by Dennis Potter

directed by Matt Gray

From the writer of The Singing Detective and Pennies from Heaven, comes the first Studio play in our new season.

The story concerns a middle-aged couple, Mr & Mrs Bates,  whose world fell apart two years earlier, when their adult daughter Pattie was involved in a devastating road accident. From nowhere, Martin, walks into their lives, claiming to be Pattie’s fiancé. Mr Bates is highly cynical, while Mrs Bates is so desperate that she’s prepared to believe that Martin has been sent from heaven to help.

The language in this play is very dated and reflects the views and attitudes of the time, which some may find disturbing. Although written in the 1970s all of the themes explored within the play remain relevant: Religion, immigration, class, power, trust, retribution, despair and belief in miracles. All that appears to have changed is the words we choose to express our hopes and fears.

Of the 80,000 native Irish speakers, 6,000 live in the North of Ireland and three of them became a rap group called Kneecap. This is the real-life story of how this anarchic Belfast trio became the unlikely figureheads of a civil rights movement to save and reinvigorate their mother tongue.

Cast: Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best, Simone Kirby, Michael Fassbender

Runtime: 105 mins

Language: Irish, English

Genre: Drama/Comedy

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Created by Ned Glasier, Emily Lim and Company Three in collaboration with neuroscientists Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Dr Kate Mills

Step inside the whirlwind of the teenage mind with Brainstorm, a dynamic and electrifying theatrical production created and performed by 22 talented teenagers. This powerful exploration dives deep into the mystery of the adolescent brain, where 86 billion neurons spark, connect, and collide, causing thrilling, chaotic changes that shape who we are.

In collaboration with leading neuroscientists, Brainstorm brings science and storytelling together to reveal the complex and extraordinary transformations that happen during the teenage years. Through heartfelt, raw performances, audiences are invited to reflect on their own adolescent experiences and gain a deeper understanding of the brain’s remarkable evolution during these pivotal years.

Join us for a thought-provoking, eye-opening journey into the heart of youth – where every moment is charged with emotion, discovery, and growth. Perfect for anyone who’s ever been, or is becoming, a teenager!

Set in 1980s Tuscany, Rohrwacher’s captivating film follows a lovelorn Englishman plundering Italy’s historical artefacts with a bizarre gang.

Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream of easy wealth.

For Arthur, the Chimera looks like the woman he lost, Beniamina.

To find her, Arthur challenges the invisible, searches everywhere, goes inside the earth – in search of the door to the afterlife of which myths speak. In an adventurous journey between the living and the dead, between forests and cities, between celebrations and solitudes, the intertwined destinies of these characters unfold, all in search of the Chimera.  

Cast: Josh O'Connor and Isabella Rossellini.

Running time 131 minutes

Italian with English subtitles with portions of the film in English without subtitles.

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written and directed by Richard and Dee Lovelock

This years pantomime Sleeping Beauty is the classic fairy tale of good overcoming the evil plans of the wicked witch Ghasthag.

Will the Princess Beauty fall asleep for one hundred years?

Will the dashing Prince save her?

Will Nurse Moneypenny finally get her man?

A spectacular show with a sprinkling of magic, a lot of audience participation, plenty of fun, special effects, music and dance along the way, will all be there in this years pantomime.

The perfect pre-Christmas festive treat for the entire family promises to be the show of your dreams.

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Alexander Payne's story of a cantankerous teacher holed up for Christmas with a wayward teen and the school cook is expertly told with gentle, grownup comedy.

From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, THE HOLDOVERS follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go.

Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them -- a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) -- and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).

Runtime: 133

Genre: Drama/Comedy

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written and directed by Richard and Dee Lovelock

This years pantomime Sleeping Beauty is being given a saucy adult make-over...for ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Following the success of our adult-only version of Dick Whittington - the team will be casting their naughty, mischievous spell onto Sleeping Beauty!

Will the Princess Beauty fall asleep for one hundred years?

Will the dashing Prince save her?

Will Nurse Moneypenny finally get her man?

A spectacular show with a sprinkling of magic, a lot of audience participation, plenty of naughty adult fun, special effects, music and dance along the way.

OVER 18's ONLY