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/ Royal Ballet & Opera

The Magic Flute TBC

Sun 26 Apr, 2pm

Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production.

/ Screen Queens

I Saw the TV Glow 15

Mon 27 Apr, 8.15pm

Screen Queens celebrate their first birthday with Jane Schoenbrun's ground-breaking cult trans allegory.

/ Film

The Devil Wears Prada 2 12A

Screening from Fri 1 May

Gird your loins! The devil is back! After twenty years, The Devil Wears Prada 2 reunites Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci in the cutthroat world of New York fashion.

/ Course

Masculinity in Contemporary Cinema 18+

Sat 2 May, 11.30am – 5pm

Join us for this one-day course looking at how contemporary cinema constructs, critiques, and reimagines masculinity.

/ Season

MET Opera 25-26 Season

Running until May 2026

The award-winning series of eight live high-definition broadcasts will begin its 19th Season on 18 October with a new production of Bellini’s La Sonnambula. This is followed by 7 further broadcasts including Franco Zeffirelli’s picture-perfect production of La Boheme starring Juliana Grigoryan and Freddie De Tommaso.

/ MET Opera

Eugene Onegin TBC

Sat 2 May, 6pm

Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin.

/ Concert Film

Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC 12A

Fri 8 May, 8.15pm | Sat 9 May, 6.15pm | Sun 1 May, 3.30pm

Newly restored, re-edited and remixed by the Lennons’ seven-times GRAMMY®-Award winning team, Power To The People: John & Yoko Live in NYC is a new concert film of two live shows by John Lennon & Yoko Ono at Madison Square Garden in 1972.

/ Andrzej Wajda Centenary

Man of Marble (Człowiek Z Marmuru) U

Sun 10 May, 3pm

Man of Marble is a thought-provoking examination of the moral responsibility of an individual and art in challenging dominant ideology, censorship and oppressive authorities.

/ Season

Attenborough at 100

Sun 10 May, 3.15pm | Sun 17 May, 3.30pm

To celebrate David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday, we present two of his spectacular documentaries on the big screen.

/ Attenborough at 100

Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet PG

Sun 10 May, 3.15pm

One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.

/ Course

Cinema & Cinema-going In Leicester 1900-1939 18+

Mondays, 11 May – 8 June, 2pm – 4pm

This 4-week course examines the heady, formative decades of Leicester’s cinemas in terms of the films, the neighbourhood and City Centre picturehouses, following the historical links that lead to Phoenix Cinema today.

/ Q&A

Shane Embury of Napalm Death – In Conversation 16+

Fri 15 May, 7.30pm

Napalm Death’s longest standing member, Shane Embury comes to Phoenix off the back of the release of his book ‘Life?… and Napalm Death’ for an in-person Q&A.

Access Cinema

Regular screenings for people with differing access needs, to give all our customers the chance to enjoy a great cinema experience.

Audio described screenings

For our customers who are blind or have slight loss, many films come with audio description, where a recorded narrator describes the on-screen action during gaps in the dialogue. This is broadcast through wireless headsets so only the wearer can hear.

Relaxed environment screenings

Our relaxed environment screening have reduced sound levels, partially raised lighting, no trailers, and freedom to move around and use sensory aids. They are particularly suited to to people with neuro-diversities including autism, ADHD or other sensory processing disorders.

Captioned screenings

For anyone who is deaf or has hearing loss, we show descriptive subtitled versions of the latest English language movies in our main cinema screens.

Phoenix Leicester

Phoenix is Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture. Films and art deserve to be experienced somewhere special – which is why the whole Phoenix team works hard to make Phoenix a place where everyone can feel welcome and inspired.

Following a multi-million pound expansion, Phoenix now boast four state-of-the-art cinema screens, and shows everything from micro-budget independent films to the latest Hollywood blockbusters, plus film festivals and special events. And as an independent venue, the team handpicks Phoenix’s cinema programme specifically for Leicester audiences, so you’ll see things at Phoenix that aren’t screening in any other local cinemas.

With two superb galleries, Phoenix’s digital art programme presents exciting and innovative work by local and international artists; and short courses, workshops and activities provide opportunities for people of all ages to learn about and create their own film and art.

Our newly opened Café Bar offers a stylish and comfortable place to see friends and relax over a meal and drinks, or meet with clients and catch up on some work.

Phoenix believes that film and art have the power to enhance lives, and for many customers Phoenix staff make the difference. With a clear passion for their work, you’ll find many are studying film or art locally, or are involved in the wider creative community Phoenix attracts.

And as a local charity, all earnings go back into developing Phoenix’s creative programmes, enabling them to reach out to more people.

We hope to see you soon.