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Cinderella – Easter 2026

FAMILY-FRIENDLY EASTER PANTO! Cinderella is working her fingers to the bone, dreaming of a better life, while her two Ugly Sisters and wicked stepmother, Oblivia, plot and scheme to go to the ball and find themselves rich men. But after a surprise visit from her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella’s life is turned upside down. She is […]

Juniors Double-Bill

The Bancroft Juniors present a double-bill: The Chorus InsideThis imaginative piece of physical theatre explores the inner voices that can appear when we feel anxious. What begins as a simple school presentation quickly unfolds into a vivid landscape of thoughts, doubts and competing emotions. As the performer navigates the moment, the question becomes clear: are […]

Oedipus (2026)

Oedipus, the King of Thebes, is determined to save his city from a devastating plague. As he searches for the truth behind the curse afflicting the land, he uncovers a shocking mystery about his own past. What begins as a quest for justice becomes a tragic journey of fate, pride, and discovery. In this powerful […]

Lee (15)

Discover Lee Miller, the pioneering war photographer who documented the truth of the Nazi regime. A Sky Original film starring Kate Winslet, Lee follows Miller’s extraordinary journey from model to frontline correspondent, capturing some of the most iconic and harrowing images of WWII. Presented as part of The Hitchin Festival Drama, war, 117m REVIEW | TRAILER

Vermiglio (15)

In four seasons nature completes its cycle. A girl can become a woman. A belly can swell and become a creature. One can lose the path that once led safely home, or cross seas toward unknown lands. In four seasons one can die and be reborn. Vermiglio tells of the final year of the Second World […]

Blue Road: Enid O’Brien (12)

This documentary is a portrait of Edna O’Brien, the groundbreaking Irish novelist whose life was marked by literary fame, controversy, exile, and artistic reinvention. The film includes readings from her journals (voiced by Jessie Buckley) and contributions from writers such as Gabriel Byrne and Walter Mosley, tracing O’Brien’s journey from banned author to international icon. […]

Backstairs Billy

Backstairs Billy by Marcelo Dos Santos is a sharp, witty and surprisingly touching comedy that takes audiences behind the closed doors of Clarence House to reveal a side of royal life rarely seen. At the centre of the story is William “Billy” Tallon, the Queen Mother’s devoted and fiercely protective page. Billy rules the royal […]

NTLive – All My Sons

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 […]

Educating Rita

Rita is a bright eyed, working class hairdresser who dreams of breaking free from her mundane and routine life. She signs up to attend an Open University course in Literature and meets Frank, a middle aged disillusioned academic, disappointed writer and somewhat professional drinker. Even Frank describes himself as “an appalling teacher”, but her sheer […]

25th Annual Putnam County

An eclectic group of mid-pubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing, pout-inducing, life un-affirming “ding” of the bell that signals a spelling mistake. Six […]