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Hard Truths

Hard Truths (12A)

Thursday 13 Feb 20252:30pm (HoH Subtitled Screening)5:00pm
Friday 14 Feb 20252:30pm

Friend of The Riverside, Mike Leigh, returns with this uncompromising, yet heartfelt, portrait of contemporary family life in London.


Sisters Pansy and Chantal are chalk and cheese, but their close bond is the foundation that their extended family is built upon. Lately, life has proven too much for Pansy, her anguish manifests in relentless criticism of the world, leaving her husband Curtley, son Moses and Chantal walking on eggshells. Things come to a head over the course of a Mother’s Day weekend. Rarely have the nuances of familial relations been so accurately captured on screen. Working with regular collaborators Dick Pope (cinematography), Jacqueline Duran (costume design), Gary Yershon (music) and Suzie Davis (production design), Hard Truths ranks with Leigh’s finest films. Michelle Austin, David Webber and Tuwaine Barrett excel as members of the Pansy family. But in reuniting with Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets & Lies), audiences are treated to a performance so intimate in its details, it could almost be moments from a home movie.

War Paint: Women at War

War Paint: Women at War (TBC)

Thursday 13 Feb 20257:30pm (Closed)
From the writer, director and producer of Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War comes War Paint: Women at War

Margy Kinmonth's film asks: When it's life or death, what do women see that men don't? 

Kinmonth’s latest feature documentary WAR PAINT shines a light on the trailblazing role of women war artists, championing the female perspective on conflict through art. Today wars are raging globally - contemporary artists punch through to create a unique artistic legacy alongside the daily media feed. Working on the front line, in the midst of the conflict zone and crucially in its aftermath, official and unofficial women war artists document and expose, inspire and provoke, memorialise and heal.

Traditionally a male domain, war art by women has been largely unrecognised and undervalued. Until now… Kinmonth assembles key artistic female witnesses and survivors of war, filming internationally with some of the world’s top contemporary artists - to tell the truth to power.  

An entirely female cast of artists and contributors make this film a unique undertaking - telling vital stories in turbulent times. 
Here

Here (12A)

Friday 14 Feb 20255:00pm

Reuniting the director, writer and stars of FORREST GUMP– HERE is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the most relatable of human experiences. Zemeckis directs from a screenplay by Eric Roth and him. Told much in the style of the acclaimed graphic novel by Richard McGuire on which it is based, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in a tale of love, loss, laughter and life, all of which happen right HERE. The film also stars Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly and Michelle Dockery, and is produced by Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Derek Hogue and Bill Block.

Cof4: Dick Whittington

Cof4: Dick Whittington

Monday 17 Feb 20252:00pm6:30pm
Tuesday 18 Feb 20252:00pm6:30pm
Wednesday 19 Feb 20252:00pm6:30pm

Join the Company of Four for a purr-fect February half-term pantomime treat!


Come and see plucky Dick Whittington on his quest for fame and fortune. Along the way he’ll experience the adventure of a lifetime - meeting a new feline friend, battling rats and falling in love - but will he find himself on the path to becoming a West End star?


Get ready for a joyful tale, featuring an amazing cast of characters, sensational song and dance numbers and wonderful costumes. Grab your panto tickets and get ready for a show that'll leave you feline PAWsitevly magical!


*Wed 19 Feb 14:00 will be a relaxed and British Sign Language performance


Tickets go on sale to Friends of the Company of Four on Wednesday 5th & Thursday 5th December, then general public from Friday 6th December