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Mystery Film 18

Fri 18 Apr, 6.15pm | Fri 23 May, 6.15pm | Fri 20 Jun, 6.15pm | Tickets £5.50 (+£1.25 admin fee for non-members)

Come with us on a journey through the weird, the wonderful, the cult and the long forgotten... into the world of mystery film. Nobody knows what the film will be until the lights drop and the opening titles roll.

/ Peter Weir Season

Dead Poets Society PG

Sat 19 Apr, 7.45pm

★★★★ – Empire. Set in an elite US boarding school in 1959, this moving coming-of-age drama follows a group of young students who learn to “seize the day” with the help of their new teacher, Mr Keating.

/ Staff Pick

Minari 12A

Sun 20 Apr, 1pm | Mon 28 Apr, 6pm

Each month a Phoenix staff member chooses a film, in April digital marketing co-ordinator Tia Bradley has chosen Lee Isaac Chung’s brilliant family drama.

/ Stage on Screen

Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo 12A

Sun 20 Apr, 3.30pm | Sat 26 Apr, 8pm

"★★★★★ – enthralling" – Telegraph. David Tennant and Cush Jumbo lead a stellar cast in a new 5-star production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London.

/ Film

The People’s Joker – presented by Screen Queens 15

Mon 21 Apr, 7.30pm | Pay What You Can

This revolutionary DIY parody film hilariously reimagines the classic coming-of-age story, following a closeted trans girl as she moves to Gotham City and is reborn as "Joker the Harlequin", on a collision course with the city's fascist caped crusader!

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The British Guide to Showing Off + Andrew Logan & Zandra Rhodes Q&A 15

Thu 24 Apr, 6pm | Tickets £7.50

Join Andrew Logan and guests including Zandra Rhodes for a special screening of The British Guide to Showing Off, a captivating documentary that takes you inside the outrageous and legendary Alternative Miss World Show.

/ Peter Weir Season

The Truman Show PG

Thu 24 Apr, 6pm

Weir’s hugely enjoyable and (as it turns out) extremely prophetic satire of reality television and the American Dream stars a never better Jim Carrey.

/ Film

Warfare 15

Screening from Fri 25 Apr

★★★★★ – Telegraph. Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland (Civil War, 28 Days Later), Warfare embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs.

/ Film

Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story 12A

Screening from Fri 25 Apr

★★★★★ – RTE. A candid portrait of one of the world’s greatest and most charismatic writers, Irish author Edna O’Brien.

/ Late Night Friday

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 15

Fri 25 Apr, 9.30pm | Tickets £5.50

Occupying the same space as The Nice Guys - that of criminally underseen but very funny action comedies directed by Shane Black - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang also features an all-timer of a performance from the recently departed Val Kilmer.

/ Stage on Screen

SIX The Musical Live! 12A

Sun 27 Apr, 3pm

Winner of over 35 awards, experience the best of British Musical HER-story in a live capture of the must-see musical sensation, SIX the Musical.

/ Peter Weir Season

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 12A

Sun 27 Apr, 3.15pm

Weir’s rip-roaring, swashbuckling adventure stars Russell Crow as “Lucky” Jack Aubrey – a captain in the Royal Navy and commander of the HMS Surprise.

Access Cinema

Regular screenings for people with differing access needs, to give all our customers the chance to enjoy a great cinema experience.

Audio described screenings

For our customers who are blind or have slight loss, many films now come with audio description, where a recorded narrator describes the on-screen action during gaps in the dialogue.

Autism friendly

For children and adults on the autistics / Asperger’s spectrum, these screenings have reduced sound levels, partially raised lighting, no trailers and freedom to move around.

Descriptive subtitles

For anyone who is deaf or has hearing loss, we show subtitled versions of the latest English language movies in our main cinema screens.

Phoenix Leicester

Phoenix is Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture. Films and art deserve to be experienced somewhere special – which is why the whole Phoenix team works hard to make Phoenix a place where everyone can feel welcome and inspired.

Following a multi-million pound expansion, Phoenix now boast four state-of-the-art cinema screens, and shows everything from micro-budget independent films to the latest Hollywood blockbusters, plus film festivals and special events. And as an independent venue, the team handpicks Phoenix’s cinema programme specifically for Leicester audiences, so you’ll see things at Phoenix that aren’t screening in any other local cinemas.

With two superb galleries, Phoenix’s digital art programme presents exciting and innovative work by local and international artists; and short courses, workshops and activities provide opportunities for people of all ages to learn about and create their own film and art.

Our newly opened Café Bar offers a stylish and comfortable place to see friends and relax over a meal and drinks, or meet with clients and catch up on some work.

Phoenix believes that film and art have the power to enhance lives, and for many customers Phoenix staff make the difference. With a clear passion for their work, you’ll find many are studying film or art locally, or are involved in the wider creative community Phoenix attracts.

And as a local charity, all earnings go back into developing Phoenix’s creative programmes, enabling them to reach out to more people.

We hope to see you soon.