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Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd, Taskmaster) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea and mistaken identity.

The legendary hotel Messina on the Italian Riveria has been visited by artists, celebrities and royalty. But when the owner’s daughter weds a dashing young soldier, not all guests are in the mood for love.

A string of scandalous deceptions soon surround not only the young couple, but also the adamantly single Beatrice and Benedick.

Following the award-winning success of National Theatre Live’s Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night and Antony and Cleopatra, director Simon Godwin returns with this irresistible comedy, broadcast live from the National Theatre stage.

“Screwball Shakespeare goes with a swing!” Guardian ★★★★

Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
directed by Simon Godwin

*Please note, this screening starts promptly at 7pm

Following the unexpected success of their debut album “No Hopers, Jokers and Rogues” we rejoin the world’s oldest ‘buoy band’ a year later struggling to navigate the pressures, pitfalls and temptations of their newfound fame.

Fisherman’s Friends: One & All follows the celebrated shanty singers through the highs and lows as lifelong friendships are put to the test and they battle the dreaded ‘curse of the second album’.

“This gentle, sweet-natured comedy has warmth and a certain X factor of likability” Guardian ★★★★

Directed by Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft
With James Purefoy, Dave Johns
1hr 54 mins // UK 2022

From the best-selling novel comes a captivating mystery. Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina.

For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. Drawn to two young men from town, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world; but when one of them is found dead, she is immediately cast by the community as the main suspect.

As the case unfolds, the verdict as to what actually happened becomes increasingly unclear, threatening to reveal the many secrets that lay within the marsh.

Directed by Olivia Newman
With Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith
2hrs 5 mins // US 2022

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.

When he finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.”

Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

“The best studio action film to have been released since 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road.” Telegraph ★★★★★

Empire ★★★★★ Times ★★★★ Independent ★★★★

Directed by Joseph Kosinski
With Tom Cruise
2hrs 11 mins // US 2022

This summer, from the biggest global animated franchise in history, comes the origin story of how the world’s greatest supervillain first met his iconic Minions and forged cinema’s most despicable crew!

“Another serving of funny goofball nonsense” Guardian ★★★★

Directed by Kyle Balda
Voiced by Steve Carell
1hr 30 mins // US 2022