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The Christophers 15

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 28 May
★★★★ – Time Out
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The Sheep Detectives PG

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 28 May
★★★★ – Telegraph
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Tuner 15

Screening from Fri 29 May
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Backrooms 15

Screening from Fri 29 May
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Power Ballad 15

Screening from Fri 29 May
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Romería 15

Screening from Fri 22 May
★★★★★ – Financial Times
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Northern Soul: Still Burning 15

Screening from Fri 22 May
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/ MET Opera

El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego TBC

Sat 30 May, 6pm
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/ Andrzej Wajda Centenary

Afterimage 12A

Mon 25 May, 6.15pm
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/ Late Night Friday

Street Trash 18

Fri 29 May, 9.30pm | Tickets £6.25 (+£1.25 admin fee for non-members)
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Cronos - 4K Restoration 15

Screening from Fri 22 May
★★★★ – Empire
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/ NT Live

NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses 15

Thu 25 Jun, 7pm | Sat 27 Jun, 5.15pm (caps) | Sun 28 Jun, 3pm | Thu 2 Jul, 7.30pm
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Top Gun - 40th Anniversary 12A

Sat 6 Jun, 6pm | Tickets £6 (+£1.25 admin fee for non-members)
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The Christophers 15

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 28 May

★★★★ – Time Out. Ian McKellen stars as an acerbic painter who takes on a young assistant and talented forger in Steven Soderbergh's supremely enjoyable comedy.

Screening today
1.00pm 6.15pm 8.30pm
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Mystery Film 18

Fri 22 May, 6.15pm | Fri 19 Jun, 6.15pm | Tickets £6.25 (+£1.25 admin fee for non-members)

Come with us on a journey through the weird, the wonderful, the cult and the long forgotten... into the world of mystery film. Nobody knows what the film will be until the lights drop and the opening titles roll.

Screening today
6.15pm
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Wine Tasting 18+

Fri 22 May, 7pm

Join us for an evening of wine tasting with our independent supplier Woodthorpe Wines. Certified Sommelier Matthew Whitaker will guide you through a bespoke menu of hand-picked wines.

Screening today
7.00pm
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Obsession 18

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 28 May

★★★★ – Bloody Disgusting. When a music store employee wishes his crush would fall in love with him she becomes bewitched with a monsterous obsession. Jaw-on-the-floor horror.

Screening today
8.15pm
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Cronos – 4K Restoration 15

Screening from Fri 22 May

★★★★ – Empire. Screening in a stunning 4K restoration, Guillermo del Toro’s directorial debut offers a unique take on the classic vampire story.

Screening today
8.45pm

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/ Spark Festival

The Spark Festival

Sat 23 – Sun 24 May

We're delighted to welcome the Spark Festival back to Phoenix, and our programme this year has been specially selected by the festival's young 'Mega Bosses'.

/ Spark Festival

Paper Movies Workshop

Sat 23 May, 12pm – 4pm | FREE

Create your own ‘paper movie’ in this free drop-in workshop. First draw scenes onto a paper film strip, then add them to a film reel which goes through a special camera to create the movie!

/ Leicester Jazz House

Leicester Jazz House Presents: The Vimala Rowe Quartet N/A

Thu 28 May, 8pm

The Vimala Rowe Quartet bring Find Your World to Phoenix as part of Leicester Jazz House's 2026 summer season.

/ Live jazz

Sunday Jazz

Sun 7 Jun, 1.30pm – 3.30pm | Sun 5 Jul, 1.30pm – 3.30pm | FREE in our Café Bar

Starting in June, we're delighted to announce a new series of monthly jazz performances in our Café Bar, providing a glorious soundtrack to your Sunday lunch or afternoon drinks.

Exhibitions & Talks

/ PLATFORM

PLATFORM: Creative Conversations & Next Steps 18

Fri 29 May, 6.30pm

Three creatives will speak about their current practice, the choices they've been making, and the direction they want to go in as PLATFORM's funded activity comes to an end.

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Amaal Said: Open Country

Fri 27 Mar – Sun 28 Jun | Phoenix gallery, free

Amaal Said's work Open Country follows a Somali mother and daughter as they set out on foot to trace Pilgrim's Way. The film explores the tension between being present in the here and now while still yearning for another place.

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Leicester Computer Art History

Launching Thu 28 May | Café Bar, free

Launching on 28 May, this all-new exhibition from the Computer Arts Archive will feature prints by renowned computer- and digital-artists with a connection to Leicester, including Pip Greasley, Susan Tebby, David Everitt, Antonio Roberts and Ashok Mistry, and more.

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Computational Constructs: Sean Clark

Extended until Mon 25 May | Café Bar, Free

Our current Café Bar exhibition is Computational Constructs, the latest work by Leicester-based computer artist and curator Sean Clark.

About Cinema

Phoenix is an independent cinema screening the best films from around the world, from micro-budget foreign pictures to Hollywood blockbusters.

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About Art

Phoenix’s art and digital culture programme presents free exhibitions by artists from across the world, supported by Arts Council England and De Montfort University.

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Learning & Education

Whether for pleasure, professional skills or education, Phoenix's short courses, talks, workshops and screenings make learning rewarding and fun.