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Mother's Pride

Sat 4 Apr to Mon 6 Apr

Mother’s Pride is perhaps the feel-good British comedy-drama of 2026 and certainly one that will have you cheering from the first laugh! This warm-hearted celebration of community, family and proper pub spirit delivers laughs, charm and depth in equal measure, perfectly capturing what makes British cinema so irresistible. Set in a struggling West Country pub, Mother’s Pride follows the Harley fam...

Hoppers

Sun 5 Apr to Thu 9 Apr

Hoppers leaps onto the screen with boundless energy and brilliantly joyful storytelling, it’s a wildly imaginative animated adventure-comedy that feels like a breath of fresh air for family cinema with something for everyone. This is Disney/Pixar at its most exuberant and hilarious, and back to its very best and audiences have been loving every beaver-bodied minute of it! The film follows spirite...

Crime 101

Wed 8 Apr

Crime 101 is one of 2026’s most thrilling and stylish crime dramas exploding onto screens as an electrifying heist masterpiece that grips you from the first heartbeat! With tension that never lets up and characters you’ll be talking about long after the credits roll, this is the crime film audiences have been craving. Drawing inspiration from the greats while carving its own identity, Crime 101 is...

Scream 7

Fri 10 Apr to Sat 11 Apr

The Scream franchise roars back onto cinema screens with this 7th instalment and the ultimate slasher event of 2026! As you might expect once more it is a terrifying, razor-sharp thrill ride, with edge-of-your-seat suspense and shocking twists. This horror masterpiece proves the Ghostface saga is still scaring and delighting fans 30 years after the first film. In this pulse-pounding seventh insta...

Kangaroo

Sat 11 Apr

Prepare to fall head-over-heels for the most heart-warming Aussie adventure this year as Kangaroo bounces into cinemas with boundless charm and a big, joyful smile! From its sun-soaked Outback vistas to its irresistible blend of comedy and family drama, this 2026 comedy is an absolute crowd-pleaser for all of the family. Set against the stunning backdrop of Australia’s Red Centre, Kangaroo follow...

Bingo

Mon 13 Apr to Mon 11 May

Bingo Is Back at The Empire! Every Second Monday of the month, Get your dabbers ready and join us for a night of fun, laughter, and prizes galore, including a £300 grand prize Free entry £1 a book to play £5 for 6 books incluing the Jackpot Flyer Whether you’re a seasoned player or just fancy a great evening out, Bingo at the Empire is the perfect way to kick off the festive season. Don...

Send Help

Wed 15 Apr

Send Help is being touted as the wildest, most hilariously intense survival ride of 2026, and the cinematic blast you didn’t know you needed! This fresh, genre-bending survival horror thriller with a darkly comic twist grabs you by the collar and never lets go. Directed by the legendary Sam Raimi, it is his usual blend of comedy, drama, creative visuals and a little splash of his quirky horror sty...

Book Club

Thu 16 Apr

If you love your romantic comedies with infectious warmth, uproarious laughs and heart-felt charm then the Book Club is for you. It celebrates friendship, second chances and rediscovering life's pleasures at any age! This feel-good ensemble piece is equal parts hilarious and touching, offering a refreshing story that proves life's next chapter can be the best. The film follows four lifelong frien...

All My Sons

Thu 16 Apr

FILMED LIVE All My Sons by Arthur Miller directed by Ivo Van Hove design by Jan Versweyveld Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge). One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers...

Paul Smith : Pablo Live

Fri 17 Apr

PAUL SMITH: PABLO LIVE (RECORDED LIVE) From one of the UK’s most viral stand-up comedians, in his debut special, “Paul Smith: Pablo Live” is the show you’ve all been waiting for. Filmed live at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin, it’s packed full of Smith’s signature, unflinching, laugh out loud comedy. Featuring a mix of his trademark audience roasting, razor-sharp wit and hilarious true storie...

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Sat 18 Apr

The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.

Little Amelie - Autism Freindly Screening

Sat 18 Apr

Little Amelie is bursting with wonder, heart and visual poetry, and hops straight into your soul and refuses to leave! This beautifully animated 2026 family drama with a whimsical edge is a truly enchanting cinematic experience that’s already winning hearts and great praise from both the young and old. Adapted from the bestselling autobiographical novel The Character of Rain by Amélie Nothomb, Li...

Little Amelie - Autism Freindly Screening

The Magic Flute

Tue 21 Apr

RECORDED LIVE Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious brotherh...

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Wed 22 Apr

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert brings “The King” back on to the big screen unlike you have ever seen him before and is a dazzling, joy-fuelled celebration that makes you want to jump up and sing along!” This 2026 music documentary-concert film is pure cinematic adrenaline, blending rare performances with spellbinding storytelling to honour a global icon. Directed by the visionary Baz Luhrmann (be...

Vertigo (Classic Cinema)

Thu 23 Apr

This months Classic Cinema offering is Vertigo which is cinema at its most hypnotic, an elegant, unsettling masterpiece that pulls you in and never lets go. A towering classic of the psychological thriller genre, it’s widely hailed as one of the greatest films ever made, regularly voted number 1 in the best films ever made lists, and with very good reason. Directed with icy precision by Alfred Hi...

How to Make a Killing

Fri 24 Apr to Wed 29 Apr

How To Make a Killing is great fun and a wickedly entertaining, darkly funny, stylishly twisted comedy-thriller that’s been quietly drawing audiences into cinemas. This sharp and clever blend of black comedy, mystery and suspense flips the classic inheritance tale on its head with irreverent wit and gleeful ambition. At its heart, How To Make a Killing follows Becket Redfellow (Glen Powell), a bl...

The Land of Sometimes

Sat 25 Apr

Twins Alfie and Elise get more than they bargained for after summoning the mysterious Wish Collector, an enigmatic character who whisks them away to The Land of Sometimes - an incredible place where all four seasons pass in just one day. Granted with a total of six wishes, the pair soon learn that they’ll need to be careful what they wish for, embarking on a magical, musical journey filled with fa...

Sirāt

Sun 26 Apr

Sirat is being hailed as one of the best if not the best film of the year! Bold, hypnotic and utterly unforgettable, it storms onto the screen with a pulse-pounding energy that demands attention. This is cinema at its most daring, a mesmerising desert odyssey that blends emotional drama with surreal, almost apocalyptic spectacle. Directed by visionary filmmaker Óliver Laxe, the film is a gripping...

Gladness

Sat 2 May

Back by popular demand!…Join Gladness in celebrating the music of one of our national treasures: Madness, with all the bangers and more. So put on your Baggy Trousers, catch the Night Boat to Cairo and join us at the House of Fun. This outstanding and authentic 7 piece Madness tribute act are all accomplished musicians and bring the nuttiest sound around.

Eugene Onegin

Tue 5 May

RECORDED LIVE Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–win...

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Mother's Pride

Sat 4 Apr to Mon 6 Apr

Hoppers

Sun 5 Apr to Thu 9 Apr

Crime 101

Wed 8 Apr

Scream 7

Fri 10 Apr to Sat 11 Apr

Kangaroo

Sat 11 Apr

Bingo

Mon 13 Apr to Mon 11 May

Send Help

Wed 15 Apr

Book Club

Thu 16 Apr

All My Sons

Thu 16 Apr

Paul Smith : Pablo Live

Fri 17 Apr

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Sat 18 Apr

Little Amelie - Autism Freindly Screening

Sat 18 Apr

The Magic Flute

Tue 21 Apr

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Wed 22 Apr

Vertigo (Classic Cinema)

Thu 23 Apr

How to Make a Killing

Fri 24 Apr to Wed 29 Apr

The Land of Sometimes

Sat 25 Apr

Sirāt

Sun 26 Apr

Gladness

Sat 2 May

Eugene Onegin

Tue 5 May