with this sensational performance filmed in the UK during the Live Arena Tour.

An incredible cast including Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot, Melanie Chisholm as Mary Magdalene, Chris Moyles as King Herod and Ben Forster as Jesus Christ, perform hit songs including I Don’t Know How to Love Him, Gethsemane, Heaven on Their Minds, Everything’s Alright, King Herod’s Song and “Superstar” in an exciting and contemporary interpretation.

This multi award-winning show captured recently at the Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre is an extraordinary musical journey paying homage to Janis Joplin and her biggest musical influences.

This multi award-winning show captured recently at the Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre is an extraordinary musical journey paying homage to Janis Joplin and her biggest musical influences.

Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the queen of rock & roll. The unmistakable voice, filled with raw emotion and tinged with Southern Comfort, made her a must-see headliner from Monterey to Woodstock.

Fuelled by such unforgettable songs as “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Piece of My Heart”, “Mercedes Benz”, “Cry Baby” and “Summertime”, a remarkable cast and breakout performances, A Night with Janis Joplin - written and directed by Randy Johnson - is a musical journey celebrating Janis and her biggest musical influences, icons like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie Smith, who inspired one of rock ‘n roll’s greatest legends.

The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history with millions flocking every year to marvel at their masterpieces. This new Exhibition on Screen special is set in the spectacular Musée d’Orsay exhibition, bringing fresh eyes to an extraordinary tale of passion and rebellion.

On sale to MyPhoenix Members only until 10am Mon 30 Dec.

The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history - millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they were scorned, penniless outsiders. 1874 was the year that changed everything; the first Impressionists, “hungry for independence”, broke the mould by holding their own exhibition outside official channels. Impressionism was born and the art world was changed forever.

What led to that first groundbreaking show 150 years ago? Who were the maverick personalities that wielded their brushes in such a radical and provocative way? The spectacular Musée d’Orsay exhibition brings fresh eyes to this extraordinary tale of passion and rebellion. The story is told not by historians and curators but in the words of those who witnessed the dawn of Impressionism: the artists, press and people of Paris, 1874. See the show that changed everything on the big screen.

Made in close collaboration with the Musee d’Orsay and National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

The greatest love story ever told – through ballet. An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona. In this hothouse of tension, brawls are quick to break out and both sides get caught in the crossfire.

The greatest love story ever told – through ballet. An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona.

In this hothouse of tension, brawls are quick to break out and both sides get caught in the crossfire.

Image credit: Romeo and Juliet, The Royal Ballet © 2019 ROH. Photograph by Helen Maybanks

Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, The Trip) plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.

On sale to MyPhoenix Members only until 10am on Fri 13 Dec.

Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, The Trip) plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.

When a rogue U.S General triggers a nuclear attack, a surreal race takes place, seeing the Government and one eccentric scientist scramble to avert global destruction.

This explosively funny satire is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, Veep) and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley (The Upstart Crow, The Play What I Wrote).

Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor. Featuring the ever-popular ‘Nessun dorma’, this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production.

Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor.

Featuring the ever-popular ‘Nessun dorma’, this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production.

Image credit: Turandot, The Royal Opera ©2023 Marc Brenner

Based on the Academy Award® nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End in 2005.

Based on the Academy Award® nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End in 2005.

Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the 1984/85 miners’ strike, Billy’s journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community and changes his life forever.

The original creative team behind the film, including writer Lee Hall (book & lyrics), director Stephen Daldry, and choreographer, Peter Darling, is joined by music legend Elton John (music) to produce a funny, uplifting and spectacular theatrical experience that will stay with you forever.

Recorded live at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, discover the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire nation.

On sale to MyPhoenix Members only until 9am, Mon 2 Dec.

Starring Tony-Nominee Jeremy Jordan and Olivier-Nominee Frances Mayli McCann, this award-winning production (including Best New Musical - What’s On Stage Awards 2023) re-tells the unbelievable true story of America's most infamous couple, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.

Recorded live at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, discover the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire nation.

Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle.

Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle.

Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky reunite to continue the mythical adventure that began with Das Rheingold in 2023.

** Please note - this is an estimated start time - our box office will be in touch if it is amended.

Image credit: Die Walküre ©2024 Sebastian Nevols

Through expert commentary, stunning visuals and Michelangelo’s own words, this film takes a fresh look at a master artist whose life and genius are celebrated in every mark he made.

On sale to MyPhoenix Members only until 10am Mon 30 Dec.

The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant? Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he touched. Beautiful and diverse works such as the towering statue of David, the moving Pietà in the Papal Basilica of St. Peter and his tour-de-force, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, still leave us breathless today.

Spanning his 88 years, Michelangelo - Love and Death takes a cinematic journey through the print and drawing rooms of Europe to the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and the Vatican to seek out a deeper understanding of this legendary figure’s tempestuous life, his relationship with his contemporaries and his incredible legacy.

Through expert commentary, stunning visuals and Michelangelo’s own words, this film takes a fresh look at a master artist whose life and genius are celebrated in every mark he made. Returning to cinemas in 2025 to celebrate this iconic artist’s 550th birthday.

Sculptor, painter, architect, poet, genius - discover why Michelangelo is without a doubt one of the greatest artists of all time.

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works.

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works.

Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon.