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Coming Soon to Baker Mamonova Gallery:
Christmas Deconstructed
A new exhibition in the lead up to Christmas.
More details coming soon.
Private view: Friday November 29th at 5.30pm
Private View: Friday November 29th at 5.30pm
All My Life's Buried Here: The Story of George Butterworth
UK 2019, 97mins, documentary
The film tells the story of the English composer, folk song collector and country dancer George Butterworth, who was killed during the Battle of the Somme aged just 31.
George Butterworth was a leading member of a radical group of composers in the Edwardian years whose music was profoundly influenced by the traditional music of the English rural working class. On his death Butterworth left behind a glowing reputation and a handful of exceptional musical compositions, including such still-popular works as 'The Banks of Green Willow' and 'Rhapsody, 'A Shropshire Lad'' and impressive personal collection of over 300 English folk songs, tunes and dances.
Now, over a century on and for the first time in a documentary film, with a treasure trove of never-before-seen archival material, evocative new footage, and using the testimony of his contemporaries, expert commentators and with music by a host of talented singers and musicians, it is time to tell George Butterworth's story, listen to his music afresh and reconsider his brief but remarkable life.
Sunday November 10th at 2pm
Tickets £12/ £10 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £8 Under 16s
'Soundbath' with Julia Scott-Russell
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’.
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday November 13th at 4.30pm
Tickets £14
The Apprentice
US/Canada/Denmark/Ireland, 2024, 15, 122 mins, biographical drama
The Apprentice is a 2024 biographical drama that examines Donald Trump's rise in a real estate business in New York in the 1970s-80s and his relationship with attorney Roy Cohn. Directed by Iranian/Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi, the film stars Sebastian Stan (The Martian, I,Tonya) as Trump, Jeremy Strong (Succession) as Cohn, Martin Donovan (Insomnia) as Trump's father Fred, and Maria Bakalova (Women Do Cry) as Trump's first wife, Ivana.
The film premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews from the critics and the audiences.
★★★★ The Guardian
★★★★ The Times
Wednesday November 13th at 7.30pm & Thursday November 14th at 3pm & 7.30pm
Tickets £12/ £10 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £8 Under 16s
I Am Cuba
Russia/Cuba 1964, PG, 141 mins, documentary
Celebrating Georgian director Mikhail Kalatozov.
I Am Cuba, one of the greats of world cinema, is re-released in 4k Restoration to celebrate its sixtieth anniversary. Directed by the Soviet/Georgian director Mikhail Kalatozov, whose film The Cranes Are Flying won the Palme d'Or at the 1958 Cannes Festival, I Am Cuba has an acknowledged influence on directors from Martin Scorsese to Sally Potter to Paul Thomas Anderson.
The film is constructed by four vignettes about the lives of the Cuban people set during the pre-revolutionary era. Featuring some of the best cinematography of the twentieth century, it truly is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, a reminder of what cinema can do that refreshes the eye and sets new boundaries six decades after its release.
'Its sheer dazzling technique, and the glorious beauty of its monochrome cinematography, deserve impregnable classic status' ★★★★★ The Guardian
Friday November 15th at 3pm & 7.30pm
Tickets £12/ £10 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £8 Under 16s
The Red Tent
Russia/Italy 1969, 158 mins, adventure, drama
The film is based on the story of the 1928 mission to rescue Umberto Nobile and the other survivors of the crash of the airship Italia. It features Sean Connery as Roald Amundsen and Peter Finch as Nobile. Directed by the Palm d'Or winner Mikhail Kalatozov (The Cranes Are Flying, I Am Cuba), the film also stars Claudia Cardinale and Massimo Girotti, alongside renowned Soviet actors Nikita Mikhailkov (future Oscar Winning Director), Yuri Solomin and Stanislav Lyubshin.
The script was adapted by Yuri Nagibin and Mikhail Kalatozov from Nagibin's novel of the same title. Filming went for 62 weeks. It included location work in the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Baltic Sea, the Svalbard Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, and studio work in Moscow and Rome. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best English-Language Foreign Film.
Original music by Ennio Morricone.
Saturday November 16th at 3pm & 7.30pm
Tickets £12/ £10 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £8 Under 16s
Coffee Concert: Lewis Kingsley Peart (piano)
Lewis is a Chethams School of Music alumnus and graduate of London's Trinity Laban Conservatoire where he studied with Philip Fowke and Alisdair Hogarth. He is based in London and this is his debut performance at Kino-Teatr.
Programme:
Niels Gade,
Second Movement from Piano Sonata in E Minor, Op. 28 (as a prelude to the Grieg sonata)
Edvard Grieg,
Piano Sonata, Op. 7
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante molto
III. Alla Menuetto, ma poco più lento
IV. Finale: Molto allegro
Edvard Grieg,
Op. 38 No. 3, Melody
Op. 47 No.7, Elegy
Op. 54 No. 4, Notturno
Op. 65 No. 6, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Percy Grainger,
Country Gardens
Irish Tune from County Derry
Sunday November 17th at 11am
Tickets £12 include coffee & croissant
The Room Next Door
Spain 2024, 12A, 107 mins, drama, comedy
A new Pedro Almodovar English-language film starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.
Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme, but strangely sweet, situation.
‘Swinton gives a monumental performance", worthy of comparison to the spirit and virtuosity of Vanessa Redgrave’ Variety
★★★★ The Guardian
Sunday November 17th at 2pm
Tickets £12/ £10 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people) £8 Under 16s
Simon&thePope 'Avant Bavard'
Free live music in the gallery
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.
Wednesday November 20th at 6.30pm
Free Event
The Bavard Bar
The Bavard Bar. "A delightful blend of TED, comedy and Radio 4. Sort of."
Three passionate speakers. Three distinct passions. From meteorites to crop circles, circuit-bending to the James Bond theme on Kazoo, you never know what you're going to hear as passions are kept secret until the night.
Interspersed with nonsense including the KP Lite, Oojah Kappivvy, Bohemia Road and 'Make it Stop’. With music from Piano Man Dan playing songs themed around the night's passions, bav-artistry from Maria O’Neill, and all hosted by MC Tim B'vard.
The Bavard Bar. "Avoiding life’s questions to give you the answers."
Wednesday November 20th at 7.30pm
Tickets £12
Small Things Like These
Ireland/Belgium 2024, 12A, 98mins, drama, adaptation
A 2024 historical drama directed by Tim Mielants and adapted by Enda Walsh from the 2021 novel by Claire Keegan, starring Oscar winning Irish actor Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Emily Watson, Clare Dunne and Helen Behan. The plot focuses on Ireland's infamous Magdalene laundries.
'Cillian Murphy shines as quiet hero in powerful 80s Ireland morality tale'
★★★★ The Guardian
Thursday November 21st at 3pm & 7.30pm & Friday November 22nd at 3pm
Tickets £12/ £10 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £8 Under 16s
Gladiator II
US/UK 2024, R, 150 mins, historical drama
From legendary director Sir Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist.
With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honour to return the glory of Rome to its people.
Also starring twice Academy Award Winner Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen (Gladiator), Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones, The Last Of Us) and Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things, A Quiet Plea: Day One)
Friday November 22nd at 7.30pm, Saturday November 23rd at 3pm & 7.30pm, Sunday November 24th at 2pm, Wednesday November 27th at 7.30pm, Thursday November 28th at 7.30pm, Friday November 29th at 3pm & 7.30pm, Saturday November 30th at 3pm & 7.30pm, Sunday December 1st at 2pm & Wednesday December 4th at 7.30pm
Tickets £12 / £10 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people/ £8 Under 16s
Jazz Breakfast at Kino: Mike Hatchard
A History of Jazz Piano with Neil Bullock (drums) and Paul Morgan (bass)
A History of Jazz Piano with Neil Bullock on drums and Paul Morgan on Bass.
This show features music from Jelly Roll Morton through to Chick Corea with tributes to many well known players (including J. P Johnson, Fats Waller, Bill Evans, Thelonius Monk, Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner and Art Tatum) as well as some lesser known personal favourites (e.g. Dodo Marmarosa and Willie ‘the Lion’ Smith).
For this extravaganza Mike is joined by two superb musicians: Neil Bullock who recently wowed the audience at the Kino with his drumming on 'Concert by the Sea' and Paul Morgan, considered by many to be the UK's number one jazz bassist.
Sunday November 24th at 11am (doors open 10.30am)
Ticket includes coffee & croissant
Tickets £14 / £12 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people
Coffee Concert: The Acappella Bellas
Songs from the folk traditions of Bulgaria, Georgia and beyond.
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.
Sunday December 1st at 11am
Ticket includes coffee & mince pie
Tickets £12
Blitz
UK 2024, 12A, 120 mins
Directed by the Oscar and Bafta winning director Sir Steve McQueen, starring Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn, The Outrun) and Harris Dickinson (Triangle of Sadness). Follow the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing in World War II
'A monumental achievement in British cinema' ★★★★★ The Independent
'A thrilling, moving, morally provoking odyssey'★★★★★ The Telegraph
'Blitz is a moving love letter to London' ★★★★★ Metro
'McQueen grips you until the final moments' Observer
Thursday December 5th at 3pm & 7.30pm & Friday December 6th at 3pm & 7.30pm
Tickets £12/ £10 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £8 Under 16s
Sarah Jane Morris & Antonio Forcione
The first UK concert in 5 years
Antonio Forcione and Sarah Jane Morris are an acoustic Jimi
Hendrix and a politicised Janis Joplin. They cover a broad spectrum of
music from Acoustic Soul to African Blues, from Motown to Township.
This formidable musical pairing is unique and can bring laughter and
tears.
Famed for her association with the ‘Communards’ in the mid-80s (the
fabulous hit “Don’t leave me this way” is still requested at every
party!) and infamous for a banned rendition of the classic ‘Me and Mrs
Jones’, Sarah Jane Morris has always attracted as much attention for
her politics as for her soul-driven voice. Numerous solo albums later,
pop stardom on the continent, and a diverse set of musical
collaborations on record, film and stage, Morris continues to steer her
unorthodox career to greater heights.
Hailed as the 'Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar', award-winning
Forcione is considered one of the most charismatic and inventive
performers to come out of Europe in recent years. He breaks the
mould of most conventional, popular guitar sounds be it in the field of
jazz, Spanish, African, Brazilian or improvised music. International
tours have brought high critical acclaim from as far as Australia and
Hong Kong to Russia, Africa, Cuba, the Caribbean, USA and all over
Europe. Artistic, intense, and formidably inventive, Antonio is a performer of
genuine distinction. Ever unpredictable, his is a celebration of the
unexpected elements in life, a music of rare delicacy, humour and, not
least, passion.
'A voice that can excite shivers of passion and delight … Soaring,
swooping, sensual and sophisticated, this voice is more than a style,
it’s a force of nature … Torch song, soul standard or smoky blues, the
message remains constant: human passion with a dazzling voice'
Neil Spencer, The Observer on Sarah Jane Morris
'A performer of world class status ... forceful and with an enviable
technique, he takes the guitar to new levels of expression combining
its melodic powers with dramatic percussive effects. Forcione boldly
goes where no guitarist has gone before and the results are quite
spectacular ... miss him at your peril' The Stage on Antonio
Forcione
Saturday December 7th at 7.30pm
Tickets £25
Anora
US 2024, 18, 139 mins, comedy, romance
Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Festival, Anora is a romantic comedy-drama directed by Sean Baker. The story follows the beleaguered marriage between Brooklyn stripper Anora (Mikey Madison, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood) and the son of a Russian oligarch Ivan Zakharov (Mark Eydelshteyn, Pravednik), and features a supporting cast of Yura Borisov (Compartment No.6), Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan (Lost&Found in Armenia) and Aleksei Serebryakov (McMafia).
‘Anora plays like a wild dream — first joyous, then catastrophic and always fiercely unpredictable‘ New York Times
‘There was something about it that reminded us of the classic structures of Lubitsch or Howard Hawks, and then it did something completely truthful and unexpected’ Greta Gerwig, director (Ladybird, Barbie)
Sunday December 8th at 2pm & Wednesday December 11th at 3pm & 7.30pm
Tickets £12/ £10 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)
Royal Ballet & Opera Season 2024/25
The Royal Ballet: Cinderella
This Christmas, be transported into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of fairy dust makes dreams come true.
This enchanting ballet was written by Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev with choreography by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton.
Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953) wrote two of the greatest 20th-century ballet scores, Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella. His symphonic fairytale Peter and the Wolf has frequently been adapted for dance. His many operas include The Love for Three Oranges, The Gambler, Betrothal in a Monastery and War and Peace.
In 1939, Frederick Ashton first began to consider creating a full-length work, the Company's first three-act ballet. Inspired by other balletic adaptations of Cinderella coming out of Russia, Ashton chose to create his own version of Charles Perrault’s famous rags-to-riches story. Set to Prokofiev’s exquisite score, the ballet received its premiere in 1948, featuring Moira Shearer and Michael Somes in the lead roles.
The designs of this production of Cinderella are heavily influenced by nature and flowers. As the Fairy Godmother and the Seasons’ fairies come into Cinderella’s world, the muted tones of the family living room are taken over by a burst of colour. The creative team behind the exquisite world of Cinderella includes set designer Tom Pye (My Neighbour Totoro, Olivier award for Best Set Design), costume designer Alexandra Byrne (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Academy Award for Best Costume Design), lighting designer David Finn (Brokeback Mountain), video designer Finn Ross (Les Miserables, Frozen) and illusions by Chris Fisher (Harry Potter and The Cursed Child)
Tuesday December 10th at 7.15pm
Tickets £20/ £18 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)
Evening Recital by Mariamna Sherling - Piano
HIPCC third prize winner in 2022, Mariamna Sherling is a pianist of enormous talent and versatility. She wowed audiences in the final round with her performance of the Prokofiev concerto, and then again in 2023 when she returned to Hastings with the first prize winner Shunta Morimoto for a gala concert at the White Rock Theatre.
Now we’re very pleased to welcome her to Kino-Teatr with a recital she has devised with the Christmas season in mind, encompassing music by Bach, Liszt, Pletnev and Tchaikovsky, including the concert suite from the ballet The Nutcracker.
Black Tie event.
Friday December 13th at 7.30pm
Tickets £22/ £20 Concessions (over 65s/ disabled people)
Royal Ballet & Opera Season 2024/25
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
Discover the enchantment of ballet with this sparkling festive treat for the whole family. Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs bring festive charm to Peter Wright’s beloved Royal Ballet production, as fairytale magic comes together with spectacular dancing in this unforgettable classic ballet.
Captured live December 2023
Running time: 165 minutes, one interval.
Tuesday December 17th at 7.15pm
Tickets £20/ £18 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)
The Bavard Bar Xmas Special
The Christmas Bavard Bar is always an extra special show, but this year promises to be so good we’re doing it twice! Join us either Wednesday 18th December or Friday 20th December to take part in the fun.
In addition to the usual mix of fabulous speakers sharing their unique and extraordinary passions and the hilarious highjinx of KP Lite, Oojah Kappivvy, Bohemia Road, Make It Stop and Pearl or Dean, we are, thanks to Kamikaze Komedy, joined by extra special guest and top comic... Tony Law! (Have I Got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, etc.) who will round off the night with a set of his wonderfully surreal and absurdist comedy!
Piano Man Dan, Bav-artist Maria O’Neill, Marky Sparky and your glittering MC, Tim B’vard will of course also be there to manage the madness and guide you through this jam-packed evening – don’t miss it!
Wednesday December 18th at 7pm & Friday December 20th at 7pm
Doors 7pm, show starts 7.30pm
Tickets £18 (as a one-off for the Christmas Bavard Bar Special only)
It's a Wonderful Life
US 1946, U, 130 mins, drama. comedy
A 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet The Greatest Gift, which Philip Van Doren Stern self-published in 1943 and which is in turn loosely based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol.
The film stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who has given up his personal dreams, in order to help others in his community, and whose thoughts of suicide on Christmas Eve bring about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody.
Thursday December 19th at 7.30pm & Sunday December 22nd at 2pm
Tickets £12/ £10 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)/ £8 Under 16s
The Liane Carroll Trio
The welcome return of Liane Carroll to Kino-Teatr, accompanied by Roger Carey on bass and Russell Field on drums.
London born, Hastings raised, award-winning singer-pianist Liane Carroll is one of the UK's greatest musical treasures. A soulful, emotive singer, Liane is capable of reducing other singers and listeners alike to tears with her heartbreaking ability to live a lyric or make them jump with joy with her breathless vocal virtuosity.
What really makes Carroll stand out is that she sings every song as if she wrote it. Classically trained since she was three, Carroll is a superb pianist and her unique ability to inhabit a lyric is underpinned by a true musicality that lifts her interpretations into the realms of art in their own right.
Saturday December 21st at 7.30pm
Tickets £22
A Night of Flamenco - Noche de Reyes Special
Celebrating the Twelfth Night of Christmas or Noche de Reyes, one of the main holidays in Spain, Kino-Teatr's favourite flamenco dancer Jesus Olmedo will be joined by Demi Garcia, Adrian Sola & Araceli Garcia.
Saturday January 4th 2025 at 7.30pm
Tickets £24/ £22 Concessions
Coffee Concert: Eva Doroszkowska (piano)
The Composers of Northern Europe
A narrative of musical sketches from the northern landscapes of Grieg’s native fjords to the mystery of the Baltic Sea surrounding the snowy shoreline of Estonia. The programme includes Edvard Grieg (Norway), Ester Mägi (Estonia, 1922 – 2021) and Lūcija Garūta (Latvia,1902 – 1977)
Eva Maria Doroszkowska is a concert pianist. Born in Poland, she studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and completed her postgraduate studies in Amsterdam. She was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Danish Academy Soloist Programme and specialises in the Eastern European Composers.
Sunday January 19th at 11am
Tickets £12 include coffee & croissant
National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Ernest
Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.
While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.
Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation, and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.
180 mins
Thursday February 20th 2025 at 7pm
Tickets £20/ £18 Concessions (over 65s/disabled people)
Luke Wright - New Show JOY!
Following the smash hit success of his Silver Jubilee show ( ★★★★★ Telegraph) Luke Wright returns to Kino-Teatr with a new set of poems that get to grips with the idea of JOY. Is it possible, as a 42 year old to feel pure unbridled happiness, and what does it look like?
With a mix of the of the comic and the wistful, JOY takes in consumerism, boozing, cancer scares, abseiling vicars, and the joy of language itself. We might have to go down to come up, but we’ll get there in the end. Come let a little joy into your life with a raconteur and wordsmith at the top of his game!
'Breathtaking … with a sharpness and wisdom that lifts the soul, and soothes the battered heart' ★★★★ The Scotsman
'Britain’s finest performance poet' ★★★★★ Life As Theatre
Can poetry capture joy? Let’s find out. The Fringe’s favourite poet returns with stacks of brilliant, big-hearted poems that get to grips with joy in mulchy middle-age.
'Winning combination of honesty, humour, ire and wonder' ★★★★★ Stage
Supported by Colchester Arts Centre
Saturday March 15th 2025 at 7.30pm
Tickets £15