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Seasons and Festivals

Rip It Up

Ongoing

Rip It Up is a nationwide season celebrating the changing face of youth rebellion, culture and expression on screen in the UK. Supported by Film Hub North as part of the BFI Film Audience Network, made possible by the National Lottery.

Agenda

Trainspotting - 30th Anniversary (18)

Choose life. Choose the big screen. Choose the 30th anniversary of Trainspotting.

Sun 6 Sep 18:00

Cinema 2
Comedy

Cinema

Tickets
Nightshift (18) + intro

A cinematic waking dream and a fascinating snapshot of London’s countercultural underground.

Tue 8 Sep 18:30

Cinema 1
Drama

Cinema

Tickets
Extra Geography (CTBA) + Q&A

Extra romantic, extra messy, extra funny – a very British high school movie

Mon 28 Sep 18:00

Cinema 2
Comedy

Cinema

Tickets
Quadrophenia (15)

Pills, thrills and spills in the teenage wasteland. The definitive depiction of 1960s youth culture, inspired by the music of the Who.

Sun 4 Oct 15:00

Cinema 1
Music & Film

Cinema

Not on Sale
Babylon (18)

Sound and culture clashes in 1980s London – a potent mix of raucous music and gripping social realism.

Thu 8 Oct 18:15

Cinema 1
Music & Film

Drama

Cinema

Not on Sale
Reclaim the Frame presents: Beautiful Thing (15)

A tender story of first love and growing up, told with wit and warmth. Celebrate the 30th anniversary.

Mon 26 Oct 18:15

Cinema 1
Drama

Cinema

Not on Sale
Pressure (15)

Britain’s first Black feature film is a hard-hitting story of coming-of-age in 1970s London.

Tue 27 Oct 17:45

Cinema 1
Classics & Archive

Drama

Cinema

Not on Sale