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Wednesday 1st May
What Happens Later (15)

Tickets - £5.00
Doors open - 2.00 for 2.30pm
1hr 43min

Willa and Bill are ex-lovers that will see each other for the first time in years when they both find themselves snowed in, in-transit, at an airport overnight.

Stars - Meg Ryan, David Duchovny, Hal Liggett

Wednesday 1st May
Royal Opera House - Carmen (Live Streaming)

Tickets £16.50 / Under 18s £12.50
Doors open 6.30pm for 7.15pm

Running Time: Approximately 3 hour and 40 minutes, including one interval.
Sung in French with English subtitles.

Damiano Michieletto's sizzling new production evokes all the passion and heat of Bizet's score, which features Carmen’s sultry Habanera and the rousing Toreador song. Antonello Manacorda conducts an exciting international cast, with Aigul Akhmetshina performing the title role.

Tickets available here: https://www.empire-theatre.co.uk/royal-opera-house-season-2023-2024

Friday 3rd May
Thelma & Louise (15)

Tickets - £5.00
Doors open - 7.15 for 7.45pm
2hr 10min

Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two women escape for the crimes they committed.

Stars - Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Brad Pitt, Harvey Keitel

Wednesday 8th May
The Holdovers (15)

Tickets - £5.00
Doors open - 2.00 for 2.30pm
2hr 13min

A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.

Stars - Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa

Friday 10th May
Pierrepoint (15)

Tickets - £5.00
Doors open - 7.15 for 7.45pm
1hr 30min

Dramatic true-life story of Albert Pierrepoint, Britain's most notorious hangman. Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle before him, Albert joins the 'family business' in 1934. Living a secret life as a master hangman, as well as a humble grocery deliveryman and loyal husband, Pierrepoint's reputation as the most highly regarded executioner in the land results in him executing some of Britain's most infamous murderers.

Stars - Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan

Wednesday 15th May
Cats (1998) (PG)

Tickets - £5.00
Doors open - 2.00 for 2.30pm
2hr 0min

The first ever film of an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical taken straight from the stage - at the New London Theatre on Drury Lane. The longest running musical on the West End, this production features Elaine Paige and Sir John Mills in its cast.

Stars - Elaine Paige, Sir John Mills, Ken Page

Thursday 16th May
The Great Escaper (12A)
Dementia Friendly Cinema

FREE Film, FREE Cake, FREE Tea/Coffee
Doors open - 1.45 for 2.30pm
1hr 36min

Bernard Jordan escapes from his care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in France.

Stars - Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson, Danielle Vitalis, John Standing

More information: https://empire-theatre.co.uk/dementia-friendly-cinema

Friday 17th May
Anyone But You (15)

Tickets - £5.00
Doors open - 7.15 for 7.45pm
1hr 43min

After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben's fiery attraction turns ice cold - until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a wedding in Australia. So, they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.

Stars - Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Dermot Mulroney

Wednesday 22nd May
Past Lives (12A)

Tickets - £5.00
Doors open - 2.00 for 2.30pm
1hr 45min

Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.

Stars - Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro

Wednesday 22nd May
Royal Opera House - The Winter's Tale - The Royal Ballet (Live Streaming)

Tickets £16.50 / Under 18s £12.50
Doors open 6.30pm for 7.15pm

Running Time: Approximately 3 hour and 20 minutes, including two intervals.

King Leontes of Sicilia is crippled with an all-consuming jealousy when his friend, King Polixenes of Bohemia, stays with him and his wife Hermione. What follows is a tale where a marriage is destroyed, a child is abandoned, and all hope is seemingly lost for two lovers.

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, The Winter's Tale is an award-winning modern ballet classic, packed with emotional turmoil heightened by Joby Talbot's compelling score and Bob Crowley's atmospheric designs.

Tickets available here: https://www.empire-theatre.co.uk/royal-opera-house-season-2023-2024

Friday 24th May
99 Homes (15)

Tickets - £5.00
Doors open - 7.15 for 7.45pm
1hr 52min

A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.

Stars - Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern

Wednesday 29th May
My Sailor, My Love (12A)

Tickets - £5.00
Doors open - 2.00 for 2.30pm
1hr 43min

A retired sea captain and his daughter must reassess their strained relationship after he begins a new romance with a widowed housekeeper.

Stars - James Cosmo, Brid Brennan, Catherine Walker

Thursday 30th May
Royal Opera House - Message In A Bottle - The Royal Ballet (Streaming)

Tickets £16.50 / Under 18s £12.50
Doors open 6.30pm for 7.20pm

A Sadler's Wells and Universal Music UK production
Running Time: Approximately 2 hours, with one interval.

The peaceful village of Bebko is alive with joyous celebrations. Suddenly, under attack, everything changes forever. Three siblings, Leto, Mati and Tana, must embark on perilous journeys in order to survive.

Message In A Bottle is a spectacular new dance-theatre show from five-time Olivier Award nominee, Kate Prince, inspired by and set to the iconic hits of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting, including Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, Walking On The Moon and more. With a mix of exhilarating dance styles, high-energy footwork and breath-taking athleticism, Message In A Bottle tells a unifying and uplifting story of humanity and hope.

Message In A Bottle is the latest masterpiece from the ground-breaking creator behind West End hits Some Like it Hip Hop, Into the Hoods, Everybody's Talking About Jamie (choreography) and SYLVIA (Old Vic), and features the astonishing talents of dance storytelling powerhouse, ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company.

Tickets available here: https://www.empire-theatre.co.uk/royal-opera-house-season-2023-2024