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It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley 15

Screening from Fri 13 Feb

★★★★ – NME. Through never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages and personal accounts, this lovingly crafted tribute explores the music, influences, relationships and legacy of nineties alt-rock icon, Jeff Buckley.

Screening today
/ Leicester Comedy Festival

Sean Morley: Backchannel TBC

Sun 15 Feb, 6.30pm

"Defies any sort of description ... joyful, wonderful fun" – The Guardian. Elusive comedy cherub and fully adult citizen, Sean Morley, has reinvented comedy for the slurried minds of Broken Britain.

Screening today
/ Leicester Comedy Festival

Stepdads: First Steps (WIP) TBC

Sun 15 Feb, 8pm

"★★★★ – gloriously daft" – Telegraph. A funk-comedy fever dream from the cult double act behind the Sell Out spectacular The Stepdads Les Mis.

Screening today
/ Exhibition

Computational Constructs: Sean Clark

Fri 9 Jan – Mon 30 Mar | Café Bar, Free

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

/ 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.

/ Festival

Leicester Comedy Festival

Sat 7 – Sun 22 Feb

Leicester Comedy Festival is back at Phoenix with a programme that's bigger than ever!

/ Film season

Robert Redford Selectrospective

Final screening Sun 15 Feb

A selection of films from the vast oeuvre of Robert Redford.

/ Season

Royal Ballet & Opera 25-26 Season

Running until Apr 2026

The Royal Ballet & Opera 2025-26 season features 9 world-class productions – comprising five ballets and four operas - including beloved classics The Nutcracker, Giselle, The Magic Flute and La Traviata, alongside new opera productions Tosca and Siegfried, the next instalment of the Ring cycle.

/ Season

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026

Screening Feb – Mar

The UK’s biggest festival of Japanese cinema, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP), is back for its latest and greatest instalment!

/ Film

H is for Hawk 12A

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 19 Feb

Based on Helen MacDonald’s acclaimed 2014 memoir, Claire Foy (The Crown) stars as a Cambridge academic stricken with grief after the unexpected loss of her beloved father.

/ Family Film

Grow PG

Screening Mon 16, Thu 19 & Sat 21 Feb

An exuberant tale full of giant pumpkins, madcap characters, and a little girl who just might be a pumpkin-growing savant!

/ Film

The History of Sound 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Mon 16 Feb

Two young music students (Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor) attending the Boston Conservatory are brought together by their shared love of music, they reconnect years later and embark on a song collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.

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.