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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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The Materialists
Saturday 13 September 2025
2:00 pm
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A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex in Materialists.
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Central Station (4K Re-Issue)
Saturday 13 September 2025
5:30 pm
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At Central Station, a former school teacher and a young boy, whose mother has just died, search for the boy’s father.
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Motherboard
Saturday 13 September 2025
8:00 pm
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Motherboard sees joys, sorrows and life’s great tragicomedy in a video diary about motherhood and much more, recorded over nearly 20 years.
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Next to Normal
Sunday 14 September 2025
2:00 pm
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Tony® and Pulitzer prize winning show from Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey. Next to Normal explores themes of family and illness, loss and grief.
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The Materialists (Parent & Baby)
Thursday 18 September 2025
11:30 am
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex in Materialists.
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Motherboard (Captioned)
Thursday 18 September 2025
8:15 pm
Motherboard sees joys, sorrows and life’s great tragicomedy in a video diary about motherhood and much more, recorded over nearly 20 years.
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Wolf Children (4K Re-Release)
Friday 19 September 2025
2:15 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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The Life Of Chuck
Friday 19 September 2025
5:00 pm
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A life-affirming, genre-bending story based on Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in The Life of Chuck.
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Eddington
Friday 19 September 2025
7:30 pm
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A standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbour is pitted against neighbour in Eddington, New Mexico.
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Wolf Children (4K Re-Release) (Relaxed)
Saturday 20 September 2025
11:00 am
Wolf Children is a staggering work of beauty and emotion from Academy Award®-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda.
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The Sound of Music 60th Anniversary
Saturday 20 September 2025
4:00 pm
Experience the breathtaking theatrical presentation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s™ iconic musical film with The Sound of Music 60th Anniversary!
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National Theatre Live: Inter Alia
Sunday 21 September 2025
2:00 pm
Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated, Inter Alia, from the team behind Prima Facie.
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The Life Of Chuck (Captioned)
Tuesday 23 September 2025
2:00 pm
A life-affirming, genre-bending story based on Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in The Life of Chuck.
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Wolf Children (4K Re-Release) (Parent & Baby)
Thursday 25 September 2025
11:30 am
Wolf Children is a staggering work of beauty and emotion from Academy Award®-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda.
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David Gilmour Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome
Thursday 25 September 2025
7:30 pm
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David Gilmour Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome is the fourth coming film, part of the Luck and Strange tour, his first in nearly a decade.
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Grand Prix Of Europe
Friday 26 September 2025
11:00 am
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The race is on! Get ready for high-speed thrills and endless action in Grand Prix of Europe staring Gemma Arterton and Hayley Atwell!
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Sorry, Baby
Friday 26 September 2025
4:30 pm
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Sorry, Baby, something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least. Blending heartache, humour and healing.
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Hamilton (10th Anniversary)
Friday 26 September 2025
7:00 pm
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The real life of one of America’s foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton.
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Grand Prix Of Europe (Relaxed)
Saturday 27 September 2025
11:00 am
The race is on! Get ready for high-speed thrills and endless action in Grand Prix of Europe staring Gemma Arterton and Hayley Atwell!
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Sorry, Baby (Captioned)
Saturday 27 September 2025
2:00 pm
Sorry, Baby, something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least. Blending heartache, humour and healing.
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Caught Stealing
Saturday 27 September 2025
5:30 pm
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Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself Caught Stealing amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s NYC…
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Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe
Saturday 27 September 2025
8:00 pm
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Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe…one of the world’s greatest singers, Andrea Bocelli has a voice that transcends genres and generations.
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Caught Stealing (Captioned)
Tuesday 30 September 2025
2:00 pm
Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself Caught Stealing amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s NYC…
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Grand Prix Of Europe (Parent & Baby)
Thursday 02 October 2025
11:30 am
The race is on! Get ready for high-speed thrills and endless action in Grand Prix of Europe staring Gemma Arterton and Hayley Atwell!
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The Boy and The Heron (Subtitled) (Relaxed)
Saturday 04 October 2025
11:00 am
The Boy and The Heron tells the story of young Mahito who yearns for his mother but is suddenly flown into the world of the living and dead.
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Thunderbirds 4K Restoration Double Bill: Trapped In The Sky and Terror In New York City
Sunday 05 October 2025
11:00 am
Thunderbirds 4K Restoration Double Bill: Trapped In The Sky and Terror In New York City brings together the most iconic episodes ever made.
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The Royal Opera: Tosca
Sunday 05 October 2025
2:00 pm
Tosca and Cavaradossi live for each other and their art. When Cavaradossi helps a prisoner, a deadly enemy is made in The Royal Opera: Tosca
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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies
Sunday 12 October 2025
2:00 pm
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies continues the story of The Phantom of the Opera. Featuring one of the composers finest musical scores!
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The Immortals: The Wonders of the Museo Egizio
Thursday 16 October 2025
5:30 pm
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Jeremy Irons take us inside the secret world of Egyptian mythology with The Immortals: The Wonders of the Museo Egizio.
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MET Opera Live: La Sonnambula
Saturday 18 October 2025
5:45 pm
Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire, sleepwalking her way into audiences’ hearts in MET Opera Live: La Sonnambula.
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National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession
Thursday 23 October 2025
7:00 pm
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Imelda Staunton joins forces with Bessie Carter, in the incendiary moral classic National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession.
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ParaNorman (Relaxed)
Saturday 25 October 2025
11:00 am
From the makers of Coraline, ParaNorman returns to cinemas this Halloween! Bigger, bolder, and spookier than ever!
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ParaNorman
Saturday 25 October 2025
4:30 pm
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From the makers of Coraline, ParaNorman returns to cinemas this Halloween! Bigger, bolder, and spookier than ever!
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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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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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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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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
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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