June, 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, this unknown general flees to London to save what remains of freedom.

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW A love story like no other, The Cycle of Love is an inspiring, heart-warming, epic true-life adventure about self-belief, destiny and the courage to risk everything for love, traversing continents in a journey spanning Delhi to Sweden.

Screen Queens Season: Four legendary stars, four landmark birthdays and four films guaranteed to lift the spirits. Celebrate the class of ’46 with a run of big-screen favourites featuring four trailblazing, talented and tenacious women: Cher, Liza Minnelli, Dolly Parton and Susan Sarandon. Raise a glass to these eighty-year-old icons at our celebratory season bringing together beloved musicals, sharp comedy, unforgettable drama and feel-good hits. Great stars and great films never go out of style! Cabaret (1972) follows the intertwined lives of an American cabaret singer, a British academic, and a wealthy playboy in 1931 Berlin, set against the growing shadow of Nazism. With musical numbers confined mainly to the decadent Kit Kat Klub, Bob Fosse’s film blends dazzling performances with a sobering political undercurrent.

In 2004, an ad director faces a turbulent Christmas weekend. In 2026, a filmmaker turns her story into a screenplay, blurring the lines between reality, fiction, and the people closest to him.

Screen Queens Season: Four legendary stars, four landmark birthdays and four films guaranteed to lift the spirits. Celebrate the class of ’46 with a run of big-screen favourites featuring four trailblazing, talented and tenacious women: Cher, Liza Minnelli, Dolly Parton and Susan Sarandon. Raise a glass to these eighty-year-old icons at our celebratory season bringing together beloved musicals, sharp comedy, unforgettable drama and feel-good hits. Great stars and great films never go out of style! 9 to 5 (1980) is a sharp, satirical workplace comedy where three women—a newcomer, a seasoned supervisor, and a harassed secretary—bond over their shared frustrations with their sexist, egotistical boss. Their alliance leads to a daring turn of events that transforms their office into a model workplace.

Momo, based on the 1973 fantasy novel by Michael Ende (and adapted into the Momo (2025/2026) film), follows Momo, a young orphan girl living in an old ruin. When mysterious grey gentlemen from a corporation start stealing people's time, Momo and the Guardian of Time must fight to save humanity.

Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the hollow contemporary mantras of kindness and respect. But the bolder she becomes in speaking out, the more colleagues avoid her, and the more her personal relationships begin to fracture. As she challenges fashionable ideas and lends her voice to causes others are afraid to touch, she faces intense criticism and backlash. Alice will soon learn the price she must pay as an artist and as a woman for daring to speak her mind. Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) is the Misanthrope in Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de Bergerac) cutting new version of Molière’s dark comedy, directed by National Theatre Director Indhu Rubasingham (The Father and the Assassin).

On a remote Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds and talk to mythical beings while fighting off outsiders. Their lives change when Daniel, an awkward official, arrives to relocate them.

Two sea creatures journey across the deep ocean to locate a legendary wish-granting creature before a pod of cuttlefish beats them to it.

A lavish late silent masterpiece by Erich von Stroheim with a production almost as dramatic as its plot. In an ancient kingdom in the middle of Europe, handsome Prince Wolfram falls in love with hot-headed orphan Patricia Kelly (Gloria Swanson), inciting the cruel jealousy of his betrothed – the “mad queen” Regina. Patricia and Wolfram try desperately to overcome the crazed Queen's efforts to drive them apart, but her rage knows no bounds… will the couple find happiness in the name of true love? Legendary screen icon Gloria Swanson was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood when she hired, and then fired, von Stroheim from this project, making Queen Kelly the most infamous unfinished film in cinema history. Using Swanson's own prints and outtakes, preserved at the George Eastman Museum, archivists Dennis Doros and Amy Heller of Milestone Films have now brought von Stroheim's original script to life, fashioning this remarkable reconstruction of Queen Kelly in its most complete and spectacular form to date. In-person introduction with critic, film historian and author of The Curse of Queen Kelly, Pamela Hutchinson (captioned). Post-screening Q&A with Pamela Hutchinson and Neil Brand (captioned). Dir. Erich von Stroheim | USA | 1929 | N/C 12A | b&w | 1h 45m + intro + Q&A (captioned)

Presented by Falkirk Events as part of Falkirk Science Festival 2026 Award-winning pianist and a developer of the app Shazam, Charlie Hooper-Williams bridges the worlds of technology and music like few others can. In this captivating show, Hooper-Williams pairs his "vividly beautiful" "music to soothe the soul" with real-time visuals generated by Otto, his custom-built projection system. Each note played helps to build up striking imagery, creating what has been described as "film scoring inverted"—where visuals respond to music rather than the other way around. As the debut artist on Way Beyond Music, Hooper-Williams has been praised as "a new exciting voice on the contemporary scene" (Times Radio). His work has been featured at SXSW, the Edinburgh Fringe, and Glastonbury Festival, blending classical tradition with cutting-edge innovation to create performances that are "a realm of pure musical ecstasy" (Music 'n' Gear). Whether in a concert hall or a club, his shows immerse audiences in a world where technology isn't cold or distant but alive and collaborative. From his birthplace in the north woods of Minnesota through his time on the Chicago band scene, to his current base in the UK, Hooper-Williams draws on a diverse background to craft performances that are both deeply human and boldly modern. With his music reaching hundreds of thousands of listeners worldwide and garnering editorial support from Apple Music, Hooper-Williams continues to captivate audiences and critics alike. Join us for an evening that reimagines what live music can be.

TICKETS GO LIVE SOON In 1970s Manchester, an ambitious TV reporter named Tony Wilson unexpectedly encounters the Sex Pistols, which inspires him to pursue musical innovation. He becomes a key figure in the rise of Factory Records and The Hacienda, a nightclub that becomes central to the burgeoning alternative music scene. Wilson champions punk’s rebellious energy, inadvertently shaping Manchester’s vibrant cultural and musical identity and creating a lasting impact on the city’s landscape.

Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL is the genre-defying musical blending modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale of two intertwining love stories, that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and King Hades and his wife Persephone.

Silent comedy's 'third genius' Harold Lloyd is at his charming best in this rollicking comedy set on the vibrant streets of Roaring Twenties New York. Harold 'Speedy' Swift (Lloyd) is an ambitious romantic who seems to find himself in a new job every week. Speedy dreams of settling down with Jean, but first he must help her grandfather protect his horse-drawn tram from a ruthless businessman. Featuring a show-stopping and hilarious chase scene, Lloyd's last silent film is packed with personality and great gags. Look out for some gorgeous on-location shots from around New York and a major cameo from baseball legend Babe Ruth.

Mark Jenkin’s political folk tale of two fishermen locked in a time loop with its score performed live by Mark Jenkin and Dion Star aka The Cornish Sound Unit. A missing fishing trawler mysteriously returns to a Cornish harbour. Two young men join its new crew and head out to sea, unaware of how deeply the voyage will connect them to the vessel’s past. The Hippodrome is proud to host the only Scottish performance of the UK tour – your chance to experience Jenkin’s haunting Cornish folktale with its sound taking shape live in the beautiful and atmospheric Hippodrome auditorium. Using reel to reel tape machines, analogue synthesisers, guitars, feedback and field recordings, The Cornish Sound Unit will perform composed and improvised music alongside the film. The screening and performance will be followed by an in-person Q&A with the BAFTA-winning director/writer/editor/producer Mark Jenkin and artist/writer/musician Dion Star.

Two men go off on a golfing trip, leaving their wives to amuse themselves as best they can. The wives each receive a postcard from Maurice Duclos, a former lover both had before their marriages.

What deal is worth your soul? The ageing scholar Faust strikes a bargain with the cunning devil Mephisto: his soul in exchange for his city's salvation and the gift of eternal youth. But every pact has its price, and Faust's dodgy dealings soon give way to hijinks, temptation, and tragedy. Regarded as one of the pinnacles of German Expressionist cinema, Faust was the final German production of F. W. Murnau (Nosferatu; Sunrise). Drawing on centuries of enduring folk tale, Murnau transforms the metaphysical morality tale of Faust into an atmospheric drama, where shadows loom and supernatural spectacles inspire awe.

CHOCOLATE TASTE ALONG EVENT Who ya gonna call…! The Hippodrome Box Office of course! Snap up your ticket for our, spooktackularly good, Halloween chocolate taste-along screening. Join us for our latest immersive presentation – the supernatural comedy classic Ghostbusters featuring bespoke chocolate tasting-box pairing, with each chocolate hand-crafted by expert chocolatier Nadia to match the film’s most celebrated moments. Buy your chocolate tasting box when buying your movie ticket.

Josh O’Connor (The Crown; Challengers) leads the cast in this searing revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American classic. 1930s New York, at the height of the Depression. Joe Bonaparte is a gifted young violinist with a future in music, until a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing. He must confront what he’s willing to sacrifice, who he’s willing to become and how to find his place in a world that demands he choose a side. Filmed live from the Almeida Theatre and featuring a live string quartet, Olivier Award-winner Sam Yates (Vanya) directs this propulsive drama exploring ambition, identity, and the high price of success.

A groundbreaking celebration of cinematic possibility, transforming images of everyday life into a dazzling city symphony. Often ranked amongst the greatest films of all time, this fascinating portrait of a society in transition uses dynamic camera effects to explore a day in the life of a fictional Soviet city, carrying with it the ambition to create “a truly international absolute language of cinema”. Produced by a Ukrainian film studio and filmed mostly in Kyiv, Odessa and Moscow, the film was made without sets, actors, intertitles or a script to place the emphasis firmly on the unique language of cinema. Director David Abelevich Kaufman (aka Dziga Vertov – a Ukrainian phrase roughly meaning ‘spinning top’), articulates his concept of “kino-eye” (camera-eye) throughout the film: the belief that the camera can reveal truths beyond the perception of the human eye. Together with his brother, cinematographer Mikhail Kaufman, and wife, editor Elizaveta Svilova, Vertov experiments with techniques of perspective, editing, slow motion, split screens and superimposition in ways that attempt to revolutionise visual thinking. Part documentary part artistic manifesto, the film’s exhilarating invention remains as fresh and as stimulating as when it was first screened almost a century ago.

Giant is a 2024 play written by Mark Rosenblatt. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 2024 in a production starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl and won three Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best New Play.

The classic, family favourite is 80 years young and back this festive season! Make sure you book soon as this will sell out...

A holiday tale with heart… and chocolate! Twixmas Taste Along. Join us for a very special Twixtmas tasting event featuring bespoke chocolate tasting-box pairing, with each chocolate hand-crafted by expert chocolatier Nadia to match key moments in the film

The perfect Twix'mas Movie Alexander Payne – director of the much-loved wine-country road-trip film Sideways – has given us a new festive classic, perfect for the holidays. Paul Giametti plays a gruff history teacher at a New England boarding school who is forced to remain on campus over the Christmas break to mind the students with nowhere to go. Over the course of the holidays, the reluctant stragglers grow to care for each other, in this poignant but often laugh-out-loud story about loneliness, empathy and the beauty of human connection. Nominated for five Oscars and seven BAFTAs . “Affecting without ever being treacly or sentimental and the performances are tremendous.” The Spectator “The benefit of the Yuletide setting is that Payne has gifted us a film intended to be watched every year.” Little White Lies