Films showing from Friday, September 15, at Rye Kino
Victoria & Abdul [PG] 112 mins
The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria’s remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim, a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favour with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes and joyfully reclaims her humanity. Directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena) and starring Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Michael Gambon, Simon Callow, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard, Michael Gambon, Adeel Akhtar, Fenella Woolgar and Olivia Williams.
Wind River [15] 107 mins
Cory Lambert is a local game tracker with deep community ties and a haunted past. When he finds the body of an 18-year-old woman on an Indian reservation in snowy Wyoming, the autopsy reveals that she was raped. FBI agent Jane Banner arrives to investigate, and teaming up with Lambert as a guide, the duo find that their lives are in danger trying to solve the mystery of the teenager’s death. A chilling thriller written and directed by Taylor Sheridan (Hell Or High Water, Sicario), Wind River stars and Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen with a fabulous soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Annabelle: Creation [15] 109 mins
CA couple still grieving the death of their daughter take in children from a local orphanage, but the family are soon terrorised by a demented doll known as Annabelle. Anthony LaPaglia, Miranda Otto, Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman and Lulu Wilson star in this horror sequel from director David F Sandberg (Lights Out).
The Limehouse Golem [15] 109 mins
From the writer of the filmed version of The Woman In Black, Jane Goldman, and starring Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke and Douglas Booth. The city of London is gripped with fear as a serial killer – dubbed The Limehouse Golem – is on the loose and leaving cryptic messages written in his victim’s blood. With few leads and increasing public pressure, Scotland Yard assigns the case to Inspector Kildare, a seasoned detective with a troubled past and a sneaking suspicion he’s being set up to fail.
Dunkirk [12A] 106 mins
Acclaimed director Christopher Nolan’s spectacular Second World War drama told from three different perspectives – land, air and sea. In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end of this heroic mission, 330,000 French, British, Belgian and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated. Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh and Mark Rylance co-star, with Cillian Murphy, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles and James D’Arcy.
Kids’ Club
Captain Underpants [U] 90 mins
Two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold hypnotise their principal into thinking he’s a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants. With the voices of Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch and Ed Helms.
All tickets £7 unless a Kids’ Club screening when the accompanying adult is free.
This runs for the first film at weekends and at various other times (see quick-view listings page). Great children’s films for just £7 and for every child ticket bought, an adult goes free. Grab a Kids’ Club loyalty card, have it stamped five times and get your sixth ticket free.
National Theatre Live:
Hamlet Encore, Thursday October 5 at 7:30pm, approximately 3hrs 20mins with no interval
Hamlet, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, is returning to cinemas following its enormous success back in 2015. As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state. Booking from 2pm, Friday September 8.
Yerma Encore, Thursday October 19 at 8pm
The incredible Billie Piper (Penny Dreadful, Great Britain) returns in her Olivier and Evening Standard Best Actress award-winning role. A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child in Simon Stone’s radical production of Lorca’s achingly powerful masterpiece. The unmissable theatre phenomenon sold out at the Young Vic. Set in contemporary London, Piper’s portrayal of a woman in her thirties desperate to conceive builds with elemental force to a staggering, shocking, climax.
Please note that the performance of Yerma includes strobe lighting.
Follies, Thursday November 16 at 7pm
Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical is staged for the first time at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves. Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, it’s directed by Dominic Cooke (The Comedy of Errors).
Kino exhibition:
Canaletto and the Art of Venice, Thursday September 28 at 8pm, approximately 90 minutes
From one of the world’s largest art collections comes the remarkable story of Canaletto and the city he shared with millions through his art. With exclusive access to the exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery, the film takes cinema audiences through the squares and canals of Venice that Canaletto immortalised through his art. Including expert commentary and insights for curators of the Royal Collection, the film also reveals the intriguing story of how his works came to hold pride of place in the Queen’s own Picture Gallery. Booking from 2pm, Friday September 8.
Royal Opera House Live:
La Boheme, Tuesday October 3 at 7:15pm, approximately 2hrs 35mins including two intervals
When Rodolfo, a penniless poet, meets Mimì, a seamstress, they fall instantly in love. But their happiness is threatened when Rodolfo learns that Mimì is gravely ill. Acclaimed director Richard Jones (Boris Godunov, Il Trittico) directs a new production of Puccini’s La Bohème, conducted by Antonio Pappano and starring Nicole Car, Michael Fabiano, Mariusz Kwiecień and Nadine Sierra. Book from 2pm, Friday, September 8. Running time approximately 155 minutes including two intervals. Booking from 2pm Friday, September 8.
Royal Shakespeare Company Live:
Coriolanus, Wednesday October 11 at 7pm, approximately 3hrs including an interval
Caius Martius Coriolanus is a fearless soldier but a reluctant leader. His ambitious mother attempts to carve him a path to political power, but he struggles to change his nature and do what is required to achieve greatness. In this new city state struggling to find its feet, where the gap between rich and poor is widening every day, Coriolanus must decide who he really is and where his allegiances lie. Starring Sope Dirisu, Haydn Gwynne, Charles Aitken, Paul Jesson, James Corrigan and Hannah Morrish. Booking from 2pm, Friday, September 8.
Royal Ballet Live:
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, Monday October 23 at 7:15pm, approximately 2hrs 50mins including two intervals.
Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography, with Joby Talbot’s sweeping score and Bob Crowley’s wildly imaginative, eye-popping designs, drawing on everything from puppetry to projections to make Wonderland wonderfully real. The delicious result shows The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment. Running time approximately 170 minutes including two intervals. Book from 2pm, Friday, September 8.
The Nutcracker (2017), Tuesday December 5 at 7:15pm
Peter Wright’s nigh-on definitive production for the Royal Ballet ranks as one of the most enduring and enchanting versions of The Nutcracker. With its festive period setting, dancing snowflakes and enchanting stage magic, Lev Ivanov’s 1892 ballet has become the perfect Christmas entertainment, with Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous, sugar-spun music the most recognisable of all ballet scores. Loosely based on the story by ETA Hoffmann, the ballet opens with a lively Christmas party, its Victorian setting captured in opulent detail by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s designs. Wright’s choreography ingeniously incorporates surviving fragments of the ballet’s original material, including the sublime pas de deux for the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince. But in emphasising the relationship between Clara and the Nutcracker Prince, the production also gains a touching subtext of first love. Conductor and cast to be confirmed.
Kino member free tickets cannot be used for Live, NT, RSC, opera, ballet or special events.
For further information and booking visit Kino Rye or check the quick-view listings page.