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At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole events become curiouser and curiouser… As Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures. She’s swept off her feet by the charming Knave of Hearts, who’s on the run for stealing the tarts. Confusion piles upon confusion. Then Alice wakes with a start. Was it all a daydream?

Christopher Wheeldon’s 'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland' burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography. Joby Talbot’s score combines contemporary soundworlds with sweeping melodies that gesture to ballet scores of the 19th century. Bob Crowley’s wildly imaginative, eye-popping designs draw on everything from puppetry to projections to make Wonderland wonderfully real.

Alice encounters a cast of extraordinary and instantly recognizable characters, from the highly strung Queen of Hearts – who performs a hilarious send-up of The Sleeping Beauty's famous Rose Adage – to a playing-card corps de ballet, a sinuous caterpillar and a tap-dancing Mad Hatter. But the ballet does not avoid the darker undercurrents of Lewis Carroll’s story: a nightmarish kitchen, an eerily disembodied Cheshire Cat and the unhinged tea party are all here in vivid detail. The delicious result shows The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment.

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Director: Armando Iannucci.
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Simon Russell Beale, Michael Palin, Jason Isaacs, Andrea Riseborough, Rupert Friend. France/UK 2017. 107 mins.

The internal political landscape of 1950s Soviet Russia takes on darkly comic form in a new film by Oscar-nominated writer/director Armando Iannucci (Veep, In The Loop, The Thick Of It). In the days following Stalin’s collapse, the machinations of senior party officials and courtiers kick into overdrive. Some want positive change in the Soviet Union; others have more sinister motives. But behind all the collusion, backstabbing and strong-arming, the jostling ministers have one thing in common – they’re just desperate to stay alive. Based on the graphic novel by French writer Fabian Nury, Iannucci’s script is loaded with acerbic, politically incorrect conversation, which is delivered by some of the finest and funniest character actors from both sides of the pond.

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Rob Reiner's classic 1987 fairytale with a healthy dose of tongue-in-cheek humour, THE PRINCESS BRIDE remains as fresh and as entertaining today as when it was first released.

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Director: Sally Potter.

Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy, Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall. UK 2017. 71 mins.

Janet (Scott Thomas) has just been appointed to a key ministerial position in the shadow cabinet – the crowning achievement of her political career. She and her husband Bill (Spall) plan to celebrate this with a few close friends. As the guests arrive at their home in London, the party takes an unexpected turn when Bill suddenly makes some explosive revelations that take everyone present by surprise. What follows is a hilarious comedy of tragic proportions in which love, friendships and political convictions are soon called into question. From acclaimed British filmmaker Sally Potter, The Party is a smart, fast-paced film full of razor-sharp one-liners that perfectly suits these turbulent times.

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Director: Tomas Alfredson.
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, J. K. Simmons, Charlotte Gainsbourg. USA/UK/Sweden 2017. 119 mins.

Swedish director Tomas Alfredson doesn’t often grace the big screen but his efforts are always exceptional. After his 2008 breakout, the atmospherically stunning Let The Right One In, we had to wait until 2011 for the superlative Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Now we’re blessed with a tense murder-mystery penned by Nordic noir’s greatest storyteller, Joe Nesbø. Alfredson has enrolled a stellar cast to tell the tale, with Michael Fassbender as Nesbø’s regular sleuth, Harry Hole, whose missing-person investigation turns into a hunt for a creepy serial killer whose calling card is – you guessed it – an ominous-looking snowman left at the crime scene. With the help of a brilliant new recruit, Katrine Bratt (Ferguson), Hole must outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall. Others implicated in a particularly gruesome plot include Charlotte Gainsbourg, J. K. Simmons and Toby Jones.

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Director: Denis Villeneuve.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Jared Leto. USA 2017. 163 mins.

One of the decade’s most anticipated films, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s seminal 1982 neo-noir, Blade Runner, is finally upon us. Scott himself returns as producer, freeing up the director’s chair for the supremely talented Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario), while Harrison Ford reprises his role as Rick Deckard. In 2049, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Gosling), uncovers a terrible secret that could throw what’s left of an already broken society into terminal chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find former replicant hunter Deckard, who has been missing for 30 years. In true Blade Runner style, K wants to ask him some questions – the answers to which may have a lot to do with a chilling creator of ‘disposable workforces’, Niander Wallace (Leto).

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Director: Taika Waititi.
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo. USA 2017. 130 mins.

The latest adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe begins with Thor (Hemsworth) in an almighty intergalactic pickle. He’s broken his hammer, he’s stuck in prison on the far side of the universe, and the goddess of death, Hela (Blanchett), is about to unleash Ragnarok, the annihilation of Asgardian civilisation. Not cool. The problems don’t stop there, either: to get home in time, Thor must win a gladiatorial duel against fellow Avenger and “friend from work”, the Hulk (Ruffalo). Director Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Hunt For The Wilderpeople) has been given ample creative freedom for his MCU debut, so audiences can expect plenty of laughs to go with the action. As Thor’s mischievous adopted brother Loki (Hiddleston) puts it: “This will be such fun.”

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Director: Armando Iannucci.
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Simon Russell Beale, Michael Palin, Jason Isaacs, Andrea Riseborough, Rupert Friend. France/UK 2017. 107 mins.

The internal political landscape of 1950s Soviet Russia takes on darkly comic form in a new film by Oscar-nominated writer/director Armando Iannucci (Veep, In The Loop, The Thick Of It). In the days following Stalin’s collapse, the machinations of senior party officials and courtiers kick into overdrive. Some want positive change in the Soviet Union; others have more sinister motives. But behind all the collusion, backstabbing and strong-arming, the jostling ministers have one thing in common – they’re just desperate to stay alive. Based on the graphic novel by French writer Fabian Nury, Iannucci’s script is loaded with acerbic, politically incorrect conversation, which is delivered by some of the finest and funniest character actors from both sides of the pond.

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Director: Sally Potter.

Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy, Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall. UK 2017. 71 mins.

Janet (Scott Thomas) has just been appointed to a key ministerial position in the shadow cabinet – the crowning achievement of her political career. She and her husband Bill (Spall) plan to celebrate this with a few close friends. As the guests arrive at their home in London, the party takes an unexpected turn when Bill suddenly makes some explosive revelations that take everyone present by surprise. What follows is a hilarious comedy of tragic proportions in which love, friendships and political convictions are soon called into question. From acclaimed British filmmaker Sally Potter, The Party is a smart, fast-paced film full of razor-sharp one-liners that perfectly suits these turbulent times.

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Director: Tomas Alfredson.
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, J. K. Simmons, Charlotte Gainsbourg. USA/UK/Sweden 2017. 119 mins.

Swedish director Tomas Alfredson doesn’t often grace the big screen but his efforts are always exceptional. After his 2008 breakout, the atmospherically stunning Let The Right One In, we had to wait until 2011 for the superlative Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Now we’re blessed with a tense murder-mystery penned by Nordic noir’s greatest storyteller, Joe Nesbø. Alfredson has enrolled a stellar cast to tell the tale, with Michael Fassbender as Nesbø’s regular sleuth, Harry Hole, whose missing-person investigation turns into a hunt for a creepy serial killer whose calling card is – you guessed it – an ominous-looking snowman left at the crime scene. With the help of a brilliant new recruit, Katrine Bratt (Ferguson), Hole must outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall. Others implicated in a particularly gruesome plot include Charlotte Gainsbourg, J. K. Simmons and Toby Jones.

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Director: Denis Villeneuve.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Jared Leto. USA 2017. 163 mins.

One of the decade’s most anticipated films, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s seminal 1982 neo-noir, Blade Runner, is finally upon us. Scott himself returns as producer, freeing up the director’s chair for the supremely talented Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario), while Harrison Ford reprises his role as Rick Deckard. In 2049, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Gosling), uncovers a terrible secret that could throw what’s left of an already broken society into terminal chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find former replicant hunter Deckard, who has been missing for 30 years. In true Blade Runner style, K wants to ask him some questions – the answers to which may have a lot to do with a chilling creator of ‘disposable workforces’, Niander Wallace (Leto).

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Director: David Lowery.
Starring: Casey Affleck. Rooney Mara. USA 2017. 92 mins.

The latest film from acclaimed director David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Pete’s Dragon) is a singular exploration of legacy, loss, and the essential human longing for meaning and connection. A white-sheeted ghost (Affleck) returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife (Mara), only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away. Increasingly unmoored, the ghost embarks on a cosmic journey through memory and history, confronting life’s ineffable questions and the enormity of existence. An audacious, unforgettable meditation on the passage of time, A Ghost Story emerges ecstatic and surreal – a wholly unique experience that lingers long after the credits roll.

Contains infrequent strong language, images of dead bodies.

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A collaboration between Wildgoose Theatre and Script Yorkshire (York Branch) brings you three or four brand spanking new short plays for one or two actors. Guaranteed to be a varied evening of drama, the plays will be fully developed by the writers, directors and actors in rehearsal, and performed here for the first time.

For full details of the plays and writers, please visit Wildgoose Theatre’s website – www.wildgoosetheatre.com

AGE RESTRICTION 14+

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Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami - Live with Friends promises to be thrilling and enlightening evening with the inimitable icon, as she discusses her life and work with some of her closest collaborators from the worlds of music, fashion, art and film. The discussion follows an exclusive preview of Sophie Fiennes’ highly anticipated new film Grace Jones: Bloodlight And Bami.

Grace Jones: Bloodlight And Bami takes the viewer on an intimate and electrifying journey that moves between four cinematic layers – performance, family, artist and gypsy – to explore the fascinating world of a pop-culture phenomenon. Here we see the daughter, mother, sister and grandmother behind the mask, and she takes to the stage for a specially commissioned performance that showcases legendary hits like Pull Up To The Bumper and Slave To The Rhythm. Larger than life, bordering on cartoon, wild, scary and androgynous – Grace Jones plays all these parts.

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Director: Taika Waititi.
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo. USA 2017. 130 mins.

The latest adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe begins with Thor (Hemsworth) in an almighty intergalactic pickle. He’s broken his hammer, he’s stuck in prison on the far side of the universe, and the goddess of death, Hela (Blanchett), is about to unleash Ragnarok, the annihilation of Asgardian civilisation. Not cool. The problems don’t stop there, either: to get home in time, Thor must win a gladiatorial duel against fellow Avenger and “friend from work”, the Hulk (Ruffalo). Director Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Hunt For The Wilderpeople) has been given ample creative freedom for his MCU debut, so audiences can expect plenty of laughs to go with the action. As Thor’s mischievous adopted brother Loki (Hiddleston) puts it: “This will be such fun.”

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Director: Armando Iannucci.
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Simon Russell Beale, Michael Palin, Jason Isaacs, Andrea Riseborough, Rupert Friend. France/UK 2017. 107 mins.

The internal political landscape of 1950s Soviet Russia takes on darkly comic form in a new film by Oscar-nominated writer/director Armando Iannucci (Veep, In The Loop, The Thick Of It). In the days following Stalin’s collapse, the machinations of senior party officials and courtiers kick into overdrive. Some want positive change in the Soviet Union; others have more sinister motives. But behind all the collusion, backstabbing and strong-arming, the jostling ministers have one thing in common – they’re just desperate to stay alive. Based on the graphic novel by French writer Fabian Nury, Iannucci’s script is loaded with acerbic, politically incorrect conversation, which is delivered by some of the finest and funniest character actors from both sides of the pond.

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Director: Sally Potter.

Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy, Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall. UK 2017. 71 mins.

Janet (Scott Thomas) has just been appointed to a key ministerial position in the shadow cabinet – the crowning achievement of her political career. She and her husband Bill (Spall) plan to celebrate this with a few close friends. As the guests arrive at their home in London, the party takes an unexpected turn when Bill suddenly makes some explosive revelations that take everyone present by surprise. What follows is a hilarious comedy of tragic proportions in which love, friendships and political convictions are soon called into question. From acclaimed British filmmaker Sally Potter, The Party is a smart, fast-paced film full of razor-sharp one-liners that perfectly suits these turbulent times.

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Director: Tomas Alfredson.
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, J. K. Simmons, Charlotte Gainsbourg. USA/UK/Sweden 2017. 119 mins.

Swedish director Tomas Alfredson doesn’t often grace the big screen but his efforts are always exceptional. After his 2008 breakout, the atmospherically stunning Let The Right One In, we had to wait until 2011 for the superlative Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Now we’re blessed with a tense murder-mystery penned by Nordic noir’s greatest storyteller, Joe Nesbø. Alfredson has enrolled a stellar cast to tell the tale, with Michael Fassbender as Nesbø’s regular sleuth, Harry Hole, whose missing-person investigation turns into a hunt for a creepy serial killer whose calling card is – you guessed it – an ominous-looking snowman left at the crime scene. With the help of a brilliant new recruit, Katrine Bratt (Ferguson), Hole must outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall. Others implicated in a particularly gruesome plot include Charlotte Gainsbourg, J. K. Simmons and Toby Jones.

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Director: Denis Villeneuve.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Jared Leto. USA 2017. 163 mins.

One of the decade’s most anticipated films, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s seminal 1982 neo-noir, Blade Runner, is finally upon us. Scott himself returns as producer, freeing up the director’s chair for the supremely talented Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario), while Harrison Ford reprises his role as Rick Deckard. In 2049, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Gosling), uncovers a terrible secret that could throw what’s left of an already broken society into terminal chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find former replicant hunter Deckard, who has been missing for 30 years. In true Blade Runner style, K wants to ask him some questions – the answers to which may have a lot to do with a chilling creator of ‘disposable workforces’, Niander Wallace (Leto).

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UNDER THE INFLUENCE & DANCE TO THE RADIO PRESENTS FLING

Bradford’s FLING provide the previously unsearched-for missing link between T-Rex and the Fat White Family. Forging together Glam Rock, Punk, and Psych with a solid sense of Northern irony and an ever-present aura of late night haziness FLING have created a sound which captivates, entertains and stands out from the crowd gaining support at Beats 1, 6music, and a rapidly growing fanbase of ‘Flingers’

Riotus Psych-Punk from Bradford...In a hazy smoke filled kinda way..." CLASH

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Director: Taika Waititi.
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo. USA 2017. 130 mins.

The latest adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe begins with Thor (Hemsworth) in an almighty intergalactic pickle. He’s broken his hammer, he’s stuck in prison on the far side of the universe, and the goddess of death, Hela (Blanchett), is about to unleash Ragnarok, the annihilation of Asgardian civilisation. Not cool. The problems don’t stop there, either: to get home in time, Thor must win a gladiatorial duel against fellow Avenger and “friend from work”, the Hulk (Ruffalo). Director Taika Waititi (What We Do In The Shadows, Hunt For The Wilderpeople) has been given ample creative freedom for his MCU debut, so audiences can expect plenty of laughs to go with the action. As Thor’s mischievous adopted brother Loki (Hiddleston) puts it: “This will be such fun.”

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Director: Armando Iannucci.
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Simon Russell Beale, Michael Palin, Jason Isaacs, Andrea Riseborough, Rupert Friend. France/UK 2017. 107 mins.

The internal political landscape of 1950s Soviet Russia takes on darkly comic form in a new film by Oscar-nominated writer/director Armando Iannucci (Veep, In The Loop, The Thick Of It). In the days following Stalin’s collapse, the machinations of senior party officials and courtiers kick into overdrive. Some want positive change in the Soviet Union; others have more sinister motives. But behind all the collusion, backstabbing and strong-arming, the jostling ministers have one thing in common – they’re just desperate to stay alive. Based on the graphic novel by French writer Fabian Nury, Iannucci’s script is loaded with acerbic, politically incorrect conversation, which is delivered by some of the finest and funniest character actors from both sides of the pond.

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Director: Sally Potter.

Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Cillian Murphy, Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall. UK 2017. 71 mins.

Janet (Scott Thomas) has just been appointed to a key ministerial position in the shadow cabinet – the crowning achievement of her political career. She and her husband Bill (Spall) plan to celebrate this with a few close friends. As the guests arrive at their home in London, the party takes an unexpected turn when Bill suddenly makes some explosive revelations that take everyone present by surprise. What follows is a hilarious comedy of tragic proportions in which love, friendships and political convictions are soon called into question. From acclaimed British filmmaker Sally Potter, The Party is a smart, fast-paced film full of razor-sharp one-liners that perfectly suits these turbulent times.

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Director: Tomas Alfredson.
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, J. K. Simmons, Charlotte Gainsbourg. USA/UK/Sweden 2017. 119 mins.

Swedish director Tomas Alfredson doesn’t often grace the big screen but his efforts are always exceptional. After his 2008 breakout, the atmospherically stunning Let The Right One In, we had to wait until 2011 for the superlative Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Now we’re blessed with a tense murder-mystery penned by Nordic noir’s greatest storyteller, Joe Nesbø. Alfredson has enrolled a stellar cast to tell the tale, with Michael Fassbender as Nesbø’s regular sleuth, Harry Hole, whose missing-person investigation turns into a hunt for a creepy serial killer whose calling card is – you guessed it – an ominous-looking snowman left at the crime scene. With the help of a brilliant new recruit, Katrine Bratt (Ferguson), Hole must outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall. Others implicated in a particularly gruesome plot include Charlotte Gainsbourg, J. K. Simmons and Toby Jones.

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Director: Denis Villeneuve.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Jared Leto. USA 2017. 163 mins.

One of the decade’s most anticipated films, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s seminal 1982 neo-noir, Blade Runner, is finally upon us. Scott himself returns as producer, freeing up the director’s chair for the supremely talented Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario), while Harrison Ford reprises his role as Rick Deckard. In 2049, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Gosling), uncovers a terrible secret that could throw what’s left of an already broken society into terminal chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find former replicant hunter Deckard, who has been missing for 30 years. In true Blade Runner style, K wants to ask him some questions – the answers to which may have a lot to do with a chilling creator of ‘disposable workforces’, Niander Wallace (Leto).

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Burning Duck Comedy Club presents 'Learning Ducklings' - a new beginners comedy showcase with up to ten new acts – including acts who may be doing their first ever gig!

As well as professional acts - possibly including stars from Radio, TV and Fringe Festival Award winners dropping in to try out new material.

Every comedian and every joke has to start somewhere.. this is yourchance to see the stars of tomorrow today.

The Burning Duck Comedy Club is York's alternative comedy solution, presenting a diverse mix of local, national and international musical, character, sketch, spoken word, theatre, clowning and stand up comedy performers.

"A Unique Experience - Their selection of alternative comedy is a delight" - York Press

"Rib cracking comedy – the atmosphere was friendly and inviting even before the acts begun.” - One and Other

“a plethora of little comedic gems” - Nouse

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Welcome to the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club - bringing the best live stand-up to York!

Four top professional comedians
Enjoy brilliant comedy
A great night out!
Book in advance and save money or pay on the night
Each show has four top professional comedians from all over the world to make you LOL!
Wherever possible we'll be bringing you comedians off the telly from such shows as BBC2's Mock The Week, Shooting Stars, Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC1's Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Have I Got News For You, QI, and Paramount's Live at The Comedy Store etc.

Previously we've booked the likes of Jason Manford, John Bishop and Sarah Millican before they hit the big time. So come and see more brilliant comedians!

There's also a full bar and two breaks for get more drinks and chatting to your friends!

'Ace night' Julie Lovatt

'Fantastic night yet again' Fleur Spafford

'Great night, everyone must try going, very funny' Lee Evans (not the Lee Evans!)

There are all real reviews from real customers so get booking now if you fancy a laugh!

Please note we do not allow bookings for Hen or Stag parties of any size and such parties will be refused admission to the venue.

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A charming animated version of Julia Donaldson and Axel Sheffler's magical tale of a kind witch who invites a surprising collection of animals to join her on her broom, much to the frustration of her loyal cat. The gang ultimately saves the witch from a fearsome dragon, and in gratitude she rewards them all with a magnificent new broom which has room for everyone.

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Scruff of the Neck presents

Corella

"Tipped as being the next big Manchester band" - Imagine FM

Their explosive live set is not to be missed.

Follow The Giant

Blistering 3 piece Indie Rock band, creating catchy melodies and a true individual sound, not ones to miss

The Televangelists

York based indie-rock

Tickets £7 ADV / £9 OTD

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Monsters Incorporated is the largest scare factory in the monster world, and James P. Sullivan is one of its top scarers. Sullivan is a huge, blue, furry monster and his scare assistant, best friend and roommate, Mike Wazowski, is a green, opinionated, feisty little one-eyed monster. Visiting from the human world is Boo, a tiny girl who goes where no human has ever gone before.

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Directors: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman.
Starring: Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Saoirse Ronan, Helen McCrory, Chris O’Dowd. UK/Poland 2017. 95 mins.

Seven years in the making, this story of Vincent van Gogh’s life and mysterious death is a marvel to behold. Some 120 artists hand-rendered 65,000 frames of live action with oil paints on canvas, using the master’s own work as reference. The result is the world’s first fully painted feature film. Beginning a year after his demise, it unfolds around a series of interviews conducted by Armand Roulin (Booth) – a regular model for the artist – who becomes obsessed with his death, which was caused by a bullet wound to the stomach. Was it an accident? Was it suicide? Loving Vincent sets out to explore one of art’s great mysteries.

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One Year On by Sara Murphy

What do you do when you lose the person you love the most? Two new plays in one evening from award-winning York playwright Sarah Murphy. All proceeds to York Against Cancer.

One Year On
A monologue by Sara Murphy
Margaret Hillier is Louise, a woman alone. How has she coped since losing 'her Reg'? This poignant, moving and humorous glimpse into Louise's life lets us share her first year of loss, decision-making and surviving. What should she do with the ashes? "Janice at number 24 sprinkled her husband on their allotment. Don't think I'd fancy eating a carrot off there now." In her remarkable, perceptive monologue, Murphy creates an intimate portrait of the world of an everywoman facing her future one year on.

One Year On
A duologue by Sara Murphy
Can a relationship survive after the dust of the 'blame game' has settled? Our couple, delicately portrayed by Maurice Crichton and Helen Wilson are meeting up after a break from their marriage. Before long, they fall back into easy banter as they comment on people in King's Square in the heart of their home city of York. Him: "Why do women wear shoes with one big toe sticking out the front?" Her: "Dunno, the high ones must be painful." But is the comfort of familiarity enough to persuade her that they belong back together? Or is the hurt - and the guilt - too much to overcome?

Both plays are directed by John Roberts, and stage managed by Pam Broadbent.

Margaret Hillier, Maurice Crichton and Helen Wilson are members of the York Settlement Community Players.

About the author: Few writers can match Sara Murphy for natural - and naturally funny - dialogue. The York playwright has spent a lifetime absorbing the drama of everyday life while listening to ordinary people talking. Overheard conversations on the bus are transformed into little jewels of humour or sadness; a remembered moment at the supermarket checkout can later resurface to suggest a colourful life beyond the tills. Sara worked for more than 30 years in high street fashion retail, where she was privy to intimate secrets and the closed world of women's changing rooms - rich source material for a writer who got her first taste of creative writing in night classes run by the University of York's Centre For Lifelong Learning.

Those classes, which she started in 2005 (tutored by York-based poet Carole Bromley), revealed Sara's flair for creating an earthy Yorkshire script. In 2008, Sara joined Script Yorkshire, which led to Round the Walls, a collaboration with five other writers from Script Yorkshire. Staged here at The Basement, and directed by her friend from writing class, Helen Cadbury, the work hinted at much more to come. In 2009, she was the first winner of the prestigious Script Factor competition. ​

Much more did come, including highly-praised work at Studio York Theatre Royal, Helmsley Art Centre and Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre (as part of their 60th anniversary celebrations in 2015, all earning favourable comparisons to the 'Talking Heads' work of Alan Bennett. Later in 2015, Sara took a break from play writing to study for an MA at York St John University, graduating last year, while still working in her new full-time career as a librarian and school assistant at the city's Archbishop Holgate's School. Not bad for someone who left school at 16 with just a couple of O-levels! ​

Underlying all Sara's work is a fierce determination to let her characters speak for themselves in direct language that can touch an audience. It's a gift that she believes she owes partly to her home city and home county. With a characteristic wry smile, Sara admits: "I'm Yorkshire first; British second.”

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Director: John Hughes. USA 1985. 94 mins.

Can’t get a date? Make one! Rejected by their peers and desperate to be liked, two misfit teens design their ideal woman on a computer – and then accidentally bring her to life.

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One Year On by Sara Murphy

What do you do when you lose the person you love the most? Two new plays in one evening from award-winning York playwright Sarah Murphy. All proceeds to York Against Cancer.

One Year On
A monologue by Sara Murphy
Margaret Hillier is Louise, a woman alone. How has she coped since losing 'her Reg'? This poignant, moving and humorous glimpse into Louise's life lets us share her first year of loss, decision-making and surviving. What should she do with the ashes? "Janice at number 24 sprinkled her husband on their allotment. Don't think I'd fancy eating a carrot off there now." In her remarkable, perceptive monologue, Murphy creates an intimate portrait of the world of an everywoman facing her future one year on.

One Year On
A duologue by Sara Murphy
Can a relationship survive after the dust of the 'blame game' has settled? Our couple, delicately portrayed by Maurice Crichton and Helen Wilson are meeting up after a break from their marriage. Before long, they fall back into easy banter as they comment on people in King's Square in the heart of their home city of York. Him: "Why do women wear shoes with one big toe sticking out the front?" Her: "Dunno, the high ones must be painful." But is the comfort of familiarity enough to persuade her that they belong back together? Or is the hurt - and the guilt - too much to overcome?

Both plays are directed by John Roberts, and stage managed by Pam Broadbent.

Margaret Hillier, Maurice Crichton and Helen Wilson are members of the York Settlement Community Players.

About the author: Few writers can match Sara Murphy for natural - and naturally funny - dialogue. The York playwright has spent a lifetime absorbing the drama of everyday life while listening to ordinary people talking. Overheard conversations on the bus are transformed into little jewels of humour or sadness; a remembered moment at the supermarket checkout can later resurface to suggest a colourful life beyond the tills. Sara worked for more than 30 years in high street fashion retail, where she was privy to intimate secrets and the closed world of women's changing rooms - rich source material for a writer who got her first taste of creative writing in night classes run by the University of York's Centre For Lifelong Learning.

Those classes, which she started in 2005 (tutored by York-based poet Carole Bromley), revealed Sara's flair for creating an earthy Yorkshire script. In 2008, Sara joined Script Yorkshire, which led to Round the Walls, a collaboration with five other writers from Script Yorkshire. Staged here at The Basement, and directed by her friend from writing class, Helen Cadbury, the work hinted at much more to come. In 2009, she was the first winner of the prestigious Script Factor competition. ​

Much more did come, including highly-praised work at Studio York Theatre Royal, Helmsley Art Centre and Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre (as part of their 60th anniversary celebrations in 2015, all earning favourable comparisons to the 'Talking Heads' work of Alan Bennett. Later in 2015, Sara took a break from play writing to study for an MA at York St John University, graduating last year, while still working in her new full-time career as a librarian and school assistant at the city's Archbishop Holgate's School. Not bad for someone who left school at 16 with just a couple of O-levels! ​

Underlying all Sara's work is a fierce determination to let her characters speak for themselves in direct language that can touch an audience. It's a gift that she believes she owes partly to her home city and home county. With a characteristic wry smile, Sara admits: "I'm Yorkshire first; British second.”

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Directors: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon. Voices: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker. USA 2017. 90 mins.

At the end of Despicable Me 2, one-time dastardly supervillain Felonious Gru (Carell) seemed to have hung up his ‘evil’ cape for good. Having settled in the ‘burbs with his feisty super agent wife (Wiig) and three adorable, unicorn-loving, adopted daughters, he’s now out to actively fight crime, not cause it. Until, that is, a long lost, enviably hirsute twin brother (also Carell) pops out of the woodwork to tempt Gru back to the dark side… Eagerly anticipated by everyone from toddlers to adults, this animated threequel also voice casts Trey Parker (co-creator of South Park and The Book Of Mormon) as an ’80s-obsessed baddie with truly villainous shoulder pads. As if that wasn’t enough, one final word will sell it to you: Minions!

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An egotistical nightclub singer must choose between the wealthy socialite who can help his career and the chorus girl who's stolen his heart.

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Jonny ‘Itch’ Fox began The King Blues as a solo project on ukulele and vocals and evolved in to ‘rebel street music’ inspired by Public Enemy, Clash and The Specials fusing punk and hip hop together with influences from ska and spoken word.

Welcome to an exclusive intimate small venue show with Itch’s unique mix of King Blues and solo material, spoken word, poetry and social commentary!

New book ‘One Hundred and One Haikus’ out Sept 12.

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Directors: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon. Voices: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker. USA 2017. 90 mins.

At the end of Despicable Me 2, one-time dastardly supervillain Felonious Gru (Carell) seemed to have hung up his ‘evil’ cape for good. Having settled in the ‘burbs with his feisty super agent wife (Wiig) and three adorable, unicorn-loving, adopted daughters, he’s now out to actively fight crime, not cause it. Until, that is, a long lost, enviably hirsute twin brother (also Carell) pops out of the woodwork to tempt Gru back to the dark side… Eagerly anticipated by everyone from toddlers to adults, this animated threequel also voice casts Trey Parker (co-creator of South Park and The Book Of Mormon) as an ’80s-obsessed baddie with truly villainous shoulder pads. As if that wasn’t enough, one final word will sell it to you: Minions!

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Director: Jennifer Brea. 2017. USA. 98 mins.

Twenty-eight-year-old Jennifer Brea is working on her PhD at Harvard and months away from marrying the love of her life when a mysterious fever leaves her bedridden and looking for answers. Refusing to accept the limitations of life stuck in bed, Jen turns her camera on herself and a hidden community of millions confined to their homes and bedrooms by ME, commonly called chronic fatigue syndrome. She shares her pain and her most intimate moments in order to offer hope and visibility to those who suffer alone in dark, silent rooms. At its core, Unrest is a love story – a heartbreaking, inspiring and funny account of how Jen and her new husband forge their life together while dealing with her illness.

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Directors: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon. Voices: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker. USA 2017. 90 mins.

At the end of Despicable Me 2, one-time dastardly supervillain Felonious Gru (Carell) seemed to have hung up his ‘evil’ cape for good. Having settled in the ‘burbs with his feisty super agent wife (Wiig) and three adorable, unicorn-loving, adopted daughters, he’s now out to actively fight crime, not cause it. Until, that is, a long lost, enviably hirsute twin brother (also Carell) pops out of the woodwork to tempt Gru back to the dark side… Eagerly anticipated by everyone from toddlers to adults, this animated threequel also voice casts Trey Parker (co-creator of South Park and The Book Of Mormon) as an ’80s-obsessed baddie with truly villainous shoulder pads. As if that wasn’t enough, one final word will sell it to you: Minions!

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Café Scientifique is a place where, a cup of coffee or a glass of wine in your hand, you can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Meetings take place in cafes, bars, restaurants and even theatres, but always outside a traditional academic context. AGE 14+

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Directors: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman.
Starring: Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Saoirse Ronan, Helen McCrory, Chris O’Dowd. UK/Poland 2017. 95 mins.

Seven years in the making, this story of Vincent van Gogh’s life and mysterious death is a marvel to behold. Some 120 artists hand-rendered 65,000 frames of live action with oil paints on canvas, using the master’s own work as reference. The result is the world’s first fully painted feature film. Beginning a year after his demise, it unfolds around a series of interviews conducted by Armand Roulin (Booth) – a regular model for the artist – who becomes obsessed with his death, which was caused by a bullet wound to the stomach. Was it an accident? Was it suicide? Loving Vincent sets out to explore one of art’s great mysteries.

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Day one of One For The Road's annual Motor Neurone Disease Association Fundraiser will be closed by a rare appearance from Jon Eagle & The Four Haydens. Jon Eagle, the rock n roll alter-ego of York acoustic stalwart Jonny Gill will be playing full band versions of his usually stripped back acoustic songs, backed by the other members of his pop-punk-synthwave band Pray For Hayden. Support comes from Leeds base hip-hop performance poets Stray Weather, Selby's dark-folk duo Sing Ramona Sing and York folkies The River Geese, who are made up of ex-members of The Savoy Ballroom.

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Directors: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon. Voices: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker. USA 2017. 90 mins.

At the end of Despicable Me 2, one-time dastardly supervillain Felonious Gru (Carell) seemed to have hung up his ‘evil’ cape for good. Having settled in the ‘burbs with his feisty super agent wife (Wiig) and three adorable, unicorn-loving, adopted daughters, he’s now out to actively fight crime, not cause it. Until, that is, a long lost, enviably hirsute twin brother (also Carell) pops out of the woodwork to tempt Gru back to the dark side… Eagerly anticipated by everyone from toddlers to adults, this animated threequel also voice casts Trey Parker (co-creator of South Park and The Book Of Mormon) as an ’80s-obsessed baddie with truly villainous shoulder pads. As if that wasn’t enough, one final word will sell it to you: Minions!

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Featuring episodes Timmy Wants The Blues, Timmy Steals The Show and Timmy Wants The Drum

Join Timmy and his friends for three fun adventures in this collection of classic Timmy Time episodes. Timmy learns how important it is to be flexible whether it’s stepping in for Yabba in the nursery talent show, playing the triangle in a music lesson when he wanted to play the drum, or using more than just his favourite colour when painting a picture!

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A regular on the York Jazz circuit joins us once more, just over a year on from headlining our first ever show!

The Basement Jazz Club is a new project which wants to put York’s amazing jazz scene front and centre. We pride ourselves on excellent sound and an intimate atmosphere, giving over our stage to the finest musicians from York, as well as the odd featured act from further afield. Expect a variety of styles, from the gypsy stylings of Django Reinhardt, to the passionate blues of the Deep South.

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Directors: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon. Voices: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker. USA 2017. 90 mins.

At the end of Despicable Me 2, one-time dastardly supervillain Felonious Gru (Carell) seemed to have hung up his ‘evil’ cape for good. Having settled in the ‘burbs with his feisty super agent wife (Wiig) and three adorable, unicorn-loving, adopted daughters, he’s now out to actively fight crime, not cause it. Until, that is, a long lost, enviably hirsute twin brother (also Carell) pops out of the woodwork to tempt Gru back to the dark side… Eagerly anticipated by everyone from toddlers to adults, this animated threequel also voice casts Trey Parker (co-creator of South Park and The Book Of Mormon) as an ’80s-obsessed baddie with truly villainous shoulder pads. As if that wasn’t enough, one final word will sell it to you: Minions!

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'Promoting original music and art through York’s impeccable talent’

A monthly Open Mic Night to showcase those with the creative buzz. For any kind of performer- poetry, comedy, musings, music, monologue and miscellaneous! Guest headliners, up-n-comers and first-timers meet in the chilled surroundings of The Basement to take the stage!

We recommend that performers arrive in time for doors at 7:30pm to avoid disappointment - slots are allocated on the evening and are no longer than 10 mins.

All ages welcome. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Director: John Hughes
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck USA 1986 103 mins

Ferris is a boy who gets anything he wants, screws over anyone who gets in his way, and gets patted on the back for doing so. Gathering his best friend (Ruck) and his best girlfriend (Sara), he skips school for a day out in Chicago.

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Director: Alfred Hitchcock. USA 1959. 136 mins.

The quintessential chase film, digitally restored. Cary Grant gives one of his finest performances as the self-satisfied, suave ad exec who is mistaken for a spy and pursued across the country by enemy agents.

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Katie Von Schleicher’s Bleaksploitation was an accident, years in the making. While interning at Ba Da Bing Records, owner Ben Goldberg offered that she make a cassette for the label to release. It could be anything, demos or a live performance, but she took it a bit more seriously than Goldberg intended. The result was her first self-produced and engineered effort, a strange, hazy, pop-laden tape. Doing her own press under a pseudonym and referring to it as an “album,” Von Schleicher garnered enough attention for Bleaksploitation to see it released on vinyl in Spring 2016.

On her debut full-length, Von Schleicher strikes again on the magic that comes from her warped and uncompromising sound. Shitty Hits channels the bright, sunny radio burners of the 1970’s, songs you drive to, carefree, and songs you can cry to.

From start to finish, Shitty Hits confronts feelings of isolation and powerlessness. Opener ‘The Image’ (named for Daniel Boorstein’s The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-events in America) finds Von Schleicher at bottom, struggling for perspective: “The image runs and runs together / I’m glancing at it on a screen / I can’t tell you how I feel / It runs and runs together / I’m standing beneath it.” Overheated vocals, distorted drums and unwieldy guitars push back, unrelenting. Von Schleicher fights to get out of her head the way Springsteen tries beating it out of town. Shitty Hits doesn’t tackle grandiosity, but mediocrity; the struggle of being deeply flawed and unmistakably human.

Conjuring the home recorded sound of Paul McCartney’s McCartney or Jeff Buckley’s Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk, Shitty Hits was created on a tape machine at Von Schleicher’s childhood home in Maryland. Where Bleaksploitation courted a kind of sonic nihilism, Shitty Hits shows confidence and growth. It ends in unflinching self-realization, as Von Schleicher sings “Where is everything I hold to be true? / When you feel like you’re a door they’re knocking on / Or worse, that no one passes through / Do I hold my life? / No one’s gonna sell it back / Over my head.” Words form the questions, answers are given in sound.

'Katie Von Schleicher’s debut tackles feelings of mediocrity and turns them into something grand instead.' - Loud & Quiet 8/10

'Brilliant debut from wry US writer.' - Uncut 8/10

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Raising the curtain on the Aesthetica Short Film Festival’s seventh anniversary edition is the opening night at York’s premier arthouse cinema and live performance venue, City Screen. The event features a dynamic taster of top films from the festival’s Official Selection, followed by an after-party until 11.30 in The Riverside Bar. Guests will receive a free drink and an ASFF VIP bag filled with goodies. Limited Availability.

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'Blue Rose Code is as slippery as an eel; a genre dodger; a mess of influences and contradictions. This rare display of soul and emotion will not be boxed, a sign of something special.' - Spiral Earth

‘An affirmation of love that links human relationships with the natural world. As sublimely paced as Astral Weeks-era Van Morrison.’ - Folk Radio UK

Edinburgh born Ross Wilson spent his creative formative years in East London, then moved to South England “to be by the sea’s energy” but it is in his homecoming that he has found where his heart is. Life wasn’t always simple for Wilson. “I have swapped one type of chaos for another” says Wilson. “On my darkest day I found my benediction”.

Now a committed enthusiast and creative whirling dervish, Wilson has seen the past few years produce his most exciting work including the album ‘The Ballad of Peckham Rye’, which was nominated for the prestigious Scottish Album Of The Year Awards in 2014 and featured a roll-call of remarkable talent, including Danny Thompson, Karine Polwart, John Wetton, Aidan O’Rourke and Kathryn Williams.

'Grateful', the first single from the new album, was released at the end of 2015 and was playlisted on BBC Radio Scotland for a full five weeks. In unprecedented fashion, the following two Blue Rose Code singles were playlisted by Radio Scotland, making three in a row.

Further praise has come from the most unexpected of quarters in Hollywood A-lister, Ewan McGregor. Ewan explained, “My uncle Denis Lawson, gave me a copy of The Ballads Of Peckham Rye, it’s beautiful and I can’t stop listening to it.”

Speaking about the album, Wilson says “It’s an album for music fans and musicians, a challenging record. I’m passionate about that fusion of folk and jazz and where it intersects with songwriting. Working with these musicians has been a game changer.”

Live performance is where Blue Rose Code connects strongly with their audiences; having toured the length and breadth of the UK, selling out venues wherever they go and leaving a trail of fans in their wake.

Ross Wilson has spent most of his musical life curating; he sculpts his band to every mood and temperament in order to create the perfect happening. From attrition to intense moments of ecstatic love, Wilson’s lyrics challenge the ear and soften the heart.

As the man at the helm of Blue Rose Code, he is, part director, part sculptor…total chameleon.

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Director: John McTiernan.
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura. USA 1987. 108 mins.

Take everything you could want from an ’80s action movie – guns, muscles, sweat, fire, mud, choppers, one-liners – and drop in a highly intelligent extra-terrestrial warrior and you’ve got John McTiernan’s timeless Predator. Holding up superbly in its 30th year, this multi-faceted Rambo-esque action thriller sees an in-his-pomp Arnold Schwarzenegger lead a team of commandos through a remote jungle to rescue potential survivors of a downed helicopter. They soon discover their superiors lied about the true nature of their mission, but this turns out to be the least of their problems: a shape-shifting otherworldly killer is stalking them, and begins to pick them off one by one. By the end, it’s just Arnie and the alien – and the alien’s picked the wrong man to hunt.

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Technology and transport provide Rastamouse, Scratchy and Zoomer with three more mysteries to solve.

Author Michael De Souza says of his creation, “Rastamouse has a positive message for young children, promoting the need to understand what is right from what is wrong, and why, in a meaningful context.”


“Through understanding, love an' respect; Rastamouse will always make a bad thing good.”

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Halfway 2 Nowhere Presents

The MallRats headline show at The Basement, York

With Special Guests:

Alleyways Sounds Like A Storm

£5 Advance, £3 Students

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Director: Paul King.
Starring: Ben Wishaw, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi. UK/France 2017. TBC mins.

The wholehearted, accident-prone bear from deepest, darkest Peru returns with a second helping of his endearing brand of good-natured mischief. Happily settled in Windsor Gardens, Paddington takes on a variety of odd jobs to raise enough money to buy a very special book for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday. But when the precious book is stolen, Paddington and the Browns have to track down the culprit. Ben Wishaw again voices the lovable if hapless furry character, while Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins reprise their roles as his surrogate parents, Mr and Mrs Brown. Director/co-writer Paul King returns to ensure consistent appeal, and even adds some new characters to the fun, including Hugh Grant as a vain, fading actor and Brendan Gleeson’s fearsome safecracker.

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Join international cabaret star Velma Celli for an evening of cabaret.
Ian Stroughair (the man behind the makeup) is a West end and cabaret star who has appeared in hit Musicals such as Chicago, Cats, Fame and Rent where he received critical acclaim.
"A Stand out turn" Mark Shenton, The Guardian & The Stage magazine.
He has enjoyed a varied career in film and TV and even appeared on BBC's Eastenders as himself.
"A sensational performer at the height of his game" West End Frame.
This year he fronted the U.K commercial campaign for McDonalds and starred opposite Danny Dyer in the music short Nebraska for recording artist Lucy Rose.
"An impressive performance" What's On stage.
Also he makes his silver screen debut this Autumn in Feature film Night of the Lotus:
"A musical extravagant that hits all the right spots" This Is Cabaret.
This is a musical theatre review including classic show tunes, jazz standards, Bassey to Beyoncé and everything in between.
Switching from hysterical impressions of some of your favourite divas such as Britney Spears and Cher to stripped back acoustic arrangements of popular pop songs in ways you have never heard them this roller coaster of a cabaret really hits every spot!
There is something for everybody in this expertly written cabaret revue so do not miss out!

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Baptista struggles to marry off his tempestuous daughter Katharina, a shrew who denies that any man could possibly be her match. However when she meets Petruchio, who is as ill-tempered as she, the two forces of nature ignite an unexpected and explosive encounter.

Acclaimed choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot brings out the wit, fast-paced athleticism and vibrancy from the Bolshoi Ballet dancers in Shakespeare’s rowdy comedy. Principals Ekaterina Krysanova and Vladislav Lantratov clash, challenge and eventually give themselves to one another in a wonderfully entertaining production that can only be seen at the Bolshoi!

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Director: Paul King.
Starring: Ben Wishaw, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi. UK/France 2017. TBC mins.

The wholehearted, accident-prone bear from deepest, darkest Peru returns with a second helping of his endearing brand of good-natured mischief. Happily settled in Windsor Gardens, Paddington takes on a variety of odd jobs to raise enough money to buy a very special book for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday. But when the precious book is stolen, Paddington and the Browns have to track down the culprit. Ben Wishaw again voices the lovable if hapless furry character, while Hugh Bonneville and Sally Hawkins reprise their roles as his surrogate parents, Mr and Mrs Brown. Director/co-writer Paul King returns to ensure consistent appeal, and even adds some new characters to the fun, including Hugh Grant as a vain, fading actor and Brendan Gleeson’s fearsome safecracker.

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Burning Duck Comedy Club Presents Brian Gittins: Don't Feed The Monkey Man

David Earl’s alter ego, Brian Gittins is an utter prat and according to the Sussex Argus, ‘The World’s Worst Comedian’. However, Brian’s not having any of it and he’s back with a live show with the might of powerhouse sponsor Rampoo (Shampoo for rams) behind him.

This is a rare chance to catch one of the country's leading alternative comics outside of London. A true a virtuoso in the field of 'Wincemaking' and fully certified berk of a man, this is a comedy joyride with all the bells, whistles and monkey suits that go with it. Promising dancing, singing and Knock Knock jokes about an elderly lady called Joan McEnroe (sounds like John McEnroe).

David Earl is star of Derek (Channel 4), Gittins (Channel 4), Cumbo (Channel 4), Extras (BBC), star and co-writer of Rovers (Sky 1). Chortle Award Character Act nominee 2013 / 2014

‘One of the best comedy characters of the decade.’ Ricky Gervais

‘A true original, and breathtakingly funny with it’ The Guardian

‘Very funny and horrifically distressing’ The Independent

18+

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Director: Brian Fee.
Voices: Owen Wilson, Armie Hammer, Nathan Fillion, Cristela Alonzo. USA 2017. 109 mins.

Blindsided by the brash, hi-tech racer Jackson Storm (Hammer) and a new generation of sleek challengers, Lightning McQueen (Wilson), the plucky hero of the Cars franchise, struggles to keep up in the sport he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he heads home to Radiator Springs, where he finds a willing accomplice in the spirited technician Cruz Ramirez (Alonzo). Tuned up, and inspired by words from his original mentor Doc Hudson (the late Paul Newman), ‘the little red race-car that tried harder’ sets out to prove that he’s still the best in the world. Directed by Brian Fee, the storyboard artist from Pixar’s brilliant Ratatouille as well as the two previous films in the franchise, Cars 3 has a lush, luminous texture and thrilling pace to it that will delight all comers.

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Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger.
Starring: Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring.
UK 1948. 135 mins.

The ultimate ballet film returns to the big screen digitally restored, having been championed by Martin Scorsese, for whom it was a great inspiration after he saw it as a child. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s sinister fairy tale, THE RED SHOES fuses glamour, back stage detail and stunning dance sequences into an audacious, intoxicating melodrama about the competing claims of life and art. Introducing the young Scottish ballerina Moira Shearer whose flaming red hair becomes a dominant visual motif, THE RED SHOES survived damning reviews and producer betrayal to take its place as a milestone in film history. Possibly Technicolor’s finest hour.

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Princes, Princesses, Heroes and Villains, and talking crabs. This quiz looks at the vast catalogue of Disney films, featuring the return of the much-loved Bad Kazoo Round!

Doors 7.30, quiz starts at 8. £1.50, maximum 5 people per team.

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Director: Jim Henson
Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud. USA 1986. 101 mins

Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah – a teenager with an active imagination – summons the Goblins from her favourite book, Labyrinth, to take her baby step-brother away.

When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into the world of the fairy tale to rescue him, in hope that their loyalty isn't just another illusion in a place where nothing is as it seems!

Combining music, adventure, comedy and fantasy, this beloved family film boasts a cast of incredible creatures created by the Jim Henson Creature Shop, and stars the late, great David Bowie, who performs five original songs in the role of the Goblin King.

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Directors: Neasa Ní Chianáin, David Rane. Ireland 2016. 100 mins.

This hilarious and yet poignant documentary about two prep-school teachers on the brink of retirement, with a combined 90 years of chalkboard experience behind them, is pure magic. Housed in a Hogwarts-like 18th-century estate, Headfort, the last remaining boarding school in Ireland for primary-aged kids, has been home for John and Amanda Leyden for 46 years. For John, the differences between Latin, Mathematics and rock music are nominal; for his wife Amanda, the key to connecting with children is the book, and she uses all means to snare the young minds. In almost half a century they’ve shaped thousands of minds, but now the unthinkable looms. School Life reflects a unique kind of fondness that existed between tutor and ward in years gone by, and a genuine love of all that makes childhood so precious.

Contains infrequent strong language.

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Riff Tour - York Presents: Tenements + Frank Grimes & The Disaster

Scottish metalcore outfit Tenememts headline this years Riff Tour with touring support from Trapfield Tribe a trio of growing grime/trap artists and Frank Grimes and the Disasters a yorkshire alt/punk rock band that draw comparisons of Alkaline Trio. Local support comes from Covent.

Tickets £3 ADV // £4 OTD

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Out-Spoken Press is an independent publisher of poetry and critical writing founded in 2013. Its first national tour featuring several of its acclaimed poets will begin this Autumn. The book tour in York will feature an incredible line-up including Anthony Anaxagorou, Joelle Taylor, Bridget Minamore, Raymond Antrobus, Fran Lock and Hibaq Osman. All artists will be performing live poetry from their Out-Spoken collections, and all books will be available for sale and for signing.

Information on all of the artists and their collections can be found here: http://www.outspokenldn.com/outspokenpress/

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Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical is staged for the first time at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves. Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, it’s directed by Dominic Cooke (The Comedy of Errors). Winner of Academy, Tony, Grammy and Olivier awards, Sondheim’s previous work includes A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George.

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November episodes: Petal Light Picking, Seacow Snow Trail, Bobsleigh, The Play, Duck Flies

Sarah And Duck follows seven-year-old Sarah and her endearing best friend Duck. During each episode, the pair embarks on simple but exciting adventures. Whether they are trying to reach a rainbow or help an umbrella to stay dry, Sarah and Duck explore everyday moments in an engaging, imaginative way.

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Welcome to the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club - bringing the best live stand-up to York!

Four top professional comedians
Enjoy brilliant comedy
A great night out!
Book in advance and save money or pay on the night
Each show has four top professional comedians from all over the world to make you LOL!
Wherever possible we'll be bringing you comedians off the telly from such shows as BBC2's Mock The Week, Shooting Stars, Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC1's Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Have I Got News For You, QI, and Paramount's Live at The Comedy Store etc.

Previously we've booked the likes of Jason Manford, John Bishop and Sarah Millican before they hit the big time. So come and see more brilliant comedians!

There's also a full bar and two breaks for get more drinks and chatting to your friends!

'Ace night' Julie Lovatt

'Fantastic night yet again' Fleur Spafford

'Great night, everyone must try going, very funny' Lee Evans (not the Lee Evans!)

There are all real reviews from real customers so get booking now if you fancy a laugh!

Please note we do not allow bookings for Hen or Stag parties of any size and such parties will be refused admission to the venue.

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Take a seat at the strangest dinner party of your life. The servants have absconded; the ragout is all over the floor; there’s a bear in the garden; your fellow guests are rapidly descending into savagery; and most mysteriously of all, no one seems able to leave. British composer Thomas Adès (The Tempest) conducts the American premiere of his latest opera. Co-commissioned by the Met and sung in English, this black comedy, with shades of JG Ballard/Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise, is based on the screenplay of Luis Buñuel’s 1962 surrealist film. The cast is filled with established British names including Sally Matthews, Sophie Bevan, Alice Coote, Christine Rice, Ieystn Davies and John Tomlinson. “Inventive and audacious… a major event” (New York Times).

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'Singer-songwriter Kane Strang is from Dunedin, New Zealand, and the echoes of that city's musical heritage (The Chills, The Clean, The Verlaines) can be heard in his breezy, bouncy guitar pop. He's not regurgitating the past, though, and he's carved out his own sound already despite being a very new artist.' - Brooklyn Vegan

Kane Strang’s first proper album, Blue Cheese, picks up on the rough disaffection of his earlier demo collection, A Pebble and a Paper Crane, which he recorded in a WWII bomb shelter in Germany. Back in his hometown of Dunedin, New Zealand, Strang spent two curious months alone, housesitting for his parents. Re-nested, yet still isolated, Strang composed all of Blue Cheese over those quiet days.

Lead-off track “The Web” channels pummeling bass lines punctuated by a twinkling synth that calls upon microscopic pop principalities of restlessness (“Yeah, I met someone else / Without leaving my little house / No, I haven’t held her yet / I met her on the internet”).

Its abrupt ending parallels Strang’s own disconnect. “She’s Appealing” weaves Day-Glo guitar motifs into distant, detached ’80s garage pop vocals. “Never Kissed a Blonde” is driven by a slapping delay on both vocals and guitar. Strang’s path toward a melody is always surprising, and he never misses a hit-on-the- head-obvious-in-retrospect memorable line.

Kane Strang is already picking up strong international interest. As well as the Flying Nun release of Blue Cheese, he has also signed to Badabing Records in New York and Secretly Canadian Publishing.

Strang has amassed a band and has started playing his distinct psych-pop live, including a tour in June 2015 and a memorable set at The Others Way Festival.

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Director: Jean Cocteau.
Starring: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély.
France 1946. 95 mins. French with English subtitles.

Despite the stringent conditions of its making in post-liberation France, Cocteau’s exquisite version of the 18th-century fairy tale remains one of the greatest films of the fantasy genre. Beauty gives herself to the Beast who has held her father to ransom. Through love, and to her slight disappointment, he turns into a handsome prince. Romantic, erotic, hallucinatory and almost tragic, this is an intelligent, grown-up retelling of a ‘children’s’ tale.

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Hosted by the York Branch of Script Yorkshire, Script Factor is open to all writers, regardless of previous experience. Brand new 15 minute scripts. Some with a theme, some without. Performed Script-in-Hand by local actors from York Settlement Community Players. AGE 14+

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Take a seat at the strangest dinner party of your life. The servants have absconded; the ragout is all over the floor; there’s a bear in the garden; your fellow guests are rapidly descending into savagery; and most mysteriously of all, no one seems able to leave. British composer Thomas Adès (The Tempest) conducts the American premiere of his latest opera. Co-commissioned by the Met and sung in English, this black comedy, with shades of JG Ballard/Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise, is based on the screenplay of Luis Buñuel’s 1962 surrealist film. The cast is filled with established British names including Sally Matthews, Sophie Bevan, Alice Coote, Christine Rice, Ieystn Davies and John Tomlinson. “Inventive and audacious… a major event” (New York Times).

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Director: Shubhashish Bhutiani.
Starring: Adil Hussain, Lalit Behl, Gheetanjali Kulkarni. India 2016. 102 mins. Hindi with English subtitles.

Faint echoes of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel reverberate through this affecting comedy-drama from debut feature director and co-writer Shubhashish Bhutiani. Rajiv (Hussain, Life Of Pi) is a stressed-out accountant obliged to journey to the holy city of Varanasi with his sprightly 77-year-old father Daya, who is determined to spend his final days there. The enforced intimacy of the city’s teaming alleyways and their cramped hotel room brings father and son closer together, and at the eponymous hotel where he hopes to die, Daya instead finds a new lease of life. Much of the gentle if edifying humour in this tender tale of life and relationships revolves around Daya’s acceptance of impending death and Rajiv’s anxiety to get it over with and get back to work.

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Irish alt-folk and electronica alchemist Seamus Fogarty will release his new album The Curious Hand on October 6th. It is his first for Domino and follows his debut full-length God Damn You Mountain (Fence/Lost Map) and 2015’s EP Ducks and Drakes

Originally from County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland, Fogarty now resides in London, and the capital provides the canvas for The Curious Hand. It’s there in the starkly heartbroken ‘Seems Wherever’, written from the perspective of the tube system and the deep well of the city’s troubled soul, and in the stony-faced rush hour commuters in ‘Van Gogh’s Ear’, pouring onto train carriages “bound for Egham or Whimple or West Ham”. But The Curious Hand also reaches back to Seamus’ homeland and past in charmingly simple and direct ways. Midway through the title track, for instance, a sampled conversation between neighbours back in Mayo takes centre stage as the musicians set off down yet another new musical path. Elsewhere, on ‘Tommy the Cat’, a skeletal instrumental becomes a bed for a recording of a shouting competition in the West of Ireland.

Fogarty’s method of lifting sounds wholesale from his environment and tucking them into the folds of his songs like keepsakes, renders himself at once, artist and archivist as well as twisting the notion of the folk singer’s role as collector and custodian of stories, traditions and cultural curio.

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Bull

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CRY BABY
CRYBABY perform classy indie rock n roll, they have some well crafted songs andy know how to put on a show'

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The Sunset Radio

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Glass Traps

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SCRUFF OF THE NECK
“Making waves we shouldn't ignore” - Hattie Pearson, Key 103 & ex-Radio X
"Super-cool imprint” - Manchester Evening News
“Scruff are proving themselves to be instrumental in bringing forward new talent" - Louder Than War
“A one-stop-shop for getting acts to the next level” - Ben Ryles, DHP Family
"Discovering and developing some great talent in Manchester and beyond, it’s exciting to be working with them" - Joe Vesayaporn, Music Glue

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Messy goes to Okido is a comedy adventure, science-educational show following a curious, lovable monster called Messy (voiced by Adam Buxton).

Messy magically transports us from the real world to the land of Okido, where he finds the answers to his questions.

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York Mind Winter Concert Featuring Zak Ford, David Swann, Rab Ferguson and The Bronze

Join York Mind as we celebrate and raise funds for better mental health in York with a relaxed evening of music, storytelling and fundraising. All proceeds from this show will be donated to York Mind, to continue our vital work supporting people in York experiencing mental ill-health.

Featuring:
Zak Ford: “Soul infused melodic folk”- https://zakfordmusic.bandcamp.com/
David Swann: “Songs about the people, places and history of his native county of Yorkshire, as well as songs about love lost and found” -https://www.reverbnation.com/davidswann
The Bronze: “Measured and beautiful” Tom Robinson, BBC 6Music - http://thebronze.co.uk/
Rab Ferguson will also be storytelling, performing folk tales which he assures you are all entirely true (in a manner of speaking).

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Say Owt kicked off in 2014 with a sizzling slam. Our first ever guest was Rogue Teacher Mark Grist, so we thought we’d bring him back for 2017 to once again prove why The Guardian called him “Britain's Eminem.”

In a Slam, each poet gets 3 minutes for the chance to win a cash prize and become a Say Owt Champion, as judged by the audience. It’s fast and frantic and fun. Fancy a slot? Email info@sayowt.co.uk or visit our website www.sayowt.co.uk.

Mark went viral in 2012 when he beat a teenager in a rap battle. But long before this, Mark had quit his job as an English teacher to pursue performance poetry. Mark is a dedicated educator, his writing accessible and fun but also not afraid to tackle important subjects. He’s featured in numerous Don’t Flop rap battles. His commissions have included work for The Royal Institute, BBC Radio 1, Radio 1 Xtra, Channel 4, Film 4, Red Bull, The National Maritime Museum and Google. Mark will also be leading a writing workshop 26th November at York Explore Library, 1-3pm.

Say Owt is supported by Arts Council England

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With an Americana Association UK ‘album of the year’ award nomination for ‘Mockingbird Lane’, a 28 date UK tour supporting the legendary Shakin’ Stevens, a new live album released in association with Vintage TV and invites to play prestigious festivals such as Cambridge Folk, Tønder, Denmark and AmericanaFest, Nashville… 2017 is shaping up to be a very good year for Danni Nicholls.

From a young age, Danni was soaking up American folk, country and rock n roll music from her Grandmother’s record collection in her small home town of Bedford, UK. When she inherited her Uncle Heathcliff’s 1963 Burns London Shortscale Jazz guitar (rumoured to have belonged to Billy Fury!) aged 16, all those influences came pouring back out in the form of her own original material and has been flowing ever since.

Fast forward to 2011 when Danni met bassist/producer Chris Donohue (The Civil Wars, Elvis Costello, Robert Plant) in London through a mutual friend whilst Chris was in the UK playing bass with Emmylou Harris as one of her Red Dirt Boys. The pair have now made two critically acclaimed albums together with some of Nashville’s finest musicians featuring on the tracks.

Debut ‘A Little Redemption’ was released July 2013 and award nominated ‘Mockingbird Lane’ in October 2015. Credits on the albums include the legendary Al Perkins on Dobro (Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons, The Rolling Stones) Steve Fishell on Pedal Steel (Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt) and Will Kimbrough (Jimmy Buffett, John Prine)

“My time in Music City working with these great, great musicians was a hugely inspirational and surreal experience. It forced me to raise my game and push my boundaries. I’ve come away with two albums which I’m immensely proud of”. Armed with her trusty, ‘weathered and worn’ Tanglewood parlour guitar, Danni has been touring relentlessly far and wide, honing her craft and wooing audiences. A vibrant, spell-binding performer, she has been invited to support many artists such as Sturgill Simpson, Todd Snider, Jolie Holland, Kim Richey, Jim Lauderdale, Angus and Julia Stone, Bobby Bare Jr, Mark Olsen, Nell Bryden, Tift Merrit and Diana Jones. With performances guaranteed to melt your heart into the soles of your cowboy boots, her passionate delivery, captivating velvet voice and charmingly engaging between-song banter compel you to fall under her spell.

An artist with the elegance and imagination to restore your faith in the visceral power of an original song - Paul Sexton, BBC Radio 2 and freelance print/broadcast journalist

I absolutely love the elegance and beauty of her music - Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2

Smoky soul, folk-pop and heart-wrenching alt-country, all in a rich voice - Q Magazine

Sumptuous…a warm wry line in confessional songwriting - UNCUT

One in a million… - Maverick Music Magazine

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Director: Isao Takahata.
Japan 2013. 137 mins.
Please check in cinema whether the subtitled or English-language version is showing.

This timeless masterpiece from the legendary Studio Ghibli is based on a tenth–century Japanese fable. A peasant discovers a miniature girl growing inside a bamboo shoot and takes her home.

She quickly grows to become the most beautiful young woman in the land, and is wooed by a series of suitors, including the Emperor himself. But it soon emerges that she is in fact exiled from the Moon, to which she is bound one day to return.

This haunting story is brought to the screen by Ghibli co-founder and genius animator Isao Takahata (GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES), and is undoubtedly one of the studio’s finest works. Exquisitely drawn in a style that recalls washed-out Japanese watercolours, the story is spellbinding and melancholic – an instant classic.

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Widely considered Britain’s most popular artist, David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibitions in London, New York, Paris and beyond, attracting millions of visitors worldwide.

Now entering his 9th decade, Hockney shows absolutely no evidence of slowing down or losing his trademark boldness.

Featuring intimate and in-depth interviews with Hockney, this revealing film focuses on two blockbuster exhibitions held in 2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy of Art in London.

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Chauffeur's daughter Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) returns home from two years in Paris a beautiful young woman, and immediately catches the attention of David (William Holden), the playboy son of her father's rich employers. David woos and wins Sabrina, who has always been in love with him, however their romance is threatened by David's serious older brother, Linus (Humphrey Bogart), who runs the family business and is relying on David to marry an heiress in order for a crucial merger to take place.

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Widely considered Britain’s most popular artist, David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibitions in London, New York, Paris and beyond, attracting millions of visitors worldwide.

Now entering his 9th decade, Hockney shows absolutely no evidence of slowing down or losing his trademark boldness.

Featuring intimate and in-depth interviews with Hockney, this revealing film focuses on two blockbuster exhibitions held in 2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy of Art in London.

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Olivier award-winner Eve Best (A Moon for the Misbegotten and Hedda Gabler) and BAFTA-nominated actress Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax) star in this new classically staged production of Oscar Wilde’s comedy directed by Dominic Dromgoole, former Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe. The first play from the Classic Spring Theatre Company’s Oscar Wilde Season, A Woman of No Importance will be broadcast live to cinemas from the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End.

An earnest young American woman, a louche English lord, and an innocent young chap join a house party of fin de siècle fools and grotesques. Nearby a woman lives, cradling a long-buried secret. First performed in 1893, Oscar Wilde’s marriage of glittering wit and Ibsenite drama satirised the socially conservative world of the Victorian upper-class, creating a vivid new theatrical voice which still resonates today.

‘One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything except a good reputation.’ - Oscar Wilde

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In the falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

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Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical is staged for the first time at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves. Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, it’s directed by Dominic Cooke (The Comedy of Errors). Winner of Academy, Tony, Grammy and Olivier awards, Sondheim’s previous work includes A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George.

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End Of The Trail Records Presents
The Televangelists // Dvsk // Honey Smugglers

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'Promoting original music and art through York’s impeccable talent’

A monthly Open Mic Night to showcase those with the creative buzz. For any kind of performer- poetry, comedy, musings, music, monologue and miscellaneous! Guest headliners, up-n-comers and first-timers meet in the chilled surroundings of The Basement to take the stage!

We recommend that performers arrive in time for doors at 7:30pm to avoid disappointment - slots are allocated on the evening and are no longer than 10 mins.

All ages welcome. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

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Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker.
Voices: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Oprah Winfrey, John Goodman, Terence Howard.
USA 2009. 97 mins.

Loosely based on E. D. Baker’s story The Frog Princess, Disney’s 49th animated feature harked back to the studio’s traditional hand-drawn animation and the golden age of its fairy tales, but starred an African-American princess for the first time. This joyous Broadway-style musical, set in the French Quarter of 1920s New Orleans and the bayous of Louisiana, rekindled cinemagoers’ love affair with classic Disney animation. But heroine Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) is a princess with a difference: a spirited and independent girl not looking to be rescued by any princes. Instead, she sets about working hard to make her dream of opening her own restaurant a reality.

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Director: Renny Rye.
Starring: Devin Stanfield, Robert Stephens, Patrick Troughton.
UK 1984. 180 mins + intermission.

The wolves are running in Picturehouse cinemas this Yuletide. Open the Box of Delights and take a wondrous step back in time to Christmas 1984 with Kay Harker, the Punch and Judy Man, Herne the Hunter, Mouse, and co. for a vintage television marathon of the complete six-episode BBC children’s series. Splendiferous!

With thanks to the BFI National TV Archive.

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As the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Eve, Marie’s wooden nutcracker doll comes to life and transforms into a prince! Soon joined by her other toys that have also come to life, Marie and her prince embark on a dreamy unforgettable adventure.

A holiday tradition for the whole family, The Nutcracker sweeps the Bolshoi stage for two hours of enchantment and magic. Along with Tchaikovsky’s cherished score and and some of the Bolshoi’s greatest artists, The Nutcracker remains a treasure not to be missed!

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Comedians of Art is a comedy tour of two comedy friends presenting two comedy shows as one comedy separately. So for the price of two, you will get:

Ben Target - a critically acclaimed, award-baiting absurdist sensation. Expect exquisite prop comedy, inadvisable performance art and this stuff:

"One of very few comics who manage to do something new with the art form while keeping an audience thoroughly entertained" Guardian

"Impressively funny" Scotsman

"Oddball genius" Sun

John Hastings - a fence sitting former drag queen. He will yell. He will shout. He will be proving the following people right:

"This fast-growing comic is a pleasure to watch" ★★★★ Times

"Hastings' bold dramatic delivery is what really stands out when he is hammering a point home" ★★★★★ Mirror

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Director: Neil Jordan.
Starring: Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Sarah Patterson, Brian Glover.
UK 1984. 95 mins.

Adapted from short stories drawn from Angela Carter’s revisionist fairytale collection The Bloody Chamber, director Neil Jordan’s second feature was one of the most surprising and startling British films of the early eighties. Centred on the troubled sexual awakening of a young girl, Rosaleen, the film’s modern-day frame opens up to reveal a dark dream world – a fairytale village nestled in the depths of a primeval forest where young men, both desired and feared, turn into werewolves on the prowl. At once sensual and seductive, genuinely eerie, and with eruptions of alarming violence, this exquisitely designed film is destined to linger in the memory.

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The young Clara creeps downstairs on Christmas Eve to play with her favourite present – a Nutcracker doll. But the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer is waiting to sweep her off on a magical adventure. After defeating the Mouse King, the Nutcracker and Clara travel through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy treats them to a wonderful display of dances. Back home, Clara thinks she must have been dreaming – but doesn’t she recognize Drosselmeyer’s nephew?

Peter Wright’s nigh-on definitive production for The Royal Ballet ranks as one of the most enduring and enchanting versions of 'The Nutcracker'. With its festive period setting, dancing snowflakes and enchanting stage magic, Lev Ivanov’s 1892 ballet has become the perfect Christmas entertainment, with Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous, sugar-spun music the most recognizable of all ballet scores.

Loosely based on the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann, the ballet opens with a lively Christmas party, its Victorian setting captured in opulent detail by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s designs. Wright’s choreography ingeniously incorporates surviving fragments of the ballet’s original material, including the sublime pas de deux for the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince. But in emphasizing the relationship between Clara and the Nutcracker Prince, the production also gains a touching subtext of first love.

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Are you King or Queen of Quizzes? Do you know your Star Treks from your Star Wars? A good fun amalgamation of all our nerdy loves wrapped up into one gloriously geeky evening. Plus…Bad Kazoo Round!

Doors 7.30, quiz starts at 8. £1.50, maximum 5 people per team.

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Café Scientifique is a place where, a cup of coffee or a glass of wine in your hand, you can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Meetings take place in cafes, bars, restaurants and even theatres, but always outside a traditional academic context. AGE 14+

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Rory Kinnear (The Threepenny Opera, Penny Dreadful, Othello) is Marx and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night, Green Wing) is Engels, in this new comedy written by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, London, the production is directed by Nicholas Hytner and reunites the creative team behind Broadway and West End hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors.

1850, and Europe’s most feared terrorist is hiding in Dean Street, Soho. Broke, restless and horny, the thirty-two-year-old revolutionary is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, invective, satiric wit, and child-like emotional illiteracy. Creditors, spies, rival revolutionary factions and prospective seducers of his beautiful wife all circle like vultures. His writing blocked, his marriage dying, his friend Engels in despair at his wasted genius, his only hope is a job on the railway. But there’s still no one in the capital who can show you a better night on the piss than Karl Heinrich Marx.

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Welcome to the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club - bringing the best live stand-up to York!

Four top professional comedians
Enjoy brilliant comedy
A great night out!
Book in advance and save money or pay on the night
Each show has four top professional comedians from all over the world to make you LOL!
Wherever possible we'll be bringing you comedians off the telly from such shows as BBC2's Mock The Week, Shooting Stars, Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC1's Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Have I Got News For You, QI, and Paramount's Live at The Comedy Store etc.

Previously we've booked the likes of Jason Manford, John Bishop and Sarah Millican before they hit the big time. So come and see more brilliant comedians!

There's also a full bar and two breaks for get more drinks and chatting to your friends!

'Ace night' Julie Lovatt

'Fantastic night yet again' Fleur Spafford

'Great night, everyone must try going, very funny' Lee Evans (not the Lee Evans!)

There are all real reviews from real customers so get booking now if you fancy a laugh!

Please note we do not allow bookings for Hen or Stag parties of any size and such parties will be refused admission to the venue.

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A great selection of seasonal shows that your tots will love!

Even the smallest cinema fans will enjoy this wintery selection of the hit TV series Pingu, Bob the Builder and Thomas & FriendsTMbrought to you by Hopster, the UK’s favourite kids learning and entertainment app.

Full of snow, ice and winter fun, these shows are carefully selected to keep your little ones happy and in the festive mood. What’s more, they are not just entertaining but will teach your munchkins some important lessons about themselves, their friends and family. And to make your trip to the cinema even more magical, tiny visitors will get a special goody bag packed with a fun activity booklet, yummy fruity treats and teddy shaped vitamins thanks to Fruit Bowl and Nature’s Own.

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Director: Andrew Adamsons, Vicky Jenson.
Voices: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz.
USA 2001. 90 mins.

Sixteen years after SHREK quite literally ripped up the fairy book, this sharply scripted, irreverent comedy remains as boisterously hilarious as ever. Finding his swamp overrun by hordes of annoyingly jovial fairytale characters, grumpy green ogre Shrek (Myers) strikes a deal with the wicked Lord Farquaad. If he will undertake a perilous mission to rescue the princess of Farquaad’s dreams from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, he can have his swamp back. Accompanied by a donkey who never stops talking (Murphy) he sets out on his quest…

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Join international cabaret star Velma Celli for an evening of cabaret.
Ian Stroughair (the man behind the makeup) is a West end and cabaret star who has appeared in hit Musicals such as Chicago, Cats, Fame and Rent where he received critical acclaim.
"A Stand out turn" Mark Shenton, The Guardian & The Stage magazine.
He has enjoyed a varied career in film and TV and even appeared on BBC's Eastenders as himself.
"A sensational performer at the height of his game" West End Frame.
This year he fronted the U.K commercial campaign for McDonalds and starred opposite Danny Dyer in the music short Nebraska for recording artist Lucy Rose.
"An impressive performance" What's On stage.
Also he makes his silver screen debut this Autumn in Feature film Night of the Lotus:
"A musical extravagant that hits all the right spots" This Is Cabaret.
This is a musical theatre review including classic show tunes, jazz standards, Bassey to Beyoncé and everything in between.
Switching from hysterical impressions of some of your favourite divas such as Britney Spears and Cher to stripped back acoustic arrangements of popular pop songs in ways you have never heard them this roller coaster of a cabaret really hits every spot!
There is something for everybody in this expertly written cabaret revue so do not miss out!

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Director: Brian Henson.
Starring: Michael Caine. USA 1992. 86 mins.

The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic Charles Dickens' tale of an old and bitter miser's redemption on Christmas Eve.

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Supervising Director: David Hand.
Voices: Adriana Caselotti, Lucille La Verne, Pinto Colvig.
USA 1937. 83 mins.

Eighty years after release, Walt Disney’s first ground-breaking animated cartoon feature continues to captivate audiences young and old with its unique blend of fairy tale, fantasy, laughter, thrills and tears. Boldly reworking the Brothers Grimm tale, this hand-crafted Technicolor masterpiece was the gorgeous result of the years of love bestowed upon it by perfectionist Disney and his dedicated studio team. By turns charming, creepy, cute and comical - and jam-packed with wonderful characters - this evergreen story of a beautiful princess, a wicked witch and those dauntless dwarfs took the world by storm, and remains a timeless treat for all the family.

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Director: Tim Burton.
Starring: . Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Vincent Price, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall. USA 1990. 105 mins.

In a creepy abandoned castle, an Avon Lady discovers Edward (Depp), the unfinished creation of kindly Franken-scientist (Price), in solitary mourning for his inventor/father whose untimely death has left him with scissors in the place of hands. Taking pity on this shy and innocent child-man, she adopts him into her suburban home. Naïve, artistic, and inescapably nonconformist, Edward learns that social and physical difference can inspire celebrity and mistrust in equal measure. Comedic and tragic in turns, this poignant celebration of a visionary spirit struggling to survive in an unforgiving world remains Burton’s most original and beguiling contemporary fairy story.

Contains moderate violence.

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Director: Matteo Garrone.
Starring: Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones, Vincent Cassel.
Italy/France/UK 2015. 134 mins.

Rooted in Italian folktales, director Matteo Garrone’s (Reality, Gomorrah) first English-language film is a gloriously Gothic story of obsession. The Queen of Longtrellis (Hayek) is determined to have a child whatever the cost. To achieve her goal, she is told she must eat the heart of a sea serpent, an item her husband (Reilly) is sent off into the deep to collect. Meanwhile, the King of Highhills (Jones) is besotted with his pet flea, while the lusty King of Strongcliff (Cassel) pursues two elusive sisters. Visually the film is stunning, but for every moment of beauty there is a glimpse of the grotesque: Tale Of Tales’ moments of horror are all the more effective for their scarcity. Nominated for the Palme D’Or and the FIPRESCI prize at Cannes 2015, this is a daring, darkly witty film that stimulates the senses.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Leeds based group playing unique arrangements of classic jazz standards, contemporary pieces and their own original material.

The Basement Jazz Club is a new project which wants to put York’s amazing jazz scene front and centre. We pride ourselves on excellent sound and an intimate atmosphere, giving over our stage to the finest musicians from York, as well as the odd featured act from further afield. Expect a variety of styles, from the gypsy stylings of Django Reinhardt, to the passionate blues of the Deep South.

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Director: Jakob Schuh & Max Lang | Johannes Weiland & Uwe Heidschotter.
Voices: Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane, James Corden. UK 2009 and 2011. 55 mins.

Join us for an enchanting double-bill of these all-star adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s best-selling picture books. The magical tale of a plucky mouse in search of a nut is followed by the adventure of the Gruffalo's Child, who bravely tiptoes out into the snow in search of the fabled ‘big bad mouse.’

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Director: Kevin Lima.
Starring: Amy Adams, James Marsden, Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey.
USA 2007. 107 mins.

Classic Disney animation meets contemporary urban chaos when a princess is banished from her magical animated homeland to modern-day New York. Princess Giselle (Adams) lives in the blissful cartoon world of Andalasia, where magical beings frolic freely and musical interludes punctuate every interaction. She is engaged to the handsome Prince Edward (Marsden) but her fate takes a turn for the worse when the villainous Queen Narissa (Sarandon) banishes her to the unforgiving metropolis of New York. As the cruelty of the big city begins to wear down the frightened and once carefree princess, she soon finds herself falling for a friendly but flawed divorce lawyer (Dempsey) whose kind compassion has helped her to survive in this strange and dangerous new world.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Halfway 2 Nowhere Christmas Party Presents Dvsk (Saturday) and The Receivers (Monday)

Saturday: Halfway 2 Nowhere presents..Dvsk + special guests. After a huge year including a slot at Leeds O2 Academy, Dvsk finish 2017 with a headline show at York Basement. With it being a Christmas Party, expect fancy dress, christmas covers and plenty of prizes. Support comes from York's Young Bulls, Huddersfield's Courtyards and new kids on the block Honey Smugglers.

Monday: Halfway 2 Nowhere presents..The Receivers. Following the band signing to Alma Records this year and embarking on a UK tour, The Receivers finish their year at The Basement. Support comes from Asphodels and In Your Prime with an acoustic set from Beth Bedford. With it being a Christmas Party, expect fancy dress, christmas covers and plenty of prizes!

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Director: Francesco Stefani.
Starring: Christel Bodenstein, Charles Hans Vogt, Eckart Dux, Richard Krüger.
East Germany 1957. 71 mins. English narrated version.

A proud and beautiful princess is punished for her arrogance when a bewitched suitor (in the form of a bear) steals her away to an enchanted garden. There, through a series of gripping trials, she learns that kindness, humility and bravery are the routes to friendship, love and happiness. Inspired by stories by the Brothers Grimm, this East German fairy tale enchanted a generation when broadcast as a three-part black-and-white miniseries under the BBC’s ‘Tales from Europe’ banner in the 1960s. Today’s viewers are in for an even greater treat; prepare to be bowled over by the original feature’s joyous riot of colour.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Halfway 2 Nowhere Christmas Party Presents Dvsk (Saturday) and The Receivers (Monday)

Saturday: Halfway 2 Nowhere presents..Dvsk + special guests. After a huge year including a slot at Leeds O2 Academy, Dvsk finish 2017 with a headline show at York Basement. With it being a Christmas Party, expect fancy dress, christmas covers and plenty of prizes. Support comes from York's Young Bulls, Huddersfield's Courtyards and new kids on the block Honey Smugglers.

Monday: Halfway 2 Nowhere presents..The Receivers. Following the band signing to Alma Records this year and embarking on a UK tour, The Receivers finish their year at The Basement. Support comes from Asphodels and In Your Prime with an acoustic set from Beth Bedford. With it being a Christmas Party, expect fancy dress, christmas covers and plenty of prizes!

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Director: Michael Curtiz.
Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen. USA 1954. 120 mins.

WHITE CHRISTMAS is a treasure trove of Irving Berlin classics, among them ‘Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep’, ‘Sisters’, ‘Blue Skies’, and the beloved ‘White Christmas’. Two talented song-and-dance men (Crosby and Kaye) team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business.

One winter, they join forces with a sister act (Clooney and Vera-Ellen) and travel to Vermont for a white Christmas. Of course, there’s the requisite fun with the ladies, but the real adventure starts when Crosby and Kaye discover that the inn is run by their old army general who’s now in financial trouble. And the result is the stuff dreams are made of. A perennial festive favourite, the film is presented in a stunning restoration.

WHITE CHRISTMAS is a treasure trove of Irving Berlin classics, among them ‘Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep’, ‘Sisters’, ‘Blue Skies’, and the beloved ‘White Christmas’. A perennial festive favourite, the film is presented in a stunning restoration.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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Director: Rian Johnson. Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac. USA 2017. TBC mins.

How do you follow The Force Awakens – a film that raked in two billion dollars at the box office and made the world fall in love with Star Wars all over again? That’s the mammoth task in the charge of The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Looper), who has lined up an epic adventure that challenges heroes old and new and delves deep into the mythology of the Force. Plot details are scarce, but the late Carrie Fisher plays a major role, and Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern and Benicio del Toro join the cast. The film’s beating heart, however, is the relationship between Rey and Luke. Rey finally comes face to face with the Jedi master on the island of Ahch-To, but he’s not the man she was expecting to find.

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The Borderline Christmas Party makes its return to The Basement on December 22nd.

After last years success (we enjoyed it!) The Christams Party is back. Time to drag out the Christmas jumper, dressing up is always appreciated. Come along and see who is dressed as Santa.

This year we're bringing along our longtime friends The Undercard and Young Bulls, for a night full of joy, headbanging and belting tunes.

BORDERLINE

Alt/electronic-rock trio, compared to Hadouken! & Enter Shikari by BBC Introducing, bred in York and now in a constant state of limbo between Leeds and York. Borderline's music grabs the attention of everyone in the venue at the first note, and the bands energetic performances are just one reason that this band is truly special.

"It's tough when you're a three-piece without a guitar player, but Borderline manage to fill that void and then some. Their sound takes influence from bands such as Enter Shikari and Royal Blood, but it adds a melancholic, dystopian spin to the genres performed by those bands. This makes for a powerful storm, and Borderline do their style well." - Dan Gott, Behind The White Door
"An electronic / synthwave / alt rock slap across the face." - Mad Alice Records

https://www.facebook.com/BorderlineYork/
https://twitter.com/BorderlineYork
https://www.instagram.com/borderlineyork/?hl=en
https://soundcloud.com/borderline-york


YOUNG BULLS

Blues-rock duo from York/East Yorkshire, inspired by The White Stripes & Rage Against The Machine to name a few. The sound is explosive. It's like riding a mechanical bull while having live grenades thrown at you. Insane stuff.

https://www.facebook.com/YoungBullsBand/
https://twitter.com/YoungBullsBand
https://www.instagram.com/youngbullsband/


THE UNDERCARD

Our favourite pop-punkers, and one of the most entartaining bands to grace York. This lot play an eclectic mix of originals and covers, and will be getting our christmas party into full swing early on!

https://www.facebook.com/theucard/
https://soundcloud.com/theucard

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Welcome to the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club - bringing the best live stand-up to York!

Four top professional comedians
Enjoy brilliant comedy
A great night out!
Book in advance and save money or pay on the night
Each show has four top professional comedians from all over the world to make you LOL!
Wherever possible we'll be bringing you comedians off the telly from such shows as BBC2's Mock The Week, Shooting Stars, Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC1's Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Have I Got News For You, QI, and Paramount's Live at The Comedy Store etc.

Previously we've booked the likes of Jason Manford, John Bishop and Sarah Millican before they hit the big time. So come and see more brilliant comedians!

There's also a full bar and two breaks for get more drinks and chatting to your friends!

'Ace night' Julie Lovatt

'Fantastic night yet again' Fleur Spafford

'Great night, everyone must try going, very funny' Lee Evans (not the Lee Evans!)

There are all real reviews from real customers so get booking now if you fancy a laugh!

Please note we do not allow bookings for Hen or Stag parties of any size and such parties will be refused admission to the venue.

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Celebrate the end of 2017 with the Berliner Philharmoniker’s glittering New Year’s Eve Gala Concert, broadcast live from Berlin and conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, with star guest Joyce DiDonato. The internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano will perform Richard Strauss’s lavishly beautiful orchestral songs with the concert programme also including works by Dvořák, Stravinsky, Bernstein and Shostakovich. The cinema broadcast features exclusive interviews and programme insights.

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Welcome to the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club - bringing the best live stand-up to York!

Four top professional comedians
Enjoy brilliant comedy
A great night out!
Book in advance and save money or pay on the night
Each show has four top professional comedians from all over the world to make you LOL!
Wherever possible we'll be bringing you comedians off the telly from such shows as BBC2's Mock The Week, Shooting Stars, Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC1's Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Have I Got News For You, QI, and Paramount's Live at The Comedy Store etc.

Previously we've booked the likes of Jason Manford, John Bishop and Sarah Millican before they hit the big time. So come and see more brilliant comedians!

There's also a full bar and two breaks for get more drinks and chatting to your friends!

'Ace night' Julie Lovatt

'Fantastic night yet again' Fleur Spafford

'Great night, everyone must try going, very funny' Lee Evans (not the Lee Evans!)

There are all real reviews from real customers so get booking now if you fancy a laugh!

Please note we do not allow bookings for Hen or Stag parties of any size and such parties will be refused admission to the venue.

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Join international cabaret star Velma Celli for an evening of cabaret.
Ian Stroughair (the man behind the makeup) is a West end and cabaret star who has appeared in hit Musicals such as Chicago, Cats, Fame and Rent where he received critical acclaim.
"A Stand out turn" Mark Shenton, The Guardian & The Stage magazine.
He has enjoyed a varied career in film and TV and even appeared on BBC's Eastenders as himself.
"A sensational performer at the height of his game" West End Frame.
This year he fronted the U.K commercial campaign for McDonalds and starred opposite Danny Dyer in the music short Nebraska for recording artist Lucy Rose.
"An impressive performance" What's On stage.
Also he makes his silver screen debut this Autumn in Feature film Night of the Lotus:
"A musical extravagant that hits all the right spots" This Is Cabaret.
This is a musical theatre review including classic show tunes, jazz standards, Bassey to Beyoncé and everything in between.
Switching from hysterical impressions of some of your favourite divas such as Britney Spears and Cher to stripped back acoustic arrangements of popular pop songs in ways you have never heard them this roller coaster of a cabaret really hits every spot!
There is something for everybody in this expertly written cabaret revue so do not miss out!

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Hosted by the York Branch of Script Yorkshire, Script Factor is open to all writers, regardless of previous experience. Brand new 15 minute scripts. Some with a theme, some without. Performed Script-in-Hand by local actors from York Settlement Community Players. AGE 14+

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The corruption of innocence is at the heart of Verdi’s potent tragedy in David McVicar’s production for The Royal Opera. Rigoletto, court jester to the libertine Duke of Mantua, is cursed by the father of one of the Duke’s victims for his irreverent laughter. When the Duke seduces Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda, it seems the curse is taking effect…

David McVicar’s production highlights the cruelty at the heart of the court of Mantua. Richly dressed courtiers engage in orgies and revelries to Verdi’s heady, spirited dances. The opera’s many musical highlights include the ebullient ‘La donna è mobile’, in which the Duke boasts of his disregard for women; Gilda’s exquisite, plangent duets with Rigoletto and the Duke; and the gorgeous Act III quartet that beautifully weaves the voices together as the story quickens to its shattering conclusion.

Giuseppe Verdi wrote in 1855 that Rigoletto was his ‘best opera’. He had had to overcome state censorship to stage it – the censors objected to its depiction of an immoral ruler – but he was vindicated by the premiere’s huge success in 1851. Rigoletto was performed 250 times in the next 10 years and has remained one of the most popular of all operas.

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Fresh from hosting Live at the Apollo and another total sell out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Dane Baptiste brings his third smash hit show on national tour. Original, provocative and exceptionally crafted, G.O.D. (Gold. Oil. Drugs) explores our worldwide pursuit of wealth, power and pleasure.

As seen on 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Mock the Week (BBC Two), Chris Ramsey’s Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) Tonight at the London Palladium (ITV1) and Live from the BBC (BBC Two).
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‘A comical genius’ - Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

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‘Contemporary and intelligent - ’The Voice

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‘Masterfully crafted’ - The Herald

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‘Observational comedy at its finest’ - The Independent

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‘Powerful and persuasive’

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In Verona, Romeo and Juliet fall madly in love while their respective families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are caught in a bitter rivalry ending in heart-wrenching tragedy…

Alexei Ratmansky, former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, stages the company’s premiere of his production with dramatic urgency and a fresh re-telling of Shakespeare’s beloved classic. His brilliant and detailed adaptation set to Prokofiev’s romantic and cinematic score, reignites the story of literature’s most celebrated star-crossed lovers like no other classical ballet choreographer today.

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Puccini’s thrilling Tosca is a story of love, terror, the abuse of power, and the unquenchable longing for freedom. When an escaped political prisoner takes refuge in a church, an opera singer and a painter are drawn into a twisting plot that puts them at the mercy of the secret police and its network of torturers and spies. Rivalling the splendour of Franco Zeffirelli’s Napoleonic-era sets and costumes, Sir David McVicar’s ravishing new production offers a splendid backdrop for extraordinary singing. Kristine Opolais stars as the titular prima donna, alongside Vittorio Grigolo as her artist lover and Bryn Terfel as the villainous police chief – one of his signature roles. Andris Nelsons conducts.

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EXHIBITION ON SCREEN is thrilled to present one of the most talked-about exhibitions of the year. Dedicated to the portrait work of Paul Cézanne, the exhibition opens in Paris before traveling to London and Washington.

One can’t appreciate 20th century art without understanding the significance and genius of Paul Cézanne. Featuring interviews with curators and experts from the National Portrait Gallery London, MoMA New York, National Gallery of Art Washington, and Musée d’Orsay Paris, and correspondence from the artist himself, the film takes audiences beyond the exhibition to the places Cézanne lived and worked and sheds light on an artist who is perhaps the least-known of all the impressionists – until now.

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EXHIBITION ON SCREEN is thrilled to present one of the most talked-about exhibitions of the year. Dedicated to the portrait work of Paul Cézanne, the exhibition opens in Paris before traveling to London and Washington.

One can’t appreciate 20th century art without understanding the significance and genius of Paul Cézanne. Featuring interviews with curators and experts from the National Portrait Gallery London, MoMA New York, National Gallery of Art Washington, and Musée d’Orsay Paris, and correspondence from the artist himself, the film takes audiences beyond the exhibition to the places Cézanne lived and worked and sheds light on an artist who is perhaps the least-known of all the impressionists – until now.

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Puccini’s thrilling Tosca is a story of love, terror, the abuse of power, and the unquenchable longing for freedom. When an escaped political prisoner takes refuge in a church, an opera singer and a painter are drawn into a twisting plot that puts them at the mercy of the secret police and its network of torturers and spies. Rivalling the splendour of Franco Zeffirelli’s Napoleonic-era sets and costumes, Sir David McVicar’s ravishing new production offers a splendid backdrop for extraordinary singing. Kristine Opolais stars as the titular prima donna, alongside Vittorio Grigolo as her artist lover and Bryn Terfel as the villainous police chief – one of his signature roles. Andris Nelsons conducts.

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As he arrives in Paris for the first time, the young and naive Armand is utterly captivated after meeting the ravishing and most desirable courtesan Marguerite Gautier. Their encounter gives birth to a passionate yet doomed love…

Alexandre Dumas fils’s novel comes to life on the Bolshoi stage, with prima Svetlana Zakharova as the ailing Marguerite seeking love and redemption from her life as a courtesan. The Bolshoi brings choreographer John Neumeier’s work of rare beauty and tragic depth to new emotional heights, accompanied by Chopin’s romantic piano score.

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'Tosca' is one of the great evenings of opera, and from its strident opening chords conjures up a world of political instability and menace.

Jonathan Kent’s production for The Royal Opera captures the dangerous political turbulence of Rome in 1800. The Chief of Police, Scarpia – one of the most malevolent villains in opera – ruthlessly pursues and tortures enemies of the state. His dark, demonic music contrasts with the expansive melodies of the idealistic lovers, Tosca and Cavaradossi, who express their passion in sublime arias, including ‘Vissi d’arte’ and ‘E lucevan le stelle’. Giacomo Puccini’s dramatic work was a hit with audiences on its 1900 premiere and it remains one of the most performed of all operas – with its gripping plot and glorious music, it’s easy to see why.

A candle-lit church, Scarpia’s gloomy study with its hidden torture chamber and the false optimism of a Roman dawn: this handsome production throws into relief the ruthlessly taut drama, as the tension is wound up towards a fateful conclusion. Puccini’s meticulously researched score is infused with the same authentic detail, from distant cannon fire during the Act I Te Deum to tolling church bells and the sounds of a firing squad.

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Welcome to the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club - bringing the best live stand-up to York!

Four top professional comedians
Enjoy brilliant comedy
A great night out!
Book in advance and save money or pay on the night
Each show has four top professional comedians from all over the world to make you LOL!
Wherever possible we'll be bringing you comedians off the telly from such shows as BBC2's Mock The Week, Shooting Stars, Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC1's Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Have I Got News For You, QI, and Paramount's Live at The Comedy Store etc.

Previously we've booked the likes of Jason Manford, John Bishop and Sarah Millican before they hit the big time. So come and see more brilliant comedians!

There's also a full bar and two breaks for get more drinks and chatting to your friends!

'Ace night' Julie Lovatt

'Fantastic night yet again' Fleur Spafford

'Great night, everyone must try going, very funny' Lee Evans (not the Lee Evans!)

There are all real reviews from real customers so get booking now if you fancy a laugh!

Please note we do not allow bookings for Hen or Stag parties of any size and such parties will be refused admission to the venue.

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The poor country boy Nemorino is in love with Adina, a confident landowner, but she is way out of his league – financially and otherwise. But when he buys a “love potion” from a travelling quack, the results are rather more than he bargained for. Charmingly staged by Bartlett Sher, Donizetti’s beloved masterpiece combines deft comic timing with touching emotional depth. The production stars Matthew Polenzani, who enthralled Met audiences as Nemorino in 2013 with his moving “Una furtiva lagrima.” Rising South African soprano Pretty Yende is the spirited Adina, Davide Luciano makes his Met debut as the arrogant soldier Belcore, and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo is the potion-peddling Doctor Dulcamara. Domingo Hindoyan conducts.

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Join international cabaret star Velma Celli for an evening of cabaret.
Ian Stroughair (the man behind the makeup) is a West end and cabaret star who has appeared in hit Musicals such as Chicago, Cats, Fame and Rent where he received critical acclaim.
"A Stand out turn" Mark Shenton, The Guardian & The Stage magazine.
He has enjoyed a varied career in film and TV and even appeared on BBC's Eastenders as himself.
"A sensational performer at the height of his game" West End Frame.
This year he fronted the U.K commercial campaign for McDonalds and starred opposite Danny Dyer in the music short Nebraska for recording artist Lucy Rose.
"An impressive performance" What's On stage.
Also he makes his silver screen debut this Autumn in Feature film Night of the Lotus:
"A musical extravagant that hits all the right spots" This Is Cabaret.
This is a musical theatre review including classic show tunes, jazz standards, Bassey to Beyoncé and everything in between.
Switching from hysterical impressions of some of your favourite divas such as Britney Spears and Cher to stripped back acoustic arrangements of popular pop songs in ways you have never heard them this roller coaster of a cabaret really hits every spot!
There is something for everybody in this expertly written cabaret revue so do not miss out!

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The poor country boy Nemorino is in love with Adina, a confident landowner, but she is way out of his league – financially and otherwise. But when he buys a “love potion” from a travelling quack, the results are rather more than he bargained for. Charmingly staged by Bartlett Sher, Donizetti’s beloved masterpiece combines deft comic timing with touching emotional depth. The production stars Matthew Polenzani, who enthralled Met audiences as Nemorino in 2013 with his moving “Una furtiva lagrima.” Rising South African soprano Pretty Yende is the spirited Adina, Davide Luciano makes his Met debut as the arrogant soldier Belcore, and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo is the potion-peddling Doctor Dulcamara. Domingo Hindoyan conducts.

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'I am all the daughters of my father's house,
And all the brothers too.'

Twelfth Night is a tale of unrequited love – hilarious and heartbreaking. Two twins are separated in a shipwreck, and forced to fend for themselves in a strange land. The first twin, Viola, falls in love with Orsino, who dotes on OIivia, who falls for Viola but is idolised by Malvolio. Enter Sebastian, who is the spitting image of his twin sister...

Christopher Luscombe, Director of the ‘glorious’ (Daily Telegraph) Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing (2014 and 2016), returns to the Royal Shakespeare Company to tackle Shakespeare’s greatest comedy, a brilliantly bittersweet account of "the whirligig of time".

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After the huge success of his 2016 tour, that gobby little toerag Ed Gamble is back with a brand new lumbering beast of a comedy show.
Off of Mock the Week (BBC2), Drunk History (Comedy Central), Conan (TBS), Almost Royal (E4), Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (Comedy Central), Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live (BBC3), Man Down (C4) as well as countless other things (3 other things).
“… He is on irresistible form” ★★★★ The Telegraph
“… a master of unlocking the humour in everything” ★★★★ The List
“Creative and clever humour that leaves the audience in stitches.” ★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

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A collaboration between Wildgoose Theatre and Script Yorkshire (York Branch) brings you three or four brand spanking new short plays for one or two actors. Guaranteed to be a varied evening of drama, the plays will be fully developed by the writers, directors and actors in rehearsal, and performed here for the first time.

For full details of the plays and writers, please visit Wildgoose Theatre’s website – www.wildgoosetheatre.com

AGE RESTRICTION 14+

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Tennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece Cat on a Hot Tin Roof played a strictly limited season in London’s West End in 2017. Following his smash hit production of A Streetcar Named Desire, Benedict Andrews’ ‘thrilling revival’ (New York Times) starred Sienna Miller alongside, Jack O’Connell and Colm Meaney.

On a steamy night in Mississippi, a Southern family gather at their cotton plantation to celebrate Big Daddy’s birthday. The scorching heat is almost as oppressive as the lies they tell. Brick and Maggie dance round the secrets and sexual tensions that threaten to destroy their marriage. With the future of the family at stake, which version of the truth is real – and which will win out?

Captured live on stage, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof will screen in cinemas around the world from 22 February 2018.

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The world’s most popular opera returns with an exciting young cast in Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary production. Poverty-stricken poet Rodolfo and his artist friends eke out a precarious existence in bohemian Paris, alternately practising their art, laughing, quarrelling, dodging the landlord, and living it up in their local cafe. When Rodolfo meets the delicate Mimì, the pair instantly fall in love. But Mimì is ill, Rodolfo is jealous, and their romance is doomed from the start. Opera superstars Sonya Yoncheva and Michael Fabiano play the heart-breaking couple, singing two sublime Puccini favourites – “Sì, mi chiamano Mimì” and “Che gelida manina.” Zeffirelli’s stupendous onstage recreations of 19th-century Paris are sure to take your breath away.

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The world’s most popular opera returns with an exciting young cast in Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary production. Poverty-stricken poet Rodolfo and his artist friends eke out a precarious existence in bohemian Paris, alternately practising their art, laughing, quarrelling, dodging the landlord, and living it up in their local cafe. When Rodolfo meets the delicate Mimì, the pair instantly fall in love. But Mimì is ill, Rodolfo is jealous, and their romance is doomed from the start. Opera superstars Sonya Yoncheva and Michael Fabiano play the heart-breaking couple, singing two sublime Puccini favourites – “Sì, mi chiamano Mimì” and “Che gelida manina.” Zeffirelli’s stupendous onstage recreations of 19th-century Paris are sure to take your breath away.

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Christopher Wheeldon, Artistic Associate of The Royal Ballet, created his adaptation of Shakespeare’s late great romance 'The Winter’s Tale' for The Royal Ballet in 2014. Building on the success of 'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland', T'he Winter’s Tale' received ecstatic praise at its premiere, acclaimed by critics and audiences alike for its intelligent, distinctive and emotionally powerful story, told through exquisite dance. It is now widely judged to be a modern ballet classic.

The story follows the destruction of a marriage through consuming jealousy, the abandonment of a child and a seemingly hopeless love. Yet, through remorse and regret – and after a seemingly miraculous return to life – the ending is one of forgiveness and reconciliation. With powerful designs by Bob Crowley and atmospheric music by Joby Talbot, The Winter’s Tale is a masterful modern narrative ballet.

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In the era of the French Revolution, Jeanne and her brother Jérôme leave Marseille for Paris in support of the revolutionary effort that is taking over the capital. While fighting for freedom, they both encounter love along the way…

Very few ballets can properly depict the Bolshoi’s overflowing energy and fiery passion as can Alexei Ratmansky’s captivating revival of Vasily Vainonen’s The Flames of Paris. With powerful virtuosity and some of the most stunning pas de deux, the Bolshoi Ballet displays an exuberance almost too enormous for the Moscow stage.

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After many successful shows in 2016 & 2017, Adam Wakeman and Damian Wilson will embark on their latest acoustic tour. Featuring Damian on vocals and acoustic guitar and Adam on piano, vocals and acoustic guitar. They’ll be playing songs from their individual back catalogues and artists they have worked with, along with tracks from their joint albums, intertwined with stories and memories from their extensive touring careers in a show not to be missed.

Adam Wakeman

Best known as the keyboard player with Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, Adam Wakeman has also released nine albums with father Rick Wakeman as well as releasing four solo albums.

As a classically- trained pianist, his albums cross many genres and styles from classical, to rock. He co- wrote the 2010 platinum selling album Scream with Ozzy Osbourne and has also toured extensively with Travis, Annie Lennox, Will Young, Slash, 10CC and many more. The most recent Black Sabbath The End world tour saw over 81 shows in 30 countries around the world, playing to over 1.5 million people.

www.adamwakeman.co.uk

Damian Wilson

Damian Wilson is a songwriter and vocalist who has appeared on over 70 separate album releases. Damian is widely known in the progressive rock genre, for bands and projects such as Headspace, Threshold, Ayreon and Rick Wakeman's English Rock Ensemble. As a solo artist he has released 5 solo albums, a DVD and a retrospective compilation album. He is currently promoting his latest solo album Built for Fighting

Damian has also worked with Guy Fletcher, Maiden United, After Forever, Mostly Autumn and Praying Mantis. He played the lead role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables on their UK National Tour.

www.damian-wilson.net

‘Great musicianship, great singing, great songs and a great atmosphere. You can’t ask for much more than that really’ - Mark Radcliffe - BBC Radio 2

‘A guaranteed night of premier entertainment from two of the UK's finest young musicians. I cannot recommend their Weir Keeper's Tale album highly enough’ - Jerry Ewing - Prog Magazine

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'Carmen' is the best-known work by French composer Georges Bizet, and one of the most famous operas in the entire art form – numbers such as the Habanera and the Toreador Song have permeated the popular consciousness as little else has. The opera’s heady combination of passion, sensuality and violence initially proved too much for the stage, and it was a critical failure on its 1875 premiere. Bizet died shortly after, and never learned of the spectacular success his Carmen would achieve: the opera has been performed more than five hundred times at Covent Garden alone.

This ever-popular opera is given a fresh point of view in Barrie Kosky’s highly physical production, originally created for Frankfurt Opera. The Australian director is one of the world’s most sought-after opera directors, whose Royal Opera debut with Shostakovich’s The Nose in 2016 was greeted with delight. For Carmen he has devised a far-from-traditional version, incorporating music written by Bizet for the score but not usually heard, and giving a new voice to the opera’s endlessly fascinating central character.

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Welcome to the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club - bringing the best live stand-up to York!

Four top professional comedians
Enjoy brilliant comedy
A great night out!
Book in advance and save money or pay on the night
Each show has four top professional comedians from all over the world to make you LOL!
Wherever possible we'll be bringing you comedians off the telly from such shows as BBC2's Mock The Week, Shooting Stars, Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC1's Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Have I Got News For You, QI, and Paramount's Live at The Comedy Store etc.

Previously we've booked the likes of Jason Manford, John Bishop and Sarah Millican before they hit the big time. So come and see more brilliant comedians!

There's also a full bar and two breaks for get more drinks and chatting to your friends!

'Ace night' Julie Lovatt

'Fantastic night yet again' Fleur Spafford

'Great night, everyone must try going, very funny' Lee Evans (not the Lee Evans!)

There are all real reviews from real customers so get booking now if you fancy a laugh!

Please note we do not allow bookings for Hen or Stag parties of any size and such parties will be refused admission to the venue.

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Against the backdrop of the Hanging Gardens, Semiramide, Queen of Babylon, defies bad omens and supernatural threats in her quest to find a worthy successor to her late husband. But she harbours more than one dark secret, and whoever gains the throne may find that he has lost more than he has won. Based on a story by Voltaire, this rarely performed tragic opera reveals The Barber of Seville composer Giaochino Rossini in a whole new light. The title role – composed for Rossini’s wife, Isabella Colbran – features some of the most demanding vocal music he ever wrote. Angela Meade takes on the challenging vocal fireworks in this revival of a production last seen at the Met 25 years ago.

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Join international cabaret star Velma Celli for an evening of cabaret.
Ian Stroughair (the man behind the makeup) is a West end and cabaret star who has appeared in hit Musicals such as Chicago, Cats, Fame and Rent where he received critical acclaim.
"A Stand out turn" Mark Shenton, The Guardian & The Stage magazine.
He has enjoyed a varied career in film and TV and even appeared on BBC's Eastenders as himself.
"A sensational performer at the height of his game" West End Frame.
This year he fronted the U.K commercial campaign for McDonalds and starred opposite Danny Dyer in the music short Nebraska for recording artist Lucy Rose.
"An impressive performance" What's On stage.
Also he makes his silver screen debut this Autumn in Feature film Night of the Lotus:
"A musical extravagant that hits all the right spots" This Is Cabaret.
This is a musical theatre review including classic show tunes, jazz standards, Bassey to Beyoncé and everything in between.
Switching from hysterical impressions of some of your favourite divas such as Britney Spears and Cher to stripped back acoustic arrangements of popular pop songs in ways you have never heard them this roller coaster of a cabaret really hits every spot!
There is something for everybody in this expertly written cabaret revue so do not miss out!

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Against the backdrop of the Hanging Gardens, Semiramide, Queen of Babylon, defies bad omens and supernatural threats in her quest to find a worthy successor to her late husband. But she harbours more than one dark secret, and whoever gains the throne may find that he has lost more than he has won. Based on a story by Voltaire, this rarely performed tragic opera reveals The Barber of Seville composer Giaochino Rossini in a whole new light. The title role – composed for Rossini’s wife, Isabella Colbran – features some of the most demanding vocal music he ever wrote. Angela Meade takes on the challenging vocal fireworks in this revival of a production last seen at the Met 25 years ago.

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Tennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece Cat on a Hot Tin Roof played a strictly limited season in London’s West End in 2017. Following his smash hit production of A Streetcar Named Desire, Benedict Andrews’ ‘thrilling revival’ (New York Times) starred Sienna Miller alongside, Jack O’Connell and Colm Meaney.

On a steamy night in Mississippi, a Southern family gather at their cotton plantation to celebrate Big Daddy’s birthday. The scorching heat is almost as oppressive as the lies they tell. Brick and Maggie dance round the secrets and sexual tensions that threaten to destroy their marriage. With the future of the family at stake, which version of the truth is real – and which will win out?

Captured live on stage, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof will screen in cinemas around the world from 22 February 2018.

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A new production of Oscar Wilde’s social comedy, Lady Windermere’s Fan, directed by award-winning writer, actor and director Kathy Burke, will be broadcast live to cinemas from the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End. This is the second play from the Oscar Wilde Season, a year-long celebration of the brilliant Victorian playwright being staged by Classic Spring, a new theatre company led by Dominic Dromgoole, former Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe.

The day of Lady Windermere’s birthday party, and all is perfectly in order. Until her friend Lord Darlington plants a seed of suspicion. Is her husband having an affair? And will the other woman really attend the party? First performed in 1892, Lady Windermere’s Fan explores the ambiguity of upper class morality and the fragile position of women in society in the late Victorian era in one of Wilde’s most popular and witty plays.

‘You gave me this fan today; it was your birthday present. If that woman crosses my threshold, I shall strike her across the face with it.’ - Oscar Wilde

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Ben Whishaw (The Danish Girl, Skyfall, Hamlet) and Michelle Fairley (Fortitude, Game of Thrones) play Brutus and Cassius, David Calder (The Lost City of Z, The Hatton Garden Job) plays Caesar and David Morrissey (The Missing, Hangmen, The Walking Dead) is Mark Antony. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, London.

Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated élite conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital.

Nicholas Hytner’s production will thrust the audience into the street party that greets Caesar’s return, the congress that witnesses his murder, the rally that assembles for his funeral and the chaos that explodes in its wake.

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Over the past couple of years, Bobby has become an instantly recognisable face on British television and the UK comedy circuit. This year, he returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for his latest show Loudly Insecure.

30 years ago, Bobby was put up for adoption and now he’s tracking down his birth family one by one. Saying his search has hit a couple of snags would be an understatement and he still has relatives out there who continue to elude him - except for Justin Bieber. Loudly Insecure gives Bobby a chance to fill you in on the wildly dramatic twists and turns of his quest, the accidental broadening of his search for next of kin, plus he’ll fill you in on a couple of other musings along the way; like his love of strangers, techniques to impress his personal trainer and if remembering virginity loss is inappropriate.
Recently, Bobby has supported the likes of Bill Burr and Doug Stanhope on tour and also took time out to professionally troll Julian Assange, garnering international press pick up. Katie Hopkins has also had a brush with Bobby after he donated his appearance fee from his booking on TLC series 'What If Katie Hopkins Ruled The World’, to causes he knew she’d hate. This noble deed didn’t go unnoticed and earned him over 500,000 hits on YouTube, a figure far exceeding the number of viewers who watched the original appearance on Hopkins’s show.
Bobby is currently shooting his first comedy series for VICELAND, which airs this summer. Co-starring the love of his life Harriet Kemsley, the show follows the pair’s hilariously dysfunctional journey towards their impending marriage. Bobby is also a series regular in Channel 4’s World of Weird and is the roaming reporter for satirical political show Sam Delaney’s News Thing (RT). He also hosted and wrote The Bobby Mair Show for Comedy Central online which was quickly commissioned after his huge viral success on KSI:Demolished for the channel. Additionally Bobby is a seasoned panellist on 8 out of 10 Cats (C4), Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC2), Virtually famous (E4), Sweat the Small Stuff (BBC3), and Safe Word (ITV) to name a few.
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Perhaps more than any other artist, Van Gogh’s life has long captured the imagination of storytellers. Delving deep into his fascinating and sometimes deeply troubled world comes this definitive, award-winning documentary directed by David Bickerstaff.

Showcasing Van Gogh’s iconic works like never before and featuring exclusive interviews with the curatorial team at the Van Gogh Museum, this EXHIBITION ON SCREEN favourite from Season 2 makes a welcome return to the big screen.

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Leonard Bernstein was one of the first classical composers in America to achieve both popular and critical acclaim. He was eclectic in his sources – drawing on jazz and modernism, the traditions of Jewish music and the Broadway musical – and many of Bernstein’s scores are remarkably well suited to dance. He was particularly associated with Jerome Robbins, their credits together including Fancy Free and West Side Story. To celebrate the centenary year of the composer’s birth, The Royal Ballet has united all three of its associate choreographers to celebrate the dynamic range and danceability of Bernstein’s music.

The programme includes two world premieres by Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor and Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, marking each artist’s first foray into Bernstein. At the heart of the programme is the first revival of Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett’s The Age of Anxiety, created in 2014 to Bernstein’s soul-searching Second Symphony. Both symphony and ballet are inspired by W.H. Auden’s masterful modernist poem, itself written in response to the atmosphere of disillusionment and uncertainty that followed the end of World War II.

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Goaded by their cynical friend Don Alfonso, soldiers Ferrando and Guglielmo decide to test their fiancées’ fidelity. Pretending to leave with their regiment, they return in disguise and pay court to each other’s lover. Will the young women succumb to the charms of these two handsome ‘foreigners’? A co-production with English National Opera, this clever vision of the battle of the sexes is set in a carnivalesque environment inspired by 1950s Coney Island. The cast features Amanda Majeski and Serena Malfi as the sisters put to the test, with Broadway star Kelli O’Hara as their feisty maid, Ben Bliss and Adam Plachetka as their fiancés, and Christopher Maltman as Don Alfonso. David Robertson conducts Mozart’s delightful score.

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Goaded by their cynical friend Don Alfonso, soldiers Ferrando and Guglielmo decide to test their fiancées’ fidelity. Pretending to leave with their regiment, they return in disguise and pay court to each other’s lover. Will the young women succumb to the charms of these two handsome ‘foreigners’? A co-production with English National Opera, this clever vision of the battle of the sexes is set in a carnivalesque environment inspired by 1950s Coney Island. The cast features Amanda Majeski and Serena Malfi as the sisters put to the test, with Broadway star Kelli O’Hara as their feisty maid, Ben Bliss and Adam Plachetka as their fiancés, and Christopher Maltman as Don Alfonso. David Robertson conducts Mozart’s delightful score.

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Verdi’s life-long love affair with Shakespeare’s works began with Macbeth, a play he considered to be ‘one of the greatest creations of man’. With his librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, Verdi set out to create ‘something out of the ordinary’. Their success is borne out in every bar of a score that sees Verdi at his most theatrical: it bristles with demonic energy.

The warrior Macbeth fights on the side of the King of Scotland – but when a coven of witches prophesy that he shall become king himself, a ruthless ambition drives Macbeth and his wife to horrific acts.Murder makes Macbeth king, and intrigue and butchery are the hallmarks of his brief, doomed reign. The witches make another prediction, which also comes true: Macbeth and his lady lose their lives, and justice is restored.

Phyllida Lloyd’s 2002 production for The Royal Opera is richly hued, shot through with black, red and gold. The witches – imagined by designer Anthony Ward as strange, scarlet-turbaned creatures – are ever-present agents of fate. Lloyd depicts the Macbeths’ childlessness as the dark sadness lurking behind their terrible deeds. The Royal Opera’s production uses Verdi’s 1865 Paris revision of the opera, which includes Lady Macbeth’s riveting aria ‘La luce langue’.

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When Giselle learns that her beloved Albrecht is promised to another woman, she dies of a broken heart in his arms. While Albrecht grieves, she returns from the dead as a Wili, a vengeful spirit meant to make unfaithful men dance until death…

Prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova personifies this ultimate ballerina role in the classical repertoire, alongside the sensational Sergei Polunin as Albrecht, in this chilling, yet luminous ballet that continues to captivate audiences for over 150 years at the Bolshoi.

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Ben Whishaw (The Danish Girl, Skyfall, Hamlet) and Michelle Fairley (Fortitude, Game of Thrones) play Brutus and Cassius, David Calder (The Lost City of Z, The Hatton Garden Job) plays Caesar and David Morrissey (The Missing, Hangmen, The Walking Dead) is Mark Antony. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, London.

Caesar returns in triumph to Rome and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated élite conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital.

Nicholas Hytner’s production will thrust the audience into the street party that greets Caesar’s return, the congress that witnesses his murder, the rally that assembles for his funeral and the chaos that explodes in its wake.

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‘Something wicked this way comes’

Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder.

This contemporary production of Shakespeare’s darkest psychological thriller marks both Christopher Eccleston’s RSC debut and the return of Niamh Cusack to the Company.

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James Levine and Plácido Domingo add yet another chapter to their legendary Met collaboration with this rarely performed Verdi gem, a heart-wrenching tragedy based on Friedrich Schiller’s novel Intrigue and Love. The young maiden Luisa loves Rodolfo, unaware that he is actually the son of the local lord. An unscrupulous rival for her affections tells her father of Rodolfo’s true identity, turning the old man against him. Jealousy, suspicion, and betrayal tear the lovers apart, but Luisa remains loyal to her father to the last. In the first Met performances of the opera in more than ten years, Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role opposite Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo, with Domingo as Luisa’s stern-yet-loving father.

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James Levine and Plácido Domingo add yet another chapter to their legendary Met collaboration with this rarely performed Verdi gem, a heart-wrenching tragedy based on Friedrich Schiller’s novel Intrigue and Love. The young maiden Luisa loves Rodolfo, unaware that he is actually the son of the local lord. An unscrupulous rival for her affections tells her father of Rodolfo’s true identity, turning the old man against him. Jealousy, suspicion, and betrayal tear the lovers apart, but Luisa remains loyal to her father to the last. In the first Met performances of the opera in more than ten years, Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role opposite Piotr Beczała as Rodolfo, with Domingo as Luisa’s stern-yet-loving father.

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A fairy godmother, a glass slipper, an opulent ball, an enchanted forest, and a Prince Charming who loves her – did all that really happen, or was it just a dream? Long-suffering Cendrillon lives a life of drudgery with her good-natured father and his imperious wife, until fate, romance, and a touch of fairy magic intervene. For the first time ever, Massenet’s sumptuous version of the Cinderella story comes to the Met in this imaginative storybook production directed by Laurent Pelly. Superstar Joyce DiDonato sings the title role, alongside British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of Prince Charming, Kathleen Kim as the Fairy Godmother, and Stephanie Blythe as the archetypal wicked stepmother.

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Veteran British songwriter and guitar sage Michael Chapman ranks among the innovative midcentury English guitarists who transposed the atmosphere and syntax of the blues to a British context through reinvention and deconstruction, rather than imitation. His music is suffused with the crooked logic, unfulfilled longing, and existential danger of dreams, shaded with his own wry sensibility of Northern darkness. Like a peaty whiskey, the smoky gravitas of his playing and singing has grown more trenchant and entrenched with age. His emergence in 1967 as a self-taught jazz freak, recovering art-school student, and part-time photography teacher on the Cornish folk circuit preceded a series of classic late 1960s and ’70s albums for Harvest, Deram, and Decca.

The Basement Jazz Club is a new project which wants to put York’s amazing jazz scene front and centre. We pride ourselves on excellent sound and an intimate atmosphere, giving over our stage to the finest musicians from York, as well as the odd featured act from further afield. Expect a variety of styles, from the gypsy stylings of Django Reinhardt, to the passionate blues of the Deep South.

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A fairy godmother, a glass slipper, an opulent ball, an enchanted forest, and a Prince Charming who loves her – did all that really happen, or was it just a dream? Long-suffering Cendrillon lives a life of drudgery with her good-natured father and his imperious wife, until fate, romance, and a touch of fairy magic intervene. For the first time ever, Massenet’s sumptuous version of the Cinderella story comes to the Met in this imaginative storybook production directed by Laurent Pelly. Superstar Joyce DiDonato sings the title role, alongside British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of Prince Charming, Kathleen Kim as the Fairy Godmother, and Stephanie Blythe as the archetypal wicked stepmother.

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Manon’s brother Lescaut is offering her to the highest bidder when she meets Des Grieux and falls in love. They elope to Paris, but when Monsieur G.M. offers Manon a life of luxury as his mistress she can’t resist. With the Lescauts’ encouragement Des Grieux cheats at cards in an attempt to win Monsieur G.M.’s fortune. They are caught. Manon is arrested as a prostitute and deported to New Orleans, followed by Des Grieux. On the run, Manon dies from exhaustion.

Kenneth MacMillan’s source for Manon was the 18th-century French novel already adapted for opera by Massenet and Puccini. The premiere was given on 7 March 1974, with the lead roles danced by Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell. The ballet quickly became a staple of The Royal Ballet’s repertory, and a touchstone of adult, dramatic dance.

MacMillan found new sympathy with the capricious Manon and her struggle to escape poverty. Designs by his regular collaborator Nicholas Georgiadis reflect this, depicting a world of lavish splendour polluted by miserable destitution. MacMillan’s spectacular ensemble scenes for the whole Company create vivid, complex portraits of the distinct societies of Paris and New Orleans. But it is Manon and Des Grieux’s impassioned pas de deux – recalling the intensity of MacMillan’s earlier Romeo and Juliet – that drive this tragic story, and make Manon one of MacMillan’s most powerful dramas.

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Exhibition On Screen: I, Claude Monet

“My head is bursting – I want to paint it all.” Award-winning director Phil Grabsky presents a fresh new look at arguably the world’s favourite artist, Claude Monet, using the painter’s own words.

Based on letters and other private writings, I, Claude Monet provides new insight into the man who not only painted the picture that gave birth to Impressionism, but who was perhaps the most influential and successful painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

In spite of this, and perhaps because of it, Monet’s life is a gripping tale of a man who, behind his sun-dazzled canvases, suffered from bouts of depression, loneliness and even suicidal thoughts. Then, as his art developed and his love of nature led to the glories of his garden at Giverny, his letters reveal his humour, insight and love of life.

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Swanhilda notices her fiancee Franz is infatuated with the beautiful Coppélia who sits reading on her balcony each day. Nearly breaking up the two sweethearts, Coppelia is not what she seems and Swanhilda decides to teach Franz a lesson…

The Bolshoi’s unique version of Coppélia exhibits a fascinating reconstruction of the original 19th century choreography of this ebullient comedy involving a feisty heroine, a boyish fiancee with a wandering eye, and an old dollmaker. The company’s stunning corps de ballet shines in the divertissements and famous “dance of the hours,” and its principals abound in youthful energy and irresistible humor in this effervescent production.

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'Swan Lake' has had a special role in the repertory of The Royal Ballet since 1934. This Season The Royal Ballet creates a new production with additional choreography by Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett. While remaining faithful to the Petipa-Ivanov text, Scarlett will bring fresh eyes to the staging of this classic ballet, in collaboration with his long-term designer John Macfarlane.

Prince Siegfried chances upon a fl ock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman, Odette, he is enraptured. But she is under a spell that holds her captive, allowing her to regain her human form only at night.

'Swan Lake' was Tchaikovsky’s first ballet score. Given its status today as arguably the best loved and most admired of all classical ballets, it is perhaps surprising that at its premiere in 1877 Swan Lake was poorly received. It is thanks to the 1895 production by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov that Swan Lake has become part of not only ballet consciousness but also wider popular culture. That success is secured not only by the sublime, symphonic sweep of Tchaikovsky’s score, but also by the striking choreographic contrasts between Petipa’s royal palace scenes and the lyric lakeside scenes created by Ivanov.

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On 14 November 1987, a promising conductor called Simon Rattle made his Berliner Philharmoniker debut with Gustav Mahler’s Sixth Symphony. Looking back, Rattle says, “I felt that I was finding my voice on that day.” Mahler’s multifaceted work is again on the programme when Sir Simon appears for the last time as chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Sir Simon Rattle’s Farewell Concert will be broadcast live to cinemas on 20 June 2018, with exclusive interviews and programme insights featured as part of this historic event.

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What if your first true love was someone you’d been told you must hate?

Set in a world very like our own, this Romeo & Juliet is about a generation of young people born into violence and ripped apart by the bitter divisions of their parents.

The most famous story of love at first sight explodes with intense passion and an irresistible desire for change, but leads all too quickly to heartbreaking consequences.

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Down on his luck in the suburbs, John Falstaff plans to hustle his way to a comfortable retirement by seducing the wives of two wealthy men.

Unknown to him, it’s the women of Windsor who really pull the strings, orchestrating Falstaff’s comeuppance amidst a theatrical smorgasbord of petty rivalries, jealousies and over-inflated egos.

For a fat Englishman, a Welshman and a Frenchman, the only way is Windsor…

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