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Elvis Unleashed
Running Time: 120 Minutes
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Genre: Documentary
Starring: Elvis Presley
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: Solid outtakes and a few rehearsal moments from the original Elive ‘68 special with never before seen footage on the big screen of a charming side of Elvis for 70 minutes intertwined with some what promises to be some amazing newly created footage for 30-40 minutes of added value featuring Randy Lewis, Dennis Quaid and others
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Downton Abbey
Running Time: 122 Minutes
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Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Engler
Producer: Julian Fellowes, Liz Trubridge, Gareth Neame
Starring: Hugh Bonneville Jim Carter Michelle Dockery Elizabeth McGovern Maggie Smith Imelda Staunton Penelope Wilton
Audio Description Available: No
BBFCinsight: Mild threat, language
Synopsis: The television series Downton Abbey followed the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who worked for them at the turn of the 20th century in an Edwardian English country house. Over its 6 seasons, the series garnered 3 Golden Globe Awards, 15 Primetime Emmy Awards, 69 Emmy nominations in total, making Downton Abbey the most nominated non-US television show in the history of the Emmys - even earning a Special BAFTA award and a Guinness World Record for the highest critically rated TV show along the way.
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National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Running Time: 180 Minutes
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Genre: Live Theatre
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Producer: National Theatre Live
Starring: Oliver Chris, Gwendoline Christie, Hammed Animashaun, David Moorst
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations… with hilarious, but dark consequences. Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy will be captured live from the Bridge Theatre in London. Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Oliver Chris (Green Wing, NT Live: Young Marx), David Moorst (NT Live: Allelujah!) and Hammed Animashaun (The Barber Shop Chronicles) lead the cast as Titania, Oberon, Puck and Bottom. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will build on the success of his immersive staging of Julius Caesar (NT Live 2018). The Bridge Theatre will become a forest – a dream world of flying fairies, contagious fogs and moonlight revels, surrounded by a roving audience following the action on foot.
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Royal Opera 2019/2020: Don Pasquale
Running Time: 30 Minutes
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Genre: Live Theatre
Director: Joshua Leonard
Starring: Sir Bryn Terfel
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: Don Pasquale, a wealthy old bachelor, is outraged when he hears his nephew Ernesto intends to marry the impoverished widow Norina. He determines to marry himself and disinherit Ernesto. Ernesto and Norina despair, but their friend Doctor Malatesta promises to help them – and teach Pasquale a lesson. Malatesta persuades Norina to disguise herself as his sister, then presents her to Don Pasquale as a potential bride. Pasquale is so delighted with the young woman’s docile behaviour that he demands they marry at once.
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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Season: Manon
Running Time: 212 Minutes
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Genre: Opera
Director: Christian Räth
Producer: The Metropolitan Opera
Starring: Kwangchul Youn, Carlo Bosi, Michael Fabiano, Artur Rucinski, Lisette Oropesa, Brett Polegato
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: Exhilarating soprano Lisette Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life, in Laurent Pelly’s revealing production. Tenor Michael Fabiano is the besotted Chevalier des Grieux, whose desperate love for Manon proves their undoing. Maurizio Benini conducts Massenet’s sensual score.
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Dracula: Northern Ballet
Running Time: 120 Minutes
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Genre: Ballet
Starring: Northern Ballet
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: With darkly Gothic sets and costumes, Northern Ballet is resurrecting Bram Stoker’s classic horror story for special LIVE screenings in cinemas this Halloween. The haunting tale of passion and immortality is played out through a unique blend of sensuous dancing and gripping theatre - this is ballet with a dramatic bite. Created by Northern Ballet's Artistic Director David Nixon OBE, with atmospheric music by Alfred Schnittke, Arvo Pärt, Michael Daugherty and Sergei Rachmaninov, Dracula is a thrilling adaptation that will leave you thirsty for more.
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Royal Ballet 2019/20: Concerto / Enigma Variations
Running Time: TBC
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Genre: Live Theatre
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: From The Royal Ballet’s classical origins in the works of Petipa, to the home-grown choreographers who put British ballet on the world stage, this mixed programme highlights the versatility of the Company. Petipa’s Raymonda Act III is Russian classical ballet summarized in one act, full of sparkle and precise technique, while Ashton’s Enigma Variations is quintessentially British in every way – from its score by Elgar and period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, to Ashton’s signature style, the essence of British ballet. Concerto, MacMillan’s fusion of classical technique with a contemporary mind, completes a programme that shows the breadth of the Company’s heritage.
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National Theatre Live: Hansard
Running Time: 30 Minutes
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Genre: Live Theatre
Director: Simon Godwin
Starring: Lindsay Duncan, Alex Jennings
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: See two-time Olivier Award winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman, About Time) and Alex Jennings (The Lady in the Van, The Queen), in this brand-new play by Simon Wood, broadcast live from the National Theatre in London. It’s a summer’s morning in 1988 and Tory politician Robin Hesketh has returned home to the idyllic Cotswold house he shares with his wife of 30 years, Diana. But all is not as blissful as it seems. Diana has a stinking hangover, a fox is destroying the garden, and secrets are being dug up all over the place. As the day draws on, what starts as gentle ribbing and the familiar rhythms of marital scrapping quickly turns to blood-sport. Don’t miss this witty and devastating portrait of the governing class, directed by Simon Godwin (NT Live: Antony & Cleopatra, Twelfth Night) and part of National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday season.
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Joker
Running Time: 122 Minutes
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Genre: Crime
Director: Todd Phillips
Producer: Bradley Cooper, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Marc Maron, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Glenn Fleshler, Bill Camp, Shea Whigham, Brett Cullen, Josh Pais
Audio Description Available: No
BBFCinsight: Strong bloody violence, language
Synopsis: Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Joker” stars Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, alongside Oscar winner Robert De Niro, and is directed, produced and co-written by Oscar nominee Todd Phillips. “Joker” centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.
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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Season: Madama Butterfl
Running Time: 192 Minutes
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Genre: Opera
Director: Carolyn Choa
Producer: The Metropolitan Opera, Anthony Minghella
Starring: Elizabeth DeShong, Plácido Domingo, Maria Zifchak, Markus Brück, Paulo Szot, Hui He, Ana María Martínez, Piero Pretti, Andrea Carè, MaryAnn McCormick
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: Anthony Minghella’s vividly cinematic staging of Puccini’s tale of unrequited love returns to our screens featuring soprano Hui He in the devastating title role. One of the most frequently staged operas of our generation, Madama Butterfly follows the story of a young Japanese girl, Cio-Cio San, who falls in love with Pinkerton, an American naval officer. Tragedy unfolds in this sweeping production, which is a perennial audience favourite. Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts one of opera’s most beautiful and heartbreaking scores. Plácido Domingo adds another role to his remarkable repertoire, singing Sharpless for the first time and is joined by a cast that also includes tenor Piero Pretti as Pinkerton, and mezzosoprano Elizabeth DeShong as Suzuki.
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42nd Street – The Musical
Running Time: 155 Minutes
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Genre: Musical
Director: Mark Bramble
Starring: Bonnie Langford
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: One of Broadway's most classic and beloved tales, 42nd Street, comes to the big screen in the largest ever production of the show. The musical tells the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway. Peggy arrives to New York City from her hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania and her talent catches the eye of legendary Broadway director Julian Marsh. She gets a spot in the chorus of Pretty Lady. Dorothy Brock, the classic Broadway diva and star of the show, takes a dislike to the new girl. When Dorothy is injured, Pretty Lady looks like it will have to close, unless a new girl talented enough to lead the show can be found — someone like Peggy Sawyer! Filmed at London’s Theatre Royal the production is directed by the original author of the show, Mark Bramble. This eye-watering extravaganza is full of crowd-pleasing tap dances, popular musical theatre standards, and show-stopping ensemble production numbers.
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Abominable
Running Time: 97 Minutes
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Genre: Adventure
Director: Jill Culton, Todd Wilderman
Producer: Suzanne Buirgy, Dave Polsky
Starring: Chloe Bennet, Claudia Kim, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Albert Tsai
Audio Description Available: No
BBFCinsight: Mild threat, very mild violence, rude humour
Synopsis: DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio’s co-production Abominable takes audiences on an epic 3,000-mile journey from the streets of Shanghai to the breathtaking Himalayan snowscapes. When a mischievous group of friends encounter a young Yeti, they embark upon an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth.
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Judy
Running Time: 118 Minutes
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Genre: Biography
Director: Rupert Goold
Producer: David Livingstone
Starring: Renée Zellwegger, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Finn Wittrock, Jessie Buckley
Audio Description Available: No
BBFCinsight: Scenes of drug misuse, infrequent strong language
Synopsis: Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.
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Bolshoi Ballet 2019-2020 Season: Le Corsaire
Running Time: 140 Minutes
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Genre: Ballet
Starring: Bolshoi Corps de Ballet
Audio Description Available: No
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Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Running Time: 87 Minutes
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Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Starzak, Will Becher, Richard Phelan
Producer: Julie Lockhart, Paul Kewley
Starring: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Kate Harbour
Audio Description Available: No
BBFCinsight: Very mild threat, language, rude humour
Synopsis: Shaun is back! And there's a new arrival in town who's a little alien...meet Lu-La. Watch the official trailer for A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon – landing in UK cinemas October 18th. Strange lights over the quiet town of Mossingham herald the arrival of a mystery visitor from far across the galaxy… When the intergalactic visitor – an impish and adorable alien called LU-LA – crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun soon sees an opportunity for alien-powered fun and adventure and sets off on a mission to shepherd LU-LA home. Her magical alien powers, irrepressible mischief and galactic sized burps soon have the flock enchanted. Shaun takes his new extra-terrestrial friend on the road to Mossingham Forest to find her lost spaceship, unaware that a sinister alien-hunting agency is on their trail. Can Shaun and the flock avert Farmageddon on Mossy Bottom Farm before it’s too late?
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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Season: Akhnaten
Running Time: 211 Minutes
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Genre: Opera
Director: Phelim McDermott
Producer: The Metropolitan Opera
Starring: Anthony Roth Costanzo, Dísella Lárusdóttir, J'Nai Bridges, Aaron Blake, Will Liverman, Richard Bernstein, Zachary James
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: Star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines as the revolutionary Pharaoh who transformed ancient Egypt. Director Phelim McDermott, whose productions include the hugely successful Satyagraha by Philip Glass, returns to the Met to bring this contemporary production to life, with a virtuosic company and dramatic staging that features acrobatics and juggling. The striking soprano J’Nai Bridges makes her Met debut as Nefertiti with Karen Kamensek conducting Glass’s ritualistic and hypnotic score.
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National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
Running Time: TBC
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Genre: Live Theatre
Producer: National Theatre Live
Starring: Andrew Scott
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching. Captured live from The Old Vic in London, Present Laughter is a giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness.
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The Addams Family
Running Time: 30 Minutes
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Genre: Animated
Director: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
Producer: Gail Berman, Alex Schwartz, Alison O'Brien
Starring: Charlize Theron, Oscar Isaac, David Frankel, Jennifer Ehle, Nick Kroll, Finn Wolfhard, Elsie Fisher, Chloë Grace Moretz, Aimee Garcia, Bette Midler
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: Get ready to click your fingers! The Addams Family is back on the big screen in the first animated comedy about the kookiest family on the block. Funny, outlandish, and completely iconic, the Addams Family redefines what it means to be a good neighbour.
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Running Time: TBC
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Genre: Adventure
Director: Joachim Rønning
Producer: Joe Roth, Duncan Henderson
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sam Riley, Ed Skrein, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lesley Manville, Imelda Staunton, Harris Dickinson
Audio Description Available: No
Synopsis: The complex relationship of Maleficent and Aurora continues to be explored as they face new threats to the magical land of the Moors.
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Cinema Info
The Fullarton
Lochside Road
Castle Douglas
DG7 1EU
Phone: 01556 504506
Tickets
£6.00 adult
£5.00 concession
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