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A shape-shifting creature made of magical clay haunts Gotham City, alternating between villain and ally of Batman. Stars: Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie

★★★★★ “Rose Byrne is utterly delightful” The Guardian

Sparkling, dizzying, and deliciously potent, Fallen Angels, Noël Coward’s champagne-fresh comedy of bad manners, shocked and delighted audiences at its 1925 premiere. Two upper-class wives, their husbands away for the day, share a few toasts to their pre-marital dalliances—with the same man, who just may be en route from France to visit.

Screening Saturday 24 October & Sunday 25 October 2026 at 1.00pm
Adults: $25.00, Concessions: $23.00.

In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. Stars: Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo

Prepare for a Morning Tea Screening of Pressure. Wednesday November 4 at 10.30am. All Tickets $13 (including light morning tea). TICKETS ON SALE HERE! 

In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice—launch the largest and most dangerous invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether. Stars: Andrew Scott, Kerry Condon, Brendan Fraser

Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, two CIA agents are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief. Amongst the Island's iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways. Stars: John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi

A thrilling ghost story set in Dickens' London, following one man's supernatural journey to face his past, present and future as he fights for a second chance at redemption. Stars: Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Ian McKellen

New Production! You’ll see me again, I’ll see you again… Rossini’s heroic melodrama returns to the Rome Opera in a new staging by Emma Dante, with Michele Mariotti on the podium and Carlo Vistoli in the title role. Set in medieval Syracuse, the opera follows the exiled knight Tancredi, who secretly returns to defend his city and reclaim his love, Amenaide (Martina Russomanno), wrongly accused of betraying her people. A misinterpreted letter sparks jealousy, political intrigue and a death sentence, as Tancredi is driven to fight for Amenaide’s honour even while believing her unfaithful. Rossini’s luminous early score, heard here in the opera’s tragic Ferrara ending, meets Dante’s striking “theatre of puppets” imagery to create a visually bold, emotionally charged staging where love and loyalty are tested to the limit.

Screening Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 November 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 12pm
Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

Josh O’Connor (The Crown; Challengers) leads the cast in this searing revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American classic. 1930s New York, at the height of the Depression. Joe Bonaparte is a gifted young violinist with a future in music, until a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing. He must confront what he’s willing to sacrifice, who he’s willing to become and how to find his place in a world that demands he choose a side. Brought to life with a live string quartet and filmed live from the Almeida Theatre. Olivier Award-winner Sam Yates (Vanya) directs this propulsive drama exploring ambition, identity, and the high price of success.

Screening Saturday 21 November & Sunday 22 November 2026 at 1.00pm
Adults: $25.00, Concessions: $23.00.

A young man named Henry, son of Greg and Pam Focker, faces family chaos when he decides to marry a strong-willed woman who appears to be his complete mismatch. Stars: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Ariana Grande

An affable fox hunter encounters a shape-shifting fox who offers him an opportunity to transform his partner into the perfect woman and in doing so take control. Stars Sam Neill, Olivia Colman, Jai Courtney, Emily Browning, Miranda Otto

Prepare for a Morning Tea Screening of Focker-In-Law. Wednesday December 2 at 10.30am. All Tickets $13 (including light morning tea). TICKETS ON SALE HERE! 
A young man named Henry, son of Greg and Pam Focker, faces family chaos when he decides to marry a strong-willed woman who appears to be his complete mismatch. Stars: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Ariana Grande

All Tickets $10! One of the greatest films of all time comes to the Empire for its 80th Anniversary. An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman see the value of his own life. Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore. 

Under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun, the fiercely independent Carmen attracts the attention of Don José. She warns him not to fall in love with her, but his obsession knows no bounds.
Damiano Michieletto’s searing production returns, casting scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of Bizet’s ever-popular opera. An all-star cast brings this white-hot drama to life, with Ginger Costa-Jackson in the fiery title role, alongside Russell Thomas as the jealous and despairing Don José. Following his 2023 Royal Opera debut, Sesto Quatrini returns to conduct Bizet’s electrifying and sensual score.
Screening Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 December 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 16 December 2026 at 12pm
Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

The Avengers, Wakandans, New Avengers, Fantastic Four and the X-Men converge from different multiverses to face Doctor Doom. Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Pedro Pascal, Chris Hemsworth, Vanessa Kirby. 

All Tickets $10! The Empire's favourite action hero returns after a sold out session last year for one night only again in our Christmas Eve screening of THE BEST Christmas movie ever - Die Hard! December 24 6:30pm - Tickets on sale HERE! John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during Christmas party. Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia. 

Red faces his greatest challenge yet, which is being a dad - and also saving the world. Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Lily James, Keke Palmer, Danny McBride. 

A struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment writes a script that a big movie studio wants to buy, but he refuses to sell it unless he gets to play the lead. The movie becomes the biggest box office hit of 1976, notching ten Oscar nominations and winning Best Picture. Stars: Anthony Ippolito, AnnaSophia Robb, Stephan James

New Production! La Scala’s gala season opening is always a glittering highlight of the international opera calendar and one of the most closely watched premieres of the year. This season, Myung-whun Chung inaugurates his first year as Music Director with Verdi’s Shakespearean masterpiece ‘Otello’, composed for La Scala in 1887 to a libretto by Arrigo Boito. The opera traces the downfall of the Moorish general Otello (Brian Jagde), his devoted wife Desdemona (Eleonora Buratto) and his ensign Iago (Luca Salsi), whose insidious lies ignite jealousy, fracture trust and drive the lovers towards catastrophe. In his eighth staging for La Scala – and his first season-opening premiere – Damiano Michieletto explores the human fragility and inner conflicts at the heart of the drama.

Screening Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 January 2027 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 3 February 2027 at 12pm
Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

New Production! Verdi’s final opera returns to the Teatro Costanzi in a sparkling new production by award-winning director Tatjana Gürbaca, conducted by Michele Mariotti and led by one of today’s foremost Verdi baritones, Luca Salsi, as the irrepressible Sir John Falstaff. Inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ and ‘Henry IV’, the opera follows the ageing, cash-strapped knight as he plots to seduce two resourceful wives to restore his fortunes – only to become the target of their brilliantly orchestrated revenge. As jealous husbands, quick-witted women and young lovers collide, Verdi’s late style fizzes with razor-sharp ensembles, flowing lyricism and a jubilant final fugue that wryly reminds us that “tutto nel mondo è burla” – everything in the world is a joke.

Screening Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 February 2027 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 17 February 2027 at 12pm
Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

New Production! An earth in ruin. The twilight of the Gods. Deception leads to treachery, then devastation, when Siegfried is tricked into betraying Brünnhilde. Learning the truth of her beloved’s innocence, Brünnhilde at last returns the ring to the Rhinemaidens, before ordering that Valhalla be swallowed in flames.
For the long-awaited finale of Wagner’s epic saga, director Barrie Kosky situates the rich apocalyptic drama in a contemporary world of dream-like turmoil. Antonio Pappano, Conductor Laureate of The Royal Opera, returns to take on the impassioned, otherworldly music – including Siegfried’s transporting Funeral March and Brünnhilde’s electrifying Immolation Scene. The brilliant cast is led by Elisabet Strid, Andreas Schager and Mika Kares, who together with the full forces of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Royal Opera Chorus bring opera’s greatest journey to its shattering end.
Screening Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 February 2027 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 3 March 2027 at 12pm
Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

For his first choreography at the Paris Opera in 1965, Roland Petit created a colourful fresco, as theatrical as it is intense, from Victor Hugo’s lavish novel. Between the four central characters – Esmeralda (Amandine Albisson) in love with Captain Phoebus (Antonio Conforti); Frollo (Pablo Legasa) tormented by desire; and the hunchback Quasimodo (Hugo Marchand) – the tale unfolds against a medieval backdrop populated by a fickle crowd, shifting from elation to cruelty. Combining neoclassical language with the spirit of music hall, Petit (who starred as the original Quasimodo) surrounded himself with leading creative artists of his time: Maurice Jarre for the music, René Allio for the sets and Yves Saint Laurent for the costumes, which he wanted to be “as colourful as the stained-glass windows of a cathedral”.

Screening Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 March 2027 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 24 March 2027 at 12pm
Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

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. Was it all a daydream? Joby Talbot’s score combines contemporary soundworlds with sweeping melodies that gesture to ballet scores of the 19th century. Bob Crowley’s wildly imaginative, eye-popping designs draw on everything from puppetry to projections to make Wonderland wonderfully real. The result shows The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment and ingenious music and design.
Screening Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 April 2027 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 21 April 2027 at 12pm
Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00.

New Production! From Naples’ historic Teatro di San Carlo, where ‘Luisa Miller’ was originally premiered and where it now opens the 2026 operatic season, comes a new production of Verdi’s soaring dramatic gem from acclaimed director Davide Livermore, with Daniel Oren conducting a cast of outstanding Verdian voices. This gripping opera tells the story of Luisa (Italian soprano Mariangela Sicilia), a young woman whose faith and love are tested by the ambitions and intrigues that surround her. Her devotion to her father and her beloved Rodolfo (internationally sought-after tenor Piotr Beczała, making his Naples debut) is set against a backdrop of class prejudice, manipulation and moral compromise. Salvatore Cammarano's libretto is inspired by Friedrich Schiller’s vision of theatre as a “moral institution” that exposes injustice and vice.

Screening Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 May 2027 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 12 May 2027 at 12pm
Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi 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?
Oliver Mears’s acclaimed production returns, setting Puccini’s operatic thriller in a contemporary, war-torn Rome. Daniel Oren conducts Aleksandra Kurzak, who returns to the title role, joined by Saimir Pirgu as Cavaradossi and Christopher Maltman as Baron Scarpia.
Screening Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 June 2027 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 9 June 2027 at 12pm
Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

New Production! Ralph Fiennes’ acclaimed debut opera staging, filmed live during an eleven-performance, sold-out Paris run, now comes to cinemas. When shy Tatiana (Ruzan Mantashyan) first meets the aloof Eugene Onegin (Boris Pinkhasovich), she is instantly captivated. Overcoming her reserve, she writes him a heartfelt declaration of love, only to be rejected and subjected to a cold lecture. Years later, after a duel, Onegin finally realises he loves Tatiana, now the wife of Prince Gremin (Alexander Tsymbalyuk). Will she yield to his advances? Fascinated by Russian culture and attuned to the dramatic intensity of Tchaikovsky’s music, Fiennes’ elegant, restrained staging - paired with Semyon Bychkov's incisive musical direction - lets the characters’ emotions emerge in all their modern complexity.

Screening Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 July 2027 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 7 July 2027 at 12pm
Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00

New Production! Acclaimed director Rafael R. Villalobos and conductor Michele Mariotti bring Stravinsky’s darkly comic opera to Rome for its first new staging in almost sixty years, with a distinguished cast. Bored Tom Rakewell (Lawrence Brownlee) abandons his devoted Anne Trulove (Rosalia Cid) after the enigmatic Nick Shadow (Alex Esposito) promises him a life of pleasure in London. As this shadowy figure leads him from fortune and fame to a grotesque marriage of convenience with Baba the Turk (Daniela Barcellona), Tom hurtles through surreal misadventures, his soul hanging in the balance. Stravinsky’s neoclassical fable, set to a libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, traces the rake’s fall into moral ruin with wit and lyrical poise, ending in a shattering final reckoning.

Screening Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 July 2027 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 28 July 2027 at 12pm
Adults: $28.00, Concessions: $22.00