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2 07, 2025

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

National Theatre Live

Hamlet

Hamlet by William Shakespeare
directed by Robert Hastie

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.

National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.

Rating: 12 (tbc)
Running time: 180mins

2 07, 2025

National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step

National Theatre Live

The Fifth Step

The Fifth Step by David Ireland
directed by Finn den Hertog

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.

After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend.

Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End.

Rating: 15 (tbc)
Running time: 100mins

25 07, 2025

The Holdovers (Monday Matinee Movie)

Brentwood Community Cinema Monday Matinee

The Holdovers

A new Christmas classic! In this good-natured comedy drama, set in the 1970s, an unpopular teacher, a rebellious student, and a recently-bereaved school cook form an unexpected bond while stuck together over the Christmas break.

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).

Cast: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa

Rating: 15 (strong language, brief nudity)

Running time: 133m

Each ticket includes a free tea or americano coffee at the Theatre Café Bar (upgrade to a cappuccino/latte/hot chocolate etc. for just £1.50 more on the day)

25 07, 2025

The Phoenician Scheme (Monday Matinee Movie)

Brentwood Community Cinema Monday Matinee

The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme is a 2025 espionage black comedy film produced, written and directed by Wes Anderson from a story he conceived with Roman Coppola. Featuring an all-star ensemble cast including Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, F. Murray Abraham, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe, and Bill Murray.

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins.

Rating: 15 (injury detail)

Running time: 97m

Each ticket includes a free tea or americano coffee at the Theatre Café Bar (upgrade to a cappuccino/latte/hot chocolate etc. for just £1.50 more on the day)

2 07, 2025

National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession

National Theatre Live

Mrs. Warren’s Profession

Mrs. Warren’s Profession by Bernard Shaw
directed by Dominic Cooke

Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.

Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?

Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.

Rating: 12 (tbc)
Running time: 120mins (including interval)

25 07, 2025

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (film)

Brentwood Community Cinema

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Join us for a Halloween screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show where dressing up, singing along and being your outrageous but fabulous best is encouraged!

In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O’Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”

Rating: 12A (moderate sex references, violence, brief nudity, infrequent strong language)

Running time: 100m

25 07, 2025

Nosferatu (film)

Brentwood Community Cinema

Nosferatu

See this outstanding remake of the horror classic to get you in the spooky season mood!

Nosferatu is a 2024 American Gothic horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers. It is a remake of the film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922), which was in turn inspired by Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula (1897). A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

Cast: Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård

Rating: 15 (strong horror, injury detail, violence, sex)

Running time: 127m

25 07, 2025

How To Train Your Dragon (Monday Matinee Movie)

Brentwood Community Cinema Monday Matinee

How To Train Your Dragon

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup (Mason Thames; The Black Phone, For All Mankind) stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler, reprising his voice role from the animated franchise), Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society. With the fierce and ambitious Astrid (BAFTA nominee Nico Parker; Dumbo, The Last of Us) and the village’s quirky blacksmith Gobber (Nick Frost; Snow White and the Huntsman, Shaun of the Dead) by his side, Hiccup confronts a world torn by fear and misunderstanding. As an ancient threat emerges, endangering both Vikings and dragons, Hiccup’s friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future. Together, they must navigate the delicate path toward peace, soaring beyond the boundaries of their worlds and redefining what it means to be a hero and a leader.

Cast: Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost

Rating: PG (mild threat, scary scenes, violence, language)

Running time: 125m

Each adult ticket includes a free tea or americano coffee at the Theatre Café Bar (upgrade to a cappuccino/latte/hot chocolate etc. for just £1.50 more on the day)

25 07, 2025

Mr Burton (Monday Matinee Movie)

Brentwood Community Cinema Monday Matinee

Mr Burton 

Mr. Burton tells the true story of the relationship between Port Talbot schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins, the son of a wayward drunk. Richard dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline. Mr. Burton recognized the raw talent in his pupil, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and eventually his adoptive father.

Cast: Toby Jones, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Lesley Manville

Rating: 12 (infrequent strong language, discrimination)

Running time: 124m

Each ticket includes a free tea or americano coffee at the Theatre Café Bar (upgrade to a cappuccino/latte/hot chocolate etc. for just £1.50 more on the day)

25 07, 2025

The Salt Path (Monday Matinee Movie)

Brentwood Community Cinema Monday Matinee

The Salt Path

THE SALT PATH is the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn’s 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline. After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate decision to walk in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. With depleted resources, only a tent and some essentials between them, every step along the path is a testament to their growing strength and determination. THE SALT PATH is a journey that is exhilarating, challenging, and liberating in equal measure. A portrayal of home, how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.

Cast: Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs, James Lance

Rating: 12 (infrequent strong language, moderate sex, drug misuse)

Running time: 115m

Each ticket includes a free tea or americano coffee at the Theatre Café Bar (upgrade to a cappuccino/latte/hot chocolate etc. for just £1.50 more on the day)