At St Marks Hall, Oliver's Battery, Winchester, every third Wednesday of the month.
David Attenborough explores the planet’s undersea habitats, revealing the greatest age of ocean discovery and emphasizing the ocean’s vital importance while exposing its problems and highlighting opportunities for marine life recovery.
The Fifth Step was originally commissioned by the National Theatre of Scotland in 2024. It previewed at Dundee Rep Theatre in August, before sold-out runs at Royal Lyceum Theatre as part of Edinburgh International Festival, and then transferring to Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre. The role of James was performed by Sean Gilder (Dear England), with Jack Lowden in the role of Luka. The West End version co-produced by Neal Street and Playful Productions, evolved once more – restaged and reimagined for the in-the-round intimacy of @sohoplace in the West End. Its 11-week run was sold out, firmly establishing The Fifth Step as one of the defining new plays of the year.
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo
(Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
(2025) 12A
(COMEDY/MUSIC)
Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island, dreams of getting his favourite musical duo, Mortimer-McGwyer (Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden), back together. His fantasy quickly turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.
Mrs. Warren’s Profession (NTL)
Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.
Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?
Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.
THE PENGUIN LESSONS
(2024) 12A
(DRAMA)
Disillusioned teacher Tom Michell (Steve Coogan) gets a job teaching English and Rugby in a school for rich kids in Buenos Aires. It’s 1976 and Argentina is controlled by a military dictatorship, but Tom is more interested in spending time on the beach than in either his pupils or the political situation. During a weekend trip to Uruguay he rescues an orphaned penguin and smuggles it back into the school, little suspecting that this is the beginning of a personal and political awakening.
It’s 1942 and Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey) is at school in Port Talbot, caught between the pressures of an alcoholic father, a devastating war, and his own ambitions. A new opportunity beckons when Richard’s natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton (Toby Jones). The young man thrives under Philip’s strict tutelage and the guidance of a kindly landlady, Ma Smith (Lesley Manville). But as the acting world comes within Richard’s reach, the burden of his past risks holding him back forever.
Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy (2025) 15 (COMEDY/ROMANCE)
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel (Hugh Grant). Back to work and on the apps, she’s pursued by a younger man (Leo Woodall) and maybe – just maybe – her son’s science teacher (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
Expectant father Justin Kemp (Hoult) is called up for jury duty. It isn’t long before things take an abrupt, unexpected turn: The defendant has been charged with murder, and Justin realizes that he himself might be the unintentional killer. The film also stars Toni Collette as the prosecutor. Click here for the Trailer
National Theatre Live
Dr Strangelove
When a rogue U.S General triggers a nuclear attack, a surreal race takes place, seeing the Government and one eccentric scientist scramble to avert global destruction.
This explosively funny satire is led by a world-renowned creative team led including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, Veep) and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley (The Upstart Crow).
Filmed live from the Noël Coward Theatre.
Press quotes:
‘Steve Coogan is stellar’ Independent
‘A fun, adventurous adaptation’ Guardian
‘Coogan displays boundless energy and impeccable comic timing’ The Stage
‘A masterful recreation of sublime comic acting’ Broadway World