SpArC Theatre

Afternoon Film: Maria (12A)
2025-04-29 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | SpArC Theatre
Famed opera singer Maria Callas retreats to Paris in the 1970s after a glamorous yet tumultuous life in the public eye.
Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie stars as legendary opera singer Maria Callas in director Pablo Larraín’s reimagining of the diva’s final days.
Entertaining, magnificent, the glamour of 70’s Paris- hear the story of this iconic woman
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: A Complete Unknown (12A)
2025-05-08 19:00 - 21:20 | SpArC Theatre
7.4 IMDB
★★★★” Timothée Chalamet radiates charisma in evocative Dylan biopic” The Guardian
“Timothée Chalamet shines as a brusque and brattish Bob Dylan” The FT
Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer. In 1961, an unknown 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with musical icons on his meteoric rise.

FILM: I'll Push You
2025-05-15 19:00 - 20:40 | SpArC Theatre
Part of Bishop’s Castle Walking Festival Celebrating 25 years!
8.4 IMDB
★★★★★ “It’s beautifully shot and inspirational.” Rotten Tomatoes
It all started with three little words. I’ll Push You is an up-close and personal look into the dynamics of a life-long friendship between of two best friends – Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray – as they travel across El Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain. This 2017 feature-length documentary covers the 34-day, 500-mile hike across mountains, deserts, hills, and valleys.

The Royal Opera: DIE WALKÜRE
2025-05-18 14:00 - 19:20 | SpArC Theatre
The Royal Opera: DIE WALKÜRE – New Production
Via Satellite
We will have extra refreshments to keep us going !
Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle. Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky reunite to continue the mythical adventure that began with Das Rheingold in 2023.
On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds. Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, an epic battle ensues between their ruler Wotan and his rebellious daughter, Brünnhilde.
Cast:
WOTAN Christopher Maltman, BRÜNNHILDE Elisabet Strid, SIEGLINDE Lise Davidsen, SIEGMUND Stanislas de Barbeyrac, HUNDING Soloman Howard, FRICKA Marina Prudenskaya, HELMWIGE Maida Hundeling, ORTLINDE Katie Lowe, GERHILDE Lee Bisset, WALTRAUTE Claire Barnett-Jones, SIEGRUNE Catherine Carby, ROSSWEISSE Alison Kettlewell, GRIMGERDE Monika-Evelin Liiv, SCHWERTLEITE Rhonda Browne
Creatives:
DIRECTOR Barrie Kosky, CONDUCTOR Antonio Pappano, MUSIC Richard Wagner, LIBRETTO Richard Wagner, SET DESIGNER Rufus Didwiszus, COSTUME DESIGNER Victoria Behr, LIGHTING DESIGNER Alessandro Carletti
Running time 365 minutes
Sung in German with subtitles

Afternoon Film: Oh My Goodness (Juste Ciel!)
2025-05-20 14:00 - 15:30 | SpArC Theatre
Oh My Goodness! (Juste Ciel!)
Laurent Tirard’s hilarious comedy sees the eccentric sisters of the Convent of St. Benedict set out to save the local nursing home by entering a major bicycle race to win the cash prize…
When the local nursing home finds itself in dire straits and in danger of falling to pieces, it’s down to Mother Veronique (Valérie Bonneton) and the four eccentric sisters of the convent of St. Benedict to find a way to help.
Spotting a poster for a bike race with a €25,000 cash prize (and the incentive of a trip to the Vatican for the winner!), the sisters might just have their answer. The only drawbacks are that they are terrible cyclists, and their rival convent, led by Mother Veronique’s childhood nemesis Mother Josephine (Sidse Babett Knudsen), have their own plans for the prize money – and just a little more experience…
But God works in mysterious ways!
Fun and frothy, Laurent Tirard’s hilariously absurd comedy will have you rolling in the aisles, and the stunning landscapes of France’s Jura region provide a beautiful backdrop too!
“Silly French comedy!”
in French with Subtitles
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

The Royal Ballet: BALLET TO BROADWAY: WHEELDON WORKS
2025-05-22 19:15 - 22:00 | SpArC Theatre
The Royal Ballet: BALLET TO BROADWAY: WHEELDON WORKS
Mixed Programme; 1 Revival, 3 New Productions
LIVE Via Satellite : Thursday 22 May 2025, 19:15 BST

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet’s Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon.
FOOL’S PARADISE
Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first of Wheeldon’s many collaborations with composer Joby Talbot. It was created in 2007 for Wheeldon’s own company, Morphoses, and first performed in 2012 by The Royal Ballet.

THE TWO OF US
The wistful songs of Joni Mitchell set the scene for the UK premiere of The Two of Us, a duet of deep intimacy and yearning. It was created in 2020 for the Fall for Dance Festival in New York, and had American ballet dancers Sarah Mearns and David Hallberg in its original cast.

US (DUET)
Us is a tender duet danced by two men. It was created in 2017 for BalletBoyz and is set to Keaten Henson’s music.

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (BALLET)
The Royal Ballet celebrates Wheeldon’s extraordinary success in musical theatre by performing the ballet scene from his Tony Award-winning musical An American in Paris. Set to Gershwin’s jazzy melodies, the musical is inspired by the 1951 film of the same name starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. The musical went on to win four Tony awards. The full musical depicts a blossoming romance between the American G.I. Jerry Mulligan and a French ballerina, Lise Dassin. The ballet excerpt was Wheeldon’s take on one of the most memorable scenes from the film – an extended sequence in which the two central characters dance through Paris.
HOREOGRAPHY Christopher Wheeldon
CONDUCTOR Koen Kessels
ORCHESTRA Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
MUSIC:
Joby Talbot
Joni Mitchell
Keaton Henson
George Gershwhin
Running time 180 minutes

FAMILY FILM: DOG MAN (U)
2025-05-30 14:00 - 15:30 | 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

LIVE: Richard Durrant: The Guitar Whisperer
2025-06-01 14:00 - 16:00 | SpArC Theatre
One of the world’s most inventive, virtuoso guitarists with the strongest green credentials is back on tour and he’s pedalling to SpArC Theatre
Richard has been training hard on his guitar, ukulele and bicycle ready for his summer gigs.
Sit back and relax to the sound of Richard’s beautiful, acoustic music; then sit up and take notice of one of the world’s great guitarists.
A solo concert of jaw dropping musicianship from the man dubbed The Guitar Whisperer. A thousand and one notes interspersed with tales from the road.
To include: Bach Prelude in E, Barrios La Catedral and music from Spain, South America and the British Isles.
“One of the world’s most accomplished players…” – Guitarist Magazine
Suitable for All ages
The show will feature guitar music from Paraguay including this piece “Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios”.

NTLIVE: A Street Car Named Desire (15)
2025-06-05 19:00 - 22:00 | SpArC Theatre
Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas.

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.

From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.

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

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN : Michelangelo - Love and Death
2025-07-03 19:00 - 20:30 | SpArC Theatre
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN : Michelangelo – Love and Death
We will explore the life and work of renowned sculptor, painter, architect and poet Michelangelo. Michelangelo – Love and Death offers a cinematic journey through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and the Vatican, to the print and drawing rooms of Europe, to explore Michelangelo’s tempestuous life.
The film goes in search of a greater understanding of this charismatic and enigmatic figure, both through his relationships with his contemporaries and his ongoing artistic legacy.
The film invites audiences to intimately examine Michelangelo’s art and artistic process – from the Carrara quarries where Michelangelo sourced his marble, to the new technology being used to attribute works. The film also offers a rare chance to get up close to the mesmerising
Rothschild Bronzes, which, following an extensive research project carried out by
Academics in Cambridge in 2015, were positively attributed to Michelangelo after over a century
of debate.
Key contributors to the film include art critics Martin Gayford and Jonathan Jones, Deputy
Director of the Vatican Museums Professor Arnold Nesselrath and contemporary artist
Tania Kovats.
Filming locations include Casa Buonarroti in Florence, Carrara marble mines, the Medici Chapel and the Vatican. These beautiful locations, combined with high-resolution views of Michelangelo’s greatest works, convene to create a staggering visual experience.

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

POP-UP PARKOUR
2025-07-30 10:00 - 16:00 | SpArC Theatre
10.00 am Session
11.00 am Session
2.00pm Session
2.45pm Session
Pop-Up Parkour brings the excitement of parkour, free running, and dynamic movement directly to local community parks and events across the region.
Using a variety of purpose-built equipment and obstacles, it offers young people a unique opportunity to explore Parkour movement techniques through jumps, vaults, rolls, and slides with professional coaches in high energy sessions.
Workshop 1 / 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM £5
Workshop 2 / 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM £5
Drop in 1 / 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM FREE
(Lunch Break / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM)
Workshop 3 / 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM £5
Workshop 4 / 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM £5
Drop in 2 / 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM FREE
The workshops will be bookable and led by Ascension Dance Parkour coaches. Each one will have different skills to learn for variety.
The drop-in session will be open to all on the day and will need to be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times
Age: 7 – 16
You can book for as many sessions as you want
Combining structured workshops with supervised open play, Pop-Up Parkour is an, inclusive activity that invites young people to challenge their physical abilities in a fun, high-energy environment. Whether climbing scaffolding structures or navigating creative vaulting setups, participants are not only building strength, coordination, and agility, but also developing problem-solving skills and confidence.
Pop-Up Parkour turns public spaces into movement playgrounds—sparking curiosity, creativity, and community through motion.

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

NTLIVE: Inter Alia (15)
2025-09-04 19:00 - 20:50 | SpArC Theatre
Inter Alia
a new play by Suzie Miller
Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.
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?
Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.
Suitability:
Please note: Recommended for ages 14+
This production contains references to sensitive subject matter including to sex, violence, rape and other criminal activity.

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

LIVE THEATRE: Gobbess
2025-10-02 19:30 - 20:45 | SpArC Theatre
A mesmerising one-creature spectacle that defies the ordinary.
‘Hilarious, wholesome, powerful’
‘A mic drop on women’s experiences in a patriarchal world, a call to action’
‘We laughed,we cried, I was covered in goosebumps the entire show. Such a raw, beautiful, poetic masterpiece.’
Prepare to be enchanted by a kaleidoscopic fusion of circus, spoken word, and storytelling. This show explores lightness & depth amid curiosity, creativity & cat-calling, blending circus skills with powerful spoken word to tell a story of rage, resilience, & transformation.
Visually stunning, Gobbess seamlessly transitions from commanding on-stage performance to poetic storytelling while performing aerial hoop. It’s a captivating experience that promises to leave you spellbound and uplifted.
Gobbess is a hilarious and heart-warming kaleidoscopic one-creature spoken word show. It’s a story about creativity and identity, of queerness & self-expression & one person’s rage and resilience, amongst existential curiosity, mental chaos and cat-calling.
Ages 12+
Audience Quotes:
“charismatic, beautiful and bewildering journey”
“Inspirational, interesting, intriguing, important”
“Naomi’s evolution has been stratospheric. What a raw, powerful, incisive and authentic talent. Loved every minute. Will continue following her around and being delighted we share the same ground. Brilliant woman. Gobbess is a triumph for every woman, every identity, that breaks free of the chains we were born in. Thank you.”

ROYAL OPERA & BALLET : TOSCA (Puccini)
2025-10-05 14:00 - 17:00 | SpArC Theatre
In war-torn Rome, Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But whenCavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia,Chief of Police.
At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain:
sleeping with the man she hates in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out?
A star-studded cast includes soprano Anna Netrebko performing the role of Tosca, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and bass-baritone Gerald Finley as Scarpia, with Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrůša conducting his first new production in the role. An alternative, modern-day Rome provides the backdrop for Oliver Mears’ unmissable, gripping new production of Puccini’s thriller.

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

LIVE COMEDY: Box of Frogs
2025-10-18 19:30 - 21:30 | SpArC Theatre
LIVE IMPROV COMEDY
High-octane improvised comedy nonsense, based on your suggestions from this award winning group . Expect the unexpected as quick-witted players conjure up hilarious spontaneous songs, sketches and scenes !
Box of Frogs is Birmingham’s premier improvised comedy group, making up sketches, scenes and songs based entirely on suggestions from the audience!
After a whole summer run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival they are back in the Midlands !
★★★★★ “A Box of Stars here” Derek Awards
★★★★★ “Hilariously funny” Moreish TV
14 + but it is improvised so content varies

NTLIVE: Mrs. Warren’s Profession (12A)
2025-10-23 19:00 - 21:00 | SpArC Theatre
Mrs. Warren’s Profession by Bernard Shaw
Directed by Dominic Cooke
★★★★ Radio Time ★★★★ WhatsOnStage ★★★★ London Theatre
“Imelda Staunton is magnificent” Independent
“An extraordinary tour de force” WhatsOnStage
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.
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?
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.
“Imelda Staunton in formidable form”Guardian
“Startlingly fresh” Time Out
“Carter gleams with candour and intelligence” Observer
“Imelda Staunton and real-life daughter Bessie Carter are both forces to be reckoned with”Radio Times
