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/ Heritage Open Days

Projection Room Tour & Talk N/A

Sun 8 – Tue 10 Sep SOLD OUT

Come behind-the-scenes! Heritage Open Days, a rare opportunity to visit our projection room and see how the magic of cinema is made possible.

Screening today
/ Film

The Count of Monte-Cristo 12A

NEW SHOWS ADDED – Now screening until Thu 19 Sep (excl. Tue 17)

★★★★★ – Eye for Film. This swashbuckling adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' famous novel has proved a smash-hit in its native France, and follows the fate of young Edmond Dantes.

Screening today
/ Film

Firebrand 15

NEW SHOWS ADDED – Now screening until Thu 19 Sep

An adaptation of Elizabeth Fremantle’s book The Queen’s Gambit, Firebrand is set in in Tudor England, where Katherine Parr, reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of King Henry VIII.

Screening today
/ Film

Sing Sing 15

Fri 30 Aug – Thu 12 Sep

★★★★ – Guardian. Imprisoned in Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, Divine G finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men.

Screening today
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 12A

NEW SHOWS ADDED – Now screening until Thu 19 Sep

★★★★ – BBC. Beetlejuice is back! 36 years after their first encounter with the “ghost with the most” (Keaton), the Deetz family return to Winter River following a family tragedy.

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Starve Acre 15

Fri 6 – Thu 12 Sep

Matt Smith (Doctor Who) and Morfydd Clark (Saint Maud) star in this stylish adaptation of Andrew Michael Hurley’s folk horror novel.

Screening today
/ Surrealism Season

Orphée PG

Tue 10 Sep, 6pm

★★★★★ – Guardian. This magical retelling of the Orpheus myth turns the lyre-playing singer of Greek legend into a famous left-bank poet in post-war Paris.

Screening today
/ Royal Ballet & Opera

The Marriage of Figaro PG

Tue 10 Sep, 6.30pm | Sun 15 Sep, 2pm

It’s Figaro’s wedding, and you’re invited to join the Almaviva household for an uproarious day of revelation and scandal.

Screening today
/ Season

John Cazale Season

Screening Aug – Sep

Following on from our screenings of Dog Day Afternoon in late August, this September we screen the other films in John Cazale’s (sadly) limited but exceptional filmography.

/ Season

Surrealism Season

Films screening throughout Sep – Oct

Join us to mark the centenary of the publication of the Surrealist Manifesto with screenings in September and a celebration event "A Surrealism Soiree" in October.

/ Exhibition

Sound 2024

From Fri 30 Aug | FREE, in our galleries

Sound 2024 is an exciting showcase of audiovisual works by local and international artists working in the areas of sound art, music and audio production.

/ Food & Drink

Lazy Sunday

Every Sunday morning, before the 12.30pm film

Lazy Sundays are back! Enjoy a film and brunch for £14.95 when attending our Sunday, 12.30pm film screening.

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 now come with audio description, where a recorded narrator describes the on-screen action during gaps in the dialogue.

Autism friendly

For children and adults on the autistics / Asperger’s spectrum, these screenings have reduced sound levels, partially raised lighting, no trailers and freedom to move around.

Descriptive subtitles

For anyone who is deaf or has hearing loss, we show 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.