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From family films, world cinema, independent films and blockbusters to a range of live and encore screenings of theatre, opera and ballet performances, enjoy an eclectic range of films right in the heart of Colchester! Firstsite cinema is powered by Curzon.
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National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession
Sunday 26 October 2025
2:00 pm
Imelda Staunton joins forces with Bessie Carter, in the incendiary moral classic National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession.
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Tuesday 28 October 2025
2:00 pm
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues sees the return of Spinal Tap! After a 15-year hiatus, the band are back together for one last concert!
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Paul & Paulette Take A Bath
Wednesday 29 October 2025
11:00 am
Paul & Paulette Take a Bath is a twisted romantic comedy about a young American photographer and a French girl with a taste for the macabre.
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Wolf Children (4K Re-Release)
Wednesday 29 October 2025
2:00 pm
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Wolf Children is a staggering work of beauty and emotion from Academy Award®-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda.
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (Parent & Baby)
Thursday 30 October 2025
11:30 am
What if you could open a doorway and walk through it to re-live a defining moment from your past? It could be A Big Bold Beautiful Journey!
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Islands
Thursday 30 October 2025
4:15 pm
Tom, a tennis pro washed up on a holiday island. Now he’s the coach at a hotel resort, hitting countless balls over the net to tourists.
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Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical
Thursday 30 October 2025
7:00 pm
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Get ready for the ultimate rock experience as Bat Out of Hell – The Musical roars onto the big screen this Halloween!
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The Legend of Ochi (Relaxed)
Friday 31 October 2025
11:00 am
The Legend of Ochi follows Yuri on the hunts for the colourful, high-pitched creatures known as Ochi, until she finally meets one…
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ParaNorman
Friday 31 October 2025
2:00 pm
From the makers of Coraline, ParaNorman returns to cinemas this Halloween! Bigger, bolder, and spookier than ever!
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Black History Month: Him
Friday 31 October 2025
5:30 pm
From Oscar winner Jordan Peele comes Him a blood-chilling journey into the inner sanctum of fame, power and the pursuit of excellence.
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Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
Friday 31 October 2025
8:00 pm
Pairing classic silent movies with epic rock music to bring a unique big screen experience with Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror!
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BSFF Halloween: For Sale by Exorcist
Saturday 01 November 2025
11:00 am
After years of exorcising haunted houses, realtor Susan Price finally finds her dream home. Until the spirits she’s evicted return!
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BSFF Halloween: He Kills at Night
Saturday 01 November 2025
1:30 pm
On Christmas Eve, a mother desperate to reconnect with her estranged family is abducted by a Serial Killer in He Kills at Night.
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BSFF Halloween: Dooba Dooba
Saturday 01 November 2025
4:00 pm
Home security cameras can reveal a lot. In Dooba Dooba experience as an awkward sixteen year old girl terrorizes her well meaning babysitter.
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BSFF Halloween: Cult Film Secret Screening
Saturday 01 November 2025
6:30 pm
As is the Black Sunday tradition, the Halloween festival will close with a stone-cold cult classic in this Cult Film Secret Screening!
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On Swift Horses (Captioned)
Sunday 02 November 2025
11:00 am
Muriel and her husband Lee are beginning a bright new life in California when he returns from the Korean War, On Swift Horses.
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The Legend of Ochi (Captioned)
Tuesday 04 November 2025
2:00 pm
The Legend of Ochi follows Yuri on the hunts for the colourful, high-pitched creatures known as Ochi, until she finally meets one…
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Honey Don’t!
Wednesday 05 November 2025
11:00 am
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Coen’s Honey Don’t! continues his B-movie trilogy after Drive-Away Dolls with private investigator Honey O’Donohue facing complicated cases.
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Dead of Winter
Wednesday 05 November 2025
2:00 pm
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A woman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl in the Dead of Winter.
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On Swift Horses (Parent & Baby)
Thursday 06 November 2025
11:30 am
Muriel and her husband Lee are beginning a bright new life in California when he returns from the Korean War, On Swift Horses.
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Depeche Mode: M
Thursday 06 November 2025
8:00 pm
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Depeche Mode: M is a cinematic journey into the heart of Mexican culture’s relationship with death, framed by iconic performances.
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MET Opera Live: La Bohème
Saturday 08 November 2025
5:45 pm
With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is timeless and heartbreaking in MET Opera Live: La Bohème.
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The Royal Ballet: La Fille mal gardée
Sunday 09 November 2025
2:00 pm
Lise, the only daughter of Simone, loves the young Colas, but her mother has better plans in The Royal Ballet: La Fille mal gardée.
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Exhibition on Screen: Caravaggio
Saturday 15 November 2025
5:00 pm
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Mystery, intrigue, beauty, passion, murder – shine a new light on Caravaggio in this dramatic biography…Exhibition on Screen: Caravaggio
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John Cleese Packs It In
Sunday 16 November 2025
2:00 pm
1 85-year-old Man, 5 Countries, 16 Cities, 23 shows, 6 weeks. Will he make it home … or is this the end of the road? John Cleese Packs It In
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12 Months in Essex + Q&A with Simon Carter and Noah Carter
Saturday 22 November 2025
2:00 pm
Join us for the premiere of 12 Months in Essex, a film documenting a year of work in the studio of artist Simon Carter.
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MET Opera Live: Arabella
Saturday 22 November 2025
5:45 pm
Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna in the sumptuous production, MET Opera Live: Arabella.
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National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
Thursday 27 November 2025
7:00 pm
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After years in a 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka in National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step.
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Picasso: A Rebel in Paris. Story of a Life and a Museum
Friday 28 November 2025
5:30 pm
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Picasso: A Rebel in Paris. Story of a Life and a Museum is a new telling of the most surprising 20th century artist 50 years after his death.
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The Royal Ballet: Cinderella
Sunday 30 November 2025
2:00 pm
Cinderella’s dreary and dull life changes when she helps a mysterious woman out in The Royal Ballet: Cinderella!
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André Rieu’s 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas
Saturday 06 December 2025
4:15 pm
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This holiday season, the magic and joyful carols begin on the big screen with André Rieu’s 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas.
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MET Opera Live: Andrea Chénier
Saturday 13 December 2025
5:45 pm
Giordano’s passionate tragedy, MET Opera Live: Andrea Chénier stars tenor Beczała as the poet who falls victim to the French Revolution.
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The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
Sunday 14 December 2025
2:00 pm
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In The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker, the magician Drosselmeyer needs to save his nephew. Hans-Peter has been transformed into a Nutcracker.
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MET Opera Live: I Puritani
Saturday 10 January 2026
5:45 pm
Experience the first new Met production of Bellini’s final masterpiece in nearly 50 years, MET Opera Live: I Puritani.
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The Royal Opera: La Traviata
Sunday 18 January 2026
2:00 pm
At one of her lavish parties, celebrated Parisan courtesan Violetta is introduced to Alfredo Germont in The Royal Opera: La Traviata.
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National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Thursday 22 January 2026
7:00 pm
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Duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, National Theatre Live: Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.
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R.E.M. X Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr.
Sunday 08 February 2026
2:00 pm
Pairing classic silent movies with epic rock music to bring a unique big screen experience with R.E.M. X Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr.!
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The Royal Ballet: Woolf Works
Sunday 15 February 2026
2:00 pm
Virginia Woolf defied literary conventions to depict rich inner worlds – her startling and poignant reality in The Royal Ballet: Woolf Works.
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The Royal Ballet: Giselle
Sunday 08 March 2026
2:00 pm
The Royal Ballet: Giselle, has fallen in love with Albrecht. When she discovers that he is an unavailable nobleman, she falls in despair.
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Exhibition on Screen: Turner and Constable
Saturday 14 March 2026
5:00 pm
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Celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births, Exhibition on Screen: Turner and Constable explores their intertwined lives and legacies
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MET Opera Live: Tristan und Isolde
Saturday 21 March 2026
3:45 pm
The electrifying Davidsen tackles one of the ultimate roles: the Irish princess Isolde in MET Opera Live: Tristan und Isolde.
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The Royal Opera: Siegfried
Sunday 05 April 2026
2:00 pm
Raised by a scheming dwarf and unaware of his true family origins, a young man embarks on an epic journey in The Royal Opera: Siegfried.
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The Royal Opera: The Magic Flute
Sunday 26 April 2026
2:00 pm
Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue in The Royal Opera: The Magic Flute.
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MET Opera Live: Eugene Onegin
Saturday 02 May 2026
5:45 pm
After debuting in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Grigorian returns as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in MET Opera Live: Eugene Onegin.
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Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo; the Making of an Icon
Sunday 24 May 2026
2:00 pm
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Frida Kahlo is a phenomenon. She is arguably the world’s favourite female artist in Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo; the Making of an Icon.
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MET Opera Live: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
Saturday 30 May 2026
5:45 pm
MET Opera Live: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
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