welcome!
“I wish you all a great New Year, and lots of honey, too” - Winnie the Pooh
A new year, and with it, new films! If one of your resolutions is to see more films, watch more world cinema, or maybe see those classics you always said you’d get to, we’ve got you covered in 2026! You can kick your journey off with Blue Moon, Marty Supreme and Eleanor the Great, or if you’re looking to travel a little further, why not check out RADIX Film Club’s screening of It Was Just An Accident (Cover), Alpha or Fiume O Morte!
With the long awaited adaptation of Hamnet hitting our screens, we’re also exploring some exciting Shakespeare adaptations in our Shake It Up! season. You can catch some iconic, and some lesser known retellings across January and February.
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Subtitles
Films which have either a HOH captioned screening or are in a foreign language with English subtitles.
Film Prices
Tickets £9.50 - £7
Member Prices
Courtyard Club & Card £3
Friends & Patrons 10% off courtyard.org.uk/memberships
Breakfast Movies
11am films Monday to Friday include a pre-film pastry & tea or coffee.
No Adverts
These will not have adverts. Trailers will begin at the advertised time.
Relaxed Screenings
These screenings feature lowered sound, raised lighting and the freedom to move around the space.
Open Sky Shorts
In the new year we’re proud to be working with Open Sky to present three short films from a talent development programme, MicroPlays: Identity. We’ve paired each short with a film in this month’s programme instead of adverts (more films and less adverts, what a deal!) Here’s where you’ll find them:
Shrimp (Written by Yasser Zadeh) - ahead of The Thing with Feathers
Outside the Box (Written by Claire Coaché) - ahead of Eleanor the Great
The Art of Dying (Written by Lisle Turner) - ahead of Ran
I Swear (15)
UK, 2h
December
Thu 11 5.15pm January Fri 9 5.15pm, Thu 15 11am
Following amazing reviews from you all in October, we’re bringing back the true story of John Davidson; a man diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome at a young age.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992, U)
USA, 1h 26min
Downton Abbey: The Grand finale (PG)
UK, 2h 2min
December Thu 18 11am
We have one last opportunity for you to witness the end of the Downton Abbey Saga. Say goodbye this Christmas to one of Britain’s most beloved on-screen families.
April
Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
December Fri 12 4pm, Mon 15 8pm, Thu 18 2pm
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
The Ice Tower [la Tour de Glace] (15)
USA, 2h 14min
France, 1h 57min
Director: David Lynch
Director: Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Clara Pacini, August Diehl
Jeanne, a 15-year-old orphan, witnesses the shoot for a film adaptation of the fairy tale The Snow Queen, and she becomes fascinated by its star, Cristina, an actress who is just as mysterious and alluring as the Queen she is playing. In original language with English subtitles.
The Guardian
December Mon 15 6pm
Christmas is a time for giving, so we’re bringing back our Food Bank Donation Screening! Book your ticket to this iconic family favourite for just £1 (donated to the food bank) and a donation of shopping that you can deposit at our Box Office.
White Christmas (1954, u)
USA, 1h 59min
December Thu 18 11am
A winter classic returns to the big screen! A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont Inn of their former commanding general.
April
January
Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Fri 2 5.15pm, Sat 3 5.15pm, Mon 5 5.15pm, Wed 7 5.15pm (Subs), Thu 8 11am & 7.45pm
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
Blue Moon (15)
USA, 1h 40min
Director: David Lynch
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott
The story of Lorenz Hart’s struggles with alcoholism and mental health as he tries to save face during the opening of “Oklahoma!”.
“Beautifully executed. Ethan Hawke and Margeret Qualley mesmerize”
- David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
December
Fri 26 2pm, Sat 27 4.30pm, Sun 28 2pm, Mon 29 4.30pm, Tues 30 2pm (Subs), Wed 31 4.30pm
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
Zootropolis 2 (PG)
April
December
Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Fri 19 4pm, Sat 20 5pm, Mon 22 7pm, Tue 23 7pm, Fri 26 4.30pm, Sat 27 1.30pm & 7pm, Sun 28 4.30pm, Mon 29 1.30pm, Tue 30 4.30pm (Subs), Wed 31 1.30pm
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
January Fri 2 11am, Sat 3 2pm, Mon 5 10.30am (Baby Friendly), Tue 6 7.45pm (Subs), Wed 7 2pm, Thu 8 7.45pm, Sat 10 11am
Wicked: For Good (12A)
USA, 2h 18min
Director: Jon M. Chu
Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum
When a girl from Kansas comes crashing into their lives, the witches of Oz will come together once again.
January Fri 2 2.30pm, Sat 3 11am
USA, 1h 48min
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Director: Jared Bush, Byron Howard
Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan
Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootropolis and turns the mammal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before. Remember Under 14s can get £3 tickets with a free Courtyard Club membership!
April
January
Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Fri 2 7.45pm, Sat 3 7.45pm, Mon 5 2pm, Wed 7 11am, Thu 8 2pm (Subs), Fri 9 11am, Sat 10 7.45pm, Mon 12 11am, Wed 14 2pm, Thu 15 2pm
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
Nuremberg (15)
Director: David Lynch
USA, 2h 28min
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Director: James Vanderbilt
Cast: Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, John Slattery, Richard E. Grant, Colin Hanks
A WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring.
January
Sat 10 5.15pm
some like it hot (1959, U)
April
January
Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Wed 7 7.45pm, Thu 8 5.15pm
Alpha
(15)
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h
USA, 2h 14min
Director: Billy Wilder
Director: David Lynch
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
France, 2h 8min
Director: David Lynch
Director: Julia Ducournau (Raw, Titane)
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Cast: Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani, Emma Mackey
Alpha, 13, is a troubled teenager who lives alone with her mother. Their world comes crashing down the day she comes home from school with a tattoo on her arm. In original language with English subtitles.
“I thought it was strangely beautiful” - Mark Kermode
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Rony Curtis, Jack Lemmon
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
A joint fundraiser for St. Michael’s Hospice and The Courtyard in memory of Ian Moore. Ian was a dedicated steward, customer and friend of the cinema since its opening. His family have chosen Some Like It Hot as a favourite of Ian’s, quoting Marilyn Monroe as “the second love of his life”.
When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state disguised as women in an all-female band. However, it does not end their difficulties and further complications set in.
April
November
Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Sat 29 8pm, Sun 30 2pm
December
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
Mon 1 11am, Tue 2 2.30pm, Thu 4 2.30pm, Thu 11 11am, Wed 17 7.45pm, Thu 18 2.30pm (Subs)
Director: David Lynch
January Thu 8 11am, Fri 9 2pm, Wed 14 11am
The Choral (12A)
UK, 1h 53min
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Director: Nicholas Hytner (The Lady in the Van)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Mark Addy, Roger Allam
Back by popular demand! A choral society’s male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr. Guthrie to recruit teenagers.
January
April
January
Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Fri 9 7.45pm, Sat 10 7.45pm, Mon 12 2pm, Wed 14 7.45pm (Subs), Thu 15 11am & 7.45pm, Tue 20 2pm, Wed 21 2pm, Thu 22 11am
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
Marty supreme (Cert TBC)
USA, 2h 28min
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Director: Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems, Good Time)
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow
Earlier this year we brought you Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, now it’s time for his brothers’ solo project!
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
Based on the life of American Table Tennis star Marty Reisman during his 1950s rise to popularity.
Fri 9 11am, Sat 10 2.30pm, Mon 12 5.15pm, Wed 14 11am
eleanor the great (12A)
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 1h 38min
USA, 2h 14min
Director: Scarlett Johansson
Director: David Lynch
Cast: June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
After the death of her oldest friend, 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein moves from Florida to New York City for a fresh start. Wandering into a support group for Holocaust survivors, she tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own.
Our screenings on Monday 12 and Wednesday 14 will be preceeded by the short film Outside the Box (written and produced by Claire Coaché, runtime 9min) instead of adverts.
January
Fri 9 2.30pm, Mon 12 7.45pm, Wed 14 2.30pm
Eternity (15)
USA, 2h 14min
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
Director: David Lynch
Director: David Freyne
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius 1h 52min
Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, Callum Turner
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.
“It’s a fun, nifty set-up, the outline of a classic love triangle given a smart and thought-provoking shake-up”
- Benjamin Lee, The Guardian
April
January
Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Sat 10 5pm, Fri 16 2pm, Tue 20 5.15pm, Wed 21 11am
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
fiume o morte! (15)
USA, 2h 14min
Croatia/Slovenia/Italy, 1h 52min
Director: Igor Bezinovic
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
A unique retelling of the 16-month occupation of the Croatian city of Rijeka, known to Italians as Fiume, in 1919 by Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio. In original language with English subtitles.
“Told through the city’s current residents, Fiume O Morte! (meaning Fiume or Death!) is a delightful experience, displaying past and present with creativity, humour and e ortless style.” - Ethan, Cinema Development & Programming
April
January
Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Fri 16 5pm, Sat 17 5.30pm, Wed 21 8pm
anemone (15)
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
UK, 2h 5min
Director: David Lynch
Director: Ronan Day-Lewis
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sean Bean, Samantha Morton
In Northern England, a man heads out on a journey into the woods to reconnect with the estranged hermit brother with whom he shared a complicated past that was altered by life-changing events decades ago.
“Striking & Astonishing” - Douglas Greenwood, I-D
S hake I t U p
With the release of Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet, we thought we’d bring you a season of retrospectives with one thing in common; they’re all adapted from the work of William Shakespeare! We’ll take you from high school cafeterias and hustling on the streets of America, to distant planets and the historic battlefields of Japan, as the work of Shakespeare has influenced so many storytellers from around the world. Enjoy!
January
Mon 5 7.45pm, Thu 8 2.30pm
My Own Private Idaho (1991, 15)
USA, 1h 44min
Director: Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting)
Cast: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo
Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self-discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way. Adapted from Henry IV.
“Reeves and Phoenix give life to these two socialoutcast delinquents with an intimate seriousness” - Emily Maskell, BBC Culture
The Lion King (1994, U)
USA, 1h 28min
January Sat 31 11am
Director: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Cast: James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons
Based on Hamlet, The Lion King is the perfect musical entry point for families!
Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle Scar, who wants to ascend the throne himself.
NT Live Presents: Hamlet (Cert tbc) UK, Runtime TBC
Tickets: £16
January Thu 22 7pm, Sat 31 2.30pm (Subs)
February Tue 3 7pm, Wed 11 10.30am
Director: Robert Hastie
Cast: Hiran Abeysekera
Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question - you know the one.
January
Fri 23 11am & 3.15pm, Sat 24 2.30pm & 7.45pm, Mon 26 11am & 5.15pm, Tue 27 11am & 5.15pm, Wed 28 2.30pm & 7.45pm (Subs), Thu 29 10.30am (Baby Friendly), Fri 30 11am & 5.15pm, Sat 31 7.45pm
Hamnet (12A)
UK/USA, 2h 5min
Director: Chloé Zhao (The Rider, Nomadland)
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Zac Wishart
February
Mon 2 11am, Tue 3 2pm (Subs), Wed 4 11am, Thu 5 7.45pm
Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare, struggles to come to terms with the loss of their only son, Hamnet, the grief driving a wedge between the couple. Shakespeare channels the tragedy and his sorrow into his work, creating Hamlet. Zhao brings a rawness and honesty to this profound portrait of love, grief and the power of storytelling.
January Mon 26 2.30pm, Tue 27 7.45pm (Prom Night)
10 Things I hate about you (1999, 12A)
Director: Gil Junger
Cast: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
A high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy to charm Kat. Hilariously adapted from Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew!
Prom night screening!
You are cordially invited to the Shake It Up Prom Night. Dress up, grab a cup of punch (standard or spiked) and shake off the oppressive patriarchal values that dictate our society while you burn, you pine, you perish for Patrick Verona in our special screening of 10 Things I Hate About You.
April
February
Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Mon 2 7.45pm, Wed 4 2.30pm
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
Forbidden Planet (1956, U)
USA, 2h 14min
Director: David Lynch
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius 1h 38min
Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen
A starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet’s colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization. Adapted from The Tempest.
“... if you’ve got an ounce of taste for crazy humor, you’ll have a barrel of fun”
- Bosley Crowther, The New York Times (1956)
February
Dates and Times TBC
Romeo + Juliet (1996, 15)
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
USA, 2h
Director: David Lynch
April Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Wed 11 7.15pm, Thu 12 2.30pm
Ran (1985, 15)
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
Japan, 2h 40min + 15 minute intermission
Director: David Lynch
Director: Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai, Ikiru)
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Mieko Harada, Takashi Watanabe
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other... and him. Adapted from Shakespeare’s King Lear.
Both screenings will be preceeded by the short film The Art of Dying (written and directed by Lisle Turner, runtime 12mins) instead of advertisements.
Director: Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Daines
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Two households both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.
Fingers crossed we’ll have 2 screenings confirmed for mid to late February, so keep an eye out on social media and our website!
April
January
Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Fri 16
7.45pm, Sat 17 8pm, Tue 20 11am, Wed 21 5.15pm (Subs), Thu 22 2.30pm
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
song sung blue (15)
USA, 2h 13min
Director: David Lynch
Director: Craig Brewer
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Michael Imperioli
Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together.
January
Fri 16 11am, Tue 20 7.45pm
January Mon 19 6.30pm
April Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
RADIX film club presents:
USA, 2h 14min
Iran, 1h 43min
Director: David Lynch
Director: Jafar Panahi
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Cast: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi
In Iran, a man bumps into the man he believes to be his former torturer. However, faced with this person who fiercely denies having been his tormentor, doubt sets in. Winner of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival Palm d’Or. In original language with English subtitles.
As always, get 10% off drinks at the bar and stick around after the film to chat! it was just an accident (15)
The thing with feathers (15)
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
UK, 1h 38min
Director: Dylan Southern
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard & Henry Boxall
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
After a tragic loss, a grieving father tries to raise his young sons whilst dealing with an unlikely, unpredictable and uninvited houseguest. Adapted from Max Porter’s best-selling novella Grief is the Thing with Feathers.
Both screenings will be preceeded by the short film Shrimp (written and directed by Yasser Zadeh, runtime 12mins) instead of advertisements.
April
January
Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
Sat 24 5.15pm, Mon 26 7.45pm, Tue 27 2.30pm, Wed 28 11am & 5.15pm
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
Ella McCay (15)
USA, 2h
Director: David Lynch
Director: James L. Brooks (As Good as It Gets)
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Cast: Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ayo Edebiri, Woody Harrelson, Kumail Nanjiani, Jack Lowden
At 34 years old, Ella McCay becomes the governor of the state she was born and raised in. However, navigating relationships with her husband, father and brother may just be her biggest challenge yet.
January Fri 30 2.30pm
February
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
Norway, 2h 14min
April Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm
January Fri 30 7.45pm, Sat 31 5.15pm
The Housemaid (15)
Lost Highway (1997, 18)
USA, 2h 14min
USA, 2h 11min
Director: David Lynch
February Tue 3 11am
Director: Paul Feig (A Simple Favour)
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney, Michele Morrone, Brandon Sklenar, Elizabeth Perkins, Megan Ferguson
Hoping for a fresh start, a young woman becomes a live-in maid for a wealthy couple who harbour sinister secrets. Based on the bestselling thriller The Housemaid from author Freida McFadden.
Mon 2 2.30pm, Wed 4 7.45pm, Thu 5 11am & 5.15pm
sentimental value (15)
Director: David Lynch
Director: Joachim Trier
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius
Cast: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård
An intimate exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art. From the modern master of Norwegian cinema who brought you The Worst Person in the World and Osla, August 31st. In original language with English subtitles.
“Undoubtedly one of the year’s best films” - Iana Murray, GQ
Sunday 7 December, 2pm
Tuesday 9 December, 7pm Thursday 11 December, 2pm
Tickets £17
Family Saturdays!
All with a free pre-activity from 10.30am
Zootropolis (Cert tbc)
Sat 3 Jan, 11am
Wicked: For Good (PG)
Sat 10 Jan, 11am
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (pg)
Sat 17 Jan, 11am
The Enormous Turnip (Live)
Sat 24 Jan, 11am
The Lion King (1996, U)
Sat 31 Jan, 11am
Gabby’s Dollhouse
The Enormous Turnip
