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FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD A GIRL WALKS HOME THIS MONTH — ALONE AT NIGHT SPARK FESTIVAL Creative fun for all the family STONES FOR THE RAMPART UK GREEN FILM FESTIVAL FORCE MAJEURE We join cinemas nationwide to celebrate environmental films SAMBA 2 – 3 Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk Box Office — 0116 242 2800
It’s Spark Festival time again! Leicester is home to the biggest children’s arts festival in the country, and at Phoenix our programme is jam–packed with digital fun for all ages. Experiment with new technologies in a short workshop; catch a family film; or create your own ‘light art’ in our Cube Gallery with Water Light Graffiti, an amazing wall embedded with thousands of LEDs that light up when you paint on it with water.
A huge thank you to everyone who filled in our annual customer survey last month: we got over 950 responses. We’re currently looking through all your comments to see how we can make things better for you, and shape Phoenix’s future as we continue to adapt to pressures on public funding.
We know that access–for–all is important to many of you, and with your support we plan to develop our focus on wider community engagement through our education programme, Access Cinema, our artists’ bursary scheme, and involvement in local and national festivals.
Film–wise this month, the UK Green Film Festival returns for a fourth year, and we’re marking the 70th anniversary of VE Day with screenings of British drama A Royal Night Out and Germany’s Phoenix. (Phoenix showing Phoenix – a sure–fire recipe for confusion!)
And we’ll let you be the judges of whether the new version of Far From the Madding Crowd, with Carey Mulligan as headstrong Bathsheba Everdine, is a worthy rival to the 1967 classic starring Julie Christie. Post your comments on our review board.
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INSPIRED BY LEICESTER BEVERLEY + DIOR AND I 12A STONES FOR THE MAKING OF DOC TBC Fri 8 – Mon 11 May RAMPART 15 Fri 8 - Mon 11 May Dir: Frédéric Tcheng Sun 10 - Thu 14 May Dir: Alexander Thomas Cast: Raf Simons, Marion Cotillard Dir: Robert Glinski Cast: Laya Lewis, Vicky McClure France 2014, 1hr 30mins Cast: Tomasz Zietek, Marcel Sabat UK 2015, 1hr Poland 2014, 1hr 52mins Dior and I charts the appointment Made in Leicester and set in the city of Raf Simons as creative director Based on Aleksander Kamiński’s in 1980, Beverley is a short film that of Christian Dior, one of the world’s immensely popular 1943 novel, follows a mixed-race girl’s struggle leading fashion houses. With Raf widely regarded as one of the to carve out a sense of identity a surprise choice for the role and most influential non-fiction texts in a confusing, shifting cultural the pressure of designing his first of the twentieth century and landscape. Hoping for change, collection in just eight weeks, Dior recommended reading for all Polish a move from a decaying, urban and I offers a riveting behind- secondary school students. Set environment to the comfort and the-scenes exploration of the during the occupation of Poland theoretical safety of white suburbia fashion world and the dog-eat-dog during the Second World War, the doesn’t provide the hope and figures that inhabit it. 'Absurd, but film follows the efforts of the Polish opportunities Beverley wished for. mesmeric.' – The Guardian underground scout movement and The film will be screened with the their acts of sabotage and resistance ‘Making-of-Beverley’ documentary. against their Nazi oppressors.
FORCE MAJEURE 15 MR. SMITH GOES TO Fri 1 - Thu 7 May WASHINGTON U Dir: Ruben Östlund Wed 13 May, 6.15pm Cast: Johannes Bah Kuhnke Dir: Frank Capra Sweden / France 2014, 2hrs Cast: James Stewart USA 1939, 2hr 4mins During a family holiday in the French Alps, dad Tomas abandons his A new 3-month season of films wife and their children in a blind looking at politics in cinema, each panic when a controlled avalanche introduced by James Harvey-Davitt, almost turns to disaster. With his PhD Candidate in English and wife feeling betrayed at his seeming Media, Anglia Ruskin University. cowardice, what started as a simple In Mr Smith Goes to Washington, family getaway leaves a frail marriage Capra presents one of his boldest hanging in the balance. Östlund’s arguments for the merits of darkly-funny Swedish drama was Congress. To this day, Jimmy a popular presence at last year’s Stewart’s idealistic naïveté remains Cannes Film Festival, where it took one of the iconic representations of the Jury Prize. the responsibilities of power. 6 – 7 Available as Silver Screenings – see p11 Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk Box Office — 0116 242 2800 reconstruction surgery, searches reconstruction facial after unrecognisable survivor, concentration-camp A disfigured Holocaust. the of events the after set thriller, gripping another comes 2012’s of Barbara maker the From 2014, /Poland 1hr 38mins Germany Cast: Dir: 14 May 8-Thu Fri PHOENIX the truth. up cover to determined seem forces hidden as turns unexpected takes killer the for hunt Demidov’s (Oldman), general Russian powerful a by aided Although children. several of murders brutal the for notorious killer serial responsible a down track to determined agent MGB adisgraced Demidov, Leo plays Tom 1950s, Hardy the in Russia Soviet Stalin’s in Set 2014, 17mins 2hrs /Czech /UK USA Cast: Dir: 21 May 15Fri -Thu 44 CHILD Christian Petzold Daniel Espinosa Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld Ronald Hoss, Nina Oldman Tom Gary Hardy, 15 12A
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Taiwan 2014, Taiwan 1hr 34mins wounds, long-forgotten feelings feelings long-forgotten wounds, unexpected an Developing ward. Hsiang Chienn’s film is a film Chienn’s Hsiang Easton Dong Sun 17 May 20 -Wed Sun a garment worker looking after after looking worker a garment Ling, follows which isolation and Cast: Dir: EXIT of freedom and sexuality begin to to begin sexuality and freedom of same the on bandages in covered in her visit to trips many her of blossom in Ling. Ling. in blossom his bathing through him with bond aman discovers she hospital, one On mother-in-law. ailing her middle-age of study hearted and warm- beautifully-observed treasure waiting to be discovered. be to waiting treasure cinema world small-budget haunting, is a years twenty-five in film first Gonçalves’ director Portuguese Kafka, of dread literary absurdist and Bergman of horror existential the between somewhere Existing change. must something Antonio, hementor realises professional and friend his of death impending the away. Facing life his unshakeable torpor, squandering an of grip the in is age, middle of cusp the on aman Hugo, 2013, 1hr 43mins Portugal Cast: Dir: 18 15 May Fri -Mon LIFE INVISIBLE THE Hsiang Chienn Vitor Gonçalves Chen Shiang-chyi, Shiang-chyi, Chen Filipe Duarte, João Perry João Duarte, Filipe TBC PG THE WATER DIVINER 15 Fri 22 - Thu 28 May Dir: Russell Crowe Cast: Russell Crowe, Jai Courtney Australia / USA 2014, 1hr 51mins
Another directorial debut makes its way to Phoenix this month in A ROYAL NIGHT OUT 12A the form of the powerful The Water Fri 15 - Thu 28 May Diviner. After the devastating Dir: Julian Jarrold losses at the Battle of Gallipoli, it Cast: Sarah Gadon, Emily Watson seems there is no hope for Joshua UK 2015, 1hr 37mins Margaret who manage to convince (Crowe), an Australian farmer the King (Rupert Everett) to allow whose three sons are presumed 8 May 1945: the war in Europe them out for the evening to rejoice dead. Determined to find out what is over and mass celebrations with the people. Based on true happened he begins an incredible commence across the world. events, A Royal Night Out is an journey across the globe, one that’s Everyone is out to party, including exciting feel-good romp featuring still coming to grips with the mass a young future Queen Elizabeth Her Majesty as you’ve never seen destruction left behind by the First II (Gadon) and her sister Princess her before! World War.
CINEMA BIZARRE The weird and wonderful
JAUJA 15 THE VOICES 15 THE LODGER + Fri 22 - Mon 25 May Fri 22 May, 8.40pm LIVE MINIMA Dir: Lisandro Alonson Dir: Marjane Satrapi SOUNDTRACK PG Cast: Viggo Mortensen Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Sat 23 May, 7.30pm Den / Arg 2014, 1hr 48mins Gemma Arterton Dir: Alfred Hitchcock USA 2014, 1hr 41mins Cast: Ivor Novello In Alonson’s existential Western UK 1927, 1hr 10mins Captain Gunnar Dinesen Ryan Reynolds is Jerry, a seemingly- (Mortensen) travels from Denmark normal factory worker living in his Set in a foggy and unsettled London with his fifteen-year-old daughter apartment with his dog and cat. with a Jack the Ripper-type serial to the vast plains of Patagonia to But something’s not quite right: killer on the loose, The Lodger: take up an engineering job with the Jerry speaks to them and they A Story of the London Fog (1927) Argentinean army. Once there, his speak back, offering him some was Alfred Hitchcock’s first major daughter falls in love with a young rather unconventional advice. commercial and critical success. This soldier and the couple run off After lonely Jerry is stood up on a screening will be accompanied by together. When Dinesen discovers date, his animal companions send a new live score from Minima (‘One his daughter and her lover’s him on a hilariously twisted and of the leading bands accompanying disappearance, he sets off on a depraved journey. Marjane Satrapi's silent film in Europe’ - Robert Rider, 'trippy' journey into the unforgiving (Persepolis) new film is a very bloody Head of Cinema, Barbican). and alien countryside. and twisted on-the-edge satire.
Key Access Cinema Stage on Screen Let’s Dance International Frontiers — www.phoenix.org.uk Online Book Silver Screening UK Green Film Festival Spark Festival MAY—15 Courses Fri 1 1.15pm Force Majeure 4pm Beverley + Making-of doc 6.15pm Juaja 2pm Far from the Madding Crowd 6pm Dior & I 8.30pm A Royal Night Out 4pm Lost River 6.15pm Phoenix 8.40pm The Voices 5pm Far from the Madding Crowd 8pm Stones for the Rampart Sat 23 11.30am Cinderella 6.15pm Force Majeure 8.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd 1pm Samba 7.45pm Far from the Madding Crowd Tue 12 1pm Stones for the Rampart 2.15pm A Royal Night Out 8.45pm Lost River 1.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd 3.40pm Juaja Sat 2 10.15am Robot Overlords 3.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd 6pm A Royal Night Out 11.30am Force Majeure 4pm Phoenix 7.30pm The Lodger + Live Soundtrack 12.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd 6.10pm Madding Crowd - Desc Sub 8.15pm The Water Diviner
2.10pm BAFTA Shorts 6.15pm Stones for the Rampart Sun 24 12pm Lazy Sunday: The Water Diviner — 0116 2800 242 Office Box 3pm Far from the Madding Crowd 7pm Dance on Camera 2015 12.30pm A Royal Night Out 4.45pm Lost River 8.40pm Phoenix 2.45pm Cinderella 5.40pm Far from the Madding Crowd 8.40pm Stones for the Rampart 3pm ENO: The Pirates of Penzance 7.30pm Honeytrap + Q&A Wed 13 10.30am Pride and Prejudice 5.15pm Blind 8.15pm Far from the Madding Crowd 1pm Stones for the Rampart 5.45pm A Royal Night Out Sun 3 10.30am Robot Overlords 1.15pm Far from the Madding Crowd 7.30pm Samba 12pm Lazy Sunday: Madding Crowd 3.30pm Phoenix 8pm Juaja 12.30pm Good Things Await 3.45pm Stones for the Rampart Mon 25 11am Cinderella 2.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd 6.10pm Phoenix 1pm Samba 2.40pm BAFTA Shorts 6.15pm Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1.30pm A Royal Night Out 5.10pm Far from the Madding Crowd 8.15pm Far from the Madding Crowd 3.30pm A Royal Night Out 5.15pm Lost River Thu 14 2pm Phoenix 3.40pm The Water Diviner 7.30pm Force Majeure 3pm Far from the Madding Crowd 6.10pm Blind 7.45pm Far from the Madding Crowd 4.15pm Far from the Madding Crowd 6.10pm Juaja Mon 4 1pm Far from the Madding Crowd 6.10pm Stones for the Rampart 8.15pm The Water Diviner 1.30pm Force Majeure 7pm NT Live: Man and Superman 8.30pm Samba 4pm Good Kill 8.30pm Phoenix Tue 26 11am Cinderella 4.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd Fri 15 1pm A Royal Night Out - Audio Described 11am City Threads 6.15pm Lost River 2.30pm A Royal Night Out 1pm A Royal Night Out 7.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd 3.15pm Child 44 1.30pm Blind 8.30pm Good Kill 5pm A Royal Night Out 3.15pm Cinderella Tue 5 1pm Good Kill 6.15pm The Invisible Life 4pm A Royal Night Out 1.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd 7.45pm A Royal Night Out 6pm The Water Diviner - Desc Sub 3.30pm Force Majeure 8.30pm John Wick 7.30pm Exhibition on Screen: The Impressionists 4.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd Sat 16 10.45am Insurgent 8.30pm Samba 6.15pm H20mx 12.30pm A Royal Night Out Wed 27 11am The Water Diviner 7.15pm Madding Crowd - Desc Sub 1.15pm The Invisible Life 11am Invent with Ototo 8.15pm Force Majeure 2.50pm A Royal Night Out 1.20pm A Royal Night Out Wed 6 11am Far from the Madding Crowd 3.30pm John Wick 3.30pm Cinderella
1pm Force Majeure 5.10pm A Royal Night Out 6pm A Royal Night Out 1.40pm Far from the Madding Crowd 5.30pm Child 44 6pm Samba 3.45pm Good Kill 7.30pm NT Live: Man and Superman 8.10pm The Water Diviner 4.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd 8.15pm A Royal Night Out 8.30pm Blind 6.15pm Force Majeure Sun 17 10.30am Insurgent Thu 28 11am Cinderella 7.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd 12pm Lazy Sunday: A Royal Night Out 11am Build a Chocolate Block Synth 8.45pm Good Kill 1pm Child 44 1pm Samba Thu 7 1pm Far from the Madding Crowd 2pm Dance Documentaries 2pm A Royal Night Out 1.15pm Good Kill 2.15pm A Royal Night Out 2pm Build a Chocolate Block Synth 3.30pm Force Majeure 3.45pm Exit 3.30pm Cinderella 4.15pm Far from the Madding Crowd 4.40pm A Royal Night Out 4.50pm Samba 6pm Good Kill 5.50pm The Invisible Life 6pm Blind 7pm Film School 7pm A Royal Night Out 7.45pm A Royal Night Out 7pm Globe on Screen: Julius Caesar 8.10pm John Wick 8.15pm The Water Diviner 8.15pm Far from the Madding Crowd Mon 18 1pm Child 44 Fri 29 11am Pop Up & Play Fri 8 3.30pm Far from the Madding Crowd 1.30pm A Royal Night Out 11.30am Cinderella 4pm Phoenix 3.45pm The Invisible Life 1.30pm A Pigeon Sat on a Branch 6.10pm Dior & I 4.30pm A Royal Night Out 2pm Pop Up & Play 6.15pm Beverley + Making-of doc 6.10pm Exit 3pm Woman in Gold 7.50pm Phoenix 7.30pm A Royal Night Out 3.45pm A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night 8.10pm Far from the Madding Crowd 8.15pm John Wick 5.30pm 8 ½ Sat 9 10.30am Toy Story 2 - Autism Friendly Tue 19 1pm Exit 6.15pm A Pigeon Sat on a Branch 10.30am Politics in Film 1.30pm A Royal Night Out 8.15pm The Falling 12.15pm Cinderella (1950) 3.10pm Child 44 8.30pm A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night 1.15pm Beverley + Making-of doc 3.45pm A Royal Night Out Sat 30 10.30am Cinderella 2.30pm Globe on Screen: Julius Caesar 6pm A Royal Night Out - Desc Sub 12.15pm Woman in Gold 3pm Phoenix 7.30pm ENO: The Pirates of Penzance 1pm 8 ½ 5.30pm Dior & I 8.10pm A Royal Night Out 3.30pm A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night 5.45pm Far from the Madding Crowd Wed 20 11am A Royal Night Out 3.45pm Cinderella 7.45pm Phoenix 1pm Child 44 6pm The Falling 8.15pm Far from the Madding Crowd 1.30pm A Royal Night Out 6.10pm Woman in Gold Sun 10 10.30am Dance Movie Marathon 3.45pm A Royal Night Out 8.15pm A Pigeon Sat on a Branch 11am Cinderella (1950) 3.50pm Exit 8.30pm A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night 12pm Lazy Sunday: Phoenix 6pm Exit Sun 31 11.30am Cinderella 1pm Far from the Madding Crowd 6.10pm A Royal Night Out 12pm Lazy Sunday: 8 ½ 2.30pm Dior & I 8.10pm Child 44 2pm Woman in Gold 3.45pm Bikes Vs Cars 8.20pm A Royal Night Out 3pm A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night 5pm Far from the Madding Crowd Thu 21 2.30pm A Royal Night Out 4.30pm A Pigeon Sat on a Branch 6pm Beverley + Making-of doc 5pm A Royal Night Out 5.15pm The Falling 7.40pm Phoenix 7.30pm A Royal Night Out 7pm Woman in Gold 7.45pm Stones for the Rampart 8.15pm Child 44 7.30pm A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Mon 11 1pm Far from the Madding Crowd Fri 22 3.30pm The Water Diviner 1.30pm Phoenix 4pm A Royal Night Out 3.40pm Stones for the Rampart 6.10pm Samba 11 – 11 Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk Box Office — 0116 242 2800 from her family by the Nazis. Nazis. the by family her from -seized painting Gold in Lady -Klimt’s heirloom family expensive an reclaim to (Reynolds) lawyer up-and-coming an with home returns she family, her against crimes the for justice seek to War. later, determined Years World Second the during behind everything and home her leave to forced refugee a Jewish following story true this in Altmann Maria as stars Mirren Helen 2015, /UK USA 1hr 49mins Cast: Dir: 4Jun -Thu May 29 Fri GOLD IN WOMAN from France. Seeking help to to help Seeking France. from extradition faces who Senegal from amigrant Sy as Omar stars Thehit Intouchables French 2011’sbehind worldwide star and directors the From 2014, 1hr 55mins France Gainsbourg Charlotte Cast: Dir: May 28 -Thu 22 Fri SAMBA Simon Curtis Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds Ryan Mirren, Helen Omar Sy, Omar 15
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BLIND 18 A PIGEON SAT ON A Matinee screenings for just £4.60 Sun 24 - Thu 28 May BRANCH REFLECTING including refreshments. Dir: Eskil Vogt ON EXISTENCE 12A Cast: Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Fri 29 May - Mon 1 Jun FAR FROM THE Henrik Rafaelsen Dir: Roy Andersson MADDING CROWD 12A Norway 2014, 1hr 36mins Cast: Holger Andersson, Wed 6 May, 11am Nils Westblom **** ‘Brilliantly blurs the lines Sweden 2014, 1hr 40mins PRIDE AND between perception and voyeurism, PREJUDICE 12A the objective and the subjective.’ The third film in Roy Andersson’s Wed 13 May, 10.30am - Empire. ‘Living’ trilogy concludes with In partnership with The University After suddenly losing her sight, this morbidly-amusing series of of the Third Age (U3A) Ingrid is confined to her apartment sketches that attempt to pick apart home. Coming to terms with her the elusive question of what makes A ROYAL NIGHT OUT 12A sight loss and suspicions that her us human. Following two travelling Wed 20 May, 11am husband is being unfaithful, Ingrid salesman trying to pedal their writes using audio software and novelty products, we’re taken on THE WATER DIVINER 15 withdraws into a fantasy world which a trip examining the beauty and Wed 27 May, 11am the film gradually brings to life. tragedy of life itself.
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DESCRIPTIVE SUBTITLES FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD 12A Tue 5 May, 7.15pm
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD 12A Tue 12 May, 6.10pm
A ROYAL NIGHT OUT 12A Tue 19 May, 6pm
A GIRL WALKS HOME THE WATER DIVINER 15 ALONE AT NIGHT 15 Tue 26 May, 6pm Fri 29 May - Thu 4 Jun Dir: Ana Lily Amirpour AUDIO DESCRIBED Cast: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi USA 2014, 1hr 41mins abandoned Iranian town where few A ROYAL NIGHT OUT 12A dreams and aspirations flourish, the Fri 15 May, 1pm Shot in gorgeous black and white remaining citizens are unaware that and billed as the ‘first Iranian a lonely vampire stalks the ghost AUTISM FRIENDLY Vampire Western’ ever made, A town’s streets. Brave and exciting Girl Walks Home Alone at Night filmmaking, it’s a thrilling feature TOY STORY 2 U is a jaw-dropping treat. Set in an debut from Ana Lily Amirpour. Sat 9 May, 10.30am 13 – 13 Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk Box Office — 0116 242 2800 digital technology around. – coolest! –and latest the of some with create and play learn, to chance the children giving ages, all for activities We’ve got 2015. Festival Spark The for experiences at Phoenix amazing interactive in yourself Immerse 26 -29MAY INVENT further details. details. further for website the –see imagination the up fire to Phoenix taking placeactivities around free fun of lots be also There’ll image! the brighter the is, it wetter spray, or even your finger...the water paintbrush, awet using light in draw You water. can with contact on illuminate that lights from ofsurface thousands tiny asmart developed has Antonin art’. ‘light original own your create to you invites and Phoenix to artwork interactive exciting extraordinaire, brings his artist Antonin Fourneau, French digital entry Free family the all for Suitable May, 11amTue 29 –Fri 26 –4pm WATER GRAFFITI LIGHT Fourneau, produced by Art2M by produced Fourneau, Antonin by creation is a Graffiti Light Water LEARN PLAY Interact Labs and more. and Labs Interact Phoenix Photography, LoFi Workshop, Print Leicester Future, the for Schools Building by provided are activities Spark, The and LCB Depot Phoenix, by Organised try. to activities brilliant of loads are there making, print and photography DIY to Minecraft, in building and game video own your making From zone. exhibition special our in creations your off and new technologies, then show crafts with Experiment makers. and artists budding to creativity of fair fun amazing an bring to Quarter Cultural Leicester’s in Depot LCB over We’re taking in drop just entry, Free family the all for Suitable Depot LCB May, 11am 30 -4pm Sat OFF!SHOW SPARK WORKSHOPS All workshops take place at Phoenix and cost £5 per child (parents free). Book places at phoenix.org.uk or via the box office.
CITY THREADS INVENT WITH OTOTO Tue 26 May, 11am - 4pm Wed 27 May 11am - 3pm Suitable for: 10+ years Suitable for: 8+ years
Help digital pioneers Codasign Learn how to make your own create an amazing artwork in crazy musical instruments. From our Café Bar. Learn about basic electronic drum kits made of electronics and programming to saucepans to a coat stand that build an artwork that blends sings, the Ototo kit lets you make sounds and textiles with the latest music with almost anything. creative technologies.
BUILD A CHOCOLATE POP UP & PLAY BLOCK SYNTH Fri 29 May Thu 28 May 11am - 1pm, or 2pm - 4pm 11am - 1pm, or 2pm - 4pm Suitable for: 7+ years Suitable for: 7+ years Step into the virtual world to create Build your own synthesiser - a an array of adventures, using a musical instrument that makes brand new software programme sounds electronically - in this parent that immerses the player into a and child workshop. Learn about mixed reality world. Take a dip with electronics and music making and a shark or sail on a pirate ship! join in the finale performance of bleeps and boops!
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ROBOT OVERLORDS 12A CINDERELLA U Sat 2 & Sun 3 May Sat 9 & Sun 10 May UK 2014, 1hr 30mins USA 1950, 1hr 15mins When Earth falls victim to invading A chance to see the original beloved robots from a distant galaxy, Disney animation on the big screen it’s up to a small batch of kids to save humanity. HALF TERM INSURGENT 12A Sat 16 & Sun 17 May CINDERELLA U USA 2015, 2hrs Sat 23 - Sun 31 May The second instalment in the USA 2014, 1hr 53mins Divergent saga follows Tris and The classic tale gets a live-action Four, now fugitives on the run as makeover starring Cate Blanchett, they search the ruins of futuristic Lily James, Helena Bonham Carter Chicago for allies to join their fight. and overseen by Kenneth Branagh. 15 – 15 Book Online — www.phoenix.org.uk Box Office — 0116 242 2800 Tickets: £15 /£13 conc. Tickets: cinema the at shows stage greatest world’s The Wed 1 Jul, 7.30pm 1Jul, Wed Carmen Tue 19 May, 7.30pm Penzance of Pirates The THEATRE LIVE VAUDEVILLE Thu 8 Oct, 7.15pm 8Oct, Thu The of Importance Being Ernest GLYNDEBOURNE T Sun 9 Aug, 6pm 9Aug, Sun The 19 5pm Sun Jul, Die 6pm 21 Jun, Sun Bill Double Ravel 7pm 21 Oct, Wed V Henry 7pm 26 Aug, Wed Othello 7pm Jul, 22 Wed he Merchant of Venice of Merchant he SCREEN STAGE ON Entführung Rape of Lucretia of Rape COMPANY SHAKESPEARE ROYAL OPERA NATIONAL ENGLISH Tue 26 May, 7.30pm The Impressionists Sun 19Sun Apr, 4pm Ivan the Terrible buy tickets (with no booking fee). booking no (with tickets buy to and details full for website our See Sat 27 Jun, 2.30pm 27 Jun, Sat 7pm Jun, 25 Thu Errors Of Comedy The 13 2.15pmSat Jun, 11Thu 7pm Jun, Antony & Cleopatra 9May, 2.30pm Sat 7May, 7pmThu Caesar Julius Thu 15 Oct, 7pm 15Thu Oct, Hamlet 16 7pmThu Jul, Everyman 16Sat May, 7.30pm 14Thu May, 7pm Superman and Man
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H2OMX Tue 5 May, 6.15pm Mexico 2014, 1hr 22mins
This hard-hitting doc focuses on the mounting water problems of Mexico City, a city among the world’s most populated where water management is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
BIKES VS. CARS Sun 10 May, 3.45pm Sweden 2015, 1hr 30mins
As cities grow bigger, so does the pollution caused by cars. Featuring interviews with cycling activists, this doc asks a simple question: can the bike ever take over from the car?
Celebrating its fifth anniversary, this year’s theme is ‘Blurring Boundaries: Urban Street meets Contemporary Dance’.
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DANCE MOVIE DANCE ON CAMERA DANCE MARATHON Tue 12 May, 7pm DOCUMENTARIES Sun 10 May, 10.30am – 10pm Sun 17 May, 2pm Day ticket £20 A selection of innovative dance shorts from local, national and A programme of short dance Bringing you the best of dance on international practitioners. documentaries from around film, join us on a journey from the Featuring new and diverse work the world including ‘Krump’ 60s to the 90s. Films screening: from local students, alongside documentary Stand, Believe - a West Side Story, A Chorus Line, All the work of choreographers from documentary about freestyle That Jazz, Saturday Night Fever and around the world. hip-hop dancer Ben Wichert - and Strictly Ballroom. Culture for Hope that explores hip- hop culture in Manila. MEETING ROOMS FOR HIRE Ideal for training, presentations and events – hire space at Phoenix from £15 per hour
OPENING TIMES TICKETS Sat – Sun Mon – Fri & bank holidays Full Conc* Student/U18 12pm – 9pm After 5pm £8.30 £6.50 £5.50 Box office 10.30am – 9pm 11am – 9pm & Weekends (Wed) Before 5pm £7.50 £6.50 £5.50 Café Bar & 9am – 11pm 10am – 11pm Cube Gallery Autistic Friendly / £4.00 11am – 9pm (Sat) Supported Environment one free carer ticket available Food Served 11am – 9pm Screenings for CEA cardholders 10am – 6pm (Sun) 1 adult + 1 child, £9.50 Family tickets 1 adult + 2 children, £14.25 Special ticket offers (not available online) 2 adults + 2 children, £19.00 Film & Dine – combine the film of your choice with a meal 3D films cost an additional £1.50 for £13.50 / £12.00 conc. Lazy Sunday – a full English breakfast and a ticket to the Art exhibitions are all FREE entry 12pm show for £10.95 / £8.95 conc. BOX OFFICE BOOK ONLINE You can buy tickets in advance online, by phone or in person 0116 242 2800 www.phoenix.org.uk at the box office. We do not charge a booking fee. Phoenix, 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG *Concessions available for people with proof of status for Office enquiries, including corporate space hire – 0116 242 2821. unemployment, receipt of state pension and disability.
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