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

In Nobody 2, Hutch Mansell is still paying off a $30 million debt to the Russian mob with a steady stream of international hits. Burnt out and growing distant from his wife Becca (Connie Nielsen), Hutch agrees to a family trip to Plummerville, the site of his only childhood vacation with brother Harry (RZA).

But what begins as a wholesome getaway spirals into madness when the Mansells clash with a corrupt theme park owner (John Ortiz) and a crooked sheriff (Colin Hanks). Things escalate when the town’s unhinged crime boss—played by none other than Sharon Stone—makes Hutch her next target.

Bob Odenkirk reprises his role as the mild-mannered suburban dad turned lethal assassin in a sequel that cranks up the chaos, comedy, and carnage.

The cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace.

The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future in this final film in the series.

Sarah is a powerful and emotionally resonant film that tells the story of a young Maasai girl navigating the delicate balance between tradition and modernity. The film addresses critical issues such as female genital cutting (FGC), girls’ education, and the financial hardships that shape family decisions. Through Sarah’s journey, the film aims to ignite vital conversations about the importance of education, the right of girls to make their own choices, and the urgent need to eliminate harmful cultural practices like FGC.

Sarah is the first-ever feature film in Kimaasai, created using the stories of real women from Maasai communities. Sarah is more than a film. It’s a movement for change that will contribute to local, national, and international efforts to promote gender equality through FGC abandonment. This is an issue of health, gender, and environmental justice.

A Q&A with the film’s director and producer Nick Reding will follow the screening.

On September 25th the Riverside will be 110 years old and we would like you to join us on the evening of Saturday 27th to celebrate with a look back at film from the Riverside archive along with a few recently filmed interviews with Pat Betts, Stuart Saunders and Tina Wiseman.

Our current manager, Neil, and Technical assistant, Will, have for the past few years been working on researching the cinema’s history and collecting all the material together to make a book (available on the evening!), a documentary and a page on our website to record our history.

Tonight will be a special birthday celebration of our little cinema/theatre and we’d be delighted to share its past with you.

Once-in-a-Lifetime Theatrical Screening Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Original Broadway Production

Winner of 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 7 Olivier Awards including Best New Musical, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of HAMILTON, the recording of the original Broadway cast is hitting the big screen for a limited engagement, including a cast reunion featuring all-new interviews with members of the original cast and creators.

An unforgettable cinematic stage performance, the filmed version of the original Broadway production of HAMILTON combines the best elements of live cinema and film to create a thrilling experience. HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre – a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics and education.

CAST INCLUDES:

Lin-Manuel Miranda - Alexander Hamilton

Phillipa Soo - Eliza Schuyler

Leslie Odom Jr. - Aaron Burr

Renée Elise Goldsberry - Angelica Schuyler

Christopher Jackson - George Washington

Jonathan Groff - King George III

Daveed Diggs - Thomas Jefferson / Marquis de Lafayette  

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In war-torn Rome, Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she hates in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out?

A star-studded cast includes soprano Anna Netrebko performing the role of Tosca, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and bass-baritone Gerald Finley as Scarpia, with Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrůša conducting his first new production in the role. An alternative, modern-day Rome provides the backdrop for Oliver Mears’ unmissable, gripping new production of Puccini’s thriller.

Cast:  

Floria Tosca ANNA NETREBKO

Mario Cavaradossi FREDDIE DE TOMMASO

Baron Scarpia GERALD FINLEY

Spoletta CARLO BOSI

Cesare Angelotti OSSIAN HUSKINSON

Sacristan ALESSANDRO CORBELLI

Sciarrone SIPHE KWANI

Creatives:

Music GIACOMO PUCCINI

Conductor JAKUB HRŮŠA

Director OLIVER MEARS

Set Designer SIMON LIMA HOLDSWORTH

Costume Designer ILONA KARAS

Lighting Designer FABIANA PICCIOLI

Movement Director ANNA MORRISSEY