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/ Exhibition

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.

/ Family Workshop

FREE Family Workshop

Sat 11 Apr, 12pm – 4pm | FREE

Get creative at our FREE monthly family workshop – just drop-in, no need to book! Part of Cultural Quarter Earlies.

/ PLATFORM

Talk for Women and Non-Binary Creatives: How to Make it as a Screenwriter with Thara Popoola 18

Sat 11 Apr, 2pm

Join us for a conversation with screenwriter Thara Popoola, exploring her career journey including writing credits on Sex Education, Queenie, Crongton, Dreaming Whilst Black, Black Ops and Pierre.

/ Food & Drink

Lazy Sunday

Every Sunday morning, before the 12.30pm film

Lazy Sundays are back! Enjoy a film and brunch for £18.95 when attending our Sunday, 12.30pm film screening.

/ Open Country

A Canterbury Tale U

Sun 12 Apr, 3pm

Powell & Pressburger's 1944 Chaucer classic screens as part of our our Open Country season.

/ Course

Talking Pictures Spring (Mondays) 18+

Mondays, 13 Apr – 29 Jun, 10.30am – 12pm

Share your love of film with this 10-week course of tutor-led group discussions. The price includes a cup of tea/filter coffee and a ticket to the weekday daytime screening of your choice.

/ Film

Everybody To Kenmure Street 12A

Mon 13 Apr, 7.30pm

In 2021, a Home Office dawn raid in a Glasgow community triggered one of the most successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. Inspiring doc on collective power.

/ Course

Talking Pictures Spring (Thursdays) 18+

Thursdays, 16 Apr – 2 Jul, 10.30am – 12pm

Share your love of film with this 10-week course of tutor-led group discussions. The price includes a cup of tea/filter coffee and a ticket to the weekday daytime screening of your choice.

/ NT Live

NT Live: All My Sons 15

Thu 16 Apr, 7pm | Sat 18 Apr, 5.15pm (caps) | Sun 19 Apr, 3pm

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge).

/ Course

Shakespeare on Screen: Part I 18+

Thursdays, 16 Apr – 21 May, 7pm – 8.30pm

Join us for a 6-week course exploring the Bard's impact on the world of cinema.

/ Film

Rebuilding PG

Screening from Fri 17 Apr

A tender and timely neo-western drama of community and human resilience, starring Josh O'Connor as a lone cowboy who loses his ranch and home in a wildfire.

/ Film

The Wizard of the Kremlin 15

Screening from Fri 17 Apr

“★★★★ – Jude Law is perfect as a petulant Putin” – The Times. Paul Dano stars as Vadim Baranov, a young Russian theatre director who becomes an unlikely advisor to Vladimir Putin as he rises to power in post-Soviet Russia.

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.