The Critic
Running time: 111 minutes
Director: Anand Tucker
Casts include: Sir Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong
Tickets Prices: Adult £8, Under 16 £7, Adult £14.50 + Lunch £13.50
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
With our 2pm screening there is the option of adding lunch to your ticket. The lunch will be served at 12:45pm and the menu is as below. Lunch must be pre-ordered at the time of booking.
Jacket Potato with Chilli Con Carne
Leek & Potato Soup (V, VG & GF)
Vegetable Lasagne & Garlic Bread
Academy Award Nominee Sir Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings, The Good Liar) stars as a powerful London theatre critic who lures a struggling actress into a blackmail scheme with deadly consequences.
A suspenseful thriller co-starring Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace), Mark Strong (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and Lesley Manville (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris).Event Information
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• All ticket prices include a £2 booking fee
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Directed by Charles Dance
Starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Brühl
Duration 114 mins
Aging spinster sisters Ursula (Judi Dench) and Janet (Maggie Smith) discover a young man (Daniel Brühl) near death on the beach by their home in a small Cornish fishing village. Taking him in, they discover that he is Andrea, a violinist from Krakow, Poland, who had been swept off an ocean liner on which he was sailing to a fresh start in America. Although Ursula feels an unfamiliar spark of infatuation for the handsome young musician, propriety suggests the attraction must remain unspoken.
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
Nostalgic Cinema screenings are kindly sponsored by Churchill Retirement Living - specialists in developing attractive, purpose-built retirement apartments.
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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25
The Royal Ballet
CINDERELLA
[Revival]
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Student £12
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Running time: 195 minutes, Two intervals
Cast:
To be confirmed
Creatives:
CHOREOGRAPHY Frederick Ashton
MUSIC Sergey Prokofiev
SET DESIGNER Tom Pye
COSTUME DESIGNER Alexandra Byrne
LIGHTING DESIGNER David Finn
VIDEO DESIGNER Finn Ross
ILLUSIONS Chris Fisher
CONDUCTOR Jonathan Lo
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.
Stuck at home and put to work by her spoiled Step-Sisters, Cinderella’s life is dreary and dull.
Everything changes when she helps a mysterious woman out...With a little bit of magic, she is
transported into an ethereal new world – one where fairies bring the gifts of the seasons, where
pumpkins turn into carriages, and where true love awaits.
Event Information
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Under 16 £12
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee.
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Directed by Bob Clark
Starring Peter Billingsley, Zack Ward, Melinda Dillon
Duration 104 mins
Based on the humorous writings of author Jean Shepherd, this beloved holiday movie follows the wintry exploits of youngster Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley), who spends most of his time dodging a bully (Zack Ward) and dreaming of his ideal Christmas gift, a "Red Ryder air rifle." Frequently at odds with his cranky dad (Darren McGavin) but comforted by his doting mother (Melinda Dillon), Ralphie struggles to make it to Christmas Day with his glasses and his hopes intact.
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
Nostalgic Cinema screenings are kindly sponsored by Churchill Retirement Living - specialists in developing attractive, purpose-built retirement apartments.
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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25
The Royal Ballet
THE NUTCRACKER
[Revival]
[Captured live December 2023]
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Student £12
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Running time: 165 minutes, One interval
Cast:
THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY Anna Rose O'Sullivan
THE PRINCE Marcelino Sambé
HERR DROSSELMEYER Thomas Whitehead
CLARA Sophie Allnatt
HANS-PETER/THE NUTCRACKER Leo Dixon
Creatives:
CHOREOGRAPHY Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
MUSIC Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
SCENARIO Marius Petipa after E.T.A. Hoffmann
PRODUCTION AND SCENARIO Peter Wright
DESIGNER Julia Trevelyan Oman
LIGHTING DESIGNER Mark Henderson
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT Roland John Wiley
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.
Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is
tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted
Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit the Sugar Plum Fairy in the glittering Kingdom of Sweets.
Peter Wright’s much-loved production for The Royal Ballet.
Event Information
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Under 16 £12
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee.
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Wicked
Running time: 170 minutes
Director: John M. Chu
Cast includes: Cynthia Enrivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey
Art our 2pm screening you can purchase an optional lunch; The choices are:
Pea & Ham Soup with Toasted Roll & Butter
Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Sandwich with Side Salad, Coleslaw & Crisps.
Roasted Vegetable Pasta Bake with Garlic Bread & Salad
Tickets: Adult £8, Under 16 £7. Adult with lunch £14, Under 16 with lunch £13
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway's The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.
The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship.
Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future.
Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
CONCLAVE
Running time:130 minutes
Director: Edward Berger
Cast Includes: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow
Tickets: Adult £8, Under 16's £7
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events -- selecting the new Pope.
Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope.
Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope’s wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.
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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25
The Royal Opera
THE TALES OF HOFFMANN
[New Production]
[Captured live November 2024]
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Student £12
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Running time: 245 minutes, Two intervals
Sung in French with subtitles
Cast:
HOFFMANN Juan Diego Flórez
LINDORF/COPPÉLIUS/DR MIRACLE/DAPERTUTTO Alex Esposito
OLYMPIA Olga Pudova
ANTONIA Ermonela Jaho
GIULIETTA Marina Costa-Jackson
NICKLAUSSE Julie Boulianne
ANDRÈS/COCHENILLE/FRANTZ/PITICHINACCIO Christophe Mortagne
SPALANZANI Vincent Ordonneau
CRESPEL Alastair Miles
MUSE OF POETRY/SPIRIT OF ANTONIA'S MOTHER Christine Rice
LUTHER Jeremy White
HERMANN/SCHLEMIL Grisha Martirosyan
NATHANAEL Ryan Vaughan Davies
ORCHESTRA Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
CONCERT MASTER Sergey Levitin
CHORUS DIRECTOR William Spaulding
CHORUS Royal Opera Chorus
Creatives:
DIRECTOR Damiano Michieletto
CONDUCTOR Antonello Manacorda
MUSIC Jacques Offenbach
LIBRETTO Jules Barbier
SET DESIGNER Paolo Fantin
COSTUME DESIGNER Carla Teti
LIGHTING DESIGNER Alessandro Carletti
CHOREOGRAPHER Chiara Vecchi
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?
Event Information
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Under 16 £12
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee.
The Beehive operates a No Refund policy on ticket purchases. Please make sure you are able to attend the event before purchasing your tickets.
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Paddington In Peru
Running Time: 116 minutes
Director: Dougal Wilson
Cast includes: Julie Walters, Hugh Bonneville, Olivia Coleman, Emily Mortimore, Antonio Banderas
Tickets: Adult £8, Under 16's £7, Family (of 4) Ticket £27
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Paddington travels 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.
Event Information
The Met: Live in HD 2024-25 Season
Verdi
Aida (New Production)
Streamed live
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Student £12
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country
in a new production of Verdi?s Aida by Michael Mayer that brings audiences inside the towering
pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations.
Romanian-Hungarian mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi also stars as Aida?s rival, Amneris, alongside
Polish tenor Piotr Beczala as the soldier Radame` s?completing opera?s greatest love triangle.
Met Music Director Yannick Ne? zet-Se? guin takes the podium to conduct the January 25
performance, which will be broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas
worldwide.
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Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
Nostalgic Cinema screenings are kindly sponsored by Churchill Retirement Living - specialists in developing attractive, purpose-built retirement apartments.
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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25
The Royal Ballet
SWAN LAKE
**Streamed live**
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Student £12
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Running time 210 minutes, Two intervals
Cast:
ODETTE/ ODILE Yasmine Naghdi
PRINCE SIEGFRIED Matthew Ball
VON ROTHBART Thomas Whitehead
THE QUEEN Christina Arestis
BENNO Joonhyuk Jun
PRINCE SIEGFRIED’S YOUNGER SISTERS Leticia Dias, Annette Buvoli
Creatives:
CHOREOGRAPHY Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
ADDITIONAL CHOREOGRAPHY Liam Scarlett and Frederick Ashton
MUSIC Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
PRODUCTION Liam Scarlett
DESIGNER John Macfarlane
LIGHTING DESIGNER David Finn
STAGING Gary Avis, Laura Morera, and Samantha Raine
ARTISTIC SUPERVISOR Laura Morera
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, Swan Lake on the big screen will be an exceptional way to experience this
ultimate ballet classic.
Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into
a beautiful woman, Odette, he is enraptured. But she is under a spell that holds her captive, allowing
her to regain her human form only at night. Von Rothbart, arbiter of Odette's curse, tricks the Prince
into declaring his love for the identical Odile and thus breaking his vow to Odette. Doomed to remain
a swan forever, Odette has but one way to break the sorcerer's spell.
Event Information
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Under 16 £12
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee.
The Beehive operates a No Refund policy on ticket purchases. Please make sure you are able to attend the event before purchasing your tickets.
The Beehive has a fully licensed bar which we open 1 hour before events begin – Bringing your own alcohol in is strictly Prohibited.
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The Met: Live in HD 2024-25 Season
Beethoven
Fidelio (Revival)
Streamed live
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Student £12
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen
returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her
husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven?s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast
is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political prisoner Florestan, Polish bass-baritone Tomasz
Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, veteran German bass Rene? Pape as the jailer Rocco,
Chinese soprano Ying Fang and German tenor Magnus Dietrich as the young Marzelline and
Jaquino, and Danish bass Stephen Milling as the principled Don Fernando. Susanna Ma? lkki
conducts the March 15 performance, which will be broadcast live from the Met stage to cinemas
worldwide.
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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25
The Royal Ballet
ROMEO AND JULIET
**Streamed live**
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Student £12
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Running time 210 minutes, Two intervals
Cast:
To be confirmed
Creatives:
CHOREOGRAPHY Kenneth MacMillan
MUSIC Sergey Prokofiev
DESIGNER Nicholas Georgiadis
LIGHTING DESIGNER John B. Read
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 Capulets and Montagues are sworn enemies. Yet it is love at first sight for Romeo Montague and
Juliet Capulet when they meet each other at the Capulet ball, into which Romeo has snuck. The two
fall in love and they profess their devotion to each other at Juliet’s balcony. They secretly get
married. The stakes are raised for the young couple when Romeo avenges the death of his friend
Mercutio who has been killed by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. For this, Romeo is exiled from Verona.
Meanwhile, Juliet’s parents are forcing her to marry another suitor. In order to be together, Romeo
and Juliet must risk it all.
Event Information
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Under 16 £12
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee.
The Beehive operates a No Refund policy on ticket purchases. Please make sure you are able to attend the event before purchasing your tickets.
The Beehive has a fully licensed bar which we open 1 hour before events begin – Bringing your own alcohol in is strictly Prohibited.
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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25
The Royal Opera
TURANDOT
Running time: 205 minutes, Two intervals
Sung in Italian with subtitles
Cast:
PRINCESS TURANDOT Sondra Radvanovsky
CALAF SeokJong Baek
LIÙ Anna Princeva
TIMUR Adam Palka
PING Hansung Yoo
PANG Aled Hall
PONG Michael Gibson
EMPEROR ALTOUM Paul Hopwood
MANDARIN Ossian Huskinson
ORCHESTRA Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
CONCERT MASTER Sergey Levitin
CHORUS DIRECTOR William Spaulding
CHORUS Royal Opera Chorus
Creatives:
DIRECTOR Andrei ?erban
CONDUCTOR Rafael Payare
LIBRETTO Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
MUSIC Giacomo Puccini
DESIGNER Sally Jacobs
LIGHTING DESIGNER F. Mitchell Dana
CHOREOGRAPHER Kate Flatt
CHOREOLOGIST Tatiana Novaes Coelho
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.
The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles.
Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in
Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to.
Event Information
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Under 16 £12
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee.
The Beehive operates a No Refund policy on ticket purchases. Please make sure you are able to attend the event before purchasing your tickets.
The Beehive has a fully licensed bar which we open 1 hour before events begin – Bringing your own alcohol in is strictly Prohibited.
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The Met: Live in HD 2024-25 Season
Strauss
Salome (New Production)
Streamed live
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Student £12
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Met Music Director Yannick Ne? zet-Se? guin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss?s
one-act tragedy, which will be broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas
worldwide. Leading the company?s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one
of Europe?s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive
Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the
abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet
Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome?s lecherous stepfather, King Herod;
American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr
Buszewski as Narraboth.
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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25
The Royal Ballet
BALLET TO BROADWAY: WHEELDON WORKS
[Mixed Programme; 1 Revival, 3 New Productions]
**Streamed live**
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Student £12
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Running time 180 minutes
Cast:
To be confirmed
Creatives:
CHOREOGRAPHY Christopher Wheeldon
CONDUCTOR Koen Kessels
ORCHESTRA Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
MUSIC:
Joby Talbot
Joni Mitchell
Keaton Henson
George Gershwhin
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.
FOOL’S PARADISE
Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first of Wheeldon’s many collaborations
with composer Joby Talbot. It was created in 2007 for Wheeldon’s own company, Morphoses, and
first performed in 2012 by The Royal Ballet.
THE TWO OF US
The wistful songs of Joni Mitchell set the scene for the UK premiere of The Two of Us, a duet of deep
intimacy and yearning. It was created in 2020 for the Fall for Dance Festival in New York, and had
American ballet dancers Sarah Mearns and David Hallberg in its original cast.
US (DUET)
Us is a tender duet danced by two men. It was created in 2017 for BalletBoyz and is set to Keaten
Henson’s music.
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (BALLET)
The Royal Ballet celebrates Wheeldon’s extraordinary success in musical theatre by performing the
ballet scene from his Tony Award-winning musical An American in Paris. Set to Gershwin’s jazzy
melodies, the musical is inspired by the 1951 film of the same name starring Gene Kelly and Leslie
Caron. The musical went on to win four Tony awards. The full musical depicts a blossoming romance
between the American G.I. Jerry Mulligan and a French ballerina, Lise Dassin. The ballet excerpt was
Wheeldon’s take on one of the most memorable scenes from the film – an extended sequence in
which the two central characters dance through Paris.
Event Information
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Under 16 £12
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee.
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