A beautiful and emotional film that explores the complexities of female friendship, All We Imagine as Light captures the frantic pace, vibrant colours and heady atmosphere of modern Mumbai.

"★★★★★ – poignant Mumbai-set drama is a gorgeous achievement" – Telegraph

"★★★★★ – dreamlike and gentle modern Mumbai tale is a triumph" – Guardian

★★★★ – Radio Times

Payal Kapadia’s hugely acclaimed fiction debut was the first Indian film to be selected in Official Competition at Cannes in three decades, and follows three women each struggling with their personal lives; but a trip to a beach town allows them each to find a space for their desires to manifest.

A beautiful and emotional film that explores the complexities of female friendship, All We Imagine as Light captures the frantic pace, vibrant colours and heady atmosphere of modern Mumbai.

In Malayalam and Hindi with English subtitles

From filmmaker Marielle Heller comes Nightbitch, adapted from writer Rachel Yoder’s 2021 novel which received glowing reviews worldwide with critics calling it ‘a stunning modern feminist fable’.

"★★★★★ – From out of its sitcom-neat package, Nightbitch unleashes something primeval and wild" – Telegraph

"wickedly funny" – The Times

From filmmaker Marielle Heller comes Nightbitch, adapted from writer Rachel Yoder’s 2021 novel which received glowing reviews worldwide with critics calling it ‘a stunning modern feminist fable’.

A woman (Amy Adams) pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mum, but soon her new domesticity takes a surreal turn.

LAZY SUNDAY

The 12.30pm screening on Sun 8 Dec, has a Lazy Sunday option – a film and breakfast ticket for £14.95.

• Choose the Lazy Sunday ticket, join us from 11am on Sunday and simply show your ticket at the Café Bar to choose your breakfast.
• The menu can be viewed here. Each breakfast includes a tea or filter coffee.
• We suggest arriving at least an hour before the film starts to allow time to order and eat.

• Advance booking is advised to avoid disappointment, as Lazy Sunday tickets are limited.

Showcasing the incredible talents of Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen, Michael Curtiz’s (Casablanca) 1954 musical is a genuine yuletide classic, featuring the timeless music of Irving Berlin.

★★★★ – Telegraph

★★★★ – The Times

After World War II, former soldiers and talented song-and-dance men Bob and Phil (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) become the hottest act in show business.

Pairing up on-stage and off with another double act, the beautiful Haynes sisters, the gang take up the challenge to save the failing Vermont Inn, as a favour to the inn's owner – Bob and Phil's former commanding officer, General Waverly.

Featuring such classic numbers as “The Best Things Happen When You’re Dancing”, “Count Your Blessings” and, of course, “White Christmas”, no festive holiday season is complete without this glorious musical from Hollywood's golden age.

CINEMA BAMBINO

The 11.30am screening on Thu 19 Dec is a Cinema Bambino screening.

• This screening is exclusively for parents and carers with babies under 12 months old.
• Customers must be accompanied by a child under 12 months to be permitted entry.
• These are not family screenings so there is no admittance to children over 12 months.

★★★★★ – 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.

LAZY SUNDAY

The 12.30pm screening on Sun 1 Dec, has a Lazy Sunday option – a film and breakfast ticket for £14.95.

• Choose the Lazy Sunday ticket, join us from 11am on Sunday and simply show your ticket at the Café Bar to choose your breakfast.
• The menu can be viewed here. Each breakfast includes a tea or filter coffee or juice for children.
• We suggest arriving at least an hour before the film starts to allow time to order and eat.

• Advance booking is advised to avoid disappointment, as Lazy Sunday tickets are limited.

CINEMA BAMBINO

The 11.30am screening on Thu 5 Dec is a Cinema Bambino screening.

• This screening is exclusively for parents and carers with babies under 12 months old.
• Customers must be accompanied by a child under 12 months to be permitted entry.
• These are not family screenings so there is no admittance to children over 12 months.

"★★★★★ – 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.

CINEMA BAMBINO

The 11.30am screening on Thu 28 Nov is a Cinema Bambino screening.

• This screening is exclusively for parents and carers with babies under 12 months old.
• Customers must be accompanied by a child under 12 months to be permitted entry.
• These are not family screenings so there is no admittance to children over 12 months

This surreal comedy-drama on the lies we tell ourselves cements Zambian-Welsh filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s (BAFTA winner for I Am Not a Witch) as a force to be reckoned with.

"★★★★ – a riveting story of sisterhood and buried trauma" – Time Out

"at once disquieting and deeply absorbing" – Hollywood Reporter

"lucid and incandescently furious" – IndieWire

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.

This surreal comedy-drama on the lies we tell ourselves cements Zambian-Welsh filmmaker Rungano Nyoni’s (BAFTA winner for I Am Not a Witch) as a force to be reckoned with, and secured her the Un Certain Regard Best-Director Prize at Cannes.

The people have spoken! We asked our social followers for your favourite Christmas pyjama party film and the cosy rom-com classic The Holiday was the hands-down winner.

Tickets £15 / £13 Members

The people have spoken! We asked our social followers for your favourite Christmas pyjama party film and the cosy rom-com classic The Holiday was the hands-down winner.

Join for us in The Nest from 7pm for our Christmas special pyjama party with themed cocktails and mocktails, fun games and the return of our epic tombola! PJs/ loungewear/ slippers all welcome and B.Y.O.B (that's Bring Your Own Blanket!) so you can snuggle on a beanbag, curl up on a sofa and feel super festive!

Tickets include popcorn, and a welcome drink on arrival.

In this landmark Japanese animation, cyborg security agent Maj. Motoko Kusanagi trails "The Puppet Master", who illegally hacks into the computerized minds of cyborg-human hybrids.

"★★★★★ – a work of profound and melancholic beauty" – Telegraph

"★★★★ – a rare slice of adult animation fantasy" – Guardian

★★★★ – Empire

In this landmark Japanese animation, cyborg security agent Maj. Motoko Kusanagi trails "The Puppet Master", who illegally hacks into the computerized minds of cyborg-human hybrids.

Chosen by Duty Manager and Front of House/ Box Office Assistant Ravi Bhogaita who describes it as “A beautifully realised futuristic noir. Highly atmospheric, with stunning art design, this deeply philosophical action thriller is wrapped up in a sleek, industrial, neon drenched cyberpunk aesthetic. A timeless animé."

In Japanese with English subtitles

★★★★★ – Telegraph. The team behind Paddington reunited for this charming 2023 film, which has become a firm festive family favourite!

"★★★★★ – Timothée Chalamet is simply scrumptious in this rollicking sweet treat" – Evening Standard

"★★★★★ – It’s spectacular, imaginative, sweet-natured and funny" – Guardian

★★★★ – Total Film

★★★★ – Independent

The team behind Paddington reunited for this charming 2023 film, which has become a firm festive family favourite!

Paul King directs an all-star cast in this peek behind the curtain of how madcap inventor, magician and chocolate maker Willy Wonka came to be.

Starring Timothée Chalamet as the top-hatted confectioner, Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa plus a host of national treasures plucked from King and writer Simon Farnaby’s fantastic back-catalogues, we can’t think of a better way to whet your appetite ahead of all those holiday treats.

RELAXED ENVIRONMENT SCREENING

The 11.30am screening on Sat 7 Dec is a relaxed environment screening.

• Our relaxed screenings have reduced sound levels and partially raised lighting.
• Capacity is reduced so there is freedom to move around and use sensory aids.
• There will be a quiet space available if you need to take a break from the film.
• These screenings are suitable for everyone, but particularly suited to people with autism, ADHD and other sensory processing disorders.

CINEMA BAMBINO

The 11.30am screening on Thu 12 Dec is a Cinema Bambino screening.

• This screening is exclusively for parents and carers with babies under 12 months old.
• Customers must be accompanied by a child under 12 months to be permitted entry.
• These are not family screenings so there is no admittance to children over 12 months

The concept of Artificial Intelligence has fascinated science fiction writers and filmmakers from the beginning of the form – the idea that we might one day create the source of our own obsolescence.

The concept of Artificial Intelligence has fascinated science fiction writers and filmmakers from the beginning of the form – the idea that we might one day create the source of our own obsolescence.

Part 1: I, Robot – Early Science Fiction AI

Part 2: What are you doing, Dave? The Self-Aware Machine  

Part 3: Measure of a Man – AI as Metaphor for Civil Rights

Part 4: Architects of Our Own Destruction – AI Rises Up

Part 5: Disconnective Tissue – Fear of a Virtual Reality

Part 6: AI in the Real-Life Cinema Industry

FURTHER INFORMATION

Price: £20/£18 Members

Tutor: Kenton Hall

Booking Information:

This one-day course will run at Phoenix on Saturday 7 December 2024, 11.30am – 5pm.

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. Kenton also teaches a BTEC in Creative Media Production through Leicester College and The Art of Screenwriting here at Phoenix. He has played a variety of roles on-stage and screen, from Les Miserables and Muppets Most Wanted to 4th Floor of Singapore and Father to Fall. He most recently wrote, directed and co-starred in the feature film A Dozen Summers, published the comic memoir Bisection, about living and parenting with bipolar disorder and co-wrote and co-directed London After Midnight, an audio resurrection of the lost Lon Chaney film, starring Art Malik.

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.

John Hughes’ classic family comedy is back on the big screen for the festive season.

When the McAllister family left on their Christmas vacation they forgot one small thing – Kevin!

John Hughes’ classic family comedy is every kid’s dream – the house to yourself and ice cream for breakfast – and Kevin is every adult’s nightmare, particularly the hapless Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv.

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!

Stallone’s first outing as John Rambo is a lean, 90 minute thriller that skewered the American heartland’s uneasy relationship with Vietnam vets.

Fancy a cold one with your film? Grab a film ticket and a can of beer - or soft drink of your choice - for £8.25 (+admin fee for non-members), just choose the Ticket+Beer option at checkout.

With all the excess that followed in the later sequels, it’s easy to forget how good Stallone’s first outing as John Rambo is - a lean, 90 minute thriller that skewered the American heartland’s uneasy relationship with Vietnam vets.

Sly stars as Rambo - a former Green Beret haunted by his time serving in Vietnam who clashes with a local police. When John escapes to the forest the sheriff is determined to go after him, but as Rambo’s former commanding officer warns them, if they do that they’ll need one thing: “a good supply of body bags”...

Screening as part of our Old School Action season.

Based on the much loved children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, this 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.

"A trainful of sugar" – Guardian

"A runaway thrill" – Hollywood Reporter

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, and a landmark in animation technology at the time of its release in 2003.

A family favourite that needs no introduction! Will Ferrell stars in this fish-out-of-water story as the tallest elf in the toy factory, who travels to New York in search of his real father.

★★★★ – The Times

★★★★ – Guardian

Jon Favreau's (Iron Man, The Lion King) Elf is a fish-out-of-water story with a festive twist, starring Will Ferrell (The Lego Movie, Daddy's Home) as the tallest elf at the toy factory.

Raised by Santa's little helpers after being transported to the North Pole, Buddy (Ferrell) heads to Manhattan in search for his real father, a cynical businessman.

★★★★★ – Guardian. Presented by Footprints Film Festival, Kurosawa’s masterpiece is best experienced on the big screen and arrives in a new 4K restoration from the British Film Institute.

"★★★★★ – an epic primal myth that pulsates through cinema" – Guardian

★★★★★ – Eye for Film

★★★★★ – Total Film

Presented by Footprints Film Festival, who will introduce the screening, Kurosawa’s masterpiece is best experienced on the big screen and arrives in a new 4K restoration from the British Film Institute.

Strongly influenced by the poetic westerns of John Ford, Kurosawa’s story of farmers recruiting a motley troupe of samurai to help them fend off bandits in turn had a huge impact on subsequent westerns and action films – from Hollywood remake The Magnificent Seven onwards.

Footprints Film Festival is an annual celebration of classic cinema curated by local young programmers.

After three of their children are diagnosed with an incurable eye condition, one family embarks on an epic adventure to show them the beauty of the world before it vanishes for good.

When three of their four children are diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare and incurable disease that leads to severe visual impairment, the Pelletier family’s world changes forever. In the face of this life-altering news, Edith Lemay, Sébastien Pelletier and their children set out on a journey around the world to experience all its beauty while they still can.

As they fill their memories with breathtaking destinations and once-in-a-lifetime encounters, the family’s love, resilience and unshakeable sense of wonder ensure that their uncertain future does not define their present.

Parts in French, Spanish, Shuar are subtitled in English.

★★★★★ – Observer. Winner of the Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Documentary for Cinematic Innovation, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat is an audacious documentary that intertwines jazz and politics and crackles with energy.

"★★★★★ – a breathtaking, ideas-packed journey that weaves together American jazz and the geopolitical machinations of the 1950s and 60s" – Observer

"★★★★ – riveting" – Little White Lies

★★★★ – Guardian

★★★★ – Time Out

Winner of the Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Documentary for Cinematic Innovation, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat is an audacious documentary that intertwines jazz and politics and crackles with energy.

From the producer of I Am Not Your Negro, this jaw-dropping film forensically investigates the cold (and cool) war of the 1960s, taking in US imperialism, post-war jazz and Pan-African decolonisation in a rollercoaster ride that features Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach, Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Malcolm X, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev, and many more....

Parts in French, Russian, Dutch are subtitled in English.

Set almost entirely on the snowy peaks above the town of Chamonix, The Mountain follows the story of a mild-mannered French engineer who, apparently on a whim quits his employment, pitches his tent amidst the glaciers, and feels no desire to return to civilisation.

Set almost entirely on the snowy peaks and rock faces of the Mont Blanc massif above the town of Chamonix, this is ostensibly the story of a mild-mannered Paris-based French engineer sent on a job in the Alps who, apparently on a whim then quits his employment, pitches his tent amidst the glaciers, and feels no desire to return to civilisation.

Stunning Alpine photography sets the background for a delicate love story nestling at the heart of the film. Director Thomas Salvador also gives an enigmatic performance as a man who is attempting to lose himself in his surroundings.

Screening as part of French Film Festival UK.

Back by demand, this tense drama follows a Palestinian teacher living in the West Bank, torn between his involvement in a local resistance movement and his desire to keep one of his students safe.

Back by demand, this tense drama follows a Palestinian teacher living in the West Bank, torn between his involvement in a local resistance movement, the chance of a relationship with a volunteer worker, and his desire to keep one of his students safe.

In English and Arabic, with English subtitles.

This Christmas, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.

This Christmas, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.

This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family.

Image credit: Cinderella, The Royal Ballet ©2023 Tristram Kenton

We’ve teamed up with Jokes On Us for our new regular comedy night at The Nest, every second Wednesday of the month. Expect 3 top quality acts, plus a compare, guaranteeing you an evening of midweek mirth.

We’ve teamed up with Jokes On Us for our new regular comedy night at The Nest, every second Wednesday of the month.

Expect 3 top quality acts, plus a compare, guaranteeing you an evening of midweek mirth.

Advance booking highly recommended to avoid disappointment.

December line-up includes:

Eric Rushton (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year winner)

Carl Jones (Midlands comedy stalwart)

MC Ryan Mold (Resident MC, Syston Comedy Club)

Doors open 7.30pm, show starts at 8pm

Suitable for age 14+

Please note, line-ups may be subject to change.

We're pleased to announce that the speaker at our first PLATFORM Artist Network event will be artist-producer, project manager, and fundraiser Sean Carroll of New Media Art Club.

We're pleased to announce that the speaker at our first PLATFORM Artist Network event will be artist-producer, project manager, and fundraiser Sean Carroll of New Media Art Club.

In 2024, AI is the end of art. It’s writing stories, painting portraits, composing music – and sparking anxiety. For many, it feels like a looming threat, a faceless machine poised to replace creativity with algorithms.

But what if it's not?

In this talk entitled "How to Destroy the Art World and Build Something Nicer – With AI", Sean Carroll will discuss career paths in the arts alongside a provocation to rethink how art is learned, made, and valued. We’ll explore some assumptions about creativity, ideas about talent and access, and ask how they’ve shaped a system that often feels closed and unkind.

We’ll ask whether the key benefit of AI is perhaps not that it does the work for us, but that it might empower us to work in new and better ways, breaking down barriers that have held many back.

We'll also consider how AI might redefine the future of work in the arts, change education and open up deeper creative possibilities for artists to explore.

Sean Carroll is an artist-producer, project manager, and fundraiser with over a decade of experience in events like Bring The Paint, An Indian Summer, Art AI festival, (DAM) Digital Art Month, New Media Art Club, and the upcoming Computala. He specialises in securing funding, logistics and team coordination, having previously received backing from Arts Council England, UK Space Agency, BFI and the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Event schedule:

6.30pm – doors open

6.45pm – talk from Sean Carroll, New Media Art Club

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.

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.

This new original anime feature returns audiences to the epic cinematic world of The Lord of the Rings, based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original film trilogy The War of the Rohirrim tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan.

Forced to make a daring last stand at the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg — a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm’s Deep — Hammerhand’s daughter Héra, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.

Come with us on a journey through the weird, the wonderful, the cult and the long forgotten... into the world of mystery film. Nobody knows what the film will be until the lights drop and the opening titles roll.

Come with us on a journey through the weird, the wonderful, the cult and the long forgotten... into the world of mystery film. Nobody knows what the film will be until the lights drop and the opening titles roll.

A Phoenix favourite that regularly sells out – book early to guarantee your seat and enjoy surprise cinema.

The Mystery Film may be any classification up to an 18 certificate. As such, these screenings are for over-18s only.

★★★★★ – Guardian. Muppet magic gets sprinkled over Charles Dickens' Christmas tale of miser Ebenezer Scrooge, starring Michael Caine alongside our Muppet favourites.

"★★★★★ – One of the greatest literary adaptations of all time" – Empire

"★★★★★ – Michael Caine shows spirit in magical extravaganza" – Guardian

★★★★ – The Times

Some Muppet magic gets sprinkled over Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale of miser Ebenezer Scrooge.

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.

Tuck into a delicious scone and festive treats during our relaxed afternoon tea with Father Christmas, followed by a screening of the magical family classic The Polar Express.

Tuck into a delicious scone and festive treats during our relaxed afternoon tea with Father Christmas, followed by a screening of the magical family classic The Polar Express (at 4.30pm).

All children will receive a free small gift from Father Christmas during this event.

Children under 18 months are free. Advance booking is essential.

This French spin on Mark Herman’s Brassed Off has a beating emotional pulse of its own, catch this feel good crowdpleaser months ahead of its UK release next year.

This French spin on Mark Herman’s Brassed Off has a beating emotional pulse of its own, catch this feel good crowdpleaser months ahead of its UK release next year. Thibaut (Benjamin Lavernhe) is an internationally renowned conductor of the Lille Symphony Orchestra who travels the world. He discovers he was adopted - then also finds out he has a younger brother, Jimmy (Pierre Lottin), who works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a school marching band. While they seem to be worlds apart, their unwavering love of music unites them in difficult circumstances.

The third feature film by screenwriter, actor and director Emmanuel Courcol emerges as an immensely touching and melodious work, bringing relationships and music to the fore.

Screening as part of French Film Festival UK.

★★★★★ – Total Film. Sent to rescue a diplomat from the depths of the jungle, soon Major Alan “Dutch” Schaefer and his team soon find themselves hunted by an otherworldly creature.

Fancy a cold one with your film? Grab a film ticket and a can of beer - or soft drink of your choice - for £8.25 (+admin fee for non-members), just choose the Ticket+Beer option at checkout.

"★★★★★ – An '80s classic full of still-thrilling action" – Total Film

Sent to rescue a diplomat from the depths of the jungle, Major Alan “Dutch” Schaefer and his team soon find themselves hunted by an otherworldly creature.

Best seen on the big screen with a horde of other Arnie/Carl Weathers/Bill Duke fans, John McTiernan’s beloved blockbuster is endlessly quotable, packed with stunning set-pieces and more muscles than you can shake a stick at. GET TO DA CINEMAAA!

Screening as part of our Old School Action season.

★★★★★ – Radio Times. When Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, accidentally stumbles into Christmas Town he is captivated by the festive cheer.

"★★★★★ – Only the deliciously demented imagination of Edward Scissorhands director Tim Burton could have come up with such a dark vision of the holiday season" – Radio Times

★★★★ – BBC

When Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, accidentally stumbles into Christmas Town he is captivated by the festive cheer.

But his attempts to share this newfound joy result in disaster for Santa and create nightmares for all the little girls and boys.

Written by Tim Burton, this stunning stop-animation marks the end of autumn spooky season and (dare we say it?) turns the tide to festive thoughts!

This year's free Christmas screening for MyPhoenix Members is Michael Curtiz's festive classic, featuring the timeless music of Irving Berlin.

★★★★ – Telegraph

★★★★ – The Times

This year's free Christmas screening for MyPhoenix Members is Michael Curtiz's festive classic, featuring the timeless music of Irving Berlin.

After World War II, former soldiers and talented song-and-dance men Bob and Phil (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) become the hottest act in show business.

Pairing up on-stage and off with another double act, the beautiful Haynes sisters, the gang take up the challenge to save the failing Vermont Inn, as a favour to the inn's owner – Bob and Phil's former commanding officer, General Waverly.

Featuring such classic numbers as “The Best Things Happen When You’re Dancing”, “Count Your Blessings” and, of course, “White Christmas”, no festive holiday season is complete without this glorious musical from Hollywood's golden age.

★★★★★ – Guardian. Enjoy one of cinema’s greatest action films back on the big screen this December.

Fancy a cold one with your film? Grab a film ticket and a can of beer - or soft drink of your choice - for £8.25 (+admin fee for non-members), just choose the Ticket+Beer option at checkout.

"★★★★★ – if it's not the greatest action movie ever made, then it's damn close" – Empire

“Come out to the coast, we’ll get together, have a few laughs” – as Christmas parties go, few have gone more disastrously than the Nakatomi Corporation’s 1988 shindig.

European terrorists have the worst sense of timing, as NYPD cop John McClane finds his reunion with his estranged wife Holly interrupted by a hostage crisis courtesy of gentleman villain Hans Gruber and his cohorts.

Enjoy one of cinema’s greatest action films back on the big screen this December.

Screening as part of our Old School Action season.

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.

Escape the city centre last-minute shopping and get festive with our family pyjama screenings! Will Ferrell stars as the tallest elf in the toy factory, who travels to New York in search of his real father.

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!

A family favourite that needs no introduction! Will Ferrell stars in this fish-out-of-water story as the tallest elf in the toy factory, who travels to New York in search of his real father.

Join us upstairs in The Nest for an evening of spoken word! Some-Antics presents an excellent featured poet, open mic, a poetry slam with cash prize, music from Ninja Bob, and the world famous Some-Antics raffle!

It's the last Some-Antic event of the year!

We'll have open mic, a poetry slam with cash prize, Ninja Bob playing tunes and featuring Shambala Slam Winner 2024 Kid Anansi.

Bob will be playing tunes from 7pm and the poetry will start at 8pm.

Also there will be the world famous Some-Antics raffle.

10 open mic slots available, 3 mins per poet.

7 slam slots available.

Slam Etiquette:

• Three minutes per poet

• Points deducted for going over time

• Two rounds of slam

• Original material only

• Audience judged

• Just for fun or rhyme to the death, either way bring a smile!

The slam winner takes home a custom Some-Antics notebook, £25 cash prize and a place in our Championship Slam 2024!

All tickets £4. Some-Antics have a free entry policy for those who are unwaged or on low incomes.

We video record performances which are available on our Youtube channel after the event. If you don't want your performance recorded or published, or don't want to be photographed, please let one of the team know.

To book a slot send a message to the Some-Antics Facebook page or Sammy Nour, or email [email protected], we also have slots available on the night on a first come first served basis.

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.

Escape the city centre last-minute shopping and get festive with our family pyjama screenings! John Hughes’ classic family comedy is back on the big screen for the festive season.

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!

John Hughes’ classic family comedy is back on the big screen for the festive season. When the McAllister family left on their Christmas vacation they forgot one small thing – Kevin! Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!

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

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.

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

★★★★★ – 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.

John Crowley (Brooklyn, The Goldfinch) returns to direct on the big screen with this heartfelt decade spanning story for Tobias (Garfield) and Almut (Pugh), who come together after a chance encounter.

John Crowley (Brooklyn, The Goldfinch) returns to direct on the big screen with this heartfelt decade spanning story for Tobias (Garfield) and Almut (Pugh), who come together after a chance encounter.

Deeply moving and with a powerful message, one worth catching as the winter months roll in.

You may have also seen this film catching headlines recently due to its hilarious poster with an eye-catching carousel horse!

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

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 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

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.