CALENDAR Event Tue 16th Dec Wed 17th Dec Thu 18th Dec Sun 28th Dec Sun 21st Dec Thu 1st Jan Thu 8th Jan Fri 9th Jan Mon 12th Jan Tue 13th Jan Fri 16th Jan Sat 17th Jan Thu 22nd Jan Sun 25th Jan Thu 29 Jan Sat 31st Jan Wed 4th Feb Fri 6th Feb Wed 11 Feb Fri 13th Feb Sat 14th Feb Wed 18th Feb Tue 24th Feb Fri 27th Feb Wed 4th Mar Thu 5th Mar Sun 8th Mar Tue 10th Mar Wed 11th Mar Thu 12th Mar Sat 14th Mar Tue 17th Mar Mon 23rd Mar Fri 27th Mar Wed 1st Apr Tue 14th Apr Thu 16th Apr Sun 19th Apr Sat 25th Apr Mon 20th Apr Tue 5th May Thu 14th May Tue 19th May Tue 26th May ROH: Alice's Adventure in Wonderland - SOLD OUT The Laughter Lounge: Adam Buxton Kernel Panic The Old Vic's The Crucible ROH: Alice's Adventure in Wonderland Encore Bolshoi: Nutcracker The Theory of Everything The Old Vic's The Crucible Into the Woods Testament of Youth preview plus live Q & A Exhibition on Screen: Girl with a Pearl Earring Testament of Youth MET: The Merry Widow NT Live: Treasure Island Bolshoi: Swan Lake ROH: Andrea Chenier MET: Les Contes D'Hoffmann The Laughter Lounge: Robin Ince Shaun the Sheep Movie RSC: Love's Labour's Lost Fifty Shades of Grey MET: Iolanta/Duke Bluebeard's Castle NT Live: Treasure Island child-friendly screening ROH: Der Fliegende Hollander The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel RSC: Love's Labour's Won (Much Ado About Nothing) The Laughter Lounge: Phil Kay Bolshoi: Romeo and Juliet Alan Bennett - Talking Head ENO: La Traviata NT Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers MET: La Donna Del Lago ROH: Swan Lake Hamlet from the Royal Exchange Manchester Cinderella ROH: Rise and Fall of the City Of Mahogany Exhibition on Screen: Vincent Van Gogh NT Live: The Hard Problem Bolshoi: Ivan the Terrible MET: Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci Hamlet from the Royal Exchange Manchester ROH: La Fille Mal Gardee NT Live: Man and Superman ENO: Pirates of Penzeance (Dir Mike Leigh) Exhibition on Screen: The Impressionists CONTACT & BOOKING Page 24 4-5 11 24 27 23 11 29 11 15 19 17 8 27 24 17 4-5 31 10 13 17 8 24 7 10 4-5 27 6 18 8 17 24 11 28 25 15 9 27 17 11 25 9 18 15 Box office: 01825 764909 Open: Monday to Saturday 10am to 9pm, Sundays 1pm to 9pm. Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com enquiry@picturehouseuckfield.com The Picture House, High Street, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 1AS Please note that all running times are approximate and are subject to change. Unless specified all event cinema is to be screened live via satellite. All programmes are subject to change. A YOURE E R A ICTU E P OUS R H BE MEYMET? THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL Design: Simon Fenton Creative | sfcreative.co.uk Date E M M A R PROG FILM KIDS THEATRE EV SPECIAL EDY LIVE COM BALLET T CARDS IF G IP EMBERSH ENTS M INTER OPERA .5 W ISSUE NO WELCOME Happy first birthday to our brochure which was introduced this time last year. It has become increasingly popular, in fact it is so popular we ran out of the last edition! Thank you for reading it. So you don’t miss out on the next one, make sure you join our growing number of Picture House members and we will post a copy to you at home. Well it’s been a crazy few months but we made it through and have completed the first phase of our refurbishment. We hope you are enjoying the comfy seats and fabulous sound, all arriving in time for some great films. In fact Mr Turner has turned out to be our biggest film of 2014 – and it was only released in October! There are some exciting releases next year that will give it a run for its money, as Dame Judi Dench returns in the Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and the hotly anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey hits the screens on Valentine’s Day. Plus the incredible story of Jane and Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Excitingly our very own comedy club The Laughter Lounge has a fantastic line up this winter, so laugh away the winter blues with Adam Buxton in his first appearance in Uckfield this December. Then Robin Ince and Phil Kaye will be returning early in the New Year. As ever we have some great Arts on Screen Events with theatre being particularly strong. This season sees the National Theatre presenting Ralph Fiennes in George Bernard Shaw’s Man And Superman, plus one off events such as Maxine Peake in a female-led version of Hamlet. In the spring we move onto the second phase of our refurbishment when we tackle Screen 2 and the foyer. And finally in very exciting news we have just taken ownership of the restaurant opposite the cinema so look out for the launch in the new year to truly complete your night out. CONTENTS 4-5 COMEDY 6 SPECIAL EVENT Alan Bennett Talking Head 7 FILM The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 8 NATIONAL THEATRE 10 RSC THEATRE 11 OLD VIC THEATRE 12 FILM The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies 13 FILM Fifty Shades of Grey 15 EXHIBITION 17 METROPOLITAN OPERA 18 ENO OPERA 19FILM Testament of Youth 21-22 MEMBERSHIP 23 FILM The Theory of Everything 24 ROYAL OPERA HOUSE 27 BOLSHOI BALLET 28 FILM Cinderella 29 FILM Into the Woods 31 KIDS FILM Shaun the Sheep Join our facebook page and emailing list for all up to date news. 32 KIDS FILM Big Hero 6 Thank you as ever for your support and please keep in touch. 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Having created a series of dramatic monologues depicting characters musing on their lives, Alan Bennett entertains us as himself. Enjoy pre-show refreshments at 7.30pm and an opportunity to toast the 2015 Charleston Festival. THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (12A) running time tbc India’s premier retirement resort, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, is proving so incredibly popular that it only has a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for the new arrivals… Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie and Bill Nighy all return for this second chapter, with the addition of Richard Gere. Box office: 01825 764909 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com THEATRE 8 THEATRE THE HARD PROBLEM (12A) Thursday 16th April at 6.50pm 180 mins MAN & SUPERMAN (12A) Thursday 14th May at 6.50pm 240 mins Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard returns to the National Theatre with his highly-anticipated new play. An exhilarating reinvention of George Bernard Shaw’s witty, provocative romantic comedy, an epic fairytale and fiery philosophical debate which asks fundamental questions about how we live. Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brainscience institute, is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question at work, where psychology and biology meet. If there is nothing but matter, what is consciousness? Is the day coming when the computer and the MRI scanner will answer all the questions psychology can ask? TREASURE ISLAND (PG) Thursday 22nd January at 6.50pm 3hrs CHILD-FRIENDLY ENCORE Wednesday 18th February at 1.50pm Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast live from the National Theatre. It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her dangerous voyage begins. MORE ENCORES TO BE ANNOUNCED 9 Jack Tanner (Ralph Fiennes), celebrated radical thinker and rich bachelor, seems an unlikely choice as guardian to the alluring heiress, Ann. But she decides to marry and tame this dazzling revolutionary. More National Theatre shows are to be announced – please check the website for up to date information. BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS (12A) Thursday 12th March at 6.50pm 180 mins Pulizter Prize-winner Katherine Boo spent three years in Annawadi, India recording the lives of its residents. From her uncompromising book, David Hare has fashioned a tumultuous play on an epic scale. India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own. Tickets: £17.50 Premier Members: £15.75 Treasure Island child tickets: £10 (Child-friendly encore only) Don’t forget you can get 10% discount for Arts on Screen events when you become a Premier Member. Box office: 01825 764909 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com facebook.com/picturehouseuckfield @PictureHouseUck THEATRE 10 THEATRE 11 THE CRUCIBLE LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST Wednesday 11th February 2015 at 6.45pm 3hrs Approx Summer 1914. Dedicating themselves to a life of study, the King and his friends take an oath to avoid the company of women for three years – just as the Princess of France and her ladies-in-waiting arrive. Shakespeare’s sparkling comedy mischievously suggests that the highest of all academic endeavours is the study of the opposite sex. THE CRUCIBLE (12A) (Recorded) Thursday 18th December at 7pm 3hrs 15mins Thursday 8th January at 7pm tbc The Old Vic’s critically acclaimed production of Arthur Millers’ classic American drama, starring Richard Armitage comes to the cinema screen. Salem’s infamous witch trials are vividly brought to life in this visceral new production by award-winning director, Yaël Farber. Recorded live at the Old Vic. LOVE’S LABOUR’S WON OR MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Wednesdays 4th March 2015 at 6.45pm 3hrs Approx Shakespeare’s comic romance plays out amidst the high spirits of a post-war house party in autumn 1918, where memories of the trenches give way to youthful passions, and Benedick and Beatrice reignite their combative courtship. Better known as Much Ado About Nothing, this is performed under the title Love’s Labour’s Won, a name possibly given to it during Shakespeare’s lifetime. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Wednesday 22nd July 2015 at 6.45pm In the melting pot of Venice, trade is God. The city opens its arms to all, as long as there is profit to be made. When a contract is broken, simmering racial tensions boil over and Shylock - wronged father and despised outsider - looks to exact the ultimate price for a deal sealed in blood. TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (12A) PREMIERE SCREENING PLUS LIVE Q&A Monday 12th January at 6.30pm tbc LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST Testament of Youth goes on general release on Friday 16th January Tickets: £20 Premier Members: £18 For the enjoyment and comfort of all, please make sure you are in your seat before the advertised ticket time for all Arts on Screen events. DON’T FORGET YOU CAN GET A DISCOUNT ON ALL ARTS ON SCREEN EVENTS WITH A PREMIER MEMBERSHIP. See page 21 for details à Box office: 01825 764909 An exclusive premier screening of the brand new wartime movie, plus never-before-seen behind the scenes footage and a live Q&A with director James Kent and some key members of the cast. Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com HAMLET (12A) (Recorded) Monday 23rd March at 7.15pm 3hrs 15mins MAXINE PEAKE IN HAMLET Testament of Youth Tickets: £10 Premier Members: £9 Hamlet and The Crucible Tickets: £17.50 Premier Members: £15.75 Monday 20th April at 7.15pm This ground-breaking stage production, directed by Sarah Frankcom, was the Manchester Royal Exchange’s fastest-selling show in a decade. In this stripped-back, fresh and fast-paced version, BAFTA nominee Maxine Peake creates a Hamlet for now, alongside other roles played by women. facebook.com/picturehouseuckfield @PictureHouseUck FILM 12 THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES (12A) 145 mins The epic conclusion to the adventures of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves, as the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide - unite or be destroyed. Box office: 01825 764909 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com FILM 13 FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (18) running time tbc The fastest selling UK novel of all time, from internet sensation E L James, finally hits the big screen. When innocent and naive Anastasia Steele meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey they find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other. But the singular tastes of Christian Grey will change Ana’s life forever… facebook.com/picturehouseuckfield @PictureHouseUck 15 EXHIBITION THE GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING Tuesday 13th January 2015 at 7.30pm 1hr 25mins After two years on a blockbuster world tour, the ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ has returned home to the much-loved Mauritshuis gallery in The Hague. The enduring appeal of this masterpiece is indisputable and this documentary goes in pursuit of the many unresolved riddles surrounding the extraordinary painting and its mysterious creator Vermeer. VAN GOGH A NEW WAY OF SEEING Tuesday 14th April 2015 at 7.30pm 1hr 30mins Enjoy complete and unprecedented access to the treasures of Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum while world-renowned curators and art historians offer their interpretations, plus exclusive new research revealing incredible recent discoveries. THE IMPRESSIONISTS PAUL DURAND-RUEL’S COLLECTION Tuesday 26th May 2015 at 7.30pm 1hr 30mins Cezanne, Monet, Degas and their compatriots are some of the world’s most popular artists. But just who were they really? Why and how did they paint? What lies behind their enduring appeal? All Tickets: £12.50 Premier Members: £11.25 Box office: 01825 764909 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com OPERA 17 THE MERRY WIDOW (Franz Lehár) Saturday 17th January 2015 at 5.55pm 2hrs 57mins The great Renée Fleming stars as the beguiling femme fatale who captivates all Paris in Lehár’s enchanting operetta, seen in a new staging by Broadway virtuoso director and choreographer Susan Stroman. OU A ARE YTURE PIC USE HO ER MEMEB Y T.2?1 LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN (Jacques Offenbach) Saturday 31st January 2015 at 5.55pm 3hrs 46mins LA DONNA DEL LAGO (Gioacchino Rossini) Saturday 14th March 2015 at 4.55pm 3hrs 30mins The magnetic tenor Vittorio Grigolo takes on the tortured poet and unwitting adventurer of the title of Offenbach’s operatic masterpiece, in the Met’s wild, kaleidoscopic production. Bel canto superstars Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of vocal virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands and based on a beloved novel by Sir Walter Scott. IOLANTA (Peter Tchaikovsky) DUKE BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE (Bela Bartók) Saturday 14th February 2015 at 5.30pm 3hrs 39mins CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA (Pietro Mascagni) PAGLIACCI (Ruggero Leoncavallo) Saturday 25th April 2015 at 5.30pm 3hrs 30mins Soprano Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky heroine in the first opera of this intriguing double bill, consisting of an enchanting fairy tale (Iolanta) followed by an erotic psychological thriller (Duke Bluebeard’s Castle). Valery Gergiev conducts both operas. Opera’s most enduring tragic double bill returns in an evocative new production from Sir David McVicar, who sets the action across two time periods but in the same Sicilian village. Box office: 01825 764909 SEE p Tickets: £25 Premier Members: £22.50 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com OPERA 18 FILM 19 LA TRAVIATA Wednesday 11th March 2015 at 7.20pm Approx 1hr 50mins A stunning production of Verdi’s passionate and tragic masterpiece, ideal for newcomers to opera with its contemporary staging and a running time of less than two hours. Featuring Elizabeth Zharoff. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Tuesday 19th May 2015 at 7.20pm 2hrs 15mins Guaranteed to be a major event, award winning director Mike Leigh directs his first ever opera for the stage. Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular comic opera features much-loved favourites including I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General. CARMEN CARMEN Wednesday 1st July 2015 at 7.20pm 2hrs 45mins LA TRAVIATA Tickets £20 Premier Members: £18 Probably the most popular opera in the world, Carmen scandalised its earliest audiences with its raw depiction of lust. In ENO’s popular production, the action is a full-on battle of the sexes, fought out in the arena of the Spanish building. Gift Cards available now. Available in £10, £15 or £25. TESTAMENT OF YOUTH (12A) 130 mins A powerful coming-of-age story which tackles love, war, loss and remembrance. Based on the beloved WW1 memoir by Vera Brittain, this has become the classic testimony of war from a woman’s point of view and continues to resonate as a personal story of how one person faces war and tragedy, and rises above them. EXCLUSIVE PREMIER SCREENING, WITH LIVE Q&A Monday 12th January – see page 11 Box office: 01825 764909 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com DINING MEMBERSHIP 21 LOVE CINEMA? LOVE THE PICTURE HOUSE UCKFIELD? Then why not be a part of your local cinema and become a member? Not only do you get amazing benefits at The Picture House, you can also use your membership to get exclusive discounts at local stores. Now you can enjoy a pre-film meal or post show drink at our restaurant, directly opposite the cinema on Uckfield High Street. Choose from our wide ranging menu with drinks to suit everyone. We also offer a children’s menu. Make your trip to the cinema a complete experience. CO M I N G I N JA N UA RY 2 0 1 5 Give our Gift Card... and you’re giving great movies... comedy... opera... ballet... theatre... The Picture House Uckfield gift card is the perfect gift for the film and culture lover in your life. Gift cards can be exchanged for tickets to all the latest films, Arts on Screen events or Laughter Lounge shows and can be used to buy refreshments to complete your night out. Gift cards can be purchased in person, over the phone or online and for a £1 charge, we can send them direct to the lucky recipient. £10 £15 Box office: 01825 764909 £25 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com Have you seen our new website? You can now purchase membership online and use your membership to purchase tickets online! 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Not to be used with any other discount or promotion and not valid for special priced screenings. Please ask a member of staff if you are uncertain as to which films are included. * Valid for general release films only. Tickets for Arts on Screen events or live events are not eligible. For detailed terms and conditions see our website: www.picturehouseuckfield.com Membership application form overleaf facebook.com/picturehouseuckfield @PictureHouseUck MEMBERSHIP 22 APPLICATION FORM FILM 23 Membership Type (please tick) Standard Single Standard Joint Premier Single Premier Joint Start Date Date Member Name (For joint membership please write the primary card holder’s details). Address Date of Birth Home Telephone Mobile Telephone Email Please make cheques payable to ‘Hallmark Cinemas LLP’. Terms and Conditions Membership is non transferable. We have the right to change the benefits and features at any time. Please see website for full terms and conditions. Looking for the perfect gift? The Picture House Uckfield gift card is the perfect gift for the film and culture lover in your life. Gift cards can be exchanged for tickets to all the latest films, Arts on Screen events or Laughter Lounge shows and can be used to buy refreshments to complete your night out. Gift cards can be purchased in person, over the phone or online and for a £1 charge, we can send them direct to the lucky recipient. Box office: 01825 764909 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (12A) 123 mins The extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne), and the woman who stood by him throughout his earth-shattering diagnosis, Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones). Box office: 01825 764909 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com facebook.com/picturehouseuckfield @PictureHouseUck OPERA/BALLET 24 LIVE BALLET: ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Tuesday 16th December 2014 at 7.15pm SOLD OUT Another chance to watch Christopher Wheeldon’s full-length ballet, based on Lewis Carroll’s book. This exuberant piece of storytelling features an instantly recognizable cast of characters, among them a tap-dancing Mad Hatter, a tetchy White Rabbit and a raucously bad-tempered Queen of Hearts. LIVE OPERA: ANDREA CHENIER Thursday 29th January 2015 at 7.15pm 2hrs 30mins Umberto Giordano’s opera presents a fictionalized account of the last years of the French poet André Chénier, guillotined during the Reign of Terror in 1794. Director David McVicar brings Giordano’s thrilling historical drama back to the Royal Opera House for the first time since 1985 in this stunning new production. LIVE OPERA: DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER Tuesday 24th February 2015 at 7.15pm 2hrs 20mins Wagner’s first masterpiece explores the themes of damnation and redemption that would fascinate the composer throughout his career. In this tale, a captain is forced to sail the seas for eternity, unless released by the faithful love of a good woman. LIVE OPERA: RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY Wednesday 1st April 2015 at 7.15pm 3hrs A major work from the remarkable partnership of playwright Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill. Its first ever Royal Opera staging, by Associate Director of Opera John Fulljames, is sung in English, and conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. Mahagonny is a satire on money, morality and pleasure-seeking among the dubious citizens of a fictional city. LIVE BALLET: LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE Tuesday 5th May 2015 at 7.15pm 2hrs 15mins Frederick Ashton’s final full-length ballet is one of his most joyous creations, inspired by his love for the Suffolk countryside and based on an 1828 French ballet with music adapted by John Lanchbery from Ferdinand Hérold’s original score. LIVE OPERA: LA BOHÈME Wednesday 10th June 2015 at 7.15pm 2hrs 50mins John Copley’s keen stagecraft make his production of this popular opera a masterpiece of realism, while Julia Trevelyan Oman’s designs evoke the LIVE BALLET: SWAN LAKE Tuesday 17th March 2015 at 7.15pm 3hrs Swan Lake has long been one of The Royal Ballet’s signature works and Anthony Dowell aims to return to an authentic version of the choreography created by the great Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov for the Mariinsky Theatre in 1895. LA BOHÈME DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER Box office: 01825 764909 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com atmosphere of 19th-century Paris. Several of today’s greatest opera stars return to bid farewell to this sublime staging, in a revival that promises to go down in Royal Opera history. YSTROM MALIN B TELL E GUILLAM Sunday 28th December at 1.50pm 2hrs 55mins 25 facebook.com/picturehouseuckfield LIVE OPERA: GUILLAME TELL Sunday 5th July 2015 at 2.45pm 4hrs Rossini’s final opera helped to lay the foundations of the genre of French grand opéra that dominated European stages throughout the mid-19th century. The exciting young Italian director Damiano Michieletto makes his debut with what promises to be a spectacular and thoughtprovoking production. Tickets All Opera: £25 Premier Members: £22.50 Ballet tickets: Adults £20 Premier Members: £18 Children: £10 @PictureHouseUck BALLET 27 THE NUTCRACKER Sunday 21st December at 2.45pm 2hrs 30mins SOLD OUT AKE SWAN L Sunday 21st December at 7.45pm The Nutcracker is one of the greatest classics in the world. With iconic music by Tchaikovsky, and enchanting sets and costumes. This choreographic version, created for the Bolshoi by Yuri Grigorovich, is full of romanticism and philosophical reflections on ideal love. SWAN LAKE Sunday 25th January 2015 at 2.45pm 2hrs 40mins With Tchaikovsky’s famous, lyrical score, Swan Lake depicts the tragic love between Princess Odette and Prince Siegfried, and will no doubt be performed to perfection by the unparalleled virtuosity of Russia’s great Bolshoi. ROMEO AND JULIET Sunday 8th March 2015 at 3.45pm 2hrs 15mins IVAN THE TERRIBLE Sunday 19th April 2015 at 3.45pm 2hrs 15mins Shakespeare’s timeless story is brought to the stage through breathtaking choreography and Sergei Prokofiev’s much-loved score. Stellar performances by Alexander Volchkov and Anna Nikulina illuminate this masterpiece, making the immortal tale of the lovers of Verona an unforgettable experience. Ivan the Terrible is a work in the true Bolshoi style. Yuri Grigorovich’s powerful and fascinating epic dramatises Ivan the Terrible’s controversial reign, and portrays events in 16thcentury Russia in visually stunning scenes. Tickets: £20 Premier Members: £18.00 (Children £10) SWAN LAKE Box office: 01825 764909 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com FILM 28 FILM 29 CINDERELLA (PG) Running time tbc A live-action retelling of the classic Disney fairytale. Young Ella has the purest of hearts, although she lives in a cruel world of evil step sisters and a wicked step mother. Despite her mistreatment, Ella does not despair and plans to attend the ball at the palace…with a little help from her fairy godmother (Helena Bonham Carter)! Box office: 01825 764909 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com INTO THE WOODS (PG) 125 mins Let an all-star cast, including Meryl Streep as the Witch and Johnny Depp as the Wolf, take you on a song and dance through Steven Sondheim’s award-winning musical, which interweaves the lives of various fairy tale characters. facebook.com/picturehouseuckfield @PictureHouseUck KIDS 31 SHAUN THE SHEEP (U) running time tbc When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it’s up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home. Box office: 01825 764909 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com KIDS 32 33 29 With the awards season coming up there are some great films to catch at Mid Morning Movies this winter. Don’t forget these screenings are baby friendly so lights are brighter and sound lower but you don’t need a baby to get in! Plus there is a free cup of coffee included in your ticket price. Don’t miss the latest releases, coming up... Into the Woods with Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp, the hotly anticipated adaptation of best selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey and Judi Dench in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Birthday party packages available TICKETS £8.50 to include a free cup of coffee and babies are of course free. Babies must be 12 months and under. *no alternative offered. Choose from kiosk treats and a film or film and a birthday meal at Luna restaurant KIDS PARTIES For details contact: enquiry@picturehouseuckfield.com Stuck for birthday party ideas? Birthday Party Packages available. BIG HERO 6 (PG) running time tbc Walt Disney brings this action-packed Marvel comic to the big screen! After a life-changing accident, robotics nerd Hiro accidently discovers plus-size inflatable health care robot Baymax and teams up with four other science geeks to become a band of high-tech superheroes destined to save the city of San Fransokyo. Box office: 01825 764909 Book online: www.picturehouseuckfield.com Choose your film,* then pick from kiosk package, with treats to enjoy during the film or birthday meal package with a meal to enjoy before or after the film. For more details contact: enquiry@picturehouseuckfield.com *Saturday Morning Movie film tickets can be booked 4 weeks in advance, general release films 1 to 2 weeks in advance but parties can be booked anytime. facebook.com/picturehouseuckfield @PictureHouseUck KIDS KIDS FILMS 34 KIDS this Christmas TICKETS JUST £3.00 Our weekly Saturday Morning Movies continue to regularly sell out and feature recent blockbusters to classic family films, all rated U or PG. Don’t forget to let us know if it’s a birthday party so we can get everyone celebrating! 35 Every Saturday at 10.30am What’s on Saturday mornings? Date Film Film ends 13th Dec Nativity 2 (U) 105mins 12.30pm 20th Dec Arthur Christmas (U) 95mins 12.20pm 27th Dec The Book of Life (U) 95mins 12.20pm 3rd Jan Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, V Bad Day (PG) 81mins 12.05pm 10th Jan The Boxtrolls (PG) 97mins 12.20pm 17th Jan Nativity 3 (U) 110mins tbc 12.35pm 24th Jan Get Santa (U) 102mins tbc 12.25pm Please remember this is a fun time especially for kids, therefore adults may only attend if accompanying children 31st Jan Paddington (PG) 95mins tbc 7th Feb Tinkerbell & the Secret of the Neverbeast (U) tbc 12pm 14th Feb Singalong Frozen (PG) 108mins 12.35pm Children over 8 can attend without an adult but the cinema does not provide dedicated supervision. 21st Feb Penguins of Madagascar (U) 92mins tbc 12.15pm 28th Feb Night at the Museum 3 (PG) 98mins 12.25pm 7th Mar Annie (PG) 118mins tbc Please check the website for more details. Programmes are subject to change. 12.20pm 12.40pm
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