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Coming Up:
5th November 2025
He’s a legend and an icon, a revolutionary and an immortal. John Lydon – aka Johnny Rotten – changed the face of music and sparked a cultural revolution. The frontman and lyricist of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) caused a political earthquake and transformed music for good. In his spoken word show, I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right, Lydon is touring the UK. He will talk about how he sees life, along with his unique and extraordinary career, and take audience questions during a pyrotechnic, one-off tour. Lydon will be sharing his thoughts with audiences. He Could Be Wrong. He Could Be Right.
VIP meet’n’greet packages are available.
Coming Up:
8 NOVEMBER 2025, 6PM
GIACOMO PUCCINI
La Bohème
With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is heartbreaking. Franco Zeffirelli’s picture-perfect production brings 19th-century Paris to the Met stage as Puccini’s young friends and lovers navigate the joy and struggle of bohemian life. Soprano Juliana Grigoryan is the feeble seamstress Mimì, opposite tenor Freddie De Tommaso as the ardent poet Rodolfo. Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts the November 8 performance, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide.
210 mins
Coming Up:
Wednesday 12th November
Mystery, intrigue, beauty, passion, murder - shine a new light on Caravaggio in this dramatic biography...
Five years in production, this is the most extensive film ever made about one of the greatest artists of all time – Caravaggio. Featuring masterpiece after masterpiece and with first-hand testimony from the artist himself on the eve of his mysterious death, this beautiful new film reveals Caravaggio as never before.
Multi-award-winning film makers Phil Grabsky and David Bickerstaff delve into the hidden narratives of Caravaggio’s life, piecing together clues embedded within his incredible art. The intriguing self-depictions within his works — sometimes disguised, sometimes in plain sight — offer a rare window into his psyche and personal struggles. Join us as we unravel the story of one of history’s most brilliant, complex and controversial figures.
Caravaggio’s masterpieces are some of art's most instantly recognisable. No one else uses his signature blend of dramatic light, intense naturalism and bold, striking figures. His incredible paintings have captivated audiences for centuries. But there lies a deeper mystery — one that still beckons us to explore. What do these masterpieces reveal about the man behind the brush? Join us as we explore the many clues that help us to finally understand the life – and death – of this remarkable man.
Coming Up:
Tuesday 11th November
Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate to marry Colas rather than Alain, Lise contrives to outwit her mother’s plans.
65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée. This affectionate portrayal of village life combines exuberant good humour and brilliantly inventive choreography in what is undoubtedly Ashton’s love letter to the English countryside. La Fille mal gardée whisks us away into pastoral bliss with Ferdinand Hérold’s cheerful score and Osbert Lancaster’s colourful designs.
Coming Up:
23rd November, 7.30pm
Picasso: A Rebel In Paris takes an unprecedented and alternative look at the maestro of modernity. The film focuses on the story of a young immigrant, poor but destined to become one of the most important icons of the 20th century. The film
moves continuously in and out of the Musée Picasso in Paris, which has the largest existing collection dedicated to the painter with 6,000 masterpieces and 200,000 pieces of archive material, and follows Picasso through the Parisian neighborhoods where he lived, from the early days in ateliers with no heating to the large middle-class apartments where his success began: a physical and intellectual journey to gain a deeper understanding of his work and spirit.
Coming Up:
On November 24, Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to cinemas worldwide in a sumptuous production by legendary director Otto Schenk.
Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen stars as the title heroine, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms.
Runtime 250 mins
Wednesday 05 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Wednesday 05 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Thursday 06 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Friday 07 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Friday 07 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Tuesday 11 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Wednesday 12 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Wednesday 12 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Friday 14 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Tuesday 18 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Tuesday 18 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Wednesday 19 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Thursday 20 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Friday 21 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Monday 24 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Monday 24 November 2025
8:30am – 3:00pm
Tuesday 25 November 2025
8:00am – 8:30am
Tuesday 25 November 2025
8:30am – 3:00pm