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/ Spark Festival

A Minecraft Movie PG

Screening Sat 23 & Sun 24 May | All tickets £3

Four misfits - Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison, Henry, Natalie and Dawn - are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination!

/ Spark Festival

Paper Movies Workshop

Sat 23 May, 12pm – 4pm | FREE

Create your own ‘paper movie’ in this free drop-in workshop. First draw scenes onto a paper film strip, then add them to a film reel which goes through a special camera to create the movie!

/ Andrzej Wajda Centenary

Afterimage 12A

Mon 25 May, 6.15pm

Based on the life of avant- garde painter and theorist Władysław Strzemiński, the film chronicles his struggles against expulsion from state institutions, and erasure from a nation’s collective memory.

/ Exhibition

Leicester Computer Art History

Launching Thu 28 May | Café Bar, free

Launching on 28 May, this all-new exhibition from the Computer Arts Archive will feature prints by renowned computer- and digital-artists with a connection to Leicester, including Pip Greasley, Susan Tebby, David Everitt, Antonio Roberts and Ashok Mistry, and more.

/ NT Live

NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World 12A

Thu 28 May, 7pm | Sat 30 May, 5.15pm (caps) | Sun 31 May, 3pm | Thu 4 Jun, 7pm

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s spirited comedy of youth and self-discovery.

/ Leicester Jazz House

Leicester Jazz House Presents

Shows throughout 2026

We’re delighted to be hosting a new series of live performances in partnership with Leicester Jazz House, bringing world class performers to our intimate Screen 2 stage.

/ Leicester Jazz House

Leicester Jazz House Presents: The Vimala Rowe Quartet N/A

Thu 28 May, 8pm

The Vimala Rowe Quartet bring Find Your World to Phoenix as part of Leicester Jazz House's 2026 summer season.

/ Film

Power Ballad 15

Screening from Fri 29 May

A washed-up singer and a fading boy-band star become fast friends and faster enemies after a drunken jam session leads to confrontation and conflicting stories over song ownership.

/ Film

Tuner 15

Screening from Fri 29 May

Oscar-winning filmmaker Daniel Roher’s narrative debut is a gripping crime thriller about a piano teacher who discovers an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes.

/ Film

Backrooms TBC

Screening from Fri 29 May

A mysterious doorway leads to a labyrinthine realm of twisting corridors and impossible secrets in this atmospheric thriller.

/ PLATFORM

PLATFORM: Creative Conversations & Next Steps 18

Fri 29 May, 6.30pm

Three creatives will speak about their current practice, the choices they've been making, and the direction they want to go in as PLATFORM's funded activity comes to an end.

/ Late Night Friday

Street Trash 18

Fri 29 May, 9.30pm | Tickets £6.25 (+£1.25 admin fee for non-members)

A bonafide cult classic, Street Trash arrives in a new 4K restoration so everyone can enjoy this gleefully gross “melt movie” on the big screen.

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.