ALL TICKETS $14! RUNT, based on Craig Silvey's acclaimed novel, follows ten-year-old Annie and Runt, her stray dog, as they attempt to win the Agility Course Championship at the Krumpets Dog Show in London in order to save their family. Stars: Jai Courtney, Lily LaTorre, Celeste Barber, Matt Day, Deborah Mailman, Jack Thompson
ALL TICKETS $14! The Wild Robot” follows Rozzum 7134 (“Roz” for short), a futuristic robot that washes ashore on a deserted island. A tale of survival and discovery begins when she becomes the unexpected protector to an orphaned gosling, which she names Brightbill. Together they struggle to survive the harsh environment, but only succeed with the help of a close-knit group of misfit animals, who become first friends, then family. Ultimately Roz and company save the island from a robotic invasion by Roz’s manufacturer, looking to bring her back to civilization by any means necessary. Stars Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu
ALL TICKETS $14! The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. Stars Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jon Hamm, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Buscemi
Manon (superstar Nicoletta Manni), a winsome girl with dangerously innocent allure, gives in to the temptation of wealth and becomes calculating and corrupt. For her brother Lescaut (Nicola del Freo) she is a bargaining chip, for old Monsieur G. M. (Gabrielle Corrado) she is an object of desire, for the student Des Grieux (Reece Clarke) she is pure and simple love.
MacMillan’s exhilarating and engaging ballet gives new life to the character created by Prévost and popularized through opera, delineating the allure and tragedy of the protagonist and crafting splendid male roles. Fifty years after its debut, it has lost none of its dramatic and theatrical power.
Screening Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 September at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 25 September at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Three Sessions Only! Don't miss your opportunity to see this spectacular documentary at The Empire Cinema! Directed by David Litchfield, this film captured a moment when Paul McCartney and Wings had found and defined their signature sound. Filmed over four days at Abbey Road Studios in August 1974, the film provides an insight into the inner workings of the band as they work and play together in the studio. Including performances of tracks from Wings masterpiece Band on the Run (released in 1973), intimate footage of the band hanging out in the studio, combined with audio interview snippets, the film also includes previously unreleased full footage of a solo acoustic performance by Paul called The Backyard Sessions. In addition to the film, this screening event includes an introduction by Paul McCartney recorded exclusively for movie theatre audiences as well as unseen Polaroids of the band.
Thurs 26 & Sat Sept 28 at 7pm - Sun 29 Sept at 2.30pm
Adults: $19.00, Concessions: $16.00 - Tickets on sale now!
Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him. Stars Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz, Catherine Keener, Brendan Gleeson, Steve Coogan
Sneak Peek Screenings 27, 28 & 29 September. In the film set in 1934 London, McKellen plays Jimmy Erskine, the most feared drama critic in town—with Arterton as Nina Land, the actress determined to win his favor. When Jimmy finds himself in the crosshairs of his newspaper’s new owner, David Brooke (Strong), Nina becomes entangled in a dangerous web of blackmail, deceit and murder. Stars: Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Lesley Manville
Limited Season! Icelandic & Japanese Language, English Subtitles. After receiving an early-stage dementia diagnosis at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, widower Kristofer leaves behind his Reykjavik home hoping to solve the greatest mystery of his life. As a student in London five decades earlier, Kristofer had fallen in love with Miko, whose father owned the Japanese restaurant where they both worked. But at the height of their whirlwind affair, Miko abruptly vanished. Now, as panic about the virus spreads around the world, Kristofer sets out to find his soulmate, resolving to follow her trail wherever it might lead—even back to Miko’s birthplace of Hiroshima—before his memories of their singular connection are lost forever in time. From acclaimed Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur comes a sensitively observed, magnificently crafted globe-spanning tale about the complexities of love and the unbreakable bonds that can tether two people through the ages. Stars: Egill Ólafsson, Yôko Narahashi
The story of Christopher Reeve is an astonishing rise from unknown actor to iconic movie star, and his definitive portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman set the benchmark for the superhero cinematic universes that dominate cinema today. Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care - all while continuing his career in cinema in front of and behind the camera and dedicating himself to his beloved family. From the directors of McQueen, Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, this film includes never-before-seen intimate home movies and an extraordinary trove of personal archive material, as well as the first extended interviews ever filmed with Reeve’s three children about their father, and interviews with the A-list Hollywood actors who were Reeve’s colleagues and friends.
It’s Figaro’s wedding, and you’re invited to join the Almaviva household for an uproarious day of revelation and scandal. Mozart’s comic opera is packed with plot twists, forbidden desires and unforgettable melodies, combining laugh-out-loud comedy with moments of breathtaking beauty.
Screening Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 October at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 16 October at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Grace Pudel is a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love for books. At a young age, when Grace is separated from her fire-breathing twin brother Gilbert, she falls into a spiral of anxiety and angst. Despite a continued series of hardships, inspiration and hope emerge when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky, who is full of grit and lust for life. From Academy Award® winning animation writer and director Adam Elliot, MEMOIR OF A SNAIL is a poignant, heartfelt and hilarious chronicle of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings amongst the clutter of everyday life. Stars: Eric Bana, Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jacki Weaver
Oscar winner Kate Winslet stars in this fascinating portrait of the great American war correspondent Lee Miller, whose singular talent and ferocious tenacity gave us some of the 20th century’s most indelible images. Stars: Kate Winslet, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård.
Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance. Stars Tom Hardy, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Don't miss out on this Q&A Screening featuring Director Michael Dillon! Deep in the wild Southern Ocean, halfway between Australia and Africa, a snowy volcano almost three thousand meters high rears up from the sea like a mythical great white whale. Five times that great white whale of a mountain tried to kill the first team that sought to reach its summit. Yet in 1964, back they sailed, through the worst seas in the world, to try again, this time with legendary explorer Bill Tilman as their skipper. This is the extraordinary tale of those first attempts to climb Big Ben, the smoking glacier ringed volcano on Heard Island told by those who were there. At times expeditioner John Crick sings the songs too, as befits such an epic saga.
Sunday October 27 at 4:30pm
Tickets on sale here
When a contract killer is diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia, he is presented with the opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son. But to do so he must race against the police closing in on him as well as the ticking clock of his own rapidly deteriorating mind. Stars: Michael Keaton, Al Pacino, James Marsden
Italian Language, English Subtitles. All Delia has ever wanted is to be a wife and mother. She lives in Rome in the late 1940s – a city divided between the positive thrust of liberation and the miseries of the war that has just ended – with her husband, Ivano, and their three children. Ivano may be a harsh master; his father even more so. However, Delia has a best friend with whom to share moments of levity, and her daughter is about to get married. She accepts her fate – the good with the bad – until a mysterious letter arrives. Stars: Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano
During his birthday’s celebration, Prince Siegfried must choose a bride. Trying to escape reality, he dreams of a perfect love. His tutor tries to bring him down to Earth and reminds him of his duties. On a dreamlike getaway, the prince meets Odette, a princess who has been transformed into a swan by the powerful sorcerer Rothbart. Only true love can break the spell. Captivated, Siegfried promises Odette to save her and invites her to his party. To trap the prince, the sorcerer sends his daughter Odile, disguised as Odette, to seduce him.
Screening Sunday 10 November at 1pm
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people. Stars Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Derek Jacobi
After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season. Stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum
Tumble down the rabbit hole in this ballet adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s famous family story. Journey through Wonderland with Alice (Francesca Hayward) and encounter a host of curious characters in Christopher Wheeldon’s unique theatrical interpretation.
At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole, events become curiouser and curiouser…As Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures. She’s swept off her feet by the charming Knave of Hearts (William Bracewell), who’s on the run for stealing the tarts. Confusion piles upon confusion. Then Alice wakes with a start. Was it all a daydream?
Screening Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 November at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 27 November at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she has ever faced. Stars Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk
For the centennial of the composer’s death, Riccardo Chailly and renowned theatre director Irina Brook bring to La Scala a colourful new production of Puccini’s bittersweet love story. The story follows the swallow (or rondine) of the title, Magna (Mariangela Sicilia), a kept woman who defies convention to chase a dream of romantic love with Ruggero (Matteo Lippi), an earnest, if naïve, young man. The central relationship unfolds in colourful locales in Paris and the south of France, all evoked with superb musical details. The agonizing desperation of the melancholic score, runs under a surface of sublime elegance.
Screening Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 December at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 11 December at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg. Stars Brian Cox, Miranda Otto, Shaun Dooley, Luke Pasqualino, Gaia Wise
Simba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints while the origins of his late father Mufasa are explored. Stars Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Blue Ivy Carter
Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as she and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit the Sugar Plum Fairy (Anna Rose-O’Sullivan) and her Prince (Marcelino Sambé) in the glittering Kingdom of Sweets. Peter Wright’s much-loved production for The Royal Ballet, with gorgeous period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman combining the thrill of the fairy tale with spectacular dancing. A festive classic to return to again and again.
Screening Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 December at 1pm
Plus Tuesday 24 December at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance. Stars Ben Schwartz, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves, James Marsden, Jim Carrey
Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey. Stars Olivia Colman, Emily Mortimer, Antonio Banderas, Jim Broadbent, Ben Whishaw, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters
This summer, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true. This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family. Stuck at home and put to work by her spoiled Step-Sisters, life for Cinderella (Fumi Kaneko) is dreary and dull. Everything changes when she helps a mysterious woman out...With a little bit of magic, she is transported into an ethereal new world – one where fairies bring the gifts of the seasons, where pumpkins turn into carriages, and where true love awaits.
Screening Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 January at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 29 January at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
La Scala’s gala season opening is always a glittering affair, and a highlight of the international arts calendar. This year the stars – Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Ludovic Tézier – align for Leo Muscato’s new production of Verdi’s grand tale of ill-fated love. Riccardo Chailly conducts a work that offers some of Verdi’s most memorable melodies, including its haunting overture, the rousing 'Rataplan' march and Leonora's soaring prayer, 'La vergine degli angeli'.
Screening Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 February at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 5 February at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Four women: four curious love stories. The great Juan Diego Flórez leads a fantastic cast in Offenbach's dream-like opera. Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to matters of the heart, nothing is as it seems. Particularly when the devil himself (Alex Esposito) is involved…
Journeying back to his school days, Hoffmann relives his childhood romance with Olympia (Olga Pudova), a model student in every sense. Doomed love follows him into adulthood, where the dancer, Antonia (Ermonela Jaho), is taken from him too soon. Meanwhile, the sensual courtesan Giulietta (Maria Costa-Jackson) has her own secret agenda. As memory and fantasy becomes increasingly blurred, will Hoffmann find the enigmatic Stella before it is too late?
Screening Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 February at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 19 February at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
The Australian Chamber Orchestra has always forged its own path. With Artistic Director and violinist Richard Tognetti at the helm, the ACO has been producing films for over a decade, from their award-winning collaborations with BAFTA-nominated director Jennifer Peedom (‘Mountain’, ‘River’) to their acclaimed series of cinematic music films, ‘ACO StudioCasts’. Directed by Matisse Ruby, ‘The Four Seasons’ film release is the latest from this ground-breaking, world-renowned ensemble.
Arguably the most popular and recognisable piece of classical music ever written, this performance directed by Richard Tognetti, highlights the profound symbiosis between Vivaldi’s Venice and the Middle East. Interspersing Vivaldi’s masterpiece with music by Australian-Egyptian composer and Oud virtuoso Joseph Tawardros, the film honours Vivaldi’s classic while giving it new life. A must-see for music lovers and cinephiles alike.
Screening Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 March at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 5 March at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
This classic Paris Opera performance of Calixto Bieito’s contemporary staging kindles every passion.
The first words uttered by Carmen (Elīna Garanča) mark one of the greatest entrances in the history of opera and express all that need be said: “Love is a rebellious bird that no one can tame”. With a devilish sway of the hips and a hint of Andalusian flair, the beautiful cigar-maker sets her sights on a soldier: Don José (Roberto Alagna). Fate will do the rest...
Carmen’s irrepressible freedom, coupled with a need to live ever more intensely on a knife-edge, is present in Calixto Bieito’s contemporary production as in no other. The luxury cast is conducted by Sir Mark Elder.
Screening Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 March at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 26 March at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Classical ballet's most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness. Bringing together Tchaikovsky’s sensational score with the incredible imagination of choreographer Liam Scarlett and designer John Macfarlane, ‘Swan Lake’ on the big screen is an exceptional way to experience this ultimate ballet classic. Prince Siegfried (Matthew Ball) chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman, Odette (Yasmine Naghdi), he is enraptured. But she is under a spell that holds her captive, allowing her to regain her human form only at night. Von Rothbart (Thomas Whitehead), arbiter of Odette's curse, tricks the Prince into declaring his love for the identical Odile and thus breaking his vow to Odette. Doomed to remain a swan forever, Odette has but one way to break the sorcerer's spell...
Screening Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 March at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 2 April at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Teatro alla Scala presents a new production of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece of unrequited love, drawn from Pushkin’s novel.
Acclaimed soprano Aida Garifullina stars as Tatyana, the naïve young girl who grows into a sophisticated beauty. Baritone Alexey Markov sings the title role of the nobleman who lives to regret his blasé rejection of Tatyana’s love and his careless incitement of a fatal duel with his best friend Lensky (Dmitry Korchak).
The tender music is entrusted to the exciting Timur Zangiev, and staging is in the hands of prolific stage and film director Mario Martone, now in his tenth La Scala production.
Screening Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 April at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 16 April at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
The greatest love story ever told – through ballet. An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona. In this hothouse of tension, brawls are quick to break out and both sides get caught in the crossfire. The Capulets and Montagues are sworn enemies. Yet it is love at first sight for Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet when they meet each other at the Capulet ball, into which Romeo has snuck. The two fall in love and they profess their devotion to each other at Juliet’s balcony. They secretly get married. The stakes are raised for the young couple when Romeo avenges the death of his friend Mercutio who has been killed by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. For this, Romeo is exiled from Verona. Meanwhile, Juliet’s parents are forcing her to marry another suitor. In order to be together, Romeo and Juliet must risk it all…
Screening Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 April at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 30 April at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor. Featuring the ever-popular ‘Nessun dorma’, this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production. The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot (Sondra Radvanovksy) will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to.
Screening Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 May at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 7 May at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Captured live from Naples’ splendid San Carlo Theatre – the world’s oldest continuously running public opera venue - where it opened the company’s theatrical season, acclaimed director Dmitri Tcherniakov stages a new production of Dvořák’s beautiful, supremely romantic opera about a water sprite Rusalka (here the stunning soprano Asmik Grigorian) who longs to find love.
Maestro Dan Ettinger conducts a terrific cast that also includes exciting young British tenor Adam Smith, Ekaterina Gubanova, Anita Rachvelishvili and Gábor Bretz.
Screening Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 May at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 21 May at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Captured live at Opera di Roma’s season opening night, Richard Jones’ eagerly anticipated new production of Verdi’s searing and intensely emotional opera.
In 14th century Genoa, Boccanegra (baritone Luca Salsi) is a powerful man, but the secrets of his past haunt him: twenty-five years ago, his young lover died, and their daughter mysteriously vanished. Just as he thinks he might have found her, his enemies start to move against him.
Opera di Roma Music Director Michele Mariotti conducts the fabulous score.
Screening Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 May at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 28 May at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
In 1961, Rudolf Nureyev toured Paris with the Kirov, enthralling audiences as the Prince in The Sleeping Beauty. Thirty years later, he proposed a new choreography of what he considered to be “the ballet of ballets” for the Paris Opera Ballet. Retaining the spectacular enchantment of the ballet and the sparkling charm of Tchaikovsky’s music, Nureyev brought a new balance to Marius Petipa’s original choreography by giving more prominence to the male roles.
Returning to the Paris Opera stage after an absence of ten years, there is no doubt that Aurora and Désiré, the Lilac Fairy and the Blue Bird, not forgetting the terrible Carabosse, will fascinate new generations.
Screening Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 June at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 11 June at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle. Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky reunite to continue the mythical adventure that began with Das Rheingold in 2023. On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers – Sieglinde (Lise Davidson) and Siegmund (Stanislas de Barbeyrac) together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds. Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, an epic battle ensues between their ruler Wotan (Christopher Maltman) and his rebellious daughter, Brünnhilde (Elisabet Strid).
Screening Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 June at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 18 June at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Four of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon’s most distinctive short works are brought to the Covent Garden stage, bringing together sensuous contemporary ballet with the energy of musical theatre. ‘Fool’s Paradise’ (2007), ‘The Two of Us’ (2020), ‘Us’ (2017), ‘An American in Paris’ (2005): four stories of tender devotion and blossoming romance, showcasing Wheeldon’s remarkable choreographic range.
Screening Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 June at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 2 July at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Poor Cio-Cio-San! The 15-year-old geisha (here superb soprano Eleonora Buratto) who, having renounced her family and Japanese traditions for the love of an American naval officer (Stefan Pop), finds herself abandoned in favour of a Western wife. Puccini used this classic theme of a woman seduced and abandoned to create an opera with lush orchestration and burning lyricism.
For singular American director Robert Wilson, this Japanese tragedy of a woman as fragile as a butterfly’s wings proves the ideal environment in which to display his signature refined formalism. Far from the traditional fans and cherry branches, he uses stylised acting and a stripped-down space to allow the melodic lines to blossom in all their purity.
Screening Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 July at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 23 July at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
