KINO-TEATR

Michael Buhler Tin Toy Collection Auction & Buhler Family Art Exhibition

Viewing at Kino-Teatr:
Friday 10th October 10:30am-6pm
Saturday 11th October 10:30am-6pm
Sunday 12th October 10:30am-4pm
Monday 13th October 2pm-6pm

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Viewing online:

https://www.kino-teatr.co.uk/gallery

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15% commission + VAT charged on all sales

Most lots have no reserves.

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Sale held at Kino-Teatr

Tuesday 14th October from 2pm

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​'Writer-creator Julian Fellowes, with the elegant and sharply humorous final edition, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, proves yet again that he knows exactly how to harness the elements that made the show so steadily captivating, beyond its gorgeous costumes and detailed production design: a commitment to consistent character work across the era’s social class lines, as well as a handsomely sober portrayal of the past with a steady gaze toward the future' Variety

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Music and songs for cello soloist and piano with baroque and Cuban influences, introducing their new album release 'Crystal Morning'.

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Paul Gunn trained at Atelier Gaulier-Pagneux in Paris and performed at the Ealing Jazz Festival, Marlborough International Jazz Festival, Rye International Jazz Festival, 1901 Arts Club in London, Kino-Teatr in St Leonards and the main stage Local & Live Tunbridge Wells.

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'Gunn is an engaging and charismatic band leader. His approach to music is very much his own, and this whimsical yet very accomplished ensemble is a unique creation. A really enjoyable, unusual and excellent show' Victoria Kingham, Hastings Independent.

​Simon&thePope will play some of their trademark hypnotic drum, bass and spoken word grooves, to help while away that anticipatory hour before The Bavard Bar.

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​What is The Bavard Bar? Well, it has become an institution. The best way to describe it is a delightful blend of TED Talks, comedy, & Radio 4. Sort of...

When you come along to The Bavard Bar, you will hear three regular people share their passions for 15 minutes each. The evening is interspersed with music and audience participation games, such as the "KP Lite" challenge, The "Oojah Kappivvy", and "Make it Stop", amongst others!

Past Bavard subjects range from meteorite hunting to crop-circles, circuit-bending to playing the James Bond theme on Kazoo. You never know what (or who) to expect, as passions (and speakers) are kept secret until the night. There is also a Q&A section after each talk for you to share an opinion, or learn even more about the subject.

And now, in very exciting news, the evening is compered by a special secret guest host… think along the lines of Have I Got News for You!

A night of non-stop intrigue, complete with not one, but two, short intervals. The bar will be open, & snacks will be available. 

Past speakers have included Robin Ince, Professor Simon Schaffer, Dr Ljiljana Fruk, Cole Moreton and David Bramwell.

A great way to meet new people. Come and introduce yourself to one of the organisers who are easy to spot. as they will be wearing a flower. You are assured of a warm welcome, and you will feel part of the community in no time at all. 

We love what we do & it's all for you :)

Come along!

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A 2025 American mockumentary comedy directed by Rob Reiner. A sequel to This Is Spinal Tap (1984), the film features Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reprising their roles as members of the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap who are reuniting after 15 years for one final show.

Sarah Jane Morris (voice)
Tony Remy (acoustic guitar)
Marcus Bonfanti (acoustic guitar & voice)
Henry Thomas (bass & voice)

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About the Sisterhood.
'The Sisterhood' is a labour of love - a hard won new triumph in an already prolific life at the cutting edge of music-making.

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Sarah Jane has stepped up to another creative level to create a richly referential, highly complex and strikingly original collection, clarifying the story of women in popular song.

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"It's the best project I've ever been part of" says Sarah Jane with the passionate felicity of the true artist to the latest incarnation of her creativity.

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She describes her conviction simply: "It's the passing of the torch from sister to sister".

A thriller starring Emma Thompson and Judy Greer.

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Directed by Brian Kirk (21 Bridges, The Day of The Jackal).

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A woman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Hours from the nearest town and with no phone service, she realizes that she is the young girl's only hope.

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***** The Guardian 

La Sonnambula - (new production - as live)

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Following triumphant Met turns in Roméo et Juliette, La Traviata, and Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind.

Tenor Xabier Anduaga returns after his acclaimed 2023 Met debut in L’Elisir d’Amore, co-starring as Amina’s fiancé Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works.

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Running time: 195 minutes, one Interval 
Sung in Italian with English subtitles

Join Crystal Sound Therapy practitioner Julia Scott-Russell in discovering the benefits of crystal sound for your health and wellbeing. Experience the calming sounds of Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls. Sit or lie back on chair or mat with a blanket, whilst Julia gently eases you into experiencing a ‘sound bath’.

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​​Starting with a few minutes of guided focus, Julia will help you to ‘just be’ without the need to ‘do’ anything. The remainder of Julia’s ‘Halcyon Sounds’ experience will be filled with different tonal frequencies from some of Julia’s personal collection of Alchemy bowls. We want you to have the best possible experience, please do bring a blanket to feel warm and snug. There are a limited number of yoga mats and pillows available, so feel free to bring your own. ​

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​​Please note - by attending this event you automatically agree to the medical disclaimer: you do not have/never had epilepsy at any point in your life, you do not have an artificial pacemaker or cochlear implant(s) or are less than 12 weeks pregnant.

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​​Also to note, the sound vibrations may be felt more in replacement joint(s), metal plate(s) or metal implant(s) - you are welcome to discuss this with Julia Scott-Russell, but ultimately it is your decision as to whether you attend.

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Inter Alia by Suzie Miller

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Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.

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​Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?


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Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.
 

Mrs. Warren’s Profession by Bernard Shaw

Directed by Dominic Cooke
 
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.

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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?

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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. 

Hastings Chamber Music Festival returns 23–26 October with four concerts at Kino Teatr and Christ Church. Curated by violinist Jane Gordon, this year’s ‘Resounding Nature’ programme features leading artists, rising talent, and a strong focus on female composers. Composer Sally Beamish and climate scientist Frank Venmans headline the ‘Artists in Conversation’ talks.

Music by Caroline Shaw, Errollyn Wallen, Laura Moody, Abel Selaocoe, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre & more…

+ Artists in Conversation: ‘Music & Science’ with climate scientist Frank Venmans + Musicians 

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This Autumn the Hermes Experiment launch TREE, their third album with Delphian Records. The album is a meditation on nature, memory and change. Commissioned works by Laura Moody and Abel Selaocoe, and a vivid reimagining of a work by the baroque composer Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre are complemented by new compositions from the ensemble’s members, exploring the human instinct to find emotional meaning in the natural world – in birdsong, trees, storms, stars. With its distinctive line-up of clarinet, harp, voice and double bass, the ensemble creates a soundscape by turns intimate, luminous, virtuosic and strange.

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The Hermes Experiment 
Tomos Xerri (harp)
Oliver Pashley (clarinet)
Marianne Schofield (double bass)
Héloïse Werner (soprano)

Winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award 2021 and the Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble Competition 2019, The Hermes Experiment is one of the UK’s leading young contemporary music ensembles. Capitalising on their deliberately idiosyncratic combination of instruments (harp, clarinet, voice and double bass), the Hermes Experiment regularly commissions new works, as well as creating their own innovative arrangements and venturing into live free improvisation. They have commissioned over 60 composers at various stages of their careers. They have released two albums on Delphian Records, HERE WE ARE and SONG, both to critical acclaim.

Panel Discussion: Music & Science
Join renowned climate scientist Frank Venmans for a powerful discussion at the start of the concert on the links between climate change, forests, and biodiversity — and how musicians are responding through art. Discover how music can amplify climate awareness and inspire change.

Full Programme:

Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (arr. Schofield), Les rossignols 
Laura Moody, Rilke Songs 
Caroline Shaw (arr. Denholm-Blair), Plan & Elevation: I. The Ellipse 
Oliver Pashley, But I Still Breathe 
Marianne Schofield, Islands 
INTERVAL 
Héloïse Werner, Thunder clears 
Abel Selaocoe (arr. Woodgates), Buhle Bendalo 
Errollyn Wallen (arr. Werner), Tree 
Misha Mullov-Abbado, The Linden Tree 
Hannah Peel (arr. Pashley), The Almond Tree 

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Early booking recommended.

Practice, protest, poetry - award-winning documentary filmmaker Fiona Cunningham-Reid (Thin Ice, CrockADyke Dundee) presents an intimate portrait of internationally acclaimed artists Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey, who work at the intersection of art, activism, biology and ecology. Uncompromisingly preoccupied with the climate and ecological crisis, Ackroyd & Harvey's work has become a rallying cry for the environmental movement, winning them international acclaim and a global following. With some of their pieces standing in prestigious galleries and others embedded in nature, their work not only references the natural world, but also regularly employs it.

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The film offers singular access into the lives, work and partnership of the artists, and their quest to shake humanity into action on climate catastrophe - whatever the personal cost - including their collaboration with Extinction Rebellion, and co-founding the movement Culture Declares Emergency.

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Meticulous and thoughtful, this careful study of a lifelong creative partnership asks questions of where art and hope - and love - stand in our very uncertain world.

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Directed by Fiona Cunningham-Reid.

Hastings Chamber Music Festival returns 23–26 October with four concerts at Kino Teatr and Christ Church. Curated by violinist Jane Gordon, this year’s ‘Resounding Nature’ programme features leading artists, rising talent, and a strong focus on female composers. Composer Sally Beamish and climate scientist Frank Venmans headline the ‘Artists in Conversation’ talks.

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Echoes of the Sea and Soul
Sally Beamish ‘Seafarer’ (2000)
Beethoven ‘Kakadu' Variations Op. 121a
Bach Passacaglia & Fugue in C min BWV 582 (transcribed J. Rautio)

+ Artists in Conversation: Short talk and Q & A with Sally Beamish + Musicians 

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This concert pairs two powerful works exploring human experience through contrasting music. Sally Beamish’s Seafarer, inspired by Beowulf, blends narrator and piano trio to evoke the hero’s journey and inner struggles at sea. The programme also features Beethoven’s inventive Kakadu Variations for piano trio and Bach’s monumental Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, transcribed by Jan Rautio, offering deep reflections on musical form and expression.

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Performers:
Jane Gordon (violin)
Victoria Simonsen (cello)
Jan Rautio (piano)
Oliver Beamish (Narrator)

Rautio Piano Trio

Since the release of their acclaimed debut album of Mozart Trios in 2016, the Rautio Trio has become one of today’s leading chamber ensembles, celebrated for their refined artistry and emotionally powerful performances. With a particular passion for 18th and 19th-century repertoire, they bring a fresh perspective to historical masterworks, performing on both modern and period instruments. The Trio has recorded four albums with Resonus Classics to critical acclaim, regularly featured on BBC Radio 3, and performed at major venues including Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, and Bridgewater Hall, as well as internationally in France, Austria, and Germany.

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Oliver Beamish Narrator 
Oliver Beamish is a versatile actor, singer, and musician with a career spanning a wide range of productions across the UK. His West End appearances include War Horse (New London), Kean (Apollo), Buddy (Novello), Jolson (Victoria Palace), and Blood Brothers (Lyric), as well as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Henry IV Part 1, and Camelot at Regent’s Park. Often combining performance with live music, he has played piano, trumpet, and accordion in shows such as Jolson, Buddy, and Kean, and composed for productions at the New Vic and the Edinburgh Fringe (Perrier Award-nominated). Highlights include Sweeney Todd (Judge Turpin), Candide (The Governor), and the one-man musical Billy Bishop Goes to War at Jermyn Street Theatre.

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Artists in Conversation event: Sally Beamish + Musicians
Join us for Artists in Conversation with acclaimed composer Sally Beamish. Hear her insights on Seafarer and her musical journey, followed by a live Q&A—an exclusive chance to connect with one of today’s most distinctive voices.

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Sally Beamish
Sally Beamish was born in London. She began her career as a viola player with the Raphael Ensemble, Academy of St Martins and London Sinfonietta, before moving to Scotland in 1990 to focus on composition. She was appointed a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2015, and of the Royal Swedish Academy in 2022. In 2018 she won the Award for Inspiration at the British Composer Awards, and in 2020 was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours.

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She has written three major oratorios. Knotgrass Elegy (text by Donald Goodbrand Saunders) was premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and chorus in the BBC Proms 2001, and has recently been named in BBC Music Magazine as one of the top 6 oratorios of the 20th and 21st century. Equal Voices (text by Sir Andrew Motion) was premiered by the LSO with Gianandrea Noseda in 2014. The Judas Passion (text by David Harsent) was commissioned by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and premiered in the UK and USA in 2018.

Early booking recommended.

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A monthly afternoon European Film Club, with lecturer and film historian Dr Henry Bond, in collaboration with the film historian Dr Philip Sanderson, to discuss many aspects of fascinating films and figures of European cinema, with a special screening of a classic, ground breaking European film.

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Enjoy an informal atmosphere, an introductory talk and post screening discussion!

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Photographer Misan Harriman explores whether protest movements influence social change. Documentary  directed by Andy Mundy-Castle.

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Following his debut White Nanny, Black Child, the BAFTA winning director Andy Mundy-Castle turns the camera on Oscar-nominated British-Nigerian photographer, film maker and activist Misan Harriman, who became the first black man to shoot a cover of British Vogue in 2021. Five years have passed since Misan Harriman’s potent images of the protests that swept the UK following the murder of George Floyd thrust the man behind the lens into the spotlight. Harriman – a self taught photographer – captured the urgency of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in powerful black and white pictures that were shared online around the globe, including, in one instance, by the son of Martin Luther King Jr.

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In Shoot the People, Harriman examines how protest and organised movements can lead to social change, all while capturing the resilience of activism through his lens.

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Contains scenes of racism and police brutality.

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Depeche Mode’s expressive and dynamic new film Depeche Mode: M, after 2019’s hugely successful Depeche Mode: Spirts in the Forest.
 
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Fernando Frias, and making its debut at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Depeche Mode: M weaves footage from the three sold-out shows at Mexico’s City’s Foro Sol Stadium, and takes audiences on a profound musical journey using nearly 200,000 Mexican fans’ fervent connection with the band as a window into the band’s timeless global influence, and a powerful tribute to the unbreakable connection between music, tradition and the human spirit.

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The tour followed Depeche Mode's 15th studio album, Memento Mori, released in 2023 to wide critical acclaim. An indelible inspiration to fans, critics, and artists alike, Depeche Mode continues to forge ahead, with the Memento Mori album and tour representing just the latest chapter of a peerless and ongoing legacy.

Filmmaker Fernando Frias is best known for his award-winning film I’m No Longer Here, which won Mexico’s prestigious Ariel Academy Awards with 10 wins, including Best Picture and Best Direction. The film also earned Frias a DGA nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement. Additionally, it was Mexico’s submission to the Oscars in 2021 and was shortlisted for Best International Feature. His latest film, I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me, premiered to critical acclaim.  

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Weapons is a 2025 American mystery horror film directed, written, produced and co-scored by Zach Cregger. The film stars an ensemble cast including Josh Brolin (No Country For Old Men) and Julia Garner (Ozark). Its plot follows the seemingly inexplicable case of seventeen children from the same classroom who mysteriously run away on the same night at the same time.

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'It’s a tantalising set-up, pitched somewhere between Stephen King and the Brothers Grimm, and Cregger’s careful slow build keeps us in thrall for the most part, eager to see just how the puzzle-pieces fit' The Guardian

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Inspired by the 1990 novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon, the film is starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti. 

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A washed-up revolutionary lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter. When his evil nemesis resurfaces and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her. Both father and daughter battle the consequences of their pasts.

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'Paul Thomas Anderson’s thrillingly helter-skelter counterculture caper' ***** The Guardian 

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Lise, the only daughter of Widow Simone, is in love with the young farmer Colas, but her mother has far more ambitious plans for her. Simone hopes to marry her off to Alain, the son of the wealthy proprietor Thomas. Desperate to marry Colas rather than Alain, Lise contrives to outwit her mother’s plans. 
 
65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée. This affectionate portrayal of village life combines exuberant good humour and brilliantly inventive choreography in what is undoubtedly Ashton’s love letter to the English countryside. La Fille mal gardée whisks us away into pastoral bliss with Ferdinand Hérold’s cheerful score and Osbert Lancaster’s colourful designs.

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Running time: 210 minutes

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An exciting original musical The Mayor of Casterbridge (based on the Thomas Hardy novel of the same name) composed and created by local musician Mike Hatchard will be performed  at Kino-Teatr on the 8th and 9th November.

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The book is one of Hardy's Wessex novels, and is set largely in the fictional town of Casterbridge, based on Dorchester in Dorset. The author intended Casterbridge to be an imaginative presentation of certain aspects of the town as he remembered it in the 'dream' of his childhood. The musical features the characters like Mayor Michael Henchard (baritone with some very meaty solos!), Donald Farfrae (tenor), Elizabeth Jane (soprano) and a few other characters like the Mayor’s wife Susan Henchard (soprano), sailor Richard Newson and others.

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The music is in the tradition of musical theatre - West Side Story meets Gilbert and Sullivan with occasional forays into jazz! 

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Krapp's Last Tape, a play by Irish modernist writer Samuel Beckett, directed by the Academy Award nominee Stockard Channing (Grease, Six Degrees of Separation) and starring British film and television actor David Westhead, tours globally throughout 2025.

This year Kino-Teatr celebrated Bloomsday with an evening of James Joyce & Samuel Beckett, and we're now delighted to enrich our continuing Irish events programme with Beckett’s famous production.

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Krapp's Last Tape is a journey through an old man's life, filled with hilarious memories and hopes for the future, coupled with the mourning of lost love and unfulfilled ambition.

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A rare chance to see this stunning avant-garde experimental psychological drama film (courtesy of Film Museum, Munich). ​Raskolnikow is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Robert Wiene (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari), adapted from the 1866 novel Crime and Punishment by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It stars Gregori Chmara, Elisaweta Skulskaja and Alla Tarasova. Experience a powerful blend of cinema and live music at Kino-Teatr! 

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Hugo Max is a British-Austrian musician, filmmaker and painter who performs live improvised scores to silent films on solo viola. He regularly soundtracks screenings at London’s Prince Charles Cinema and Picturehouse Cinemas. Hugo has presented three nationwide tours and his performances have captivated audiences at many of the UK’s most beloved cinemas including London’s BFI Southbank, Bo’ness’ Hippodrome and Oxford’s Ultimate Picture Palace. He was selected as a performer for the BaseCamp Residency at the 2025 Locarno International Film Festival and has lectured on improvisation and multidisciplinary practice at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Aysen Ulican started playing the violin aged 6 and was later accepted to the class of Veniamin Varshawsky at Istanbul University State Conservatoire. Her later teachers included Cihat Aşkın and Genoveva Burova, from the class of whom she graduated in 2003. ​She started her studies at Musikhochschule Freiburg in 2004 in the class of Latica H. Rosenberg and later studied with Rainer Kussmaul. As a soloist, she played with Baden Baden Philharmonic, Hochachulorchester der Mucikhochschule Freiburg, Orquestra Sinfonica da Minas Gerais (Brazil), Antalya, İzmir, Adana and İstanbul State Symphony Orchestras.

Dmitry Khakhamov is a Russian concert violinist now based in London. After graduating from the prestigious Gnessin Music Academy in Moscow, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music. Dmitry  is also  recording artist with Hyperion Records, a British classical label.

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As live - Filmed live at the Royal Opera House, London, in December 2024.

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Stuck at home and put to work by her spoiled Step-Sisters, Cinderella’s life is dreary and dull. Everything changes when she helps a mysterious woman out...With a little bit of magic, she is transported into an ethereal new world – one where fairies bring the gifts of the seasons, where pumpkins turn into carriages, and where true love awaits. 

This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family and will transport you into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.

Running time: 195 minutes 

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The Fifth Step by David Ireland
Directed by Finn den Hertog
 
Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.

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After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend.

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Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End.

​Retreat - with Leela - live sonic meditation music.

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Simon Charterton - electronic percussion

Hutch Demouilpied - trumpet & flute

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One hour of blissful transcendence to take you into your weekend.

Bring mats or relax in the armchairs for an inclusive, immersive experience.

Limited numbers so book in advance.

Refreshments available at Reel before and after. 

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Arvo Pärt ‘Fratres’

Lili Boulanger ‘Nocturne’ 

Beethoven Sonata no.10 in G Op.96

This coffee concert weaves together the timeless purity of Arvo Pärt’s Fratres, the luminous delicacy of Lili Boulanger’s Nocturne, and the lyrical elegance of Beethoven’s final violin sonata. A programme that moves between meditation, fleeting beauty, and classical grace.

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​Jane Gordon - violin 

Described as playing with “glowing conviction” (Financial Times) and possessing a “ravishing tone and depth of timbre” (The Independent), Jane Gordon is recognised as one of the leading violinists of her generation. She has performed in major concert halls worldwide, including the Vienna Konzerthaus, Paris Philharmonie, La Scala Milan, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Lincoln Center New York, and Sydney Opera House.

Jane is the leader of La Nuova Musica, one of the UK’s most dynamic and critically acclaimed period ensembles, known for its bold programming and virtuoso performances across Europe.

She is also a founding member of the Rautio Piano Trio, with whom she has appeared at Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, and on BBC Radio 3. Their recordings for Resonus Classics have received widespread critical acclaim.

Artistic Director of Hastings Chamber Music Festival, Jane is known for curating engaging, cross-disciplinary programmes. She studied at the Royal College and Royal Academy of Music, and is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.

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Jan Rautio – Piano

Jan Rautio is a critically acclaimed pianist, chamber musician, conductor, and composer whose career spans prestigious venues and festivals across the UK, Europe, Russia, and the USA. He has performed at Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Bridgewater Hall, the Edinburgh Festival, Palazzo Borghese in Rome, the Yusupov Palace in St Petersburg, and the Charleston International Piano Series.

As a chamber musician, Jan has built a distinguished reputation through a longstanding collaboration with violinist Jane Gordon. Together, they have toured extensively and are founding members of the Rautio Piano Trio, whose performances have been featured on BBC Radio 3 and in leading UK venues. Their recordings for Resonus Classics have earned widespread critical acclaim.

Jan is also Music Director of the “Diversity” chamber choir, with whom he has conducted in prominent venues including St Paul’s Cathedral (London), the Gasteig Philharmonie (Munich), and the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam).

A graduate of both the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, Jan was made an Associate of the Royal Academy in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to musical life in the UK.

The Acappella Bellas

Songs from the folk traditions of Bulgaria, Georgia and beyond.

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​Shelagh Davis, Jilly Hall, Lotte Risbridger and Nicky McDonald are the Acappella Bellas. Based in Hastings and St Leonards, they met at a community choir discovering a shared love of the haunting harmonies of Eastern European music and started singing together in 2013.

The magician Herr Drosselmeyer needs to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker; the only way to save him is for the Nutcracker to defeat the Mouse King and find a girl to love and care for him. A flicker of hope comes in the form of the young Clara, whom Drosselmeyer
meets at a Christmas party. With some magic, a cosy Christmas gathering turns into a marvellous adventure.

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Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker has enchanted audiences since its 1984 premiere by the Company. Featuring Tchaikovsky’s most familiar melodies and brought to life by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s exquisite designs, The Nutcracker is sure to be a festive firecracker for all ages.

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Running time: 210 minutes. One Interval.

Mike Hatchard with special guests for a Kino Jazz Breakfast Christmas Special

A Polish pianist and recording artist based in London, Eva will be performing her new programme which includes Mozart, Garuta Preludes and some Lithuanian Winter sketches by Dvarionas. 

At one of her lavish parties, celebrated Parisian courtesan Violetta is introduced to Alfredo Germont. The two fall madly in love, and though hesitant to leave behind her life of luxury and freedom, Violetta follows her heart. But the young couple’s happiness is short-lived, as the harsh realities of life soon come knocking.

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As intimate as it is sumptuous, La traviata features some of opera’s most famous melodies, and is a star vehicle for its leading soprano role sung by Ermonela Jaho. In director Richard Eyre’s world of seductive grandeur, the tender and devastating beauty at the centre of Verdi’s opera shines bright.

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Running time: 240 minutes 
Sung in Italian with subtitles

Kianush Robeson playing Andres Segovia & Julian Bream

Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Directed by Robert Hastie

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.

Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.

National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.

After a successful premier recital at Kino-Teatr, Simone Tavoni returns with a new programme of Chopin, Bach, Albéniz (Jerez from the piano suite Iberia) and pieces by German-Polish composer Moritz Moszkowski (1854 – 1925). 

Simone Alessandro studied in Italy (Florence and La Spezia), in Budapest (Liszt Academy), Royal College of Music in London and Hochschule fur Musik in Stuttgart.

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He has performed in some major venues in Europe and the UK - the Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St. Martin in the Field’s, Steinway Hall of London, Leighton House, Chelsea Art Club, Chichester Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral, Salon Christopher (Berlin), Palau de la Musica Catalana (Spain), Liszt Museum in Budapest (Hungary) and Florence Conservatory Hall.

Bach, Schumann, Stravinsky, Szymanowski

Virginia Woolf defied literary conventions to depict rich inner worlds – her heightened, startling and poignant reality. Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor leads a luminous artistic team to evoke Woolf’s signature stream of consciousness writing style in this immense work that rejects traditional narrative structures. Woolf Works is a collage of themes from Mrs Dalloway, Orlando, The Waves and Woolf’s other writings.

Created in 2015 for The Royal Ballet, this Olivier-award winning ballet triptych captures the heart of Woolf’s uniquely artistic spirit.

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Running time: 210 minutes 

A duo formed by a  British bass clarinettist Hannah Shilvock and Bulgarian clarinettist Boyan Ivanov, now based in London. Both acclaimed musicians performed at Kino-Teatr before as solo performers. We are looking forward to welcoming their new programme!