Welcome to our Autumn 2025 season
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The Phoenician Scheme Showing: Thursday 9th October - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre
Director: Wes Anderson Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera Certificate: 15 Duration: 97mins Country: USA Year: 2025 Wealthy businessman, Zsa-Zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins. Back to top Watch trailer Read film notes |
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Chicken Town Showing: Thursday 16th October - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre
Director: Richard Bracewell Stars: Ben Fredj, Hugo Carter, Michael Dalton Certificate: 15 Duration: 90mins Country: UK Year: 2025 Two school-friends join forces with a green-fingered granddad to fence a shed of weed that the old man has accidentally grown on his allotment. Back to top Watch trailer Read film notes |
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Hard Truths Showing: Thursday 23rd October - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre
Director: Mike Leigh
Stars: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber Certificate: 12 Duration: 97mins Country: UK Year: 2024 Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us. Back to top Watch trailer Read film notes |
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Sinners Showing: Thursday 30th October - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre
Director: Ryan Coogler
Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton Certificate: 15 Duration: 132mins Country: USA Year: 2025 Just in time for Halloween! Set in 1932, Jim Crow era Mississippi, the film follows two twin brothers known as Smoke and Stack as they return home to try and leave their troubled lives behind, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. Back to top Watch trailer Read film notes |
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Slade In Flame Showing: Thursday 6th November - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre
Director: Richard Loncraine
Stars: Don Powell, Jim Lea, Noddy Holder Certificate: PG Duration: 91mins Country: UK Year: 1975 Described as the "Citizen Kane of rock musicals" by Mark Kermode, this film from 1975 charts the history of 'Flame', a fictitious group (played by members of the band Slade) in the late 1960s who are picked up by a marketing company and taken to the top, only to break up at their zenith. The Guardian describes the film as "mixing the madcap comedy of A Hard Day’s Night with the brutal nastiness of Get Carter...". Back to top Watch trailer Read film notes |
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Holy Cow Showing: Thursday 13th November - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre
Director: Louise Courvoisier
Stars: Clément Faveau, Maïwene Barthelemy, Luna Garret Certificate: 15 Duration: 92mins Country: France Year: 2024 After the tragic death of his father, 18-year-old Totone must look after his younger sister and their failing family farm. He assumes even more responsibility when he enters a cash competition for the best Comté cheese made in the western part of the French Alps. Back to top Watch trailer Read film notes |
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Small Things Like These Showing: Thursday 20th November - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre
Director: Tim Mielants
Stars: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley Certificate: 12 Duration: 99mins Country: Ireland Year: 2024 In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own, forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church. Back to top Watch trailer Read film notes |
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Four Mothers Showing: Thursday 27th November - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre
Directors: Darren Thornton Stars: James McArdle, Fionnula Flanagan, Dearbhla Molloy Certificate: 15 Duration: 89mins Country: Ireland Year: 2024 An author is saddled with caring for his mother after she suffers a stroke. His plans for a book tour are thrown into disarray when three more elderly women arrive on his doorstep in Dublin. Back to top Watch trailer Read film notes |
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The Life of Chuck Showing: Thursday 4th December - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre
Director: Mike Flanagan Stars: Karen Gillan, Tom Hiddleston, Matthew Lillard Certificate: 15 Duration: 110mins Country: USA Year: 2025 Based on the Stephen King novella,this powerful tale celebrates the life of Charles 'Chuck' Krantz as he experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us. Back to top Watch trailer Read film notes |
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The Ballad of Wallis Island Showing: Thursday 11th December - 7:30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre
Director: James Griffiths Stars: Tim Key, Tom Basden, Carey Mulligan Certificate: 12 Duration: 100mins Country: UK Year: 2025 An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favourite musicians to perform at his home. Back to top Watch trailer Read film notes |