Exhibition on Screen

The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history. Learn why from those who witnessed the dawn of Impressionism: the artists, press and people of Paris, 1874.

Summer 2025 Season Tickets On Sale Wed 2 Apr

Pavilion Theatre proudly presents a brand new 11-week season of Monday Night Cinema. Line-up to be announced!

Best Actor, Cinematography & Original Score, Oscars 2025

The acclaimed new film from director Brady Corbet is a truly epic drama, vividly exploring the immigrant experience, art, capitalism and the ‘American Dream’. With impressive performances across the board, this is engrossing, bold and bracingly unique filmmaking.

Best Supporting Actor, Oscars 2025

Against the backdrop of immense generational trauma, actor/director Jesse Eisenberg explores the complications of familial bonds alongside Kieran Culkin, who give devastating, funny performances as the characters grappling with their history, and the ways their own lives have diverged.

Best International Feature Film, Oscars 2025

Based on the best selling memoir, this latest film from Oscar-winner Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) starring Fernanda Torres is intelligent, compelling and moving.

★★★★ The Irish Times

A Palestinian refugee living on the fringes of society in Athens gets ripped off by a smuggler and sets out to seek revenge.

Best First Film, César Awards 2025

Louise Courvoisier’s impressive first-time feature draws on her own upbringing in the rural Jura region where Holy Cow is set, and featuring a cast of mostly young non-actors, the result is a joyful and authentic story of one young man’s coming of age. A little gem of a film.

The cult hit event comes to Dún Laoghaire for the first time. Join live superfan Tim Benzie and superslueth Jessica Fletcher for a unique and hilarious interactive screening featuring games, prizes and audience participation.

Outstanding Debut Nominee, BAFTA Awards 2025

This feature debut from the British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri is a sharp, probing study of police corruption and deep-rooted social tensions in modern India.

★★★★★ The Irish Times

Told across four seasons, Maura Delpero’s beautifully shot, emotionally rich film is a powerful tale of love, war, women, and family.

★★★★ The Guardian

Writer-director François Ozon demonstrates his versatility by following up his recent comedy caper The Crime Is Mine (shown as part of Pavilion Theatre’s Monday Night Cinema Winter 2024 Season) with this emotional, intimate drama, which is an elegant and playfully deceptive work, exploring themes of family, human connection, guilt and grief, whilst keeping audiences on their toes!

★★★★★ The Irish Times

Writer/director Laura Carreira’s powerful meditation on contemporary loneliness is an empathetic social realist snapshot that offers a window into the financial precariousness of the gig economy, delivered with a lightness of touch that stresses the importance of everyday connection.

★★★★★ The Guardian

From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014. Gillian Anderson, Vanessa Kirby, and Ben Foster lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece.

★★★★ The Guardian

With his debut film, director Leonardo van Dijl delivers an excellently crafted psychological drama in Julie Keeps Quiet, which follows the point of view of a young athlete in crisis.

Best Documentary Feature, Oscars 2025

Co-created by a Palestinian-Israeli collective, this powerful film is an act of creative resistance to Apartheid made during a time of crisis. It follows lifelong Palestinian activist Basel Adra as he witnesses the destruction of his community in Masafer Yatta.

Returning to cinemas in 2025 to celebrate this iconic artist’s 550th birthday, through expert commentary, stunning visuals and Michelangelo’s own words, this film takes a fresh look at a master artist whose life and genius are celebrated in every mark he made.

National Theatre Live: Encore

Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece.

Adapted from the 2018 memoir by Raynor Winn, The Salt Path is a strikingly cinematic tale of a couple braving the elements, delving deep into the themes of love, resilience, and the fundamental essence of what constitutes a home, especially when confronted by the unpredictable and often harsh realities of life.