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Tel: 01298 72190

Where: Buxton Cinema, Pavilion Arts Centre, St. John’s Road, Buxton, SK17 6XN

Entry / Cost: General admission £7, children/students/senior £5.  Tickets available on the door or can be booked in advance online.

Expect all the latest blockbusters right on your doorstep, at a fraction of the cost of the standard multiplex.

To beat the queues it’s better to book in advance, leaving you plenty of time to sample the delights of our new bar that will sell hot and cold drinks, cocktails, popcorn and a few tempting treats.

Throughout the season we will be offering Silver Screenings for seniors, Family Friendly films on a Saturday afternoon and acccessible screenings. Join our weekly mailing list at the bottom of the page to find out more!

Download a copy of the latest cinema leaflet here.

www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/cinema

The Spy Who Dumped Me (15)

When: 14th – 20th

Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail. Surprising even themselves, the duo jump into action, on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious-but-charming British agent, as they hatch a plan to save the world.

Duration: 100 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children £5)

The Children Act (12A)

When: 14th – 20th

‘When a court determines any question with respect to the upbringing of a child, the child’s welfare shall be the court’s paramount consideration.’ The Children Act, 1989. Based on the much-loved novel by Ian McEwan (Atonement) and brought to the big screen by director Richard Eyre (Notes on a Scandal, Iris), The Children Act is a compelling and powerful drama telling the story of Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson), an eminent high court judge presiding over ethically complex cases. As the demands of her job cause her marriage to Jack (Stanley Tucci) to reach tipping point, Fiona is asked to rule on the case of Adam (Fionn Whitehead), a brilliant young boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion on religious grounds. With her private life in turmoil, Fiona finds herself drawn into the case, taking the unorthodox step of halting proceedings in order to visit Adam in hospital. As the two form a profound connection and powerful emotions come to light, Fiona’s judgement is put to the test with momentous consequences as she must ultimately decide whether Adam lives or dies.

Duration: 105 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children £5) (Silver Screening, Seniors £5)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post (15)

When: 21st – 25th

Cameron Post (Chloë Grace Moretz) looks the part of a perfect high school girl. But after she’s caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night, Cameron is quickly shipped off to a conversion therapy center that treats teens “struggling with same-sex attraction.” At the facility, Cameron is subjected to outlandish discipline, dubious “de-gaying” methods, and earnest Christian rock songs—but this unusual setting also provides her with an unlikely gay community. For the first time, Cameron connects with peers, and she’s able to find her place among fellow outcasts.

Duration: 91 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children £5)

Cold War (15)

When: 21st – 26th

The new film from writer/director Paweł Pawlikowski, following his Oscar-winning Polish drama Ida.

Cold War is a passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatally mismatched and yet fatefully condemned to each other. Set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris, the film depicts an impossible love story in impossible times.

Duration: 88 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children £5) (Silver Screening, Seniors £5)

The Giant Pear (U)

When: 22nd & 23rd

Family Screening

Life peacefully passes by in the cosy coastal village of Sunnytown, where a little cat named Mitcho and a small elephant Sebastian spend their time. All seems quite ordinary until one day, the beloved mayor, JB, unexpectedly disappears from the town! While fishing, Mitcho catches a message in a bottle – enclosed is a tiny seed, which the duo plant, and a letter from the missing JB, who writes that he is stranded on a Mysterious Island and has made a great discovery. Then, just as things can’t get any stranger, Mitcho and Sebastian wake up the next day to see the seed they planted has magically turned into…a giant pear! Using the ginormous pear as a boat, our two new friends must gather their courage and embark on a great journey, facing sea dragons, pirates and curious ghosts to help save the Mayor and bring him home. Bright, bouncy and busy from start, take a great big bite of The Giant Pear, the perfect family adventure!

Duration: 79 minsEntry / Cost: £4

Arcadia (12A)

When: 24th Sep 2018 (12A)

Presented by Buxton Film

This is a special film that has had little exposure but high commendations. Through rare and unseen footage, and a soundtrack by Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Will Gregory (Goldfrapp) we watch the evolving relationship the British have had with their land. Images of local celebrations and festivals to agricultural practices and many other odd things. “Brilliantly constructed”

Duration: 78 mins

Entry / Cost: £5 (Children £3)

King Lear (12A)

NT Live

When: 27th Sep 2018

By William Shakespeare

Broadcast live from London’s West End, see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear in cinemas.

Chichester Festival Theatre’s production received five-star reviews for its sell-out run, and transfers to the West End for a limited season.  Jonathan Munby directs this ‘nuanced and powerful’ (The Times) contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, moving and shocking play.

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them.  Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends.

Duration: 220 mins (inc interval)

Entry / Cost: £15.50 (Students/Children £12.50)

Show Dogs (PG)

Family Screening

When: 28th & 29th Sep 2018

Show Dogs is a family comedy about the unlikely pairing of a human detective (Arnett) and his canine partner (voice of Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges), who has to go undercover at the world’s most exclusive dog show to solve his biggest case yet.

Duration: 92 mins

Entry / Cost: £4

The Nun (15)

When: 28th Sep – 3rd Oct 2018

When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in ‘The Conjuring 2,’ as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.

Duration: 100 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students £5)

Vertigo (PG)

When: 1st & 2nd Oct 2018

Silver Screening 1st Oct, 1.30pm

An ex-police officer who suffers from an intense fear of heights is hired to prevent an old friend’s wife from committing suicide, but all is not as it seems. Hitchcock’s haunting, compelling masterpiece is uniquely revelatory about the director’s own predilections and hang-ups and is widely considered to be one of his masterworks.

Duration: 122 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children/Seniors £5)

The Ciambra (15)

When: 1st Oct 2018, 7.30pm

Buxton Film

Pio is a 14 year-old boy growing up in a small Romany community in Calabria, Italy. Desperate to be an adult, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to befriend the different factions in the region. When his older brother is arrested Pio sets out to prove he’s ready to step into his big brother’s shoes. With amazing performances from non-professional actors, the film does not romanticise – we found it moving and believable.

This film is programmed by Buxton Film and features no trailers.

Duration: 118 mins

Entry / Cost: £5 (Children £3)

Luis and the Aliens – Autism Friendly Screening (U)

When: 6th Oct 2018, 10.30am

We’re delighted to offer Autism Friendly screenings at Buxton Cinema.

To make the experience more comfortable the house lights will be left up a little and volume will be lowered.

We will set up a chill-out area in the foyer. This area will be screened off slightly to separate it from the rest of the foyer and this will be accessed through a different door from the auditorium.  Thanks to the Friends of Buxton Opera House we have purchased a sensory tent and light which will be set up in the chill-out area along with beanbags, foam mat, table, books and colouring sheets.

To help you prepare for your visit we have produced a visual story that you can download from the website.

Duration: 86 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children £5)

Luis and the Aliens (U)

When: 6th Oct 2018, 1.30pm

Get ready to meet some new friends who are out of this world! No-one believed Luis’s dad when he said he’d been attacked by an alien. And growing up with an obsessed Ufologist for a father hasn’t been easy for 12-year-old Luis, either. But then three crazy aliens crash their ship right in front of Luis, and finally he’s got the proof his dad needs to show the world he’s not crazy. The problem is, if Luis tells his dad, he’ll blast the aliens with his homemade ‘shockfrost’ gun – but if he doesn’t, Luis risks being sent away to boarding school. Can Luis save the day? Perhaps three wacky aliens and a little bit of space could be just the thing to bring everyone closer together… find out in this out-of-this-world adventure!

Duration: 86 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children £5)

The Seagull (12A)

When: 6th – 8th Oct 2018

One summer at a lakeside Russian estate, friends and family father for a weekend in the countryside. While everyone is caught up in passionately loving someone who loves somebody else, a tragicomedy unfolds about art, fame, human folly, and the eternal desire to live a purposeful life. Aristocratic actress Irina pays summer visits to her brother Sorin and her son Konstantin. On one occasion, her lover, the successful novelist Boris Trigorin, accompanies her. When Nina, a free and innocent girl who lives on a neighbouring estate, falls in love with Boris, he basks in her adulation, while Irina is shunned by Konstantin, who loves Nina. Based on Anton Chekhov’s classic play, THE SEAGULL explores, with comedy and melancholy, the obsessive nature of love, the tangled relationships between parents and children, and the transcendent value and psychic toll of art.

Duration: 99 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children £5)

The Happtime Murders (15)

When: 6th – 10th Oct 2018

The Happytime Murders is set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives, one human and one puppet, are forced to work together to try and solve who is brutally murdering the former cast of ‘The Happytime Gang’, a beloved classic puppet show.

Duration: 90 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students £5)

Dark River (15)

Buxton Film

When: 8th Oct 2018, 7.30pm

Alice (Ruth Wilson) receives news that her tenant farmer father has died. She returns to find her brother Joe (Mark Stanley) struggling to keep on top of things. Alice’s appearance after a long absence isn’t easy for her and Joe resents her interference. Set in North Yorkshire this dark and brooding film from Clio Barnard is brilliantly acted and will stay with you.

This film is programmed by Buxton Film and features no trailers.

Duration: 90 mins

Entry / Cost: £5 (Children £3)

Cliff Richard Live: 60th Anniversary Tour (12A)

Live Screening

When: 12th Oct 2018, 8pm

103 album releases, 123 single hits and the equivalent of 20 years spent in the UK charts. Britain’s Ultimate Pop Star, Sir Cliff Richard is celebrating 60 years in the music business and he wants to invite you to the most fabulous big screen party of the year!

The 60th Anniversary Tour will be broadcast LIVE to Buxton Cinema on Friday 12 October. Featuring his greatest hits across six decades, this will be Cliff Richard’s most exciting tour yet. His incredible energy and passion on stage will sweep you off your feet and be sure to have you swaying in the aisles.

Duration: 90 mins

Entry / Cost: £15.50 (Students/Children £12.50)

The House With A Clock In Its Walls (12A)

When: 13th – 15th Oct 2018

In the tradition of Amblin classics where fantastical events occur in the most unexpected places, Jack Black and Cate Blanchett star in The House With A Clock In Its Walls. A film for the whole family, this magical adventure tells the tale of 10-year-old Lewis, an orphan who is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky old house. But his new home is far from ordinary and soon reveals a secret world of warlocks and witches. The house is enchanted, and Lewis must join his uncle on a quest to discover the source of a mysterious ticking within its walls.

Duration: 105 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children £5)

The Little Stranger (12A)

When: 13th – 18th Oct 2018

Based on the best-selling novel by Sarah Waters, The Little Stranger tells the story of Dr Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants – mother, son and daughter – are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely, and how disturbingly, the family’s story is about to become entwined with his own.

Duration: 111 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children £5)

The Predator (15)

When: 13th – 18th Oct 2018

From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.

Duration: 107 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children £5)

Happy End (15)

Buxton Film

When: 15th Oct 2018

Michael Haneke puts his masterful directorial skills to a satirical look at the troubled high-bourgeoise Laurent family. 13-year-old Eve is the mole who uses her phone to spy on her unhappy Calais-based family. A strong cast including Isabelle Huppert and Toby Jones makes this story of intrigue, dysfunction, revenge and deceit a highly enjoyable watch.

This film is programmed by Buxton Film and features no trailers.

Duration: 107 mins

Entry / Cost: £5 (Children £3)

The Wife (15)

When: 15th Oct 2018

Silver Screening 22nd Oct, 1.30pm // Descriptive subtitles 25th Oct, 4.30pm

Joan Castleman (Glenn Close) has spent forty years sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to support her charismatic husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and his stellar literary career. Ignoring infidelities and excuses made in the cause of his art, she has put up with his behaviour with undiminished grace and humour. The foundations of their marriage have, however, been built upon a set of uneven compromises and Joan has reached a turning point. On the eve of Joe’s Nobel Prize for Literature, the crown jewel rewarding a spectacular body of work, Joan will confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and some long-buried secrets. Based on the bestselling book by Meg Wolitzer, The Wife is a poignant, funny and emotional journey

Duration: 100 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children/Senior £5)

Dirtbag – The Legend of Fred Beckey (15)

When: 20th Oct 2018, 4.30pm

Hailed as one of the most influential climbers of all time, Fred Beckey is the original American “Dirtbag” – one who abandons societal norms and material comforts in pursuit of a nomadic mountaineering lifestyle. This rebel athlete’s lifetime of accomplishments set the bar for the entire sport. He shattered records with an unparalleled string of superhuman first ascents, bushwhacking trails and pioneering direct routes thought previously impassable.

But Beckey burned bridges, eschewed fame and stayed unencumbered so his only obligation would be to conquer the next summit. He kept meticulous personal journals where he mused on everything from arcane geology to his romantic life, to the myriad sunrises he witnessed from vantages not seen by anyone else on Earth.

An environmentalist before there was such a term, Beckey’s legacy includes 13 essential books that act as blueprints for new  enerations. He defiantly continued climbing until he passed away in October 2017 at the age of 94.

Duration: 96 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students £5)

A Simple Favour (15)

When: 20th – 25th Oct 2018

A Simple Favour, a stylish post-modern film noir directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mummy blogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily’s (Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town. Stephanie is joined by Emily’s husband Sean (Henry Golding) in this thriller filled with twists and betrayals, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty, murder and revenge.

Duration: 117 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children £5)

Mayerling (15)

The Royal Ballet Encore

When: 21st Oct 2018, 2pm

Mayerling is a classic of the Royal Ballet repertory, with its emotional depth, haunting imagery, and one of the most demanding roles ever created for a male dancer.

Kenneth MacMillan choreographed a complex work around the psychologically tormented heir to the Habsburg Empire, Crown Prince Rudolf. From the ballet’s start, the glamour of the Austro-Hungarian court is contrasted with undercurrents of sexual and political intrigue that drive the story to its violent climax in a double suicide.

The large cast allows for impressive ensembles in addition to the ballet’s many solos of distinctive character and pas de deux of disturbing eroticism. This ballet, bursting with intensity, madness and passion, proves that sometimes the truth is more scandalous than fiction.

This is a pre-recorded screening.

Duration: 3hr 15mins (includes interval)

Entry / Cost: £15.50 (Students/Children £12.50)

Pad Man (12A)

Buxton Film

When: 21st Oct 2018, 2pm

This is the fictionalised account of a humble Indian metalworker who challenged entrenched taboos in a patriarchal society when he set about inventing a cheap way to produce sanitary pads. Enduring the disapproval of his family and the embarrassment of his new wife, he was determined to end the need for women to use dirty rags during their periods because they couldn’t afford branded products. An enjoyable, uplifting and big-hearted film.

This film is programmed by Buxton Film and features no trailers.

Duration: 140 mins

Entry / Cost: £5 (Children £3)

The Wound (15)

Buxton Film

When: 29th Oct 2018, 7.30pm

Not many films break through from Africa into UK cinemas. The strength of this film is the reason it has gained the acclaim it has. ‘X’ is a young factory worker who is assigned to support a westernised city-boy who is enduring his Xhosa tribe’s highly ritualised circumcision ceremony. X’s annual return to the remote mountain camp allows for a secret relationship with a fellow carer. A tense triangle develops and the film contrasts strong macho themes with sensitive desires.

This film is programmed by Buxton Film and features no trailers.

Duration: 88 mins

Entry / Cost: £5 (Children £3)

Allelujah! (12A)

NT Live

When: 1st Nov 2018, 7pm

Alan Bennett’s sharp and hilarious new play is ‘just what the doctor ordered’ (Daily Telegraph).

Filmed live at London’s Bridge Theatre during its limited run, don’t miss this ‘rousing chorus line for the NHS’ (Observer) in your local cinema.

The Beth, an old fashioned cradle-to-grave hospital serving a town on the edge of the Pennines, is threatened with closure as part of an efficiency drive. A documentary crew, eager to capture its fight for survival, follows the daily struggle to find beds on the Dusty Springfield Geriatric Ward, and the triumphs of the old people’s choir.

Alan Bennett’s celebrated plays include The History Boys, The Lady in the Van and The Madness of George III, all of which were also seen on film. Allelujah! is his tenth collaboration with award-winning director Nicholas Hytner.

Letterpress graphic by Alan Kitching, art directed by Michael Mayhew.

Duration: 170 mins (includes interval)

Entry / Cost: £15.50 (Students/Children £12.50)

The Guardians (15)

Buxton Film

When: 5th Nov 2018, 7.30pm

Lovely wide-screen images of the French countryside provide the backdrop to this story of the women who were left behind to work the land while their menfolk were away fighting World War 1. The women worked hard and found independence which was uncomfortably interrupted when the men returned from the front. An affecting gentle-paced drama that avoids sentimentality.

This film is programmed by Buxton Film and features no trailers.

Duration: 138 mins

Entry / Cost: £5 (Children £3)

MGC Presents: Red

Buxton Film

When: 7th Nov 2018, 8pm

Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant, and the threatening presence of a new generation of artists, Mark Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting.

MGC Artistic Director Michael Grandage directs this first ever UK revival since directing the world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse in 2009. The production went on to win six Tony Awards, including Best Play.

Award-winning stage and screen actor Alfred Molina reprises his critically acclaimed performance as the American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko. He is joined by rising star Alfred Enoch of US television drama series How to Get Away With Murder as his assistant Ken.

Please note this is a pre-recorded screening.

Duration: Not stated

Entry / Cost:£15.50 (Students/Children £12.50)

War Above The Trenches (12A)

When: 9th Nov 2018, 4.30pm

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of WW1 this feature drama documentary reveals how the airmen of the British and French fought a desperate aerial campaign in supporting of the Armies on the Western Front.

It is not the familiar story of the individual ‘Aces’, but a story of the unsung heroes, fighting in an unfamiliar dimension, supporting the troops struggling with the horrors of trench warfare. They are the eyes of the artillery, guiding the high explosives onto the enemy, hoping to shorten an already frightful conflict.

For them, the novelty and wonder of flight has become the cold certainty of sudden, violent death. These are the experiences of those airmen and the part they played in the formation of the RAF. Produced by a Staffordshire film production company using local locations, actors and crew, bring a truly filmatic experience to the horrors of the great war.

Duration: 89 mins

Entry / Cost: £7 (Students/Children £5)

RSC: Troilus and Cressida (12A)

RSC Live

When: 14th Nov 2018, 7pm

“Lechery, lechery, still wars and lechery: nothing else holds fashion.”

Troilus and Cressida swear they will always be true to one another. But in the seventh year of the siege of Troy their innocence is tested, and exposed to the savage corrupting influence of war, with tragic consequences.

Virtuoso percussionist Evelyn Glennie collaborates with RSC Artistic Director Gregory Doran to create a satirical futuristic vision of a world resounding with the rhythm of battle, broadcast live to cinemas from Shakespeare’s home town.

The Greek army is encamped under the walls of Troy and, at the point at which the play begins, the war has reached stalemate. The Greeks are quarrelling amongst themselves. Achilles, their greatest champion, refuses to fight and has withdrawn to his tent with his lover, Patroclus. Equally at odds with themselves, the Trojans are debating the value of continuing the war merely for the sake of keeping Helen.

Troilus is much distracted from these military concerns by his love for Cressida, the daughter of a Trojan who has defected to the Greek camp. The young lovers are eagerly assisted by Cressida’s uncle Pandarus, who acts as their go-between. However, after only one night together they are parted when Cressida is sent to join her father in the Greek camp. Almost immediately she betrays Troilus with the Greek Diomedes and, discovering this, Troilus is plunged into despair.

With the fall of Troy certain, Troilus vows revenge on Achilles.

This is a live screening from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Duration: 210 mins (includes interval)

Entry / Cost: £15.50 (Students/Children £12.50)

La Bayadère

The Royal Ballet Encore

When: 18th Nov 2018, 2pm

Marius Petipa’s fantasy, set in legendary India, tells the tale of a temple dancer and the prince who loves her but marries another.

The famous, moonlit ‘white act’ – The Kingdom of the Shades – is a corps de ballet highlight, as multiple images of the prince’s lost love haunt his mind. The choreography allows two opposing ballerinas to shine, while a bronze idol comes vividly to life in a stunning solo.

Throughout, the melody and moods of Minkus’s music perfectly match the fluidity and precision of the classical choreography and the drama of the storytelling.

This is a pre-recorded screening.

Duration: 3hr 05mins (includes interval)

Entry / Cost: £15.50 (Students/Children £12.50)

Bookings

Ticket bookings can be made online at www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/cinema or tickets can be purchased from the Box Office Tel: 01298 72190 or in person.

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