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Spider-Man: Far From Home (12A)
Our friendly neighbourhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends on a European vacation. However, Peter's plans to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly scrapped when he begrudgingly agrees to help Nick Fury uncover a mystery.
The Lion King (PG)
Lions rule the African savanna in The Lion King, which welcomes Donald Glover (Atlanta, Solo: A Star Wars Story) as future king Simba and Beyonce Knowles-Carter (Dreamgirls, Lemonade visual album) as Simba's friend-turned-love interest Nala.
Toy Story 4 (U)
When Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called "Forky" to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.
Yesterday (12A)
Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle joins celebrated screenwriter Richard Curtis for a new comedy starring Lily James, Himesh Patel and Kate McKinnon.
Annabelle Comes Home (15)
An unholy night of horror awaits as Annabelle awakens evil spirits who all set their sights on a new target.
Aladdin (PG)
A thrilling and vibrant live-action adaptation of Disney's animated classic, Aladdin is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future.
Jaws (Flashback) (12A)
Despite facing mounting pressure to adapt Peter Benchley’s bestselling novel, a spiralling budget and a mechanical shark that wouldn’t play ball, Steven Spielberg, with only his second feature, created a cinematic phenomenon with Jaws!
André Rieu Maastricht 2019: Shall We Dance? (PG)
One of the most popular live acts in the world, the King of the Waltz Andre Rieu will perform from his hometown of Maastricht.
Apocalypse Now - Final Cut + Q&A (Flashback) (18)
The film follows Army Captain Willard (Sheen), a troubled man sent on a dangerous and mesmerizing odyssey into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade American colonel named Kurtz (Brando).
Apollo 11 (U)
Travel straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission - the one that first put men on the moon. Presented in stunning 70mm, don't miss this incredible cinematic experience on the big screen.
Balance, Not Symmetry + Biffy Clyro Acoustic Set (15)
After her father's funeral, American student Caitlin (Laura Harrier) leaves her grieving mother (Kate Dickie) behind to return to her third-year studies at the Glasgow School of Art.
Billy Connolly - The Sex Life of Bandages (18)
Hailed as the UK's most influential comedian of all time, legendary Scot Billy Connolly is coming to cinemas with this brilliant show from his final stand-up tour.
Blinded By The Light (Insider Advance Screening) (12A)
INSIDER MEMBER ONLY ADVANCE SCREENING of Blinded By The Light - Monday 5 August, 7.30pm
Bolshoi Ballet: Raymonda (12A)
Raymonda is betrothed to Jean de Brienne, a gallant knight who pledged to go on a crusade led by the King of Hungary. When her beloved leaves, Abderakhman, a foreign knight, makes a bid for the hand of Raymonda and threatens her fate when she rejects him.
BTS Bring the Soul: The Movie (PG)
Following their landmark 'Love Yourself' tour, BTS triumphantly returns to cinema screens in 'Bring The Soul: The Movie'. Shining brighter than any light on the stage, now the group invite us behind the spotlight.
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (15)
Ever since hulking lawman Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off in 2015's Fast & Furious 7, the duo have swapped smack talk and body blows as they've tried to take each other down.
Gaugin From the National Gallery (PG)
This fascinating cinema event opens with a brand-new documentary about the life and work of Paul Gauguin, one of the world's most popular and important artists.
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado (PG)
Set in an ever-so English 1930s seaside hotel, ENO’s iconic production of The Mikado is a popular hit with audiences of all ages.
Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2019 (15)
This can't-miss event - the first to go global - features the previously unreleased complete June 17, 1991 concert from Giants Stadium.
Howards End (Flashback) (PG)
Compelling and brilliantly acted, the film remains an entertaining, exquisite and elegant pleasure, as moving and relevant as it was on the day of its original release.
Labyrinth (Flashback) (U)
Labyrinth stars a young Jennifer Connelly alongside David Bowie in perhaps his most iconic movie role, Jareth The Goblin King.
Loopers (12A)
Centuries old and enjoyed by tens of millions of people worldwide, golf is seen by many as more than a sport. Yet what do we know about the other person on the course? The man or woman behind the player carrying the bag.
Margaret Atwood: Live In Cinemas (12A)
On Tuesday, September 10th, the wait is over... The Testaments, Margaret Atwood's highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, is revealed. The momentous literary event will be celebrated with an exclusive live cinema broadcast.
Met Opera: Agrippina (12A)
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads as the imperious title empress in the Met's first-ever performance of this tale of deception and deceit.
Met Opera: Akhnaten (12A)
Star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines as the revolutionary Pharaoh who transformed ancient Egypt.
Met Opera: Der Fliegende Hollander (12A)
Award-winning, Sir Bryn Terfel CBE, returns to the Met for the first time since 2012, as the mysterious seafarer searching for salvation in this co-production with L'Opera de Quebec and Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam.
Met Opera: Madama Butterfly (12A)
Anthony Minghella's vividly cinematic staging of Puccini's tale of unrequited love returns to our screens featuring soprano Hui He in the devastating title role.
Met Opera: Manon (12A)
Laurent Pelly's enchanting production, starring exhilarating soprano Lisette Oropesa in the effervescent title role, explores the devastating consequences when excess and passion collide.
Met Opera: Maria Stuarda (12A)
Set in 16th Century Britain, Donizetti's historical drama follows Mary, Queen of Scots and her bitter rivalry with the cousin responsible for imprisoning her, Queen Elizabeth I, and thrills with intense stand-offs and impressive vocal displays.
Met Opera: Porgy and Bess (12A)
The Gershwins' modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles.
Met Opera: Tosca (12A)
Superstar soprano Anna Netrebko returns in the title role as the explosive diva in Puccini's best-loved operatic thriller.
Met Opera: Turandot (12A)
Franco Zeffirelli's spectacular production returns to cinemas with powerhouse soprano Christine Goerketaking on the titular role of the sharp Princess, sworn never to be possessed by a man.
Met Opera: Wozzeck (12A)
After wowing audiences with his astounding production of Lulu in 2015, South African artist William Kentridge now focuses his extraordinary visual imagination on Berg's other operatic masterpiece, set in an apocalyptic pre-World War I environment.
Midsommar (18)
What begins as a carefree summer holiday in a land of eternal sunlight takes a sinister turn when the insular villagers invite their guests to partake in festivities that render the pastoral paradise increasingly unnerving and viscerally disturbing.
National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream (12A)
A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play.
National Theatre Live: Fleabag (15)
Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig cafe struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.
National Theatre Live: Hansard (15)
See two-time Olivier Award winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman, About Time) and Alex Jennings (The Lady in the Van, The Queen), in this brand-new play by Simon Wood, broadcast live from the National Theatre in London.
National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors (12A)
Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from host of the The Late Late Show, James Corden, the hilarious West End and Broadway hit 'One Man, Two Guvnors' returns to cinemas to mark National Theatre Live's 10th birthday.
National Theatre Live: Present Laughter (12A)
As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine's colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control.
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy (12A)
The story of a family and a company that changed the world, told in three parts on a single evening.
Northern Ballet Live: Dracula (12A)
The haunting tale of passion and immortality is played out through a unique blend of sensuous dancing and gripping theatre - this is ballet with a dramatic bite.
Pain and Glory (Spotlight) (15)
A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as past and present come crashing down around him.
Plácido Domingo: 50th Anniversary Gala Evening (12A)
For one very special night, Placido Domingo returns to the breath-taking Arena Di Verona amphitheatre for this anniversary gala evening, 50 years after his debut, revisiting three of his greatest ever roles in Verdi's Nabucco, I due Foscari and Macbeth.
Prisoners of the Moon (15)
Prisoners of the Moon tells the unbelievable true story of Arthur Rudolph, one of over one hundred Nazi V2 rocket engineers secretly brought to America in 1945 to work on the Cold War missile programme.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Flashback) (PG)
Two of cinema’s greats, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, created Indiana Jones, a snake hating intrepid archaeologist and adventurer, and Harrison Ford turned him into one of cinema’s most loved and enduring screen characters.
Rigoletto On the Lake (12A)
Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece - compelling, blood-curdling and beautiful - will delight audiences with a powerhouse combination of entertainment and emotional intensity from the spectacular shore of Lake Constance, Bregenz.
Rocketman Sing-A-Long (15)
'Rocketman' is an epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Sir Elton John's breakthrough years, starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden and Bryce Dallas Howard.
Roger Waters Us + Them (15)
Roger Waters, co-founder, creative force and songwriter behind Pink Floyd, presents his highly anticipated film, Us + Them, featuring state-of- the-art visual production and breath-taking sound in this unmissable cinema event.
Royal Shakespeare Company: Measure for Measure (12A)
When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea where to turn for help. When she threatens to expose him, he tells her that no one would believe her.
RUSH: Cinema Strangiato 2019 (15)
The Holy Trinity of Rock returns to the big screen on Wednesday, August 21, when the first 'Annual Exercise in Fan Indulgence' Cinema Strangiato brings Rush fans together in movie theatres worldwide.
The Angry Birds Movie 2 (U)
When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, Red, Chuck, Bomb, and Mighty Eagle recruit Chuck's sister Silver and team up with pigs Leonard, his assistant Courtney, and techpig Garry to form an unlikely superteam.
The Dead Don't Die (15)
No one foresees the strangest and most dangerous repercussion that will soon start plaguing Centerville: The Dead Don't Die - they rise from their graves and savagely attack and feast on the living.
The Royal Ballet: Coppélia (12A)
A classic returns to The Royal Ballet repertory with Ninette de Valois' charming and funny Coppelia - a story of love, mischief and mechanical dolls.
The Royal Ballet: Marston & Scarlett (12A)
The inspiration for Cathy Marston's first work for The Royal Ballet Main Stage is the life and career of the cellist Jacqueline du Pre. A new work by Liam Scarlett, The Royal Ballet's Artist in Residence, provides the second part of the programme.
The Royal Ballet: Swan Lake (12A)
While remaining faithful to the Marius Petipa/Lev Ivanov text, Scarlett's additional choreography and John Macfarlane's magnificent designs breathe new life into what is arguably the best-known and most-loved classical ballet.
The Royal Ballet: The Dante Project (12A)
Dante's Divine Comedy is an epic journey through the afterlife: it encompasses the horrifying drama of Inferno and its damned, the lyrical mysticism of pilgrims on mount Purgatorio and the dazzling spheres of Paradiso with their endless configurations of
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (12A)
The Royal Ballet's glorious production of The Nutcracker, created by Peter Wright in 1984, is the production par excellence of an all-time ballet favourite.
The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty (12A)
This production of The Sleeping Beauty has been delighting audiences in Covent Garden since 1946. A classic of Russian ballet, it established The Royal Ballet both in its new home after World War II and as a world-class company.
The Royal Ballet: Triple Bill (12A)
From The Royal Ballet's classical origins in the works of Marius Petipa, to the home-grown choreographers who put British ballet on the world stage, this mixed programme highlights the versatility of the Company.
The Royal Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci (12A)
Two opera classics are drawn together in this wonderfully observed re-creation of life in a south Italian village as a travelling theatre visits and emotions erupt.
The Royal Opera: Don Giovanni (12A)
Sexual intrigue, jealousy, wit, anger... and retribution! The new Royal Opera Season begins with Mozart's engaging masterpiece, which follows Don Giovanni, the women he serially seduces, and the vengeance that finally catches up with him.
The Royal Opera: Don Pasquale (12A)
Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the cast for this new production of Donizetti's comedy of domestic drama across two generations.
The Royal Opera: Elektra (12A)
This uncompromising opera, about a daughter intent on bloody revenge and a mother driven to madness, has provoked critics to lively debate and both shocked and excited audiences since its 1909 premiere.
The Royal Opera: Fidelio (12A)
Beethoven's only opera is a masterpiece, an uplifting story of risk and triumph. In this new production, conducted by Antonio Pappano, Jonas Kaufmann plays the political prisoner Florestan, and Lise Davidsen his wife Leonore.
The Royal Opera: La Bohème (12A)
Puccini's opera of young love in 19th-century Paris is packed with beautiful music, including lyrical arias, celebratory choruses for Act II's evocation of Christmas Eve in the Latin Quarter and a poignant final scene over which the composer himself wept.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (Flashback) (PG)
Nickelodeon's legendary and longest running series SpongeBob SquarePants has been enjoyed by kids and adults alike for two decades. Much-loved for its originality, goofiness and surreal edge the film will return to the big screen to celebrate Spongebob’s 20th Birthday.
The Wind in the Willows (U)
Stunningly brought to life in a spectacular musical by Oscar winning screenwriter and creator of Downton Abbey Julian Fellowes and Olivier-award winning composer and lyricist George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, The Wind In The Willows will delight audiences of all ages!
Wise Children (15)
A big, bawdy tangle of theatrical joy and heartbreak, 'Wise Children' is a celebration of show business, family, forgiveness and hope. Expect show girls and Shakespeare, sex and scandal, music, mischief and mistaken identity.
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