Aldeburgh Cinema

Belfast

Fri 12 Aug

From lauded director Kenneth Branagh, and starring an acclaimed ensemble cast, Belfast is a personal and joyful story about the power of memory, set in late 1960s Northern Ireland. At the center of the film is Buddy, a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing tu...

Mamma Mia!

Sat 13 Aug

Donna (Meryl Streep), an independent hotelier in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter's wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile Sophie, the spirited bride, has a plan. She secretly invites three men from her mother's past in hope of meeting her real father and having him escort her down the aisle on her big day.

No Time To Die

Sun 14 Aug to Tue 16 Aug

The 25th movie in the evergreen spy franchise opens with James Bond no longer a member of Her Majesty’s secret service. Bond’s tranquil life in Jamaica comes to an end when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help...

DC League of Super-Pets

Tue 16 Aug to Thu 25 Aug

When the Justice League are captured by Lex Luthor, Superman's dog, Krypto, forms a team of shelter-pets who were given super-powers: A hound named Ace, who becomes super-strong, a pig named PB, who can grow to giant-size, a turtle named Merton, who becomes super-fast, and a squirrel named Chip, who gains electric-powers.

Fisherman's Friends: One And All

Fri 19 Aug to Thu 1 Sep

Sequel to Fisherman's Friends, the hit comedy inspired by the true story of a group of singing fishermen who secure a record deal and national fame. Picking up where the first film left off, this tale is based on the events that saw the real band perform at Glastonbury Festival alongside Beyoncé in 2011.

It Snows in Benidorm

Fri 2 Sep to Wed 7 Sep

After being forced to retire, Peter, a man of routines and few joys, decides to go to Benidorm to visit his brother Daniel with whom he has little contact. But when he arrives in Benidorm, Daniel seems to have vanished. Peter will then discover that his brother owns the Benidorm Club, where a group of dancers make exotic and burlesque performances. Among them, Alex, a beautiful woman with an enigm...

National Theatre Live: Much Ado Adout Nothing

Thu 8 Sep

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

National Theatre Live: Much Ado Adout Nothing

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UNIQUE EVENTS

Join us for our first special event of 2022. On Friday 4th March. The Duke in memory of Roger Michell, Director and lover of Suffolk. Followed by a Q&A with Nicky Bentham, the Film's Producer, and Harry Michell, Roger's son, who is himself an Actor and Director. Hosted by Martin Fletcher.

Notre Dame on Fire

Thu 18 Aug

The film retraces how on April 15, 2019, heroic men and women put their lives on the line to accomplish the awe-inspiring rescue of Notre-Dame de Paris

National Theatre Live: The Seagull

Thu 3 Nov

Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) makes her West End debut in this 21st century retelling of Anton Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness. A young woman is desperate for fame and a way out. A young man is pining after the woman of his dreams. A successful writer longs for a sense of achievement. An actress wants to fight the changing of the times. In an isolated home in the countryside, dreams lie...

National Theatre Live: The Crucible

Thu 26 Jan

A witch hunt is beginning in Arthur Miller’s captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Brendan Cowell (Yerma). Raised to be seen but not heard, a group of young women in Salem suddenly find their words have an almighty power. As a climate of fear, vendetta and accusation spreads through the community, no one is safe from trial. Lyndsey Turner (Hamlet) directs this contem...

National Theatre Live: Othello

Thu 23 Feb

An extraordinary new production of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, directed by Clint Dyer with a cast that includes Giles Terera (Hamilton), Rosy McEwan (The Alienist) and Paul Hilton (The Inheritance). She’s a bright, headstrong daughter of a senator; elevated by her status but stifled by its expectations. He’s refugee of slavery; having risen to the top of a white world, he finds love ac...