Limited Season. Nominated for 2 Oscars including Best Actor (Ethan Hawke). Tells the story of Lorenz Hart's struggles with alcoholism and mental health as he tries to save face during the opening of "Oklahoma!". Stars: Ethan Hawke, Bobby Cannavale, Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott.
Set against the sun-bleached grit of Los Angeles, Crime 101 weaves the tale of an elusive jewel thief (Chris Hemsworth) whose string of heists have mystified police. When he eyes the score of a lifetime, his path crosses that of a disillusioned insurance broker (Halle Berry) who is facing her own crossroads. Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan
Limited Season. In a post-apocalyptic future after "The Quiet Rapture" event, a convict explores a blood ocean on a desolate moon using a submarine called the "Iron Lung" to search for missing stars/planets. Based on the video game by David Szymanski. Stars: Mark Fischbach, Caroline Kaplan, Troy Baker.
Based on the novel by Emily Brontë. A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Stars: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game. Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard
All Tickets $12.00!
Friday 13/2 at 6.30pm, Saturday 14/2 at 8.30pm, & Sunday 15/2 at 3.15pm. Tickets on sale now!
Live and love, to the last breath. At one of her lavish parties, celebrated Parisan courtesan Violetta (Ermonela Jaho) is introduced to Alfredo Germont (Giovanni Sala). The two fall madly in love, and though hesitant to leave behind her life of luxury and freedom, Violetta follows her heart. But the young couple’s happiness is short-lived, as the harsh realities of life soon come knocking. As intimate as it is sumptuous, ‘La traviata’ features some of opera’s most famous melodies. In director Richard Eyre’s world of seductive grandeur, the tender and devastating beauty at the centre of Verdi’s opera shines bright.
Screening Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 February 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 18 February 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Join us for a Seniors Morning Tea Screening of Wuthering Heights. Wednesday February 18 at 10.30am. All Tickets $12 (including light morning tea). TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Based on the novel by Emily Brontë. A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Stars: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi
Limited Season. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, EPiC features long-lost footage from Presley's legendary Las Vegas residency in the 1970s, woven together with rare 16mm footage from Elvis on Tour, and precious 8mm from the Graceland archive, plus recordings of Elvis telling "his side of the story" rediscovered during Luhrmann's research for his Best Picture Oscar-nominated 2022 film Elvis.
A new porter forms an odd bond with the youngest daughter of a well-known UK family. As the Davenport family, headed by Lord and Lady Davenport, deals with the epic disaster of the wedding of their eldest daughter to her caddish cousin. Stars: Damian Lewis, Thomasin McKenzie, Tom Felton, Ben Radcliffe
Hannah and her non-binary teenager Frances visits her gay grandfather Jimpa at Amsterdam . Frances expresses a desire to stay with their grandfather for a year, challenging Hannah's parenting beliefs and forcing her to confront past issues. Stars: Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, Aud Mason-Hyde.
Join us for a Community Screening of the 1969 classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid presented by Highland Opera Lovers. Wednesday February 25, 6pm for 6:30pm. All Tickets $28 (includes Choc Top!) - on sale here.
Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia. Stars Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross.
When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter (Isabel May) becomes the next target. Determined to protect her family, Sidney must face the horrors of her past to put an end to the bloodshed once and for all. Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May
New Production! A top-flight cast features in a new staging of Mozart and Da Ponte’s comic masterpiece of love, trust and the fickleness of human behaviour from acclaimed director Robert Carsen. As part of a bet with Don Alfonso (Gerald Finley),
Ferrando and Guglielmo (Giovanni Sala and Luca Micheletti) must try to seduce each other’s fiancées, Fiordiligi and Dorabella (Elsa Dreisig and Nina van Essen). When both yield, and the ruse is revealed, all four must reckon with the fallout. Tackling Mozart’s exquisite and nuanced music is British conductor Alexander Soddy, much in demand at Covent Garden, the Metropolitan, and the Staatsoper of Vienna and Berlin.
Screening Saturday 28 February & Sunday 1 March 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 4 March 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question–you know the one. National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.
Screening Saturday 28 February & Sunday 1 March 2026 at 1.00pm
Adults: $25.00, Concessions: $23.00
Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way. Stars: Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, Ed Harris, Bill Camp.
MIDWINTER BREAK is a compelling story about lost faith, commitment, and the enduring power of love, as a longtime couple takes a life-changing trip to Amsterdam. Stars: Lesley Manville, Ciarán Hinds, Julie Lamberton
A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A wild and radical cultural movement! And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance! Stars: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening
Hosted by The King’s Foundation Australia, please join us for a very special free community screening of this new landmark documentary. ‘Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision’. For more information on this screening, click here.
Thursday March 12 at 6pm – Click here for Tickets
Friday March 13 at 6pm – Click here for Tickets
Advance Screenings March 6, 7 & 8! A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Stars: Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Stephen Curry, Nick Kroll.
After prison, a woman attempts to reconnect with her young daughter but faces resistance from everyone except a bar owner with ties to her child. As they grow closer, she must confront her past mistakes to build a hopeful future. Stars: Maika Monroe, Bradley Whitford, Lauren Graham.
Virginia Woolf defied literary conventions to depict rich inner worlds – her heightened, startling and poignant reality. Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor leads a luminous artistic team to evoke Woolf’s signature stream of consciousness writing style in this immense work that rejects traditional narrative structures, set to an original score by Max Richter. A collage of themes from ‘Mrs Dalloway’, ‘Orlando’, ‘The Waves’ and Woolf’s other writings, this Olivier-award winning ballet triptych captures the heart of Woolf’s uniquely artistic spirit.
Screening Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 March 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 18 March 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone. Stars: Ryan Gosling, Ken Leung, Sandra Hüller.
Come and have the time of your life at our Special Event Screening of the 1987 classic and Empire Cinema favourite DIRTY DANCING for ONE NIGHT ONLY - Saturday March 21. Doors 7pm for a 7.30pm screening. All Tickets $15 (with prizes for best dressed). Tickets on sale NOW!
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle. Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach.
New Production! Join us for the first ever performance of Cherubini's masterpiece at Naples' San Carlo Theatre - the world's oldest continuously active opera venue - with celebrated soprano Sondra Radvanovsky singing the tour-de-force title role made famous by Maria Callas. The opera recounts the tragic tale of Medea, a mythic sorceress betrayed by her husband Jason (award-winning tenor Francesco Meli), when he chooses to abandon her to marry Glauce (rapidly rising Italian soprano Désirée Giove), the princess of Corinth. Overcome with grief and fury, Medea will stop at nothing in her quest for vengeance… Staged by multi award-winning film and theatre director Mario Martone, with Riccardo Frizza on the podium.
Screening Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 March 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 25 March 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Advance Screenings March 20, 21 & 22! A 19-year-old animal lover uses technology that places her consciousness into a robotic beaver to uncover mysteries within the animal world beyond her imagination. Stars: Jon Hamm, Meryl Streep, Bobby Moynihan, Dave Franco.
I Swear follows the true story of Tourette Syndrome campaigner John Davidson's journey with Tourette's through his troubled teens and early adulthood, having been diagnosed at 15 years old in 1980s Britain - a time when the condition was little known and entirely misunderstood. Stars: Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson, Peter Mullan
Based on Enid Blyton’s best-selling children’s classic The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran – a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Soon after the family’s arrival in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents. Stars: Andrew Garfield, Rebecca Ferguson, Jennifer Saunders.
Mario ventures into space, exploring cosmic worlds and tackling galactic challenges far from the familiar Mushroom Kingdom. Stars: Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Anya Taylor-Joy.
The peasant girl Giselle has fallen in love with Albrecht. When she discovers that he is actually a nobleman promised to another, she kills herself in despair. Her spirit joins the Wilis: the vengeful ghosts of women hell-bent on killing any man who crosses their path in a dance to the death. Wracked with guilt, Albrecht visits Giselle’s grave, where he must face the Wilis – and Giselle’s ghost. Peter Wright’s atmospheric and bewitching 1985 production of this quintessential Romantic ballet is a classic of The Royal Ballet repertory. Set to Adolphe Adam’s evocative score and with atmospheric designs by John Macfarlane, ‘Giselle’ conjures up the earthly and otherworldly realms in a tale of love, betrayal and redemption.
Screening Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 April 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 15 April 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Screening direct from Paris, an all-star new performance of Verdi’s lush and gripping drama. A masquerade ball may seem like the place to be for a party, but its costumes and disguises can also encourage intrigue. Verdi’s opera was inspired by the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden at a ball in 1792. But to avoid the scandal of representing a regicide on stage, Verdi set the story in America, focusing on the impossible love between Riccardo (Matthew Polenzani), the governor of Boston, and Amelia (Anna Netrebko), the wife of his unforgiving best friend, Renato (Ludovic Tézier). Blending lightness and seriousness, Verdi's music was a hit from the moment it premiered in Rome in 1859. Director Gilbert Deflo keeps the American setting but moves it to the time of Lincoln to better confront the world of reason and morality with that of intuition and belief.
Screening Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 April 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 22 April 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
MICHAEL is the cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known. The film tells the story of Michael Jackson’s life beyond the music, tracing his journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world. Stars: Jaafar Jackson, Colman Domingo, Miles Teller.
Limited Season. Never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from Jeff Buckley's inner circle paint a captivating portrait of the gifted musician who died tragically in 1997, having only released one album.
Follows Miranda Priestly's struggle against Emily Charlton, her former assistant turned rival executive, as they compete for advertising revenue amidst declining print media while Miranda nears retirement. Stars: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci.
New Production! 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, alongside Christopher Maltman’s towering Wanderer, Peter Hoare’s treacherous Mime and Elisabet Strid’s radiant Brünnhilde. Antonio Pappano conducts, drawing out the unspoken tensions and ethereal mysticism of Wagner’s dynamic score.
Screening Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 May 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 6 May 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge). One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions? Filmed live from the West End, Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You), Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake) also feature in this disturbingly prescient play.
Screening Saturday 9 May & Sunday 10 May 2026 at 1.00pm
Adults: $25.00, Concessions: $23.00.
Encore Screenings! ‘What has become of love today?’ asked Angelin Preljocaj in 1994, when he created Le Parc for the Paris Opera Ballet. Thirty years later, the world has changed again, but his timeless ballet has travelled around the world. In a French-style garden, the choreography draws us into the seduction games of the Grand Siècle and the Age of Enlightenment, appealing to our classical musical and literary imagination: famous works by Mozart, the Map of Tendre, Dangerous Liaisons. But Preljocaj breaks with tradition by introducing a contemporary soundtrack and a choreographic language composed of broken lines and sensual movements. Like the final pas de deux, where the bodies whirl around for a languorous kiss: a moment of grace that has become the signature of this ballet.
Screening Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 May 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 20 May 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his young apprentice Grogu. Stars: Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White.
Princess Pamina (Grammy-winning American soprano Julia Bullock) has been captured. Her mother (Kathryn Lewek), the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino (Samoan-Kiwi tenor Amitai Pati) with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and his friendly sidekick, Papageno (Huw Montague Rendall), 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, with the star cast assembled led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent Garden debut.
Screening Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 June 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 10 June 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
To celebrate the 125th anniversary of Puccini's most Roman masterpiece, Opera di Roma presents a special performance of Alessandro Talevi’s lauded staging. Created in collaboration with the Archivio Storico Ricordi, it is a remarkable revival of the opera's original 1900 production, featuring gorgeous sets and costumes (by Carlo Savi and Anna Biagiotti respectively) that painstakingly reconstruct Adolf Hohenstein's original designs, crafted by hand using traditional techniques. On the podium is Daniel Oren, while the exceptional leading voices on stage include Eleonora Buratto (Tosca), Jonathan Tetelman (Cavaradossi), and Luca Salsi (Scarpia). Faithful to the libretto and original direction, this performance offers a rare occasion to see Tosca as Puccini’s first audiences did!
Screening Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 June 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 24 June 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
New Production! Opera di Roma opened its season with Damiano Michieletto's new production of Wagner’s compelling romantic opera. Acclaimed tenor Dmitry Korchak sings the title role of the mysterious swan knight who comes to the rescue of the virtuous duchess Elsa (American soprano Jennifer Holloway in her Teatro Costanzi debut) after she is wrongly accused of murder - on the condition that she never asks his name. Ekaterina Gubanova sings the scheming Ortrud, and Tómas Tómasson her husband Telramund, who ensure Elsa won’t be able to resist temptation. Opera di Roma Music Director Michele Mariotti conducts the magnificent score, filled with ethereal strings and angelic choruses, including the famous Bridal Chorus.
Screening Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 July 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 8 July 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
Celebrate Christmas in July with Rudolf Nureyev’s Paris Opera Ballet reinterpretation of The Nutcracker. Snowflakes, flowers and enchanted landscapes form the backdrop to a dazzling choreography, with sets and costumes emphasising the strangeness of E.T.A. Hoffman’s original 1816 tale that inspired Marius Petipa's 1892 ballet. One Christmas Eve, young Clara (Dorothée Gilbert) receives a nutcracker puppet and dreams of a fantasy world where toys and anxieties come alive. Guided by the wooden puppet who has become Prince Charming (Guillaume Diop), she bravely confronts her fears and desires in a tale of self-discovery, brought to life through Tchaikovsky's sparkling, colourful score.
Screening Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 July 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 29 July 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
New Production! Myung-whun Chung, who from 2027 will become Music Director of the Teatro alla Scala, conducts this new production of Bizet’s Carmen, a co-production with Madrid’s Teatro Real and London’s Royal Opera House (whose premiere staging was screened in cinemas in June 2024). Chung guides a cast that is ideally suited to their roles, with lauded French mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as the free-spirited gypsy Carmen, Vittorio Grigolo as the soldier Don José who's willing to risk it all for her love, and Giorgi Manoshvili as the jealous bullfighter Escamillo. Director Damiano Michieletto and set designer Paolo Fantin reduce local colour, crafting instead a minimalist and compelling spectacle that foregrounds the protagonists’ inescapable fate.
Screening Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 August 2026 at 1pm
Plus Wednesday 5 August 2026 at 11am
Adults: $27.00, Concessions: $20.00
