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War Pony Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

War Pony

Mon 11 Dec, 5pm & 8pm

Caméra d’Or, Cannes Film Festival 2022

Gina Gammell and Riley Keough’s tender debut follows the interlocking stories of two troubled Lakota boys growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Cinema, Event Cinema, Christmas

Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker

Thu 14 & Fri 15 Dec, 7pm

The Royal Ballet

Choreographer Peter Wright’s much-loved production keeps true to the spirit of this festive ballet classic, combining the thrill of the fairy tale with spectacular dancing.

It’s a Wonderful Life Cinema, Christmas

It’s a Wonderful Life

Sat 16 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.

A Christmas Tale Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

A Christmas Tale

Mon 18 Dec, 4.30pm (note earlier start time) & 8pm

Palme d’Or Nominee, Cannes Film Festival 2008

When the Vuillard matriarch (Catherine Deneuve) requires a bone marrow transplant, her estranged clan reunites just in time for Christmas in Arnaud Desplechin’s outrageous, daring and emotionally bountiful film.

Room on the Broom & The Highway Rat Cinema, Family, Christmas

Room on the Broom & The Highway Rat

Thu 21 Dec, 12pm

Christmas Movies

Two charming animated shorts from the beloved picture books by Julia Donaldson. Meet the kind witch with an overloaded broom, and a greedy rat who craves buns and biscuits!

The Muppet Christmas Carol Cinema, Family, Christmas

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Thu 21 Dec, 2.30pm

Christmas Movies

What happens when you give a classic Dickens story the Muppet treatment? A lot of laughs, songs and a terrific story too! Michael Caine and all your favourite Muppets star in this beloved musical adaptation from 1992.

Elf Cinema, Family, Christmas

Elf

Thu 21 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.

The Snowman & Stick Man Cinema, Family, Christmas

The Snowman & Stick Man

Fri 22 Dec, 12pm

Christmas Movies

A double bill of animated Christmas family shorts, one old and one new. Go on a magical flight through the winter skies, and then meet Julia Donaldson’s plucky stick as he journeys home for the holidays.

The Greatest Showman Sing-Along Cinema, Family, Christmas

The Greatest Showman Sing-Along

Fri 22 Dec, 2.30pm

Christmas Movies

The world is singing along with the most entertaining musical of recent years – featuring hits like This is Me, The Greatest Show and From Now On - and now you can too with our special sing-along screening!

Home Alone Cinema, Family, Christmas

Home Alone

Fri 22 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.

Monday Night Cinema: Spring 2024 Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

Monday Night Cinema: Spring 2024

Mon 8 Jan - Mon 29 Apr

Pavilion Theatre proudly presents a brand new 17-week season of Monday Night Cinema featuring festival favourites, Oscar contenders, crowd-pleasers and hidden gems from around the world.

Anatomy of a Fall Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

Anatomy of a Fall

Mon 8 Jan, 4.30pm & 8pm

Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival 2023

This compelling and gripping courtroom drama follows a German writer who goes on trial for her French husband’s murder following his death outside their chalet in the French Alps.

Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition (January Date) Cinema, Event Cinema

Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition (January Date)

Sun 14 Jan, 4pm & 8pm

Exhibition on Screen

This film invites audiences to a private view of the Rijksmuseum’s major retrospective, featuring the Dutch master’s most famous works alongside expert commentary.

Blackberry Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

Blackberry

Mon 15 Jan, 5pm & 8pm

★★★★ The Irish Times
★★★★ The Telegraph

A deliciously cynical comedy-drama about the rapid rise and dramatic fall of one of the world’s first smartphones.

20,000 Species of Bees Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

20,000 Species of Bees

Mon 22 Jan, 5pm & 8pm

Best Leading Performance, Berlin Film Festival 2023

Featuring an award-winning central performance from Sofia Otero, Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren’s moving debut film approaches its young trans character’s story of self-discovery in the Basque countryside with great sensitivity and humanity.

Cinema: King Lear Cinema, Event Cinema

Cinema: King Lear

Tue 23 Jan, 7pm (Schools 10am)

National Theatre Live: Encore

Recorded live on London’s West End, Ian McKellen’s breathtaking King Lear returns to cinemas.

May December Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

May December

Mon 29 Jan, 5pm & 8pm

Best Screenplay & Supporting Actor, New York Film Critics Circle 2023

Director Todd Haynes (Carol) presents a layered, thorny psychodrama about a famous actress studying the subject of a years-old tabloid scandal, starring Oscar-winners Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman.

The Eternal Daughter Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

The Eternal Daughter

Mon 5 Feb, 5pm & 8pm

Golden Lion Nominee, Venice Film Festival 2023

Featuring an extraordinary turn from frequent collaborator Tilda Swinton, director Joanna Hogg (The Souvenir) uses an eerie setting to explore themes of memory, grief and the complex yet moving relationship that can exist between a parent and child.

Fallen Leaves Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

Fallen Leaves

Mon 12 Feb, 5pm & 8pm

★★★★★ The Irish Times

Award-winning Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki makes a masterful return with Fallen Leaves, a timeless, hopeful and satisfying love story about two lonely souls whose chance meeting is beset by numerous hurdles.

Peppa’s Cinema Party Cinema, Family, Event Cinema

Peppa’s Cinema Party

Thu 15 Feb & Sat 17 Feb

MID-TERM FAMILY SCREENINGS

This year Peppa Pig celebrates her 20th anniversary and to mark such a HUGE occasion she is throwing the MOST EPIC PARTY EVER - featuring 10 never-before-seen episodes, 5 brand new songs and much, much more!