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/ Queer Film Club

Reclaim the Frame and Leicester Queer Film Club: Beautiful Thing 15

Fri 2 Oct, 7.30pm

Presented by Reclaim the Frame and Leicester Queer Film Club, this tender story of first love, belonging and growing up follows neighbours Jamie and Ste as their friendship deepens into romance over the course of one long, hot summer.

/ MET Opera

MET: Così fan tutte TBC

Sat 3 Oct, 6pm

Mozart's satirical comedy of fickle young love is set against the background of a 1950s Coney Island-inspired boardwalk amusement park.

/ Book Film Book Club

Book Film Book Club: Under the Skin 15

Sat 3 Oct, 6.15pm

A gripping, moving, and unsettling sci-fi horror from Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest) adapted from Michael Faber's debut novel.

/ Black History Month

Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me + Intro & Live Performance 18

Sun 4 Oct, 3.30pm

This fascinating documentary profiles Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton – a blues powerhouse who shook American music to its core. Followed by a performance from Leicester blues legends in our café bar.

/ Course

British Comedy Film 18+

Mondays, 5 Oct – 26 Oct, 2pm – 4pm

A 4-week course examinatiing British comedy cinema, from 1930s Aldwych farces and Ealing comedies right through to work by contemporary British satirists including Chris Morris, Steve Coogan and Armando Iannucci.

/ Alfred Hitchcock Season

Frenzy 18

Mon 5 Oct, 8.15pm | Mon 26 Oct, 8.30pm

A serial killer stalks the streets of London in the penultimate film of Hitchcock’s illustrious career.

/ Stage on Screen

Queen Budapest 12A

Thu 8 Oct, 8pm | Sat 10 Oct, 8.30pm

On July 27, 1986, Queen performed at Budapest’s Népstadion in front of 80,000 ecstatic fans, a concert now beautifully remastered in 4K with a powerful new audio mix.

/ FIlm

It’s Nice Up North + Q&A U

Fri 9 Oct, 7.30pm | Tickets £16 (+£1.25 admin fee for non-members)

A special, 20th-anniversary screening tour of Graham Fellows’ much-loved comedy documentary film It’s Nice Up North, presented as a tribute to the late Martin Parr - the celebrated photographer who shot the film.

/ Alfred Hitchcock Season

Psycho 15

Mon 12 Oct, 8.15pm | Thu 22 Oct, 6.15pm

An absolute classic to end our three month season, Psycho is perhaps Hitchcock’s most famous and influential work.

/ Course

Shakespeare on Screen: Part II 18+

Thursdays, 15 Oct – 19 Nov, 7pm – 8.30pm

Continuing the journey into the Bard's indelible impact on cinema, you will look at adaptations and representations of Shakespeare on screen.

/ Stage on Screen

Hadestown: The Musical 12A

Thu 15 Oct, 7.30pm | Sun 18 Oct, 3pm

The award-winning and genre-defying musical blending modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz comes to the big screen!

/ Alfred Hitchcock Season

The Birds 15

Fri 16 Oct, 6.15pm | Sun 1 Nov, 3.15pm

Although the subject of countless parodies, Hitchcock’s nature-horror still has the power to shock!

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.

Descriptive Subtitled

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.