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NT Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession 12A

Sun 23 Nov, 6pm

Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.

/ Film

It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This 15

Mon 24 Nov, 8.30pm

Filmed over 20 years, and screened at TIFF, this found footage horror blurs the line between real life and nightmare, fact and fiction.

/ Festival

Electric Shadows 2025

Thu 27 – Sun 30 Nov

Electric Shadows Chinese film festival returns to Phoenix for its 4th edition.

/ Electric Shadows

Ping Pong PG

Thu 27 Nov, 5.45pm

A poignant documentary reflecting on ageing and resilience set in the world of competitive over-80s ping pong championships.

/ NT Live

NT Live: The Fifth Step 15

Thu 27 Nov, 7pm | Sat 29 Nov, 5.15pm (captions) | Sat 29 Nov, 7.30pm | Thu 4 Dec, 7pm

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.

/ Filmwallahs

Provoked 15

Thu 27 Nov, 7.45pm

Directed by Jag Mundhra, Provoked is a powerful drama based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) whose landmark legal battle redefined British law on domestic violence.

/ Film

Blue Moon 15

Screening from Fri 28 Nov

★★★★ – Guardian. Richard Linklater’s (Boyhood, Before Sunset) biographical comedy drama sees legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart (Hawke) confront his shattered self-confidence as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers (Scott) celebrates the opening night of Oklahoma!

/ Electric Shadows

The Grandmaster 15

Fri 28 Nov, 6pm

"★★★★ – one of the more exquisite martial arts movies around" – The Times. A visually stunning 1930s epic by Wong Kar Wai, The Grandmaster captures the poetry, discipline, and heartbreak at the heart of martial arts tradition.

/ Kaiju continues...

Terror of Mechagodzilla 12A

Fri 28 Nov, 7.30pm

In Godzilla’s last gasp of the Showa era, aliens retrieve Mechagodzilla’s remains and rebuild it, in the hope of defeating Godzilla for possession of planet Earth.

/ Late Night Friday

Re-Animator 18

Fri 28 Nov, 9.30pm | Tickets £5.50 (+£1.25 admin fee for non-members)

Obsessed with bringing the dead back to life with his reanimating serum, Dr Herbert West conducts a series of bizarre experiments in this cult classic horror.

/ Electric Shadows

Ne Zha 2 12A

Sat 29 Nov, 12pm

Crafted over five years by a team of 4,000 animators, Ne Zha 2 is a groundbreaking, visually spectacular animation about a demon child raised by humans and a quest to find a restorative elixir.

/ Electric Shadows

Annual International Film Industry Briefing N/A

Sat 29 Nov, 3.30pm | Free tickets

Dr Hiu Man Chan, artistic director of Electric Shadows and senior lecturer in creative industries at De Montfort University, will deliver this briefing session focusing on opportunities in East Asia for Leicester-based filmmakers.

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.