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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 Count Almaviva lives with his Countess on their estate near Seville. The Count has his eye on his wife’s maid Susanna, who is about to marry the Count’s servant, Figaro. Much to Figaro’s dismay, the Count plans to seduce Susanna on the night of the wedding. Meanwhile, Cherubino, the Count’s young page, has a crush on the Countess, but has just been dismissed after being discovered with Barbarina, the gardener Antonio’s daughter. Figaro decides he mus...

• Tuesday, September 10th

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Part of our monthly Environtmental Film Series. In Scotland, where picturesque landscapes mask a different reality, the historic port of Greenock on the River Clyde stands as a relic of industrial prowess. The central belt of Scotland, now home to 70% of Scots, evolved from a hub of factories and mills to a political powerhouse, overshadowing the traditional Highland way of life. Today, a fierce battle over land use rages, juxtaposing preservationists, politicians, and activists against rural...

• Monday, September 23rd

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Philippa Gregory in conversation with Val McDermid Thu 22 Aug 13:30 - 14:30 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival While researching her more than 30 bestselling novels on Tudor history, Philippa Gregory learned that it was only when women did something properly outrageous or above her station that they made it into the history books. So, she sought to change it: Normal Women is Gregory’s epic new work of non-fiction – a decade in the making – which takes the usual portrayals...

• Thursday, August 22nd

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The Capulets and Montagues are sworn enemies. Yet it is love at first sight for Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet when they meet each other at the Capulet ball, into which Romeo has snuck. The two fall in love and they profess their devotion to each other at Juliet’s balcony. They secretly get married. The stakes are raised for the young couple when Romeo avenges the death of his friend Mercutio who has been killed by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. For this, Romeo is exiled from Verona. Meanwhile, Jul...

• Thursday, March 20th

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These screenings are in Japanese with English subtitles. Satsuki and Mei's mother has taken ill. In order to be closer to her while she recovers in a rural convalescent hospital, their father moves the two sisters from their home in a city to the countryside. The house they move into is a ramshackle old place in the shadow of an ancient camphor tree, and Satsuki and Mei embark on adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby....

• Saturday, August 10th

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• Sunday, August 18th

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• Monday, August 19th

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In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination’s Despicable Me 4. Following the 2022 summer blockbuster phenomenon of Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, the biggest global animated franchise in history now begins a new chapter as Gru and Lucy and their girls —Margo, Edith and Agnes —welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent...

• Saturday, July 27th

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• Sunday, July 28th

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• Tuesday, July 30th

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• Wednesday, July 31st

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Howard Jacobson: Like a Bolt Out the Blue Sun 18 Aug 15:15 - 16:15 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival What happens when love surprises you later in life? How long can it last? Howard Jacobson, Booker-prize-winning author of The Finkler Question and author of more than twenty books besides, explores this, and more, in What Will Survive of Us: a tender new novel about the complexities that arise when new love and desire are met with the realities of aging bodies. Join him i...

• Sunday, August 18th

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Andrew O'Hagan: How the Mighty Have Fallen Wed 21 Aug 20:30 - 21:30 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival A celebrated London professor falls from grace in Andrew O’Hagan’s new novel, Caledonian Road. Immersive and Dickensian in ambition, it’s a brilliant state-of-the-nation novel about privilege and what’s really going on behind high society’s façade. As we’ve come to expect from the three-time Booker-nominated Mayflies author, O’Hagan tackles his material head on, writing...

• Wednesday, August 21st

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Louise Welsh: When the Past Comes Knocking Tue 20 Aug 12:15 - 13:15 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival Corruption, crime, and compromise: Book Festival favourite Louise Welsh returns with To the Dogs, her 10th novel since her 2002 debut, The Cutting Room (Most Inspiring Saltire First Book Award winner by public vote in 2018). Welsh talks to Peggy Hughes about her darkly comic new thriller featuring a University of Glasgow professor whose career, family, and reputation are...

• Tuesday, August 20th

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The inspirational true story of Mercedes Gleitze, who in 1927 became the first British woman to swim the English Channel. Vindication Swim depicts Mercedes’ upstream struggle in overcoming both the cold waters of the English Channel and the oppressive society of 1920s England. However, after a rival comes forward claiming to have accomplished the same feat, Mercedes is forced into battle to retain her record and her legacy....

• Sunday, October 20th

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Jackie Kay: A Life in Activism Sunday 25 th August - 20:30-21:30 Live Streamed from Edinburgh International Book Festival Beloved poet, novelist, playwright, and former Makar Jackie Kay joins us with her latest poetry collection, May Day. These profound and urgent poems draw on Kay’s decades of political activism, bringing influential figures from history to life, whilst interweaving her own personal experience of grief and loss, love and celebration. Join Kay for what is sure to be an enlighte...

• Sunday, August 25th

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The Front List: Alan Cumming & Forbes Masson in conversation with Jackie Kay Saturday 10 August - 19:20 - 20:35 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival Turns out the rumours of their deaths have been greatly exaggerated because Victor and Barry are coming to the Book Festival. Or, that is, Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson are: the comedy geniuses behind the iconic Scottish double act and a hilarious new book, Victor and Barry’s Kelvinside Compendium. The friends – who shot to f...

• Saturday, August 10th

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Six Inches of Soil follows three new farmers on the first year of their regenerative journey – Anna Jackson, a Lincolnshire 11th generation arable and sheep farmer; Adrienne Gordon, a Cambridgeshire small-scale vegetable farmer; and Ben Thomas, who rears pasture-fed beef cattle in Cornwall. As the trio strive to adopt regenerative practices and create viable businesses, they meet seasoned mentors who help them on their journey. They’re joined by other experts providing wisdom and solutions from...

• Wednesday, August 7th

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Alastair Campbell: But What Can I Do? Sun 25 Aug 17:00 - 18:00 Live Streamed from Edinburgh International Book Festival The Rest is Politics podcast has established Labour’s former Downing Street Director of Communications and Strategy, Alastair Campbell, as one of the most important political commentators of the moment. Also a mental health campaigner and prolific author, Campbell joins Isabel Hardman to discuss his latest book, But What Can I Do?, an impassioned manifesto for future change th...

• Sunday, August 25th

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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 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. Running time: 195 minutes, Two intervals...

• Sunday, December 15th

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Six nations rugby, live from Scottish Gas Murrayfield. This is a free but ticketed event. Recommended donation of £5 when making your booking. Your support will help us to fund more events like this!...

• Saturday, February 1st

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Part of the Heartland Film Society monthly series. Rosie Harrison Flower from Acharn, has recently been volunteering for RCK (Refugee Community Kitchen) in Calais and will share with us her experiences and insights into the realities of migrants lives in Calais. Joins us from 7pm in the auditorium for some typical food they make for distribution to the migrant's they support and hear more about the project. We will have a raffle to raise funds for RCK. Film will start around 7:30pm. Film Sy...

• Tuesday, August 6th

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Six nations rugby, live from Scottish Gas Murrayfield in Edinburgh. This is a free but ticketed event. Recommended donation of £5 when making your booking. Your support will help us to fund more events like this!...

• Sunday, February 9th

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National Theatre Live present the Empire Street Production of Prima Facie written by Suzie Miller directed by Justin Martin Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to cinemas. Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal pow...

• Thursday, September 12th

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Part of the Heartland Film Society Series Beibei is an ordinary, married, and motherly woman, who lives a standard, methodical life. She decides to return to her southern hometown in search of opportunities, initiating the process of settling her family and reorganising her various relationships. Preceding 'This Woman' will be a short 20 minute drama called 'Dear Parents'. Chao Ping, a Chinese student in Paris, broke her computer containing all her data. While she hopes to be able to recover th...

• Sunday, September 15th

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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 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. Running time 180 minutes FOOL’S PARADISE Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first of Wheeldon’s many collaborations with composer Joby Talbot. It was created...

• Thursday, May 22nd

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Shorts for Middle Ones (8+) is a perfect introduction to the magic of cinema. This annual collection of short films is always a mix of animation styles and content that promises something for everyone. Sometimes chaotic, sometimes very serious, there is no predicting where we will head next. This collection is part of Discovery Film Festival, Scotland's International Film Festival For Young Audiences, managed by the Dundee Contemporary Arts. The festival brings together the very best films from...

• Sunday, August 11th

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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole, events become curiouser and curiouser…As Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures. She’s swept off her feet by the charming Knave of Hearts, who’s on the run for stealing the tarts. Confusion piles upon confusion. Then Alice wakes with a start....

• Tuesday, October 15th

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• Sunday, October 20th

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Val McDermid: Meet Queen Macbeth Friday 16th August - 20:30-21:30 Live Streamed from Edinburgh International Book Festival Bestselling author Val McDermid is widely recognised as Scotland’s ‘Queen of Crime’. In her latest book, she meets another queen: the real Lady Macbeth. Plunging into the dark world of medieval Scotland, Queen Macbeth is a tale of treachery, massacre, and ruthless ambition. McDermid will be joined by Steph McGovern to discuss the real character behind one of Shakespeare’s m...

• Friday, August 16th

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Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth, Deadpool. They team up to defeat a common enemy. DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE contains several sequences with flashing lights that may affect those who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or have other photosensitivities....

• Friday, August 9th

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• Saturday, August 10th

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• Sunday, August 11th

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• Thursday, August 15th

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• Friday, August 16th

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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to. Running time: 205 minutes, Two intervals Sung in Italian with subtitles Cast: PRINCESS TURANDOT Sondra Radvanovsky CALAF SeokJong Baek LIÙ Anna Princeva...

• Tuesday, April 1st

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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 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. Running time 365 minutes (TBC) Sung in German with subtitles...

• Wednesday, May 14th

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Six nations rugby, live from Scottish Gas Murrayfield in Edinburgh. This is a free but ticketed event. Recommended donation of £5 when making your booking. Your support will help us to fund more events like this!...

• Saturday, March 8th

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Jess Phillips: A Breath of Fresh Air Sun 11 Aug 12:15 - 13:15 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival ‘Your leader was beaten by a woman who was beaten by a lettuce’ – so begins a recent online-retort from Labour’s Jess Phillips in typically direct style. One of the nation’s most outspoken MPs, Phillips stands out for her integrity. She talks to Liz Lloyd about Let’s Be Honest, a hilarious, sometimes depressing, ultimately uplifting tour through 14 years of British politics....

• Sunday, August 11th

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Jamie regrets her breakup with her girlfriend, while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start, they embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals....

• Sunday, December 15th

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Marian Keyes: Disaster Averted Thu 15 Aug 17:00 - 18:00 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival The bestselling author arrives at the Festival with a hilarious, heart-warming new novel. In My Favourite Mistake, Anna trades in her high-flying life in New York to help her friends open a wellness retreat in a tiny Irish town. When the locals protest its opening, Anna must make amends with the help of an old flame. Marian Keyes chats to Sam Baker about her latest gem. Categories:...

• Thursday, August 15th

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Join us for the live streaming of Cycling BMX Racing. Men/Women semifinals and finals....

• Friday, August 2nd

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Scottish bikewear brand Endura presents the world premiere of Kriss Kyle’s Dreamline. Filmed by Matty Lambert at Glassie Bike Park in summer 2024, the BMXer turned mountain biker and star of Red Bull's incredible Don't Look Down video, worked with Gregor Jolliffe a world class builder to create a trail that represents his unique riding style....

• Wednesday, August 28th

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Alexander McCall Smith: A Passion for Fiction Monday 19 th August - 17:00-18:00 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival Alexander McCall Smith returns to unveil a new series and offer a welcome update on our favourite agency in Botswana. Meet Katie Donald, who finds herself running a dating company for Edinburgh’s lonely hearts. Told with wit and warmth, The Perfect Passion Company promises to delight while our reunion with Precious Ramotswe in The Great Hippopotamus Hotel is...

• Monday, August 19th

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The screening is preceded by a filmed Q&A with Merlin Sheldrake that provides insight into the filming of this incredible documentary. Much of life on Earth is connected by a vast, hidden network that we are only just beginning to understand. Out of sight, between the world of plants and animals, another world exists----the kingdom of fungi. Through the eyes of passionate biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake, join us on this brilliant round-the-world journey into the secret world of fungi. T...

• Monday, August 26th

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Michelangelo - Love & Death Directed by David Bickerstaff – Produced by Phil Grabsky The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant? Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he touched. Beautiful and diverse works such as the towering statue of David, the moving Pietà in the Papal Basilica of St. Peter and his tour-de-force, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, still leave us breathless today. Spanning his...

• Tuesday, May 20th

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• Sunday, May 25th

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A C Grayling: Who, If Anyone, Owns the Moon? Thu 22 Aug 14:45 - 15:45 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival Humanity doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to sharing. So it’s reasonable to feel uneasy knowing the world’s superpowers have set their sights on the moon as the answer to our dwindling resources. In a fascinating, urgently needed conversation, philosopher A C Grayling talks to Brian Taylor about Who Owns the Moon?, and how the future is much closer than...

• Thursday, August 22nd

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Tim Spector: Go With Your Gut, Monday 19 th August - 18:45-19:45 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival This event is sponsored by Healthiest Town Aberfeldy - www.healthiesttown.org Food gives us life, yet diet misinformation abounds. Bestselling author and epidemiologist Tim Spector is here to separate fact from fiction – and to reassure us that we can love our bodies and food equally. Drawing on new research, Food for Life is an awardwinning guide through gut health, food...

• Monday, August 19th

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Ed Conway & Dharshini David: Living in a Material World Mon 19 Aug 20:30 - 21:30 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival The past, present, and future of humanity’s treatment of the natural environment collide in this discussion between Ed Conway, who, in Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future, explores the role sand, salt, oil, copper, water, and lithium have played in human development, with BBC Chief Economics Correspondent Dharshini David, whose Environ...

• Monday, August 19th

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Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers Directed by David Bickerstaff – Produced by Phil Grabsky 200 years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gallery, London is hosting the UK’s biggest ever Van Gogh exhibition. Van Gogh is not only one of the most beloved artists of all time, but perhaps the most misunderstood. This film is a chance to reexamine and better understand this iconic artist. Focusing on his unique creative process, Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers expl...

• Sunday, November 24th

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These screenings will be dubbed in English. Satsuki and Mei's mother has taken ill. In order to be closer to her while she recovers in a rural convalescent hospital, their father moves the two sisters from their home in a city to the countryside. The house they move into is a ramshackle old place in the shadow of an ancient camphor tree, and Satsuki and Mei embark on adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby....

• Friday, August 9th

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Six nations rugby, live from Stade de France in Paris. This is a free but ticketed event. Recommended donation of £5 when making your booking. Your support will help us to fund more events like this!...

• Saturday, March 15th

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Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit the Sugar Plum Fairy in the glittering Kingdom of Sweets. Peter Wright’s much-loved production for The Royal Ballet, with gorgeous period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, keeps true to the spirit of this festive ballet classic, combining the thrill of the fairy...

• Sunday, December 22nd

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The feature directorial debut of Josh Margolin, THELMA is a poignant action-comedy that gives veteran Oscar® nominee June Squibb her first leading role and features the final performance of trailblazing actor Richard Roundtree. Squibb, who did most of her own stunts in the film, plays Thelma Post, a feisty 93-year-old grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson and sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles, accompanied by an aging friend and his motorize...

• Saturday, July 27th

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• Monday, July 29th

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• Wednesday, July 31st

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Lorraine Kelly: Escape To Orkney Fri 16 Aug 18:45 - 19:45 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival Beloved broadcaster Lorraine Kelly first visited Orkney in 1985 and has returned every year since then. Orkney is also the setting for her debut novel, The Island Swimmer. An instant Sunday Times bestseller, it’s a tale of facing the past, self-discovery, and the healing power of the sea. Today, Kelly joins us to discuss her first foray into fiction with Ian Rankin. Categories: F...

• Friday, August 16th

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Out of This World with Michael Rosen Sun 18 Aug 13:30 - 14:30 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival AGE 6+ Michael Rosen is one of the nation’s best loved voices in children’s literature. The former Children’s Laureate has written more than 150 books for all ages including the classic We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Come along for a fun-filled event of stories, poetry, and laughs as Michael performs poems from his new collection, Out of This World, alongside many old favourites....

• Sunday, August 18th

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Join award-winning storyteller Brooke Dunbar for an immersive, sensory, theatrical version of Macbeth complete with bubbles. A whimsical and comical adaptation of the Bard for bairns aged 0-4 years. Little Supernovas stories include music, and props that stimulate the senses to create a magical experience, especially for babies and toddlers....

• Friday, August 23rd

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Calling All Lego Lovers! Looking for something fun to do during the holidays? Stuck indoors this rainy Scottish summer? Looking for an indoor kids' activity? Wow us with your creativity this summer and build something amazing! Join us at The Birks Cinema every Wednesday at 10:30 am from 24 July until 21 August for our LEGO Building Workshops. For just £5 per child (£3 for additional siblings), you can dive into a world of colourful bricks and build your own LEGO model. And the best part? You...

• Wednesday, July 31st

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• Wednesday, August 21st

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National Theatre Live Present Laughter by Noël Coward The multi award-winning production of Noël Coward’s provocative comedy featuring Andrew Scott (Vanya, Fleabag) returns to the big screen. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love,...

• Sunday, July 28th

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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman, Odette, he is enraptured. But she is under a spell that holds her captive, allowing her to regain her human form only at night. Von Rothbart, arbiter of Odette's curse, tricks the Prince into declaring his love for the identical Odile and thus breaking his vow to Odette. Doomed to remain a swan forever, Odette has but one way to break...

• Thursday, February 27th

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The Dawn of Impressionism: Paris, 1874 Directed by Ali Ray – Produced by Phil Grabsky The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history - millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they were scorned, penniless outsiders. 1874 was the year that changed everything; the first Impressionists, “hungry for independence”, broke the mould by holding their own exhibition outside official channels. Impressionism was born and the art world was changed forever...

• Tuesday, March 18th

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Colm Tóibín: The Call Of Home Tue 20 Aug 17:00 - 18:00 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival One of our finest contemporary writers, Colm Tóibín returns with Long Island: sequel to prize-winning masterpiece, Brooklyn. Penned with characteristic wit, compassion, and quietude, the novel reunites with Eilis Fiorello who is compelled to return to Ireland 20 years after leaving, questioning all she thought she’d left behind. Tóibín reflects with novelist Caoilinn Hughes on an oeu...

• Tuesday, August 20th

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Nicci French: Partners in Crime Sat 24 Aug 20:30 - 21:30 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival How can someone just vanish without a trace? Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? is the breathless new thriller from Nicci French: ‘compelling, moving, and beautifully written’ according to the Guardian, the story spans 30 years, from a woman’s disappearance to secrets coming to light decades later. Bestselling husband-and-wife writing team, Nicci Gerrard and Sean French, talk today...

• Saturday, August 24th

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André Rieu’s 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love André Rieu is ready to blow you away with his brand new cinema concert ‘Power of Love’. From his picturesque hometown of Maastricht The King of the Waltz presents a must-see big screen spectacular. Accompanied by his world famous Johann Strauss Orchestra and a cast of hundreds this promises to be the music event of the summer by one of the world’s most prolific artists. In a concert overflowing with passion André’s unique repertoire combines...

• Saturday, August 31st

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• Sunday, September 1st

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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25 Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to matters of the heart, nothing is as it seems. Particularly when the devil himself is involved… Journeying back to his school days, Hoffmann relives his childhood romance with Olympia, a model student in every sense. Doomed love follows him into adulthood, where the dancer, Antonia, is taken from him too soon. Meanwhile, the sensual courtesan Giulietta has her o...

• Wednesday, January 15th

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Irvine Welsh: Seeking Resolution Fri 23 Aug 18:45 - 19:45 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival When former Edinburgh police detective Ray Lennox seeks a new, fresh start in Brighton, it isn’t long before he’s dragged back to the murky world he’s desperate to forget. Resolution is the latest in Irvine Welsh’s Crime series and is as gripping – and gritty – as ever. The bestselling author brings his characteristic wit and unfiltered honesty home again. Categories: Fiction Ti...

• Friday, August 23rd

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EVENT POSTPONED! Talk and reading from a new book by author Mike Gibb at the Birks Cinema. One of the chapters is called "The Birks of Aberfeldy" and is based on Robert Burns' song. Also included in this chapter is a section on the history of The Birks Cinema. This is a free event, but we do recommend reserving your seat. Donations welcome....

• Wednesday, July 31st

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Richard Osman in conversation with Ian Rankin Sat 24 Aug 13:30 - 14:30 Live Streamed from Edinburgh International Book Festival A new Richard Osman book is an event, so the announcement that there would be a brand-new series set millions of readers into a frenzy. And in a worldwide exclusive, he’s choosing to launch that new series at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival. With the beloved cast of Thursday Murder Club on a brief hiatus ‘to just relax, kick back, and rejuvenate’,...

• Saturday, August 24th

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Alistair Moffat: Walking Scotland's History Thu 15 Aug 10:30 - 11:30 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival One of Scotland’s most beloved historians, Alistair Moffat arrives at the Festival with two new books: Between Britain: Walking the History of England and Scotland, and The Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Today, he joins James Jauncey to talk about what he unearthed about these regions: from the rich history of battle lines to the changing story of Scotland’s dramati...

• Thursday, August 15th

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On Reflection: Richard Holloway Sat 17 Aug 17:30 - 18:30 Live screening from Edinburgh International Book Festival Elif Shafak once noted that, after reading Richard Holloway – broadcaster, writer, professor, and former head of the Scottish Episcopal Church – ‘you understand the world better, you feel less lonely’. Come and hear Holloway talk with Allan Little about his profound new essay collection, On Reflection, and meditate on questions around faith, forgiveness, art, and home that have lon...

• Saturday, August 17th

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Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, FLY ME TO THE MOON is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA's historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA's public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis's (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as back-up and the coun...

• Saturday, July 27th

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A young boy, shipwrecked on a remote island, discovers he’s not alone when he encounters an old Japanese soldier who retreated there after World War II. As dangerous invaders appear on the horizon, it becomes clear they must join forces to save their fragile island paradise. This gripping hand-drawn animated tale with its message of working together to protect nature, has never felt more relevant....

• Friday, August 2nd

  • 11:00
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• Sunday, August 4th

  • 18:30
    Book Tickets