SpArC Theatre

FAMILY FILM: DOG MAN (U)
2025-05-30 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | SpArC Theatre
★★★★ “The beloved comic book character makes a gloriously funny big screen debut. D​av Pilkey’s half-dog, half-cop Captain Underpants spin-off is now a ​s​uperb animation with cross-generational appeal.” The Guardian
Dog Man, half dog and half man, he is sworn to protect and serve as he doggedly pursues the feline supervillain Petey the Cat.
★★★★”Surprisingly good kid movie for the whole fam! My boys (ages 6 and 8) loved this movie and I really enjoyed it too! The visuals move fast with a comic book feel and there are lots of little laughs throughout.” Common Sense Media
“Dog Man is half human, half dog, and all hero cop. He must protect his town from Petey (Pete Davidson), the “evilest cat in the world” – but unfortunately for Dog Man, the felonious feline is full of bright ideas to cause havoc…” Empire

FILM: Conclave (15)
2025-06-12 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
7.4IMDB
“An expertly juicy drama of Catholicism and guilt, built on that loaded question and a crackerjack performance from Ralph Fiennes.” The FT
Multi award winning
Cardinal Lawrence has one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events, participating in the selection of a new pope. Surrounded by powerful religious leaders in the halls of the Vatican, he soon uncovers a trail of deep secrets that could shake the very foundation of the Roman Catholic Church.

Afternoon Film: Here (12A)
2025-06-17 14:00 - 15:45 | SpArC Theatre
Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit.

” Hanks and Wright add folksy charm to Robert Zemeckis single-place dramaSet in the same spot – from prehistory onwards – Zemeckis’s sentimental drama is an odd combination of cosmic ambition and domestic intimacy.” The Guardian
Multiple generations of couples and families inhabit the same home over the course of a century.

Supported by the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea and biscuits £1,
No stairs, tables & chairs,
Hearing loop,
Free Dial–a-ride bus service from Bishops Castle and Lydbury North please phone 01588 638350
All Tickets £4 Accompanying Carers FREE

Film: Architecton (U)
2025-07-10 19:00 - 20:40 | SpArC Theatre
Architecture reflects humanity’s rise and fall. Ancient ruins and recent destruction showcase the relationship between humans and building materials. The cyclical nature of civilizations raises questions about sustainable construction.

★★★★ Poetic study of humankind’s bricks-and-mortar impact on the Earth. Victor Kossakovsky’s follow-up to Gunda is a gorgeously shot reverie about our use of materials such as stone and concrete. The Guardian
“Victor Kossakovsky’s Mesmerizing Documentary on What We Take From the Earth to Build Upon It. Following his 2020 farm pig portrait ‘Gunda’ and his 2018 ode to water ‘Aquarela,’ the Russian docmaker offers another ravishing examination of the tension between human nature and nature itself. “Variety

Architecton is a 2024 documentary film written and directed by Viktor Kossakovsky. It is an extraordinary journey through the material that makes up our habitat: concrete and its ancestor, stone.
The international co-production between Germany, France and United States, was selected in the Competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear and had first screening on 19 February 2024 at Berlinale Palast.The film was also nominated for the Berlinale Documentary Film Award.

FILM: Holy Cow (15)
2025-07-17 19:00 - 20:30 | SpArC Theatre
7.1 IMDB
★★★★ “warmhearted story of small town teen turned competition cheesemaker.
An 18-year-old from a family of comté-makers is left alone to look after his little sister in Louise Courvoisier’s warm-hearted and optimistic drama” The Guardian
Filmed on location in the western French Alps, this earthy romp offers a realistic insight into the hardscrabble life of French agriculture, a moving romance and an ode to the love of cheese. 18-year-old Totone spends most of his time drinking beer and partying with his friends in the Jura region of France. But when he’s unexpectedly faced with taking care of his young sister and making a living, he decides to enter a competition for the best Comté cheese in the region – hoping to win gold and a 30,000 euro prize.
“Lovingly shot in warm natural light, and accompanied by a gentle, lilting soundtrack” Screen International
Featuring a lively ensemble cast of first-time actors drawn from the region with an especially charming performance from its young lead.
In French with Subtitles

Film: Flow (U)
2025-07-20 14:00 - 15:30 | SpArC Theatre
7.9 IMDB
Everyone is welcome to come and watch this beautiful animated film.
A courageous cat loses his home in a great flood so teams up with a other animals , they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive in a newly aquatic planet. A thrilling animated spectacle, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.
When a flood of biblical proportions washes its home away, a solitary cat must seek refuge with a motley crew of animals, who gradually learn to get along in this endearing, Oscar-winning animation.

Wunderkind director Gints Zilbalodis has taken the animation world by storm with his beautifully crafted sophomore feature Flow, which has received a multitude of awards and nominations to date, including two nominations for both BAFTA and the Academy Awards.
The mystical world he creates in Flow is in peril. There are traces of human inhabitants, but they are now nowhere to be seen as water begins to flood the landscape. The story begins following a small, solitary cat as the shoreline rises and the home where it once lived is submerged underwater. Forced to flee, he happens upon a refuge boat containing a calm and unperturbed Cabybarre who seems amenable to his presence, and the two begin a journey on the water towards higher ground. Along the way they cross paths with a lemur, obsessed with collecting shiny objects, a boisterous and excitable dog and a stoic, mysterious secretary bird. Together, as they traverse the landscape on their fable-like quest, the ragtag team of animals must learn to trust each other and work together to survive.
Flow pushes the boundaries of animation, immersing audiences in a world before unseen.

Afternoon Film: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (PG)
2025-07-22 14:00 - 15:30 | SpArC Theatre
Special screening with Support from Bishop’s Castle Library Friends
FREE Cake and Hot drink
After being dismissed for the fourth time, a governess is desperately in need of work. However, in haste, an attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world, which ends up changing her life forever.
A major film to be released in 2008 and starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a delightful, funny, lighthearted novel.
7.1 IMDB
Supported by the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
No stairs, tables & chairs,
Hearing loop,
Free Dial–a-ride bus service from Bishops Castle and Lydbury North please phone 01588 638350
All Tickets £4 Accompanying Carers FREE

Film: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (15 )
2025-07-24 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
RESCHEDULED DATE THURSDAY 24 JULY 7PM

Bridget navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel ( Hugh Grant). Back to work and on the apps, she’s pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son’s science teache….in this sparkling fourth outing for this loveable mess.
Cast Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Isla Fisher, Leo Woodall, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nico Parker, Shirley Henderson, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Leila Farzad, James Callis, Joanna Scanlan, Gemma Jones, Sally Phillips, Sarah Solemani, Josette Simon

COMMUNITY FILM: The Seeds of Vandana Shiva
2025-08-14 18:30 - 20:30 | SpArC Theatre
Join us for a community evening coming together to share, learn and celebrate.
In collaboration with Shropshire Good Food Trail, Bishop’s Castle Food Bank and Flicks in the Sticks and Bishop’s Castle Seed Bank
Adult £6 Child/Student £2 /PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN -ON-THE-DAY
The Seeds of Vandana Shiva
8.8 IMDB
How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest guard become Monsanto’s worst nightmare? The Seeds of Vandana Shiva tells the remarkable life story of Gandhian eco-activist Dr. Vandana Shiva, how she stood up to the corporate Goliaths of industrial agriculture, rose to prominence in the food justice movement, and inspired an international crusade for change.

What she says is educational, scientific and sensible, and of course, controversial. She is fighting big companies, such as Monsanto, and hoping to protect the small individual farmer, whom she explains, is truly the most free and unencumbered entrepreneur in the world. A farmer can take a little bit of soil, some water and some seed, and create his own food and be independent of anyone else or any other big company. And people are threatened by that.
If you don’t know her name, you should. WEBSITE MORE INFO
The Shropshire Good Food Trail runs from July 21st to August 31st 2025, in collaboration with Sustain: The Alliance for Better Food and Farming and the Bertha Foundation.
​The Good Food Trail is a celebration of relocalising the food system – shaping into one that is that is good for people, the planet and the local economy. Join the Good Food Trail to connect with the people who make, grow, sell, share and serve food, and who are building the more resilient food future we all need. WEBSITE MORE INFO
BISHOP’S CASTLE FOOD BANK
Set up in 2020- The food bank has been running for 5 years in Bishop’s Castle and offers much more than food find out out more from the amazing team who run it!

FILM: Mr Burton (12A)
2025-08-28 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
7.4 IMDB
The story of the wild school boy Rich Jenkins-son of a boozy miner- and an English teacher who recognized his talent, Philip Burton. A moving, untold story of how Rich Jenkins became Richard Burton the biggest star Wales has ever produced.
“The teacher who inspired and encouraged screen legend Richard Burton Toby Jones plays the spaniel-eyed schoolmaster setting Harry Lawtey’s needy young pupil on course for haughty international stardom.” The Guardian

Starring Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Lesley Manville

Afternoon Film : Oceans With David Attenborough (PG)
2025-09-16 14:00 - 15:45 | SpArC Theatre
Stunning, immersive cinematography showcases the wonder of life under the seas and exposes the realities and challenges facing our ocean as never-before-seen, …
Tickets £4 Carers FREE
Supported by Arts alive & the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea & Biscuits £1 Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ hearing loop/ /local Free Bus available

FILM: The Salt Path (12A)
2025-09-25 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
THE SALT PATH is the story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn’s 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline.

After losing their home, they make the decision to walk in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. With depleted resources, only a tent and some essentials between them, every step along the path is a testament to their growing strength and determination.
THE SALT PATH is a journey that is exhilarating, challenging, and liberating in equal measure – a portrayal of home, how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.

“Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs Lead a Sentimental Story of a Married Couple Removed From Their Home. A husband and wife rediscover nature’s beauty and a renewed sense of vitality in this predictably heartstring-pulling adaptation of a true-life tale.” Variety

FILM: The Marching Band (15)
2025-10-09 19:00 - 20:45 | SpArC Theatre
7.4 IMDB
When acclaimed conductor Thibaut needs a bone marrow donor he learns he was adopted, and has an older brother. Their reunion sparks a fraternal, musical journey in this tender french comedy drama. With English Subtitles

FILM: How to Train Your Dragon (PG)
2025-10-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Sparc Theatre, Bishop's Castle, United Kingdom
7.8 IMDB
On the rugged isle of Berk, a Viking boy named Hiccup defies centuries of tradition by befriending a dragon named Toothless. However, when an ancient threat emerges that endangers both species, Hiccup’s friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future. Together, they must navigate the delicate path toward peace, soaring beyond the boundaries of their worlds and redefining what it means to be a hero and a leader.

The Ballad of Wallis Island (12A)
2025-10-16 19:00 - 20:40 | SpArC Theatre
7.4 IMDB
British comedy drama about a strange lottery winner who lives alone on a secluded island, tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favorite singer to perform
★★★★ Empire
“James Griffiths’ Soulful and Winsome Crowd-Pleaser Makes the Heart Sing. Tim Key, Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan are a disarmingly delightful trio in a quirky and music-filled comedy set on picturesque Welsh shores. “ Variety
★★★★”Whimsical, low-budget British comedies can be a recipe for irritation — but this is perfectly judged.
The wordplay is fun. What you also don’t anticipate is how poignant it all gets — a melancholy farce with an oddly pure soul.” The Financial Times
★★★★ “funny, melancholy yarn of a folk duo reunited by oddball superfan. Tim Key bring his trademark pleasant awkwardness to the island-owner who pays Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan to come and play for him” The Guardian

Afternoon Film: The Last Journey (PG)
2025-11-18 14:00 - 15:30 | SpArC Theatre
7.8 IMDB
An emotional and hilarious story with a life-affirming message, The Last Journey is a cinematic experience that explores a loving son’s attempts to coax his aging father into reengaging with life by embarking on a joyous, heartfelt road trip through the South of France.
In Swedish with Subtitles
Tickets £4 Carers FREE
Supported by Arts alive & the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea & Biscuits £1 Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ hearing loop/ /local Free Bus available

The Roses (15)
2025-12-04 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
Dark comedy – Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo and Ivy: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. However, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentments soon emerge when Theo’s career nosedives and Ivy’s own ambitions take off.
” Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch unite for a marriage most foul. Two British national treasures play an increasingly unhappy couple who descend into slapstick loathing.” The FT
6.8 IMDB
Based on the 1989 film The war of the Roses

Afternoon Film: Four Letters of Love ( 12A)
2025-12-16 14:00 - 15:50 | SpArC Theatre
6.1 IMDB
Based on Niall Williams’ best-selling novel. Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it? As ghosts, fate and the sheer power of true love pull them together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart.
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter, Gabriel Byrne.
Tickets £4 Carers FREE
Supported by Arts alive & the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea & Biscuits £1 Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ hearing loop/ /local Free Bus available

Mog's Christmas Film & Crafty Making Workshop
2025-12-22 10:30 - 12:30 | SpArC Theatre
Join us at SpArC to feel festive together
Watch Mog’s Christmas
Wonderful 2023 animated short film based on the Judith Kerr book.
Then stay and make some Christmas crafts with Liz and team at SpArC theatre and Catherine Murphy
All materials and ideas provided with plenty of freedom to be creative !
£3.50 per child or £6 for 2 children.
Accompanying Adults FREE but please book a place so we know for seating and we would be grateful of a donation on the day if you want to make things too.
All ages welcome. Under 7’s must be accompanied.
10.30-10.40- Arrive
10.40-11.05- Watch Animation on the big SpArC Cinema Screen
11.05-12.30 – Making Workshop- – All materials provided
This work shop is a collaboration with FLICKS IN THE STICKS

FILM: Downton Abbey- The Grand Finale (PG)
2026-01-15 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
7.4 IMDB
We know you love Downton so we are screening it twice – This is the page for the evening screening Thursday 15th January 7pm
The cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s.
In the summer of 1930, the Crawleys grapple with the threat of social disgrace when Mary finds herself at the centre of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble

Afternoon Film: Downton Abbey- The Grande Finale (PG)
2026-01-20 14:00 - 16:00 | SpArC Theatre
7.4 IMDB
We know you love Downton so we are screening it twice – This is the page for the afternoon screening Tuesday 20th January .
The cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s.
In the summer of 1930, the Crawleys grapple with the threat of social disgrace when Mary finds herself at the centre of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble.
Tickets £4 Carers FREE
Supported by Arts alive & the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea & Biscuits £1 Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ hearing loop/ /Local Dial- a -Ride Free Bus available 01588 638 350

An Evening of Film, Words and Music in Appreciation of the Apple
2026-02-19 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
An evening in appreciation of the apple :
Join us ,with Long Mynd Cider and the Poetry Pharmacy to celebrate this much loved fruit.
Live readings , Poems, song and cider drinking followed by a screening of:
The orchard of England: This heritage film brings together a wide-ranging and eccentric cast – farmers, Travellers, former apple-pickers, clergymen, wassailers, cider makers, fruit sellers – to explore the deep relationship between the people of Herefordshire its historic crop.

FILM: Deliver Me From Nowhere (12A)
2026-03-15 14:00 - 16:00 | SpArC Theatre
The booking link above will take you to The Courtyard to book tickets for SpArC as we are thrilled that this screening is part of the Borderlines Film Festival this year .

Bruce Springsteen’s journey : On the cusp of global superstardom, crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band as he struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.

Afternoon Film: Save the Cinema (12A)
2026-03-17 14:00 - 15:50 | SpArC Theatre
Based on true story: A Welsh hairdresser starts a campaign With the help of a local politician, they approach Steven Spielberg with the idea to premiere Jurassic Park in a bid to save the cinema.
” 6.5 a moving story of hairdresser and theatre lover, Liz Evans, who campaigns in 1993 to save the ‘Lyric’ from closing down.” IMDB
Tickets £4 Carers FREE
Supported by Arts alive & the Friends of Bishop’s Castle Community, Care Home and Hospital.
Tea & Biscuits £1 Accessible Cabaret seating/no steps/ hearing loop/ /local Free Bus available

FILM: Souleymane’s Story (12A)
2026-03-19 19:00 - 20:30 | SpArC Theatre
The booking link above will take you to The Courtyard to book tickets for SpArC as we are thrilled that this screening is part of the Borderlines Film Festival this year .

7.6 IMDB
A Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker named Souleymane has two days to prepare his story for a make-or-break interview to secure legal residency.
★★★★ “Abou Sangaré is magnificent in a story that shines light on the enforced invisibility of economic migrants.” The Guardian
French with English Subtitles

Film: The Choral (15)
2026-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
Please Note the screening dates has changed to Thursday 26th March from the date advertised in the programme due to availability
Ralph Fiennes leads an excellent ensemble in this funny and moving First World War drama about a Yorkshire choral society that finds its ranks depleted by beloved writer Alan Bennett.

ROB: Siegfried ( Wagner) (15)
2026-03-31 17:15 - 22:45 | SpArC Theatre
Live Screening via Satellite
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Yes on a Tuesday evening!
Antonio Pappano conducts, drawing out the unspoken tensions and ethereal mysticism of Wagner’s dynamic score.
Raised by a scheming dwarf and unaware of his true family origins, a young man embarks on an epic journey. Soon, destiny brings him face-to-face with a shattered sword, a fearsome dragon and the cursed ring it guards, and a Valkyrie forced into enchanted slumber…
Moments of transcendent beauty and heroic triumph sparkle in the third chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle, brought to life under Barrie Kosky’s inspired eye following his spectacular Das Rheingold (2023) and Die Walküre (2025). Andreas Schager, in his much-anticipated debut with The Royal Opera, stars as Siegfried’s titular hero, alongside Christopher Maltman’s towering Wanderer, Peter Hoare’s treacherous Mime and Elisabet Strid’s radiant Brünnhilde.
Duration 5hrs 45 approx 2 intervals

Afternoon Film: White Bird -a Wonder Story (12A)
2026-04-21 14:00 - 16:00 | SpArC Theatre
7.4 IMDB
Struggling to fit in at his new school after being expelled for his treatment of Auggie Pullman, Julian is visited by his grandmother and is transformed by the story of her attempts to escape Nazi-occupied France during World War II.
“White Bird” is both a prequel and sequel to the 2017 film Wonder, based on R.J. Palacio’s 2019 graphic novel of the same name. The story follows Julian Albans, a former school bully from Wonder, who struggles to fit in at his new school. His grandmother, Sara, visits him and recounts her childhood as a Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis in France during World War II.
Starring Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren

White Bird (2024) Final Trailer – Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren – YouTube

FILM: Hamnet(12A)
2026-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
7.9 IMDB
Multi award winning Hamnet is coming to SpArC.
After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.

★★★★★”Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedChloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama” The Guardian

ROB: THE MAGIC FLUTE ( Mozart)
2026-04-26 14:00 - 17:00 | Sparc Theatre, Bishop's Castle, United Kingdom
The Royal Opera
THE MAGIC FLUTE

Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious brotherhood of men – but help, it turns out, comes when you least expect it.
Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production. A star cast including Julia Bullock as Pamina, Amitai Pati as Tamino, Huw Montague Rendall as Papageno, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and Soloman Howard as Sarastro, led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut.
