Film / Dumbo (2019)
Fri 19 – Sun 28 Apr
★★★★ – Empire. Born into a circus troupe, baby elephant Dumbo is a laughing stock because of his oversized ears. But when they realise he can fly, Dumbo becomes the star attraction.
Film / Wild Rose
Fri 12 – Thu 25 Apr
★★★★ – Telegraph. Glaswegian single mum Rose-Lynn (Jessie Buckley) dreams of becoming a country music star, much to the chagrin of her no-nonsense mother Marion (Julie Walters).
From The London Palladium / The King and I
Sun 21 Apr, 3pm
The multi-award winning and critically acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King And I returns to cinemas.
Film / Last Breath
Fri 19 – Sun 21 Apr
★★★★★ – The Upcoming. The astonishing true story of a commercial diver’s seemingly impossible fight for survival. When a maintenance dive on a North Sea oil well goes wrong, Chris Lemons is left stranded with only five minutes of oxygen left – and any hope of rescue half an hour away.
Film / The Sisters Brothers
Fri 19 – Thu 25 Apr
★★★★ – Guardian. John C Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix star as Eli and Charlie Sisters, bounty hunters and gunfighters who are tasked by the mysterious figure ‘The Commodore’ to kill a thief called Hermann Warm (Riz Ahmed).
Family Workshops / Cultural Quarter Earlies
Second Saturday of every month
Cultural Quarter Earlies is a series of free family activities in the Cultural Quarter, taking place on the second Saturday of every month
Workshops / Intro to Micro:bit
Wed 24 Apr, 2pm – 4pm (ages 12–15)
Find out how to use the Micro:bit – a tiny programmable computer – to learn about coding and electronics in a fun and creative way
Film / My Phoenix Passport
Screenings every month
MyPhoenix Passport is your ticket to great cinema from around the world, with specially selected films every month. Tickets £5 for MyPhoenix Members and Friends.
Film / 3 Faces
Mon 22 – Thu 25 Apr
★★★★ – Times. When actor Behnaz receives an apparent suicide note from a young girl who has been forbidden to study drama by her family, she flees her movie set – bemused director in tow – and sets off on a road-trip to find the girl, encountering a host of eccentric villagers along the way.
Film Quiz / Film Quiz
Tue 23 Apr, 8.30pm | Thu 16 May, 8.30pm
Test your film knowledge at our monthly film quiz night. We've crafted a series of fun and unique themed rounds to cater for film buffs and casual fans alike, and you'll be in with a chance to win some splendid prizes.
NT Live / All About Eve
Thu 25 Apr, 7pm (Limited tickets available) | Thu 2 May, 7pm
Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) star in All About Eve, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London.
Film / Red Joan
Fri 26 Apr – Thu 9 May
★★★★ – Far Out Magazine. Judi Dench plays octogenarian Joan Stanley – arrested by the police under suspicion of being a Soviet Spy during her time working as a British civil servant in the years following World War II.
Film / Happy As Lazzaro
Fri 26 – Thu 2 May
★★★★★ – Guardian. A dreamlike tale of rural Italy in which Lazzaro, a young peasant so kind that he is often considered simple-minded, befriends young nobleman Tancredi from their pastoral village.
Film / Mystery Film
Fri 26 Apr, 6.15pm
Nobody knows what we’re screening (including our staff) until the film begins! This month's choice is curated in partnership with the 'Are We There Yet?' film festival, celebrating journeys in cinema.
Film / Us
Fri 26 – Mon 29 Apr
★★★★ – Guardian. Two ordinary American families decide to vacation together in Santa Cruz, but their relaxing trip quickly turns to terrifying chaos when a group of deranged doppelgangers invades their holiday home in the dead of night.
Event / Cultural Quarter Lates
Last Friday of the month
Cultural Quarter Lates is a series of late night openings and events in the Cultural Quarter, taking place on the last Friday of every month
Film / Aviation Archive - Silver Wings
Sun 28 Apr 2.30pm
See rare archive films bringing more than 50 years of British Civil Aviation back to life on the silver screen, from the pioneer Imperial Airways Silver Wing flights to Paris from Croydon in the 1930’s to the new British Aerospace BA146 wide bodied passenger feeder airliner of the 1980’s.
Film / Out of Blue
Mon 29 Apr – Thu 2 May
Patricia Clarkson stars as a New Orleans homicide detective called to investigate the murder of a leading astrophysicist at an observatory. She struggles to piece the clues together as her own troubled past begins to blend with the case.
Let's Dance International Frontiers / Never Stand Still
Wed 1 May, 6pm | Limited tickets available
This documentary tells the remarkable story of how an abandoned Massachusetts farm has evolved into a National Historic Landmark and a nexus for dance throughout the world.
Let's Dance International Frontiers / Bill T. Jones: A Good Man
Wed 1 May, 7.45pm | Limited tickets available
Good Man follows acclaimed director/choreographer Bill T. Jones as he and his company create their most ambitious work, an original dance-theatre piece in honour of Abraham Lincoln’s Bicentennial.
Film / Captain Marvel
Fri 3 – Mon 6 May
Brie Larson gives a fierce performance as Captain Marvel, in the latest tale from the Marvel cinematic universe. Living on Earth, Captain Marvel is bombarded by recurring memories of another life as a USAF pilot and attempts to uncover the truth about her past.
Film / Mid90s
Fri 3 – Mon 6 May
Looking to escape his dysfunctional home life where he clashes with his mother and aggressive brother, a young boy discovers a local skateboard shop and finds friendship with the collection of misfit teenagers who hang around it.
Film / Loro
Fri 3 – Thu 9 May
Seduction. Hedonism. Power. Scandal. The life of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (a spot-on Toni Servillo) comes under the microscope in this sweeping tale of greed, corruption and excess.
Film / Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Fri 3 – Sat 4 May
Killer Nazi puppets gleefully rampage through a hotel full of unsuspecting puppet collectors in this ultra-gory extravaganza, where every savage murder is more grotesque and more outlandish than the last.
More about Phoenix
Phoenix / About Cinema
Phoenix is an independent cinema screening the best films from around the world, from micro-budget foreign pictures to Hollywood blockbusters.
Phoenix / 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.
Phoenix / About Learning
Whether for pleasure, professional skills or education, Phoenix's short courses, talks, workshops and screenings make learning rewarding and fun.
Phoenix Leicester
Phoenix is Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture. We are a charity.
In our two modern cinema screens we show everything from micro-budget independent films to the latest Hollywood blockbusters, and we regularly organise festivals and events.
Our regularly changing art programme presents work by local and international artists, and our education work helps people of all ages to learn about, and create their own, film and art.
At Phoenix, we believe film and art have the power to enhance our lives. Watching a movie or visiting a gallery can entertain and inspire us, offering new perspectives on our lives and those of others.
They deserve to be experienced somewhere special – which is why we work hard to ensure Phoenix is a place everyone can feel welcome and inspired.
If you fancy a drink, dinner or somewhere to meet friends, our Café Bar is open all day serving freshly-cooked food, and drinks you can take into our cinema screen if you wish.
For many customers, our staff make the difference. With a clear passion for our work, you’ll find many are studying film or art locally, or involved in the wider creative community Phoenix attracts.
As a local charity, all our earnings go back into developing our creative programmes, enabling us to reach out to more people.
We hope to see you soon.