42nd Street, the legendary Broadway musical theatre classic, is a ‘glorious’ (Express) and ‘utterly moreish extravaganza of glitz’ (Times). Telling the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway, this is the largest ever staging of the Tony Award-winning musical and it was filmed live at the magnificent Theatre Royal in the heart of London’s West End.

Starring national treasure Bonnie Langford as Dorothy Brock and featuring iconic songs 42nd Street, We’re In The Money and Lullaby of Broadway, this is pure magic on the big screen.

Narrated and executive produced by Jason Momoa, and interwoven with awe-inspiring footage of the deep’s most dazzling creatures, Deep Rising illuminates the vital relationship between our ocean’s fragile and mysterious ecosystems, and sustaining all life on Earth.

The fate of the planet’s last untouched wilderness, the deep ocean, is under threat as a secretive organisation is about to allow massive extraction of seabed metals to address the world’s energy crisis.

“Incredible underwater sights.”

- Variety

Screening as part of UK Green Film Festival alongside

Plastic Fantastic

Holy Shit, Can Poop Change the World?

The National Gallery of London is one of the world’s greatest art galleries. It is full of masterpieces, an endless resource of history, an endless source of stories. But whose stories are told? Which art has the most impact and on whom? The power of great art lies in its ability to communicate with anyone, no matter their art historical knowledge, their background, their beliefs.

This film gives voice to those who work at the gallery – from cleaner to curator, security guard to director – who identify the one artwork that means the most to them and why. An assortment of people from all walks of life who have a strong connection to the gallery make surprising choices of both well-known and lesser-known artworks. Finally, some well-known celebrities explain what they head for when they visit the gallery.

These stories are used as a lens through which to explore the 200-year history of the National Gallery and what the future may hold for this spectacular space.

Everyone in this film has a special connection to the National Gallery, making for some heart-warming, moving and surprising stories.

Beloved celebrities, devoted staff members and world class experts come together to paint a unique portrait of this iconic British institution for its 200th birthday.

Chosen by our audience in remembrance of D-Day, Steven Spielberg’s WW2 epic screens for June’s film club. On the first week of every month, we screen a brilliant film and then host a post-film discussion in our café bar.

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

The Forum Film Club is a community lead cinema project bringing people together to celebrate all things film!  

Forum Film Club screenings are open to all and no signing up is required. All you have to do is book a ticket, come along, and enjoy meeting with like minded cinema lovers!

Each week we are selecting a new film for our 16-25 members to discover with the reduced ticket cost of just £3.

To claim your £3 ticket for Saving Private Ryan simply book using your 16-25 membership, online, by phone or at our box office. You can sign up for a free 16-25 membership by any of these methods.

Flush and forget? Or the final frontier of recycling? Looking for answers about the radical potential of human excrement, director Rubén Abruña embarks on an entertaining and enlightening adventure across the globe to investigate whether our very own waste should be reconsidered as a much-needed resource.

From sustainable city living in Geneva to Uganda's singing Poop Pirates, we learn how our most unheeded asset could help to mitigate the climate crisis, generate energy - and even save lives. Far from taboo, can this compelling new wave of thinking soon become mainstream?

Screening as part of UK Green Film Festival alongside

Deep Rising

Plastic Fantastic

Each week we are selecting a new film for our 16-25 members to discover with the reduced ticket cost of just £3.

To claim your £3 ticket for Holy Shit simply book using your 16-25 membership, online, by phone or at our box office. You can sign up for a free 16-25 membership by any of these methods.

Join us for a special event hosted by the Beau Chumps tent of Sunderland. (A chapter of The Sons of the Desert – an international organisation devoted to keeping the lives and works of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy before the public.)

We will be screening 2 shorts and a feature, that’s 2 Laurel and Hardy’s for the price of 1… in 3 films!

In Twice Two, Stan and Ollie have married each other's twin sisters. On their anniversary, a dinner is arranged but petty bickering soon takes over.

In Brats, Stan and Ollie attempt to spend a relaxing night at home playing checkers, but the antics of their mischievous sons keep interrupting their recreation.

Our Relations introduces us to Laurel and Hardy’s long-lost twin brothers! When they land in town with a valuable pearl ring in their possession and a gang of thugs in pursuit, the mistaken duo ends up in deep water.

There will be a short intermission where souvenirs will be available to buy, fellow Sons will be available to speak with, drinks will be available at the bar and a special raffle will be available to enter.

A material for eternity. A film for the here and now.

There are 500 times more plastic particles in the world’s oceans than there are stars in our galaxy. Plastic is in the oceans, rivers, air, soil and inside ourselves. And the plastics industry is planning to expand their business in the coming decades. ‘Plastic Fantastic’ is a film about the global plastic crisis. But it’s also a thorough and well-researched film about circular production, greenwashing, microplastics, carbon emissions and climate racism

Screening as part of UK Green Film Festival alongside,

Deep Rising

Holy Shit, Can Poop Change the World?

The inspirational true story behind the alliance of the LGBTQ activists and the National Union of Mineworkers. Realising they have common enemies in 1984 Thatcher Britain the two communities come together to form a triumphant partnership.

2024 marks 40 years since the miners strike and the powerful union of unlikely allies, no better time to show your Pride than with this 10th anniversary screening.

Pride is screening as part of our Hexham Pride Film Festival, alongside, The Matrix, Slow and The Imitation Game.

Each week we are selecting a new film for our 16-25 members to discover with the reduced ticket cost of just £3.

To claim your £3 ticket for Pride simply book using your 16-25 membership, online, by phone or at our box office. You can sign up for a free 16-25 membership by any of these methods.

At a glittering party in 18th-century Paris, the poet Andréa Chenier delivers an impassioned denunciation of Louis XVI. Five years later, the Revolution has given way to the Terror, transforming the power balance between Chénier, his beloved Maddalena, and Gérard, the man who could destroy him...

Jonas Kaufmann headlines David McVicar’s spectacular staging, under the baton of long-time collaborator Antonio Pappano – who conducts Giordano’s epic historical drama of revolution and forbidden love in his last production as Music Director of The Royal Opera.

When dancer Elena meets sign language interpreter Dovydas their instant connection bodes well for a romantic relationship. But when Doyvdas reveals he’s asexual, their dynamic changes as both try to find a way to be together while fulfilling their respective needs.

From Sundance-winning director Marija Kavtaradze comes a modern love story about two people exploring how to build their own kind of intimacy.

"two perfectly matched stars ignite cinematic magic.”

- Roger Ebert

“A supremely confident piece of filmmaking that negotiates the tricky terrain of non-typical sexualities with sensitivity, humour and a refreshing lightness of touch”

- Screen International

Slow is screening as part of our Hexham Pride Film Festival, alongside, The Matrix, Pride and The Imitation Game.

Join us on what would be Alan Turning’s birthday for a 10 year anniversary screening of The Imitation Game. A thrilling historical biopic following the legendary British mathematician, as he and his team attempt to break the notorious German Enigma code during the darkest days of World War II.

The Imitation Game is screening as part of our Hexham Pride Film Festival, alongside, The Matrix, Slow and Pride.

The iconic first instalment of the Matrix franchise took us down the rabbit hole 25 years ago and has continued to excite audiences ever since with a long legacy in pop culture. But it holds a special place to trans viewers as an allegory on the transgender experience that the world wasn’t ready to accept in 1999 blockbuster cinema. We are giving the audience the opportunity to plug back in and witness some serious sci-fi action, perhaps in a new light.

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

The Matrix is screening as part of our Hexham Pride Film Festival, alongside, Slow, Pride and The Imitation Game.