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/ Leicester Comedy Festival

Luke Rollason: The Poolboy (WIP) TBC

Sat 14 Feb, 7pm

"★★★★ – Utterly delightful" – Telegraph. BAFTA Award winner and star of Extraordinary (Disney+), Luke Rollason returns to the scene of the crime.

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/ DMU Pride

Pillion 18

Sat 14 Feb, 8pm

"★★★★★ – a sublime piece of art" – Evening Standard. An enigmatic biker, Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) sweeps timid, directionless Colin (Harry Melling) off his feet. Their meeting is a catalyst for change in Colin's life.

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/ Film

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.

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/ Leicester Comedy Festival

Rob Duncan: Printer of the Year 2024 TBC

Sat 14 Feb, 8.30pm

In 2024, Rob Duncan was named Printer of the Year. This show is an hour of printing, celebrating his award and debuting a new category of dramatic arts - Performance Printing.

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/ 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.

/ 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.

/ Festival

Leicester Comedy Festival

Sat 7 – Sun 22 Feb

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

/ 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!

/ Leicester Comedy Festival

Playing God with Benjamin Alborough TBC

Sun 15 Feb, 12.30pm

Join comedian Benjamin Alborough as he attempts to create a utopia. Through a series of interactive branching decisions and incredibly stressful quicktime events the audience shall guide him to either success (good) or failure (real life death).

/ Leicester Comedy Festival

Hudson Hughes: At Your Service TBC

Sun 15 Feb, 2pm

For 20 years, TV’s Rev. Derek Gritt has shone a little bit of holy into Britain’s homes. This week, he heads to a quaint village to fulfill Mega-fan Jane Plemley’s last wish to have her funeral televised.

/ Royal Ballet & Opera

Woolf Works 12A

Sun 15 Feb, 2pm

Olivier-award winning ballet triptych capturing the heart of Virginia Woolf’s uniquely artistic spirit.

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.