Phoenix April Brochure 2014 by Jake Harvey

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April Programme

New film releases

The Lunchbox Twenty Feet from Stardom The Zero Theorem Calvary

Also this month

Vikings from The British Museum Book to Screen — we celebrate film adaptations The Double (Fri 4 – Thu 17 Apr)

Shakespeare at 450 Easter fun for all the family

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Welcome The Book Thief p4

Under the Skin p4

Starred Up p5

A Long Way Down p5

The Double p5

The Past p6

The Square p6

The Double p5

Calvary p7

The Zero Theorem p6

The Lunchbox p6

Calvary p7

Blue Jasmine p7

The Robber p7

Half of a Yellow Sun p7

Twenty Feet from Stardom p10

StrangeColourofYourBody’sTears p10

Spring is in the air and the days are getting longer so why not come and spend them at Phoenix? We’ve got a great range of movies and events and there’s something for everyone this month. Easter is a great time to bring the little ones as we’ve got plenty to keep them occupied including The Lego Movie and Muppets Most Wanted. There will also be prizes to be won in our Easter Egg Hunt and lucky dip. Bringing the stage to the screen, Vikings – Live at the British Museum finally comes to life after months of anticipation. We’ve also got Glyndebourne Opera showcasing new productions of classic operas including Mozart’s comic masterpiece Don Giovanni. If you’re feeling more literary this month, mark Shakespeare’s 450th birthday with our short season of great adaptations from Much Ado About Nothing to West Side Story. We’ve also been working with DMU film studies students to bring you the first Book to Screen festival. Three days of novel adaptations featuring a Kubrick double bill, silent Sherlock Holmes short films with live musical accompaniment and more. Along with food and drinks and books for sale, it’s not one to be missed.

Cover image: The Double (see page p5)

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Continued from last month

The Book Thief

The Double

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Tue 1 – Thu 3 Apr

Fri 4 – Thu 17 Apr

Dir: Brian Percival Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Sophie Nélisse USA / Germany 2013, 2hrs 11mins, subtitled (parts)

Dir: Richard Ayoade Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska UK 2014, 1hr 33mins

A tender and moving adaptation of Markus Zuzak’s internationally best-selling novel, The Book Thief follows Liesel, a German refugee girl who arrives at her new home just before the start of WWII. Attending the local school and making friends, Liesel’s life is

changed forever when her foster parents shelter Max, a Jewish man, in their basement. Stealing books for him from the library, Liesel and Max’s friendship is threatened by the ever watchful Nazi Party and encroaching war.

Unforgiven

Under the Skin

Richard Ayoade’s (Submarine) new film, based on the novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Simon James is a lowly office clerk in an unnamed government department. Ignored by his co-workers and left to daydream about his colleague Hannah, Simon’s life takes a further turn for the worse when his exact double starts work in

the same office. Confident and ambitious, Simon’s doppelganger ‘James Simon’ is everything he wants to be but isn’t. Offbeat, endlessly imaginative and shot through with Ayoade’s trademark sardonic humour.

Only Lovers Left Alive 15

A Long Way Down

Starred Up

Tue 1 – Thu 3 Apr

Fri 4 – Thu 10 Apr

Fri 4 – Mon 7 Apr

Dir: Lee Sang-il Cast: Ken Watanabe Japan 2013, 2hrs 15mins, subtitled

Dir: Jonathan Glazer Cast: Scarlett Johansson UK 2013, 1hr 48mins

Dir: Jim Jarmusch Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton UK / USA 2013, 2hrs 3mins

Dir: Pascal Chaumeil Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette UK/Germany 2013, 1hr 36mins

Dir: David Mackenzie Cast: Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn UK 2013, 1hr 46mins

Hollywood has always plundered Japanese cinema for remakes, so it’s good to see the roles reversed. Clint Eastwood’s 1992 film is transported from the Wild West to the serene beauty of late 19th century Japan. Jubee (Watanabe), a former merciless Samurai now poor farmer, is approached by an old friend with one last job – to track down a gang of outlaws with a bounty on their head. Gorgeously shot on the plains of Hokkaido, themes of honour, pride and self sacrifice run deep.

The new film from Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast, Birth) stars Scarlett Johansson as Laura, a predatory extraterrestrial experiencing life on earth in a human body. Travelling through Scotland and picking off lonely men who won’t be missed, Laura’s other-worldly femme fatale wants to experience the breadth of human behaviour from desire to death. With minimal dialogue, it’s a mind-blowing visual experience that preys on the mind for days afterwards and is destined for cult classic status.

Vampires Adam and Eve have been lovers for several hundred lifetimes and are growing sick of the modern world. Adam lives a reclusive rock star existence on the verge of suicide whilst Eve is in Tangiers with her blood supplier Marlowe (John Hurt). Sensing Adam’s depression Eve returns to save him, but is followed by her blood-hungry younger sister Ava who threatens to tear their relationship apart. A gorgeouslyshot, melancholy look at the effects of immortality on the soul.

Based on Nick Hornby’s (About a Boy) bittersweet novel, A Long Way Down follows four strangers who meet on top of a high-rise building in London on New Year's Eve, each with the intention of committing suicide. Deciding it can’t just be coincidence, the four form an ‘anti-suicide pact’. Finding comedy in the darkest places, it’s a film filled with warmth bolstered by a great cast including Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette and Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul.

Aviation Archive: Classic Aviation Films 1929 – 1959

(Introduced by Rob Foxon) Sun 6 Apr, 2.30pm Tickets: £6.50

Described as a British version of hard-hitting prison drama A Prophet, English actor Jack O’Connell delivers a ferocious performance as Eric, a young offender ‘starred up’ to a grown-up institution. Watched over by his incarcerated father Neville (a terrific Ben Mendelsohn, Animal Kingdom), Eric is given a violent introduction to the brutal world of prison life before mandatory anger-management therapy offers a slim chance of redemption. It’s riveting, powerful stuff that could make O’Connell a star.

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A new event at Phoenix, as film historian Rob Foxon presents a programme of rare archive films showing aspects of our aviation heritage. In this introductory screening, Rob re-discovers some long forgotten historical footage featuring both civil and military aircraft including the RAF Flying Display at Hendon in 1929, the Imperial Airways Silver Wing service from Croydon to Paris in 1933, and the work of London's airports in 1950 with visits to both Heathrow and Northolt.

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The Lunchbox

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Calvary

Fri 18 Apr – Thu 1 May

Dir: Ritesh Batra Cast: Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur India/France 2013, 1hr 45mins

Dir: John Michael McDonagh Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd Ireland/UK 2014, 1hr 41mins

A new multi award-winning film from India. Trying to reignite some passion with her husband, young housewife Ila cooks him a special lunch. Handed over to a ‘dabbawallah’ – part of the huge system in Mumbai that delivers food to workers in the city – a mix-up sees the meal delivered to the desk of widowed clerk Saajan. Sending a note back in appreciation, the two

lonely people start swapping letters and life stories through the lunchbox. Batra weaves an enchanting tale of love and longing both funny and life-affirming. If you can get through Irrfan’s performance without shedding a tear, you’re made of sterner stuff than us!

The Square

The Past

12A

The Zero Theorem

The new film from the writer and director of 2011’s The Guard is a masterful sophomore effort. Gleeson plays Father James Lavelle, a village priest told in the confession booth he is going to be killed in seven days. The unseen would-be murderer is hell-bent on revenge for past crimes committed by the church and has chosen James as a

symbol to be destroyed. With a week to figure out which member of his flock wants him dead it becomes a whodunit of sorts, full of gallows humour but packing a wallop of emotional power. A performer of rare brilliance, Gleeson’s hang-dog expression and soulful eyes hint at the hidden depths of this parish priest.

Blue Jasmine

The Robber

12A

Half of a Yellow Sun

Mon 7 – Thu 10 Apr

Fri 11 – Thu 17 Apr

Fri 18 – Mon 21 Apr

Mon 21 – Wed 24 Apr

Fri 25 Apr – Thu 1 May

Dir: Jehane Noujaim Cast: Khalid Abdalla, Dina Abdullah Egypt/USA 2013, 1hr 48mins

Dir: Asghar Farhadi Cast: Tahar Rahim, Bérénice Bejo France/Italy 2013, 2hrs 10mins

Dir: Terry Gilliam Cast: Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry USA/Romania 2013, 1hr 46mins

Dir: Woody Allen Cast: Cate Blanchett USA 2013, 1hr 36mins

Dir: Benjamin Heisenberg Cast: Andreas Lust Germany/Austria 2010, 1hr 41mins

Dir: Biyi Bandele Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton Nigeria/UK 2013, 1hr 51mins

Egyptian-American Noujaim's Oscar-nominated documentary follows six young protestors during the Egyptian Revolution who rely on the technologies of the digital age to get their voices heard and fight a 30-year dictatorship. Using interviews and footage from the protest front-line, this doc shines a light on the personal side of the story not portrayed in the mainstream media, and records what a nation united by a political cause can achieve. Instilled with revolutionary spirit, The Square is an inspiring and emotional journey.

From the director of the Oscarwinning A Separation comes another critically-acclaimed drama. Ahmad returns to Paris after his wife Marie (Bejo, The Artist) requests a divorce, only to find himself in the midst of her new relationship with Samir (Rahim, A Prophet). Much like A Separation, the film's strength lies in its refusal to paint in simple black and white; exploring instead complicated relationships brought to life by intelligent, natural performances. How it hasn’t been nominated for every award going is beyond us.

Back by popular demand, Woody Allen’s comedy-drama has garnered Cate Blanchett every award going, and broken records for indie film at the box-office. Blanchett stars as Jasmine, an emotionally unstable New York socialite who flees to San Francisco and crashes her sister Ginger’s humble lifestyle. With her elitist attitude and acid tongue rubbing Ginger’s family up the wrong way, Jasmine sees a chance to continue her high-life when she meets diplomat Dwight. Woody on this form is irresistible.

An award-winning German film based on the incredible true story of Johann Rettenberger, an Austrian champion marathon runner and bank robber, who used his athletic endurance to evade capture. Beginning in 1985, when he is released on parole after serving a seven year prison sentence for his first bungled robbery, Johann immediately picks up his old hobby and robs a string of banks. Packed with thrilling chase sequences, the tension mounts as the police close in, but Johann knows he can’t run forever.

Bandele's stirring debut is adapted from the bestselling criticallyacclaimed novel of the same name. The story follows two privileged twin sisters Olanna and Kainene who return home from studying in England determined to forge successful futures, but find their lives and loves embroiled in the violence of the Nigerian Civil War. Featuring a first-class cast including BAFTA winners Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) and Thandie Newton (Crash), it’s a fascinating story of ordinary people struggling with their everyday dramas during a national crisis.

Terry Gilliam's latest film is set in a dystopian steampunk-style future, and is the last instalment in his satiric trilogy (the other two being Brazil and Twelve Monkeys). Computer genius Qohen Leth (Waltz) is on a mission to crack the ‘Zero Theorem’ – a formula that claims all human existence is meaningless, whilst also waiting for a phone call that will explain the meaning of life. Incredible visuals bombard the senses as Gilliam presents a bizarre, rainbow‑coloured futuristic milieu.

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Talking Pictures The Book Thief Only Lovers Left Alive Only Lovers Left Alive Under the Skin The Book Thief – subtitled Unforgiven Silver Screening: Only Lovers Left Alive The Book Thief Only Lovers Left Alive Under the Skin Unforgiven The Book Thief Only Lovers Left Alive Under the Skin Unforgiven Only Lovers Left Alive Under the Skin Only Lovers Left Alive Book to Screen – The Devil Rides Out The Book Thief A Long Way Down The Double Starred Up The Double Book to Screen – Sherlock Silents The Double Pacific Rim 2D Getting Started with Arduino The Double Starred Up The Double A Long Way Down The Double Book to Screen: Double Bill A Clockwork Orange & The Shining The Double Pacific Rim 2D Lazy Sunday: The Double Aviation Archive The Double The Double A Long Way Down The Double Starred Up A Long Way Down The Double The Square The Double A Long Way Down The Double Starred Up The Double The Square The Double A Long Way Down The Double A Long Way Down – subtitled The Double The Square Silver Screening: The Ladykillers (1955) A Long Way Down The Double The Square The Double A Long Way Down The Double The Square The Double A Long Way Down The Double Much Ado About Nothing The Double The Square The Lego Movie 2D The Double The Zero Theorem The Double The Past The Double

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The Lego Movie 2D – Autistic Friendly The Lego Movie 2D The Double The Zero Theorem The Double The Double The Past NT Live: War Horse The Double Lazy Sunday: The Zero Theorem The Double The Lego Movie 2D The Double The Past The Double The Past The Double The King and the Mockingbird The Past The Double The Double The Zero Theorem The Double The Past The Double The King and the Mockingbird The Double The Past The Double The King and the Mockingbird The Double The Zero Theorem – subtitled The Bad Sleep Well The Double The King and the Mockingbird Silver Screening: The Past The Past The Double The King and the Mockingbird The Double The Zero Theorem The Double The Past The Double The King and the Mockingbird The Double The Zero Theorem The Double The King and the Mockingbird The Double The Past The Double The Zero Theorem The King and the Mockingbird Calvary Calvary – Audio Described Calvary The King and the Mockingbird Calvary The Lunchbox Calvary Blue Jasmine Muppets Most Wanted Calvary Essential Cinema: Henry V Calvary Calvary The Lunchbox Calvary Blue Jasmine Lazy Sunday: Muppets Most Wanted Calvary The Lunchbox Calvary Blue Jasmine Calvary The Lunchbox Calvary Muppets Most Wanted The Lunchbox Calvary The Robber Calvary The Lunchbox Calvary Blue Jasmine Muppets Most Wanted Calvary

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The Lunchbox Calvary The Robber Calvary – subtitled The Robber Calvary The Lunchbox Muppets Most Wanted Silver Screening: The Lunchbox Calvary The Lunchbox Shakespeare on Screen Calvary Muppets Most Wanted Calvary The Lunchbox Calvary The Robber Muppets Most Wanted The Lunchbox Calvary Calvary The Robber Calvary Vikings Live from the British Museum Calvary Muppets Most Wanted The Lunchbox Calvary Half of a Yellow Sun The Lunchbox Half of a Yellow Sun Calvary Cinema Bizarre: The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears Muppets Most Wanted Calvary The Lunchbox The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears Half of a Yellow Sun The Lunchbox Calvary RSC: Richard II Half of a Yellow Sun Muppets Most Wanted Lazy Sunday: Calvary Double Bill: West Side Story & Singin’ in the Rain The Lunchbox The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears Calvary Half of a Yellow Sun Calvary Half of a Yellow Sun The Lunchbox 20 Feet from Stardom 20 Feet from Stardom Calvary Half of a Yellow Sun The Lunchbox Half of a Yellow Sun The Lunchbox Calvary 20 Feet from Stardom Half of a Yellow Sun The Lunchbox Calvary 20 Feet from Stardom Silver Screening: Calvary Half of a Yellow Sun Calvary 20 Feet from Stardom The Lunchbox 20 Feet from Stardom Calvary Half of a Yellow Sun The Lunchbox

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Twenty Feet from Stardom 12A

Mon 28 Apr – Thu 1 May Dir: Morgan Neville Cast: Darlene Love, Judith Hill USA 2013, 1hr 31mins This year’s Oscar-winner for Best Documentary is a feel-good tribute to backing singers – those who work just beyond the spotlight, but have played a part in many of music’s greatest hits. Neville’s film looks at the careers of some of the best in

The Bad Sleep Well the business, as well as those who have tried to become stars themselves. Featuring a host of musical luminaries including Stevie Wonder, David Bowie and Mick Jagger plus interviews with famous backing singers Darlene Love and

The Book Thief 12A Tue 1 Apr, 7pm A Long Way Down 15 Tue 8 Apr, 6.15pm The Zero Theorem 15 Tue 15 Apr, 6.30pm Calvary 15 Tue 22 Apr, 6.15pm

Audio Described

Silver Screenings Matinee screenings for just £4.60 including refreshments.

Only Lovers Left Alive Wed 2 Apr, 11am

The Ladykillers (1955) Wed 9 Apr, 10.30am In partnership with The University of the Third Age (U3A)

Calvary 15 Fri 18 Apr, 2pm

The Past

Autistic Friendly & Supported Environment

The Lunchbox

The Lego Movie 2D U Sat 1 Apr, 10.30am

Calvary

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Sci-Fi Fest Sat 10 May Saddle up your banthas as the scruffy lookin’ nerf-herders at Phoenix and Starbase Leicester team-up again to bring you a day celebrating Sci-Fi cinema.

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Wed 30 Apr, 11am

From a 1950s classic to a brand new film release and a good dollop of spectacle and silliness in between, plus gaming and the mighty Sci-Fi quiz. Have your say on which films should be shown – visit www.phoenix.org.uk to vote.

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Tue 15 Apr, 8.20pm Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Toshirô Mifune, Takeshi Kato Japan 1961, 2hrs 9mins Merry Clayton – expect goosebumps when they get together and sing.

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CINEMA BIZARRE The weird and wonderful

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To mark the 450th birthday of William Shakespeare, we present a small season of some of the best – and some of the most rarely seen – adaptations of his work.

One of Kurosawa’s rarely seen Shakespeare adaptations, The Bad Sleep Well is loosely based on Hamlet and stars Toshiro Mifune as Kôichi Nish, a mild-mannered clerk who marries the daughter of a wealthy businessman. But Kôichi is secretly plotting revenge and has married into the industrialist’s family in order to destroy the organisation he blames for his father’s suicide.

Fri 25 – Sun 27 Apr Dir: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani Cast: Klaus Tange, Ursula Bedena Belgium/France/Luxembourg 2013, 1hr 42mins Blood, shattered glass, leather gloves: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani (Amer) pay homage once again to the Italian giallo with their latest visual and auditory attack on the senses. Dan returns home to discover his Art Noveau house in Brussels locked from the inside and his wife nowhere to be found. A hyper-stylised story ensues full of disappearances, surreal detours and battles between dreams and reality. Expect to be worn out by this mind-bending thriller!

ESSENTIAL CINEMA Must-see masterpieces

Much Ado About Nothing 12A Thu 10 Apr, 6.15pm Dir: Joss Whedon Cast: Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion USA 2012, 1hr 48mins A gorgeous, bluesy, black and white adaptation of one of the Bard’s most beloved comedies which marked a big change of pace for Joss Whedon after his blockbuster success with The Avengers. This tale of bickering couples and comical misunderstandings is a joy from start to finish.

Henry V

Sat 19 Apr, 3.15pm Dir: Laurence Olivier Cast: Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton UK 1944, 2hrs 14mins Reportedly one of Stanley Kubrick’s favourite films, Olivier’s film begins in the Globe Theatre before gradually breaking out into a gorgeous Technicolor rendering of Shakespeare’s historical play. Intended as a morale booster for a Britain embroiled in WWII, it garnered Olivier an honorary Academy Award.

DOUBLE BILL West Side Story / Singin’ in the Rain

Sun 27 Apr, 1.30pm Robert Wise / Stanley Donen USA 1962, 2hrs 32mins / USA 1952, 1hr 38mins Running Time: Approx 4hrs 30mins (including 20min intermission) Single tickets also available To round off our season we present one of the best Shakespeare adaptations, alongside our favourite (non-Shakespearean) musical Singin’ in the Rain. Wise’s musical transplants Romeo and Juliet from Verona to the Upper West Side of New York City, where the star-crossed lovers find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war. Jerome Robbins’ incredible choreography and Leonard Bernstein’s gorgeous score combine for old fashioned movie magic. We follow with Donen’s feel-good musical about the coming of sound to Hollywood. Following silent film star Don Lockwood as he tries to adapt to the new ‘talking’ pictures, it’s an absolute masterpiece full of timeless songs and dance numbers.

Learn more about Shakespeare film adaptations on our Shakespeare on Screen short course starting 23 Apr (more info on p15)

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Stage on Screen Great Value Family Fun This Easter

The King and the Mockingbird U Mon 14 – Fri 18 Apr

We’ve plenty for younger film lovers in April – four great movies, including Lego and the Muppets, plus an Easter Egg Hunt with Lucky Dip prizes for all! Our café bar has tasty children’s dishes, all freshly cooked to order, and we’ve games, books and colouring available to keep your little ones happy while you enjoy a delicious lunch or a healthy snack.

Dir: Paul Grimault Cast: Jean Martin (voice), GREAT PRICES

in love with a painting of a chimney sweep. At night the paintings come to life and try to escape, but the king does all he can to stop them.

Sat 19 – Sun 27 Apr Dir: James Bobin Cast: Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey USA 2014, 1hr 53mins

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The Lego Movie / 2D

Sat 5 & Sun 6 Apr

Fri 11 – Sun 13 Apr

Dir: Guillermo del Toro Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba USA 2013, 2hrs 9mins

Dir: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Cast: Chris Pratt (voice) Australia/USA/Denmark 2014, 1hr 40mins

In the near-future, cities all over the world are attacked by monstrous sea creatures known as Kaijus. The Pacific Rim nations come up with a solution to build equally gigantic war machines, Jaegers, to fight back. Will the humans succeed in destroying the alien beasts?

Tickets £15 / £13 conc. Advance booking is highly recommended.

Pascal Mazzotti (voice)

Adult £9.50 France 1980, 1hr 24mins + child A masterpiece of French animation Adult £14.25 based on a Hans Christian + 2 children Andersen fairy tale. A tyrannical 2 adults £19.00 king is in love with a painting of a + 2 children beautiful shepherdess, but she is

Muppets Most Wanted U

Pacific Rim / 2D

This month sees the eagerly anticipated British Museum’s Vikings exhibition come to life and, just around the corner, Shakespeare's King Lear from National Theatre Live plus a new season of revamped operatic classics from Glyndebourne.

Evil Lord Business plans to destroy Lego world with a new superweapon, but an ancient prophecy states that a saviour will appear to defeat him. After a lucky accident at work, ordinary builder Emmett is pulled into the resistance movement and told he is the chosen one!

This time the Muppets journey on a sold-out world tour. But things take a turn for the worse when the gang is pulled into a caper adventure headed by Kermit the frog look-alike – the notorious Constantine – and his cowardly sidekick.

St George’s Day Sat 26 Apr, 1pm – 4pm Twelve of the region’s most exciting young singer/songwriters will be performing in our cafébar as part of celebrations for St George’s Day in the Cultural Quarter. There will also be information and help on hand for budding musicians on the day.

Vikings – Life and Legend Thu 24 Apr, 7pm A live broadcast from the British Museum’s latest major exhibition, offering an exclusive private view by historian Michael Wood. Featuring demonstrations, stunning close-up photography and a live, torch-lit burial ceremony in the grounds of the museum.

Richard II – by popular demand!

Der Rosenkavalier

Sat 26 Apr, 7.30pm

Sun 8 Jun, 4.30pm (live) A new production of Strauss’s romantic farce, conducted by Robin Ticciati and directed by Richard Jones. (Sung in German with English supertitles)

Henry IV – Part 1 Wed 14 May (live) – SOLD OUT Sat 17 May, 7.30pm

War Horse

Henry IV – Part 2

Sat 12 Apr – SOLD OUT

Wed 18 Jun (live) – SOLD OUT Sat 21 Jun, 7.30pm

King Lear Thu 1 & Sat 3 May – SOLD OUT Thu 8 May, 7.30pm

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Two Gentlemen of Verona Wed 3 Sep, 7pm (live)

Thu 22 & Sat 24 May – SOLD OUT Thu 29 May, 7.30pm

A Small Family Business

Benvenuto Cellini

Thu 12 Jun, 7pm (live) A riotous exposure of entrepreneurial greed by Olivier Award-winning playwright Alan Ayckbourn.

Tue 17 Jun, 7pm Director Terry Gilliam and ENO music director Edward Gardner bring Berlioz’s first opera to London.

Don Giovanni Sun 6 Jul, 3pm (recorded) A revival of the 2010 Festival production conducted by Andres Orozco-Estrada and directed by Jonathan Kent. Mozart’s ‘dark shaded comic opera’ became a Glyndebourne classic. (Sung in Italian with English supertitles)

La Traviata Sun 10 Aug, 5.30pm (live) The new production of Verdi’s opera conducted by Sir Mark Elder and directed by Tom Cairns. (Sung in Italian with English supertitles)

Encore screenings are recordings of the first night’s live performance. Licensing restrictions limit the number of encore screenings we can show.

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Sherlock Holmes silent classics

The Crooked Man The Cardboard Box

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Fri 4 Apr, 7.30pm Two rarely-seen silent Sherlock Holmes films starring the iconic Eille Norwood. The Crooked Man features Holmes' attempts to solve the murder of an army captain, whilst The Cardboard Box follows the sleuth as he's called to solve the mystery of a human ear delivered in a cardboard box.

Screen Leicester’s Adaptations Film Festival Thu 3 – Sat 5 Apr Phoenix Since the Oscars began in 1928, more than three quarters of the 'Best Picture' awards have gone to films which were adaptations of novels. In our first Book to Screen festival, Phoenix has worked with film studies students at DMU to programme some fantastic film adaptations and shine a light on the adaptation process. Inspired by the BFI’s recent gothic season, we’ll be delving into the ‘darker side’. There’ll be guest speakers, books for sale, food and drink offers, photo opportunities and much more!

Hammer horror

The Devil Rides Out

With live music from one of the world’s top silent film musicians, Stephen Horne, and an introduction from DMU’s Laraine Porter.

Thu 3 Apr, 7.30pm Based on Dennis Wheatley’s novel, The Devil Rides Out showcases Hammer Studios’ notorious mixture of melodrama, thriller and occult horror. The film follows Duc de Ruchleau (Christopher Lee) as he investigates the strange actions of his friend’s son, discovering he is involved in a satanic cult. Intro by Jonathan Rigby, film critic, actor and author of several books on horror cinema.

An evening with filmmakers McGibney Productions Thu 3 Apr, 7.45pm – 9pm Free A Q&A and screening with Nottingham-based McGibney Productions, whose success adapting Shakespeare's Richard III and Austen's Pride and Prejudice into short films have garnered this family-based company national attention.

Digital Art Short Courses See Phoenix website for full details. To book call the box office on 0116 242 2800. Photo credit: Hal Coley

Talking Pictures Mondays 31 Mar – 23 Jun or Tuesdays 1 April – 3 Jun (10 sessions) 10.30am – 12pm Tutor: Alan Seaman Cost: £80 / £70 conc. including 10 screenings

Shakespeare on Screen

Kubrick Double Bill

A Clockwork Orange The Shining 18 Sat 5 Apr, 7pm First an adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s dystopian novella featuring an outstanding performance by Malcolm McDowell as juvenile delinquent Alex DeLarge. After a quick break for drinks, we finish with Kubrick’s adaptation of the Stephen King novel; a spine tingling film that's lost none of its power to shock. Intro by Dr. Johnny Walker, lecturer at Northumbria University and author of Contemporary British Horror Cinema: Industry, Genre and Society.

Wednesdays 23 Apr – 14 May (4 sessions) 2pm – 3.30pm Tutor: Kenton Hall Cost: £28 / £24 conc.

Acting for Film Basics Thursdays 1 May – 22 May (4 sessions) 7pm – 9pm Tutor: Kenton Hall Cost: £48 / £44 conc.

Film School: An Introduction to Film-making Thursdays 8 May – 26 Jun (8 sessions) 7pm – 9pm Tutor: Keith Allott Cost: £96 / £88 conc.

Poems, Places & Soundscapes Mon 7 – Fri 25 Apr Cube gallery An international exhibition of digitally-produced sound, poetry and film, focusing on place and soundscape. Mark Goodwin and Brian Lewis bring together a range of vivid, immersive soundenhanced poetry made by poetsound-artists, and collaborations between poets, musicians and sound designers. Thu 10 Apr, 6.30pm An informal panel discussion about sound and film-enhanced poetry will take place at Phoenix. The exhibition is part of Mark Goodwin’s Sound-Enhanced Poetry project, which was awarded an Arts Council England Grants for the Arts in 2013.

Getting Started with Arduino Sat 5 Apr, 1pm – 5pm Sat 14 Jun, 1pm – 5pm Price: £45 Arduino is a microcontroller development board – a cheap little computer you can programme to read sensors and control things like motors and lights. It’s a fantastic tool for artists, designers and hobbyists. This workshop will get you up and running with this hugely adaptable technology, showing you how to program the device and make simple electronic circuits. The course fee includes a complete Arduino kit – yours to keep after the workshop. Please bring a laptop to program on. A limited number of computers can be provided. Please let us know if you need us to supply one. www.interactlabs.co.uk

Fun for kids this Easter Great movies, food and drinks, games, and a warm welcome

Opening Times

Tickets

Mon – Fri

Sat – Sun

You can buy tickets in advance online, by phone or in person at the Phoenix box office. There is no phone or online booking fee.

Box office

12pm – 9pm

11am – 9pm

Café Bar & DMU Cube gallery

9am – 11pm

10am – 11pm

After 5pm & weekends

Food Served 11am – 9pm

11am – 9pm (Sat) Before 5pm 10am – 6pm (Sun)

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3D films cost an additional £1.50

Box Office 0116 242 2800 Book Online www.phoenix.org.uk

*Concessions are available with proof of status, for: • Unemployed • Disabled • Retired in receipt of state pension

Special ticket offers Family ticket: Adult + child £9.50, adult + 2 children £14.25, 2 adults + 2 children £19.00 (2D films only). Access Cinema: Concessionary pricing applies to subtitled

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films. All other screenings are £4. Carer tickets are free for

For office enquires, including corporate space hire, call 0116 242 2821.

CEA card holders. Orange & EE Wednesdays: 2 for 1 tickets.

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