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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.

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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!

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“Wuthering Heights” 15

Screening from Fri 13 Feb

★★★★★ – Telegraph. Set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, Cathy and Heathcliff are intense, destructive, and obsessive in their love for one another in Oscar-winning director Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic.

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A Looney Tunes Movie: The Day the Earth Blew Up U

Screening from Fri 13 Feb

★★★★ – Radio Times. Porky Pig and Daffy Duck venture to the big screen as unlikely heroes, determined to save their town… and the world!

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Kit Sullivan: Gherkin Toe Press TBC

Fri 13 Feb, 6pm

Gherkin Toe Press is the latest not-thought-out show from untrained nincompoop Kit Sullivan. A surreal hour of random ideas, dead ends, and friendship.

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My Father’s Shadow 12A

Screening from Fri 13 Feb

★★★★ – Guardian. Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis as political unrest threatens their journey home.

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Joz Norris is Hugh Jackman is the Phantom of the Opera TBC

Fri 13 Feb, 7.30pm

20 years ago Hugh Jackman was offered the role of the Phantom of the Opera, a role Joz Norris has dreamed about his entire life. He turned it down. Now this musical extravaganza will reset the course of history.

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It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley TBC

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.

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Siblings: Dreamweavers TBC

Fri 13 Feb, 9pm

"★★★★★ – So savagely funny" – EdFringeReview. After a sell-out run at The Edinburgh Fringe 2025, Award-winning character comedians and IRL Sisters, Maddy and Marina Bye (Byes), are back.

/ Family Workshop

FREE Family Workshop

Sat 14 Feb, 12pm – 4pm | FREE

Get creative at our FREE drop-in family workshop in our Café Bar. This month we'll be having a laugh as we create our own funny portraits. Part of Cultural Quarter Earlies.

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Lil Wenker: Boyking TBC

Sat 14 Feb, 12.30pm

ALL HAIL BOYKING! His crown is mighty, his word is law, his favourite snack... Mummy’s Milk. From the award-winning performer-director duo Lil Wenker and Cecily Nash.

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Zoe Wohlfeld: Dog Funeral TBC

Sat 14 Feb, 2pm

“A hilariously unconventional take on grief. [...] Masterfully orchestrated” – Cog Journal. Zoe Wohlfeld (Ecole Philippe Gaulier trained clown) mourns the death of her childhood pet, Twinkles.

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.