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Music
Ye Vagabonds
Sun 14 Dec, 8pm
Carlow brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn are an award-winning folk duo who weave rich harmonies and timeless stories into songs that feel both traditional and new.
Cinema, Monday Night Cinema
The Marching Band
Mon 15 Dec, 5pm & 8pm
7 Nominations incl. Best Film, César Awards 2025
Emmanuel Courcol’s French comedy-drama follows two newly discovered brothers who bond over music, blending humour, warmth, and charismatic performances from Benjamin Lavernhe and Pierre Lottin.
Family, Schools, Christmas
Julia Donaldson’s The Smeds and the Smoos
Tue 16 - Sun 28 Dec
THE PERFECT FAMILY CHRISTMAS TREAT
Zoom into outer space this Christmas, with two warring aliens in Julia Donaldson’s playful, Olivier-nominated hit show. Music, laughs and interplanetary adventures for everyone aged 3 and up!
Cinema, Dance, Event Cinema, Christmas
Cinema: Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker
Thu 18 Dec, 7pm
The Royal Ballet (Encore Screening)
Peter Wright’s beloved production, where fairytale magic comes together with spectacular dancing in this unforgettable classic ballet by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky.
Cinema, Event Cinema, Christmas
It’s a Wonderful Life
Fri 19 Dec, 8pm
Christmas Movies
Frank Capra’s classic Christmas tale follows George Bailey (James Stewart), who struggles with his own desires against always doing the right thing. At the peak of his desperation, a guardian angel arrives to remind him how worthwhile his life has been.
Cinema, Family, Christmas
Elf
Sat 20 Dec, 5.30pm
Christmas Movies
Will Ferrell stars as Buddy the Elf in this modern Christmas classic about a human raised in the North Pole who heads to New York looking for his real father - teaching the whole city the true meaning of Christmas in the process.
Literary, Talks, Offsite
Grianstad 2025
Sun 21 Dec, Sunset
Dedicated to Manchán Magan
Created by Una Mullally, Grianstad is an immersive audio experience timed to the sun setting on the winter solstice. Audiences are encouraged to use headphones to journey outdoors towards the sunset, and to take in the light.
Cinema, Family, Christmas
Home Alone
Sun 21 Dec, 5.30pm
Christmas Movies
The beloved family comedy starring Macaulay Culkin as ten-year-old Kevin McCallister who is inadvertently left home alone by his family when they go on vacation.
Family, Christmas
There’s a Monster in Your Christmas Show
Wed 31 Dec - Sun 4 Jan
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as Tom Fletcher’s beloved Who’s in Your Book? series returns with a Christmas version of this hit show.
Cinema, Event Cinema
Caravaggio
Thu 8 Jan, 8pm
Exhibition on Screen
Five years in the making, this film reveals Caravaggio as never before - through his own words, hidden self-portraits, and the enduring mystery of his dramatic life and disappearance.
Theatre
Cosima with Mary Murray
Fri 9 & Sat 10 Jan, 8pm
by Sheena Lambert
Cosima was more than the wife of Richard Wagner and daughter of Franz Liszt. After sell-out runs and rave reviews, Mary Murray’s electric performance breathes new life into this powerful woman, placing her firmly centre stage.
Cinema, Event Cinema, Matinée
The World of Hans Zimmer - A New Dimension
Sun 11 Jan, 2.30pm & 7pm
Concert Screening
Captured live in Krakow, this stunning film displays the entire spectrum of Zimmer’s music, from The Lion King to Gladiator, with an immersive Dolby 5.1 sound mix.
Music
Foster & Allen
Wed 14 Jan, 8pm
50 Years of Hits Tour
The international recording artists look forward to celebrating half a century in the music business with a show featuring all their classics like Bunch Of Thyme, Old Flames, Maggie and After All These Years.
Comedy
Deirdre O’Kane
Thu 15, Fri 16 & Sat 17 Jan, 8pm
O’Kaning It
A night of relentless laughs fuelled by warped personal insight from the comedic fireball who mercilessly mines hilarity from the human condition.
Cinema, Opera, Event Cinema, Matinée
Verdi’s La Traviata
Sat 17 Jan, 2pm
The Royal Opera (Encore Screening)
Violetta and Alfredo’s passionate romance unfolds in Verdi’s La Traviata, where love clashes with society’s demands. Featuring Ermonela Jaho, this sumptuous production reveals the opera’s heartbreaking beauty and unforgettable music.
Family
The Speks
Sun 18 Jan, 2pm & 4.30pm
The Speks are back to present a lively show of nursery rhymes and sing-along songs set to acoustic Irish music which will have adults and kids jumping in their seats!
Cinema, Event Cinema
Cinema: Inter Alia
Sun 18 Jan, 7.30pm
National Theatre Live: Encore
Judge Jessica Parks (Rosamund Pike) juggles justice, motherhood, and marriage until one event threatens everything. From Suzie Miller and Justin Martin, creators of Prima Facie, comes a powerful new play on masculinity and motherhood.
Family, Community
The Panto of Oz
Wed 21 - Sun 25 Jan
Arclight Drama Studio
Take a trip along the Yellow Brick Road and join Dorothy, Toto and all their fabulous friends as they travel Over The Rainbow to the Land of Oz, a weird and wacky world of wonderful wizards and wicked witches.
Cinema, Event Cinema
Cinema: Mrs. Warren’s Profession
Tue 27 Jan, 8pm
National Theatre Live: Encore
Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Imelda Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.