Cinema Membership

Dates: April 23rd 3:20 pm
Join our new cinema membership for discounted cinema tickets, reduced prices on popcorn, tea, coffee and soft drinks, a regular members' newsletter, an annual members-only screening, plus Two Free Tickets when you join. Two Free Tickets to be used when you join or during your membership year (excluding broadcasts) £1.50 Off up to two tickets per film screening (including broadcasts) 20% Off Popcorn, Tea, Coffee and Soft Drinks Regular members’ newsletter Invitation to an annual film screening exclusive to members Membership card £17.50 per annum (non transferable)   Please click HERE to buy. For membership terms and conditions click HERE.
Over 2022/23, an astonishing 13 productions from The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera will be broadcast to more than 1,300 cinemas around the world, bringing the joy of live performance to audiences from the UK all the way to New Zealand.   BROADCASTS AT MALVERN THEATRES For more information please click on individual image.
We are delighted to introduce Audio Description (AD) to Malvern Cinema. Audio-described screenings bring on-screen action to life for patrons with visual impairments. During gaps in the film’s dialogue, a narrator’s voice will play through the headphones explaining all the action on screen, including style and design, sets, costumes, facial expressions, relationships between characters and visual jokes. Please ask a member of staff for details, we have a range of headphones to ensure you have something that you are comfortable with. Head of Development Emma Maggs said: “We are delighted to be able to offer audio description in our cinema.…

Free Cinema for Primary Schools

Dates: April 23rd 3:20 pm
Free Cinema for Primary Schools - November 2017  Malvern Theatres gave nearly 600 free cinema tickets to local primary schools this Autumn as part of an initiative to better engage children with film. Pupils from The Grove, Great Malvern, Colwall, Hanley Swan, Claines and Withington primary schools took part and for some it was the first time they had visited the cinema. The ‘Into Film’ project provides children with inspiring opportunities to learn about and with film, and develop a passion for cinema (www.intofilm.org). Pupils watched Sing, Matilda or Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and used specially designed…

Cinema

Dates: April 23rd 3:20 pm
  From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination. Cert: TBC Running time: TBC AD Audio Description available DS Descriptive Subtitles: Thursday 30th May at 4.30pm

Ghost The Musical

Dates: November 26th - November 30th
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  THE OSCAR-WINNING LOVE STORY LIVE ON STAGE    BILL KENWRIGHT LTD PRESENTS  GHOST THE MUSICAL  BOOK AND LYRICS BY  BRUCE JOEL RUBIN                                                                  MUSIC & LYRICS BY  DAVE STEWART & GLEN BALLARD  BASED ON THE PARAMOUNT PICTURES FILM WRITTEN BY BRUCE JOEL RUBIN    OH MY LOVE, MY DARLING… I’VE HUNGERED FOR YOUR TOUCH    Walking back to their apartment late one night, a tragic encounter sees Sam murdered and his…

That They May Face the Rising Sun (15)

Dates: May 16th 7:45 pm
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  Capturing a year in the life of a rural, lakeside community in late 1970s Ireland, That They May Face The Rising Sun is a sensitive and beautifully realised adaptation of the last novel by John McGahern. Joe (Barry Ward) and Kate (Anna Bederke) have returned from London to live and work in a small, close-knit community in rural Ireland, close to where Joe grew up. He’s a writer, she’s an artist who retains part ownership of a London gallery. Now embedded in a remote lakeside setting, the drama of a year in their lives and those of their neighbours unfolds…

That They May Face the Rising Sun (15)

Dates: May 11th 4:30 pm
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  Capturing a year in the life of a rural, lakeside community in late 1970s Ireland, That They May Face The Rising Sun is a sensitive and beautifully realised adaptation of the last novel by John McGahern. Joe (Barry Ward) and Kate (Anna Bederke) have returned from London to live and work in a small, close-knit community in rural Ireland, close to where Joe grew up. He’s a writer, she’s an artist who retains part ownership of a London gallery. Now embedded in a remote lakeside setting, the drama of a year in their lives and those of their neighbours unfolds…

That They May Face the Rising Sun (15)

Dates: May 14th 11:00 am
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  Capturing a year in the life of a rural, lakeside community in late 1970s Ireland, That They May Face The Rising Sun is a sensitive and beautifully realised adaptation of the last novel by John McGahern. Joe (Barry Ward) and Kate (Anna Bederke) have returned from London to live and work in a small, close-knit community in rural Ireland, close to where Joe grew up. He’s a writer, she’s an artist who retains part ownership of a London gallery. Now embedded in a remote lakeside setting, the drama of a year in their lives and those of their neighbours unfolds…

The Teachers’ Lounge (12A)

Dates: May 14th 5:00 pm
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One event on 14th May 2024 at 5:00pm

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  When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her. Cert: 12A Running time: 1hr 34mins Language: German with English Subtitles

The Teachers’ Lounge (12A)

Dates: May 12th 6:30 pm
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One event on 14th May 2024 at 5:00pm

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  When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her. Cert: 12A Running time: 1hr 34mins Language: German with English Subtitles
  Tashi (Zendaya), a tennis player-turned-coach, has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him from a mediocre player into a world-famous Grand Slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she makes him play a “Challenger” event — close to the lowest level of tournament on the pro tour — where he finds himself standing across the net from the once-promising, now burnt-out Patrick: his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend. Cert: 15 Running time: 2hrs 11mins AD Audio Description available DS Descriptive Subtitles: Monday 13th May, 7.45pm

If Only I Could Hibernate (12A)

Dates: May 8th - May 9th
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  When gifted high school student Ulzii unexpectedly wins a local physics competition in Mongolia’s capital city Ulaanbaatar, he sees a chance to escape his deprived neighbourhood by competing in the national finals for the chance of a university scholarship. But when his struggling mother returns to the countryside in search of work, he has to balance the demands of looking after his younger siblings during a harsh winter with pursuing his academic dreams. The first Mongolian film to ever play in official selection at Cannes, writer/director Zoljargal Purevdash’s beautifully photographed debut feature is a hope-filled coming-of-age drama about resilience…

Civil War (15)

Dates: May 9th 7:45 pm
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  A group of journalists, led by war photographer Lee (Kirsten Dunst), risk their lives as they journey to Washington D.C. during the outset of the Second American Civil War. The American government – spearheaded by Nick Offerman’s President – face off against the separatist ‘Western Forces’ of California and Texas in a terrifying showdown which will determine the future of the nation. A nerve-shreddingly timely blockbuster from genre master Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Annihilation, Men), Civil War is an affecting cinematic thrill ride, staging a disquietingly plausible imagined future of America balanced on the razor’s edge. Cert: 15…

Civil War (15)

Dates: May 3rd - May 7th
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One event on 9th May 2024 at 7:45pm

  A group of journalists, led by war photographer Lee (Kirsten Dunst), risk their lives as they journey to Washington D.C. during the outset of the Second American Civil War. The American government – spearheaded by Nick Offerman’s President – face off against the separatist ‘Western Forces’ of California and Texas in a terrifying showdown which will determine the future of the nation. A nerve-shreddingly timely blockbuster from genre master Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Annihilation, Men), Civil War is an affecting cinematic thrill ride, staging a disquietingly plausible imagined future of America balanced on the razor’s edge. Cert: 15…

The Trouble with Jessica (15)

Dates: May 4th - May 5th
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One event on 7th May 2024 at 11:00am

One event on 9th May 2024 at 2:00pm

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  Sarah and Tom are in deep financial trouble. Their situation takes a terrifying nosedive with the shocking behavior of uninvited dinner guest, Jessica On the brink of losing everything Sarah and Tom have managed to find a buyer for their stylish London home. When their best friends Richard and Beth come round for a final dinner, an uninvited old friend, Jessica, tags along. After a seemingly trivial argument, Jessica hangs herself in the garden. Tom goes to call the police when Sarah realizes if the buyer finds out, the sale will collapse, meaning definite financial ruin. The only solution -…

The Trouble with Jessica (15)

Dates: May 7th 11:00 am
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  Sarah and Tom are in deep financial trouble. Their situation takes a terrifying nosedive with the shocking behavior of uninvited dinner guest, Jessica On the brink of losing everything Sarah and Tom have managed to find a buyer for their stylish London home. When their best friends Richard and Beth come round for a final dinner, an uninvited old friend, Jessica, tags along. After a seemingly trivial argument, Jessica hangs herself in the garden. Tom goes to call the police when Sarah realizes if the buyer finds out, the sale will collapse, meaning definite financial ruin. The only solution -…

The Trouble with Jessica (15)

Dates: May 9th 2:00 pm
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One event on 7th May 2024 at 11:00am

One event on 9th May 2024 at 2:00pm

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  Sarah and Tom are in deep financial trouble. Their situation takes a terrifying nosedive with the shocking behavior of uninvited dinner guest, Jessica On the brink of losing everything Sarah and Tom have managed to find a buyer for their stylish London home. When their best friends Richard and Beth come round for a final dinner, an uninvited old friend, Jessica, tags along. After a seemingly trivial argument, Jessica hangs herself in the garden. Tom goes to call the police when Sarah realizes if the buyer finds out, the sale will collapse, meaning definite financial ruin. The only solution -…

Circle Bar: Receptions & Functions

Dates: April 23rd 3:20 pm
  Attending a live theatre production? Cinema or broadcast screening? Or live music? Drinks reception can be a great addition to any social or business event giving you the opportunity to enjoy a drink and a light bite pre-show or during the interval. The end of the circle bar is conveniently situated on the upper level of the complex and would be cordoned off for your private function. This wooden floored section comfortably accommodates up to 25 people and is ideal for this style of event.   Small-scale functions, celebrations and receptions: Overlooking Priory Park, the Circle Bar can be…

The Lavender Hill Mob (U)

Dates: April 28th 3:00 pm
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One event on 30th April 2024 at 11:00am

One event on 2nd May 2024 at 2:00pm

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  Returning to cinemas in a pristine 4K restoration, this beloved Ealing Studios comedy classic stars Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway as partners in crime who hatch a plan to smuggle gold from a bank. This delightful 1951 British comedy classic from director Charles Crichton (A Fish Called Wanda) is an irresistibly witty spin on the heist film, with Guinness and Holloway making for a dynamic double act for the ages. Cert: U Running time: 1hr 21mins

The Lavender Hill Mob (U)

Dates: April 30th 11:00 am
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One event on 2nd May 2024 at 2:00pm

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  Returning to cinemas in a pristine 4K restoration, this beloved Ealing Studios comedy classic stars Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway as partners in crime who hatch a plan to smuggle gold from a bank. This delightful 1951 British comedy classic from director Charles Crichton (A Fish Called Wanda) is an irresistibly witty spin on the heist film, with Guinness and Holloway making for a dynamic double act for the ages. Cert: U Running time: 1hr 21mins

The Lavender Hill Mob (U)

Dates: May 2nd 2:00 pm
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One event on 30th April 2024 at 11:00am

One event on 2nd May 2024 at 2:00pm

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  Returning to cinemas in a pristine 4K restoration, this beloved Ealing Studios comedy classic stars Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway as partners in crime who hatch a plan to smuggle gold from a bank. This delightful 1951 British comedy classic from director Charles Crichton (A Fish Called Wanda) is an irresistibly witty spin on the heist film, with Guinness and Holloway making for a dynamic double act for the ages. Cert: U Running time: 1hr 21mins

Io Capitano (15)

Dates: May 2nd 7:45 pm
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One event on 2nd May 2024 at 7:45pm

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  IO CAPITANO tells the story Seydou and Moussa, two Senegalese teenagers who leave Dakar to travel to Europe where they believe opportunities await. On a journey neither could have imagined, the boys face the dangers and the beauty of the desert, the shock of detention centres in Libya, and the perils of the sea in their pursuit of a better life, in an epic story that offers a deeply human perspective on the migrant crisis. Directed by two-time BAFTA-nominee Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Tale of Tales), IO CAPITANO has been nominated for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards, and…

Io Capitano (15)

Dates: April 28th 6:30 pm
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One event on 2nd May 2024 at 7:45pm

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  IO CAPITANO tells the story Seydou and Moussa, two Senegalese teenagers who leave Dakar to travel to Europe where they believe opportunities await. On a journey neither could have imagined, the boys face the dangers and the beauty of the desert, the shock of detention centres in Libya, and the perils of the sea in their pursuit of a better life, in an epic story that offers a deeply human perspective on the migrant crisis. Directed by two-time BAFTA-nominee Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Tale of Tales), IO CAPITANO has been nominated for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards, and…
  In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age. Cert: 12A Running time: 2hrs 24mins AD Audio Description available DS Descriptive Subtitles: Thursday 2nd May, 4.15pm
  In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age. Cert: 12A Running time: 2hrs 24mins AD Audio Description available DS Descriptive Subtitles: Thursday 2nd May, 4.15pm

Evil Does Not Exist (12A)

Dates: April 23rd 5:00 pm
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One event on 23rd April 2024 at 5:00pm

One event on 25th April 2024 at 2:00pm

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  Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house; offering city residents a comfortable ‘escape’ to nature. When two company representatives from Tokyo arrive in the village to hold a meeting, it becomes clear that the project will have a negative impact on the local water supply, causing unrest. The agency’s mismatched intentions endanger both the ecological balance of the nature plateau…

Evil Does Not Exist (12A)

Dates: April 25th 2:00 pm
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One event on 23rd April 2024 at 5:00pm

One event on 25th April 2024 at 2:00pm

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  Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house; offering city residents a comfortable ‘escape’ to nature. When two company representatives from Tokyo arrive in the village to hold a meeting, it becomes clear that the project will have a negative impact on the local water supply, causing unrest. The agency’s mismatched intentions endanger both the ecological balance of the nature plateau…

Back to Black (15)

Dates: April 19th - April 25th
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One event on 27th April 2024 at 7:45pm

One event on 29th April 2024 at 7:45pm

One event on 30th April 2024 at 5:00pm

  Follow the life and music of Winehouse, who started out as a jazz singer to eventually become a Grammy-winning music superstar. BACK TO BLACK will focus on Amy’s extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did. A journey that took her from the craziness and colour of 90’s Camden High Street to global adoration - and back again, BACK TO BLACK crashes through the looking glass of celebrity to watch this journey from behind the mirror, to see what Amy saw, to feel what she felt. Cert: 15 Running time: 2hrs 2mins AD Audio Description available DS Descriptive Subtitles:…

Back to Black (15)

Dates: April 27th 7:45 pm
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One event on 27th April 2024 at 7:45pm

One event on 29th April 2024 at 7:45pm

One event on 30th April 2024 at 5:00pm

  Follow the life and music of Winehouse, who started out as a jazz singer to eventually become a Grammy-winning music superstar. BACK TO BLACK will focus on Amy’s extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did. A journey that took her from the craziness and colour of 90’s Camden High Street to global adoration - and back again, BACK TO BLACK crashes through the looking glass of celebrity to watch this journey from behind the mirror, to see what Amy saw, to feel what she felt. Cert: 15 Running time: 2hrs 2mins AD Audio Description available DS Descriptive Subtitles:…

Back to Black (15)

Dates: April 29th 7:45 pm
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One event on 27th April 2024 at 7:45pm

One event on 29th April 2024 at 7:45pm

One event on 30th April 2024 at 5:00pm

  Follow the life and music of Winehouse, who started out as a jazz singer to eventually become a Grammy-winning music superstar. BACK TO BLACK will focus on Amy’s extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did. A journey that took her from the craziness and colour of 90’s Camden High Street to global adoration - and back again, BACK TO BLACK crashes through the looking glass of celebrity to watch this journey from behind the mirror, to see what Amy saw, to feel what she felt. Cert: 15 Running time: 2hrs 2mins AD Audio Description available DS Descriptive Subtitles:…

Back to Black (15)

Dates: April 30th 5:00 pm
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One event on 27th April 2024 at 7:45pm

One event on 29th April 2024 at 7:45pm

One event on 30th April 2024 at 5:00pm

  Follow the life and music of Winehouse, who started out as a jazz singer to eventually become a Grammy-winning music superstar. BACK TO BLACK will focus on Amy’s extraordinary genius, creativity and honesty that infused everything she did. A journey that took her from the craziness and colour of 90’s Camden High Street to global adoration - and back again, BACK TO BLACK crashes through the looking glass of celebrity to watch this journey from behind the mirror, to see what Amy saw, to feel what she felt. Cert: 15 Running time: 2hrs 2mins AD Audio Description available DS Descriptive Subtitles:…

Macbeth: Ralph Fiennes & Indira Varma

Dates: May 2nd 7:00 pm
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One event on 12th May 2024 at 3:00pm

  Tony and BAFTA Award winner Ralph Fiennes (Antony & Cleopatra, Schindler's List, Coriolanus) and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma (Present Laughter, Game of Thrones, Luther) star in a brand-new ‘full-voltage visceral’ (★★★★ Daily Telegraph) production of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Filmed live at Dock X, a custom-built theatre space in London, this critically acclaimed staging of Macbeth ‘that quickens the pulse, then goes for the jugular’ (★★★★ Financial Times) will be unmissable on the big screen.  Directed by Simon Godwin (Antony & Cleopatra, Romeo & Juliet, Hansard­) with set and costume design by Frankie Bradshaw (Jerusalem, Blues for an Alabama…

Macbeth: Ralph Fiennes & Indira Varma

Dates: May 12th 3:00 pm
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One event on 12th May 2024 at 3:00pm

  Tony and BAFTA Award winner Ralph Fiennes (Antony & Cleopatra, Schindler's List, Coriolanus) and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma (Present Laughter, Game of Thrones, Luther) star in a brand-new ‘full-voltage visceral’ (★★★★ Daily Telegraph) production of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Filmed live at Dock X, a custom-built theatre space in London, this critically acclaimed staging of Macbeth ‘that quickens the pulse, then goes for the jugular’ (★★★★ Financial Times) will be unmissable on the big screen.  Directed by Simon Godwin (Antony & Cleopatra, Romeo & Juliet, Hansard­) with set and costume design by Frankie Bradshaw (Jerusalem, Blues for an Alabama…

Ocean Film Festival World Tour

Dates: October 24th 7:30 pm
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  Climb aboard for a night of ocean adventure! The Ocean Film Festival World Tour features a new collection of the world’s most incredible ocean films! Brought to you by the team behind the Banff Mountain Film Festival UK & Ireland tour, this selection of short films combines breath-taking marine life and wild seafaring voyages in a cinematic celebration of our oceans. Venturing to rarely explored depths of the planet, meet the surfers, paddlers, divers and scientists who have dedicated their lives to answering the call of the ocean. Plunge into the wonders of the big blue – without getting…