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The Christophers 15

Screening from Fri 15 May
★★★★ – Time Out
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The Sheep Detectives PG

Screening from Fri 15 May
★★★★ – Telegraph
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Kokuho 15

Screening from Fri 15 May
★★★★ – Time Out
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Obsession 18

Screening from Fri 15 May
★★★★ – Bloody Disgusting
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/ NT Live

NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World 12A

Thu 28 May, 7pm | Sat 30 May, 5.15pm (caps) | Sun 31 May, 3pm | Thu 4 Jun, 7pm
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Romería 15

Screening from Fri 22 May
★★★★★ – Financial Times
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Northern Soul: Still Burning 15

Screening from Fri 22 May
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/ Andrzej Wajda Centenary

Afterimage 12A

Mon 25 May, 6.15pm
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Cronos - 4K Restoration 15

Screening from Fri 22 May
★★★★ – Empire
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Tuner 15

Screening from Fri 29 May
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/ NT Live

NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses 15

Thu 25 Jun, 7pm | Sat 27 Jun, 5.15pm (caps) | Sun 28 Jun, 3pm | Thu 2 Jul, 7.30pm
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 12A

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 21 May

"★★★★ – fabulous escapism" – Independent. Gird your loins, the devil is back! After twenty years, The Devil Wears Prada 2 reunites Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci in the cutthroat world of New York fashion.

Screening today
12.15pm 8.15pm
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The Christophers 15

Screening from Fri 15 May

★★★★ – Time Out. Ian McKellen stars as an acerbic painter who takes on a young assistant and talented forger in Steven Soderbergh's supremely enjoyable comedy.

Screening today
2.00pm 5.15pm 7.45pm
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Obsession 18

Screening from Fri 15 May

★★★★ – Bloody Disgusting. When a music store employee wishes his crush would fall in love with him she becomes bewitched with a monsterous obsession. Jaw-on-the-floor horror.

Screening today
5.30pm 8.15pm
/ Spoken word

Some-Antics Spoken Word N/A

Fri 15 May, 7pm | Tickets £4

Join us for a brilliant evening of poetry and music.

Screening today
7.00pm
/ Q&A

Shane Embury of Napalm Death – In Conversation 16+

Fri 15 May, 7.30pm

Napalm Death’s longest standing member, Shane Embury comes to Phoenix off the back of the release of his book ‘Life?… and Napalm Death’ for an in-person Q&A.

Screening today
7.30pm

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Vacancies

Interested in joining our team? We're currently recruiting for a number of roles across our organisation, from marketing and commercial development to our cinema programme team. Find out more about the roles on offer, and how to apply.

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3000 Lesbians Go to York + Q&A 15

Thu 21 May, 7.30pm

3000 Lesbians Go To York tells the extraordinary true story of how a lesbian bookseller created the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ women in the UK, when the quietly conservative city of York became the unlikely centre of all things lesbian!

/ Leicester Jazz House

Leicester Jazz House Presents: The Vimala Rowe Quartet N/A

Thu 28 May, 8pm

The Vimala Rowe Quartet bring Find Your World to Phoenix as part of Leicester Jazz House's 2026 summer season.

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Christopher Nolan 18+

Mondays, 20 Jul – 10 Aug, 7pm – 8.30pm

With The Odyssey set to become the biggest movie of the summer, join us for a 4-week deep dive into the unique filmography of Christopher Nolan.

Exhibitions & Talks

/ PLATFORM

PLATFORM: Creative Conversations & Next Steps 18

Fri 29 May, 6.30pm

Three creatives will speak about their current practice, the choices they've been making, and the direction they want to go in as PLATFORM's funded activity comes to an end.

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Amaal Said: Open Country

Fri 27 Mar – Sun 28 Jun | Phoenix gallery, free

Amaal Said's work Open Country follows a Somali mother and daughter as they set out on foot to trace Pilgrim's Way. The film explores the tension between being present in the here and now while still yearning for another place.

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Leicester Computer Art History

Launching Thu 28 May | Café Bar, free

Launching on 28 May, this all-new exhibition from the Computer Arts Archive will feature prints by renowned computer- and digital-artists with a connection to Leicester, including Pip Greasley, Susan Tebby, David Everitt, Antonio Roberts and Ashok Mistry, and more.

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Computational Constructs: Sean Clark

Extended until Mon 25 May | Café Bar, Free

Our current Café Bar exhibition is Computational Constructs, the latest work by Leicester-based computer artist and curator Sean Clark.

About Cinema

Phoenix is an independent cinema screening the best films from around the world, from micro-budget foreign pictures to Hollywood blockbusters.

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About Art

Phoenix’s art and digital culture programme presents free exhibitions by artists from across the world, supported by Arts Council England and De Montfort University.

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Learning & Education

Whether for pleasure, professional skills or education, Phoenix's short courses, talks, workshops and screenings make learning rewarding and fun.