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Welcome to The Dukes October and NovemberCinema Guide

HelloCINEMA MEAL DEAL

See any film at The Dukesand enjoy a two course mealat The Borough all for just£11.

To take advantage of thisgreat offer all you need to dois book your combined ticketat The Dukes Box Office inperson or call 01524 598500.

Rushed for time?

Use your meal voucher atThe Borough another day,any time The Borough SchoolDinners menu is being served(Monday to Sunday 12noonto 6.30pm).

Booking ahead is preferredbut not always essential.

To book your table contactThe Borough on 01524 64170.

IndexNew Releases 3 -5

Festive Favourites 6-8

Stage on Screen 9-10

Calender 11

How To Get Here 12

Cinema Prices£6.50 Full Price£5.50 Concessions£4.50 Under 18’s(Unless otherwise stated)

(Concessions apply to those in full time

education, senior citizens, those receiving

income support, people with disabilities

and Friends & Film Friends members)

A £1 per transaction fee applies to online bookings.

Box Office: 01524 598500

www.dukes-lancaster.org

Facebook: The Dukes, Lancaster

Twitter: @TheDukesTheatre

11am screenings with free tea or coffee and a pastry included with your ticket.

The screenings in this brochure are: Suffragette (Monday 7 December) and

Bridge of Spies (Monday 21 December).

After the Movie Morning screening why not stay in the cafe-bar and get 10% off

selected items with your ticket? Look out for the logo throughout the guide for

more information on the films.

MOVIE MORNINGS

Suffragette

New Releases

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Friday 27 November - Thursday 3 December

LADY IN THE VAN (12A)Dir: Nicholas Hytner

2015 UK 104mins

With: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings,

Dominic Cooper, Frances de la Tour

A big screen adaptation of writer Alan

Bennett’s iconic and celebrated memoir,

directed by long-standing Bennett

collaborator Nicholas Hytner. The film

tells the true story of the relationship

between Alan Bennett and the singular

Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain

origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her

van in Bennett’s London driveway and

proceeded to live there for 15 years. Their

unique story is funny, poignant and life-

affirming.

Friday 27 November - Wednesday 2 December

BROOKLYN (12A)Dir: John Crowley

2015 Ireland 105mins

With: Saoirse Ronan, Julie Walters

Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent

When Eilis is given a chance to

emigrate to New York she jumps at

the chance for a better life, even if it

means leaving her family and home.

Desperately homesick at first, Eilis

soon finds romance in Brooklyn, but

when a family emergency forces her

back to Ireland, she finds herself torn

between her personal freedom and her

family responsibilities. Saoirse Ronan

delivers a powerful performance in

this tender adaptation of. Colm Tóibín

award-winning novel.

Friday 4 & Saturday 5 December

THE LOBSTER (15)Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos

2015 UK 118mins

With: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz,

Léa Seydoux, Olivia Colman

An unconventional love story set In a

dystopian near future in which single

people, according to the laws of The

City, are taken to The Hotel, where they

are obliged to find a romantic partner in

forty-five days or are transformed into

beasts and sent off into The Woods.

A wickedly funny, unexpectedly moving

satire”

- Variety

Friday 4 December 8.30pm

MACBETH (15)Dir:Justin Kurzel

2015 UK 113mins

With: Michael Fassbender, Marion

Cotillard, Paddy Considine

A thrilling adaptation of Shakespeare’s

great tragedy. Michael Fassbender is

magnetic as Macbeth, a fearless warrior

who receives a prophecy that one day

he will become King of Scotland.

“Blockbuster battle scenes, spine-tingling

staging, utterly believable performances:

is this as good as Shakespeare on film

gets?” AAAAA

- The Daily Telegraph

New Releases

Saturday 12 - Monday 14, Wednesday 16 & Thursday 17 December

STEVE JOBS (15)Dir: Danny Boyle

2015 USA 122mins

With: Michael Fassbender, Kate

Winslet

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny

Boyle and The Social Network

screenwriter Aaron Sorkin explore

the life of Apple founder Steve Jobs.

Set backstage at three iconic product

launches, Steve Jobs explores the

complex life of one of the digital

revolution’s most iconic architects.

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Saturday 5 & Monday 7, Tuesday29 & Wednesday 30 December

SUFFRAGETTE (12A)Dir: Sarah Gavron

2015 UK 106mins

With: Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep,

Helena Bonham-Carter, Natalie Press

An invigorating drama following the foot

soldiers of the suffragette movement.

Carey Mulligan heads an all-star cast as

Maud, a working class housewife who

defies her husband and risks losing

her children by taking part in the high-

stakes struggle for women’s vote. As the

dangerous game of cat and mouse with

the state becomes increasingly brutal

the women are forced to ever more

extreme measures to have their voice

heard.

Monday 7 December 6.25pm

RADIATOR (15)Dir: Tom Browne

2015 UK 93mins

With: Julia Ford, Richard Johnson,

Daniel Cerqueira

A moving, blackly comic drama, set in

The Lake District, about the strains of

coping with ageing parents. Careworn

teacher Daniel is summoned by his

mother Mariah to his parents’ remote

cottage. There Daniel tries to help his

grumpy, infirm father who refuses to

move off the sofa.

Saturday 12 - Thursday 17 December

CAROL (15)Dir: Todd Haynes

2015 USA UK 119mins

With: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara,

Sarah Pauslon

A young clerk working in a Manhattan

department store meets Carol, an

enthralling woman trapped in a

crumbling marriage. An immediate

connection sparks between them and

the two women gravitate toward each

other. An intoxicating adaptation of

Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Price

of Salt.

“A hyper-charismatic performance from

Michael Fassbender combines with

whip-cracking dialogue” AAAA

- The Times

“An exceptionally beautiful film, with

a career-best performance from Cate

Blanchett” AAAAA

- The Daily Telegraph

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New Releases

Tuesday 15 December 8.30pm

TANGERINE (15)Dir: Sean Baker

2015 USA 93mins

With: Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor

A real-time drama, shot on iPhones

in downtown LA and featuring two

transgender working girls in a vengeful

mood. After a 28-day stint in prison, Sin-

Della Rella is released only to discover

her boyfriend has been cheating on her.

Outraged, she spends her Christmas

storming through LA in search of him.

“A reinvigorating reminder of what

indie filmmaking can-and-should-do…

bracingly brilliant” AAAAA

- Time Out

Tuesday 29 & Wednesday 30December

SPECTRE (12A)Dir: Sam Mendes

2015 UK 150mins

With: Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Monica

Bellucci, Christoph Waltz

Bond is back with another thrilling

mission. A cryptic message from Bond’s

past sends him on a trail to uncover a

sinister organization. While M battles

political forces to keep the secret service

alive, Bond peels back the layers of

deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind

SPECTRE.

Friday 18 - Wednesday 23December

BRIDGE OF SPIES (12A)Dir: Steven Spielberg

2015 USA 140min

With: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance

A thrilling espionage drama directed by

Steven Spielberg from a script written

by the Coen Brothers. During the Cold

War the Soviet Union captures a US

spy plane pilot. Sentenced to 10 years

in prison, the pilot’s only hope is a New

York Lawyer recruited by the CIA to

negotiate a prisoner exchange.

“A consummately crafted, richly layered

affair, with fine performances from Tom

Hanks and Mark Rylance” AAAA

- The Independent

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (CTBC)

Dir: J.J. Abrams

2015 USA 135mins

With: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega

The Star Wars saga continues with

one of the most anticipated films ever

made. Set 30 years after the events of

Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens

follows a new set of leads facing

adventure in a galaxy far, far away.

Friday 1 - Thursday 7 January

“A terrifically exciting, spectacular, almost

operatically delirious 007 adventure.”

AAAAA

- The Guardian

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Sunday 20, Wednesday 23 & Thursday 24 December

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (U)Dir: Frank Capra

1946 USA 130mins

With: James Stewart, Donna Reed

Christmas wouldn’t be the same without

this enduring seasonal classic. When

George Bailey contemplates suicide

one Christmas Eve, it’s up to apprentice

angel Clarence to show him what life

would have been like had he never lived.

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Saturday 19 December 6.10pm

FROZEN SING-A-LONG (PG)Dir: Jennifer Lee & Chris Buck

2013 USA 102mins

With: Kristen Bell

When the newly crowned Queen Elsa

accidentally uses her power to turn

things into ice to curse her home in

infinite winter, her sister, Anna, teams

up with a mountain man, his playful

reindeer, and a snowman to change the

weather condition.

Festive Favourites

Monday 21 & Tuesday 22December

THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (U)Dir: Brian Henson

1992 USA UK 85mins

With: Michael Caine, Gonzo

One of the most beloved Christmas

films which combines Dickens’ classic

tale, Jim Henson’s Muppets and a whole

host of catchy songs. Gonzo takes the

role of Charles Dickens and tells the tale

of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge who one

Christmas Eve is visited by three ghosts

urging him to change his cruel ways.

All Tickets:

£4

Friday 18 December 8.40pm

SCROOGED (PG)Dir: Richard Donner

1988 USA 101mins

With: Bill Murray

A cynical, twisted take on Dickens’ A

Christmas Carol. Bill Murray is Frank

Cross, a mean selfish TV executive

who doesn’t particularly appreciate the

Christmas spirit. To show him the error

of his ways it will take three ghosts –

Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Tickets:

£13 (£12 Concessions / £10 Friends)

Sunday 13 December 3pm

THE NUTCRACKERChoreography: Yuri Grigorovich

(Recorded) 130mins

With: Maxim Surov

On Christmas Eve, Marie is given a

wooden nutcracker as a gift. When the

clock strikes midnight, the nutcracker

transforms into a prince and saves Marie

from the Mouse King and his army. This

beloved holiday classic will enchant the

whole family with its fairy-tale setting

and Tchaikovsky’s timeless score.

Bolshoi Ballet

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Stage on Screen

Thursday 28 January 7pm

LES LIAISONSDANGEREUSESDir: Josie Rourke

With: Dominic Cooper, Michelle Dockery

Following the hugely successful

broadcasts of Coriolanus and King Lear,

National Theatre Live brings the Donmar

Warehouse’s highly anticipated new

production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Former lovers, the Marquise de Merteuil

and Vicomte de Valmont now compete

in games of seduction and revenge.

Merteuil incites Valmont to corrupt the

innocent Cecile de Volanges before her

wedding night but Valmont has targeted

the peerlessly virtuous and beautiful

Madame de Tourvel.

Tuesday 8 December 7pm

JANE EYREDir: Sally Cookson

With: Elly Condron

From her beginnings as a destitute

orphan, Jane Eyre’s spirited heroine

faces life’s obstacles head-on, surviving

poverty, injustice and the discovery

of bitter betrayal before taking the

ultimate decision to follow her heart.

This acclaimed re-imagining of Brontë’s

masterpiece was first staged by Bristol

Old Vic last year, when the story was

performed over two evenings. Director

Sally Cookson now brings her celebrated

production to the National, presented as

a single, exhilarating performance.

Sunday 6 December 7pm

OF MICE AND MEN (12A)Dir: Anna D. Shapiro

(Recorded) 150mins

With: Chris O’Dowd, James Franco

The hit Broadway production Of Mice

and Men, filmed on stage in New York

by National Theatre Live, comes to

UK cinemas. James Franco and Chris

O’Dowd star in the highly-anticipated

screenings of Anna D. Shapiro’s powerful

production. This landmark revival of

Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s play

is a powerful portrait of the American

spirit and a heart-breaking testament to

the bonds of friendship.

National Theatre Live

Thursday 25 February 7pm

AS YOU LIKE ITDir: Polly Findlay

With: Rosalie Craig

Shakespeare’s glorious comedy

returns to the National Theatre for the

first time in over 30 years. With her

father the Duke banished and in exile,

Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave

their lives in the court behind them and

journey into the Forest of Arden. There,

released from convention, Rosalind

experiences the liberating rush of

transformation. Disguising herself as a

boy, she embraces a different way of

living and falls spectacularly in love.

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Sunday 27 December, 7pm

THE WINTER’S TALEDir: Rob Ashford & Kenneth Branagh

With: Judi Dench

Shakespeare’s timeless tragicomedy of

obsession and redemption is reimagined

in a new production co-directed by Rob

Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, following

their triumphant staging of Macbeth in

Manchester and Manhattan. Judi

Dench will play Paulina, Kenneth

Branagh will play Leontes.

Wednesday 9 March 7.30pm

THE MAGIC FLUTEDir: Simon McBurney

With: Allan Clayton

A malicious serpent. An evil sorcerer

who is holding a beautiful princess

captive. A dark queen with manipulative

motives. And three testing trials of his

courage and virtue. What else must

Prince Tamino overcome in his quest for

love, light and wisdom? The Magic Flute

is one of the greatest and most popular

operas ever written. This is a wonderfully

theatrical and imaginative staging

from Complicite artistic director Simon

McBurney where live sound effects and

breathtaking animations help bring this

captivating tale to life.

Sunday 6 December 3pm

THE LADY OF THE CAMELLIASDir: Choreography: John Neumeier

185mins

With: Svetlana Zakharova

A young bourgeois, Armand Duval, falls

madly in love with Marguerite Gautier,

a gorgeous courtesan celebrated

by Parisian high society. Despite her

infidelity, Armand will do all he can to

win the beautiful woman’s heart and

convince her to leave her indulgent life.

The Bolshoi breathes new life into John

Neumeier’s tragic masterpiece, inspired

by Alexandre Dumas’ novel.

Stage on ScreenBranagh Theatre Company Bolshoi Ballet

Thursday 3 December 7.30pm

THE MIKADODir: Jonathan Miller

With: Richard Stuart

English National Opera’s spectacular

production of The Mikado is a popular

hit with audiences of all ages. Experience

the irresistible combination of wonderful

wit, memorable melodies and hilarious

antics in this acclaimed production from

Jonathan Miller. When flirting is banned

in the town of Titipu, Nanki-Poo and his

beloved Yum-Yum are forced to go to

extreme measures to protect themselves

and the town from the wrath of the all-

powerful Mikado.

English National Opera

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December Schedule

Date Time Showing Cert

Tue 1 6.15pm The Lady in the Van (12A)

Tue 1 8.30pm Brooklyn (12A)

Wed 2 1.15pm Brooklyn (12A)

Wed 2 3.30pm The Lady in the Van (12A)

Thu 3 5.00pm The Lady in the Van (12A)

Thu 3 7.30pm ENO The Mikado

Fri 4 6.00pm The Lobster (15)

Fri 4 8.30pm Macbeth (15)

Sat 5 6.20pm Suffragette (12A)

Sat 5 8.35pm The Lobster (15)Sun 6 3.00pm Bolshoi: Lady of the

CarmeliasSun 6 7.00pm NT: Of Mice and Men (12A)

Mon 7 11.00am Suffragette (15)

Mon 7 6.25pm Radiator (15)

Mon 7 8.30pm Suffragette (12A)

Tue 8 7.00pm NT Live: Jane Eyre

Sat 12 6.00pm Steve Jobs (15)

Sat 12 8.30pm Carol (15)

Sun 13 3.00pm Bolshoi: The Nutcracker

Sun 13 6.00pm Carol (15)

Sun 13 8.30pm Steve Jobs (15)

Mon 14 6.00pm Steve Jobs (15)

Mon 14 8.30pm Carol (15)

Tue 15 6.00pm Carol (15)

Tue 15 8.30pm Tangerine (15)

Date Time Showing Cert

Wed 16 6.00pm Steve Jobs (15)

Wed 16 8.30pm Carol (15)

Thu 17 6.00pm Carol (15)

Thu 17 8.30pm Steve Jobs (15)

Fri 18 6.00pm Bridge of Spies (12A)

Fri 18 8.40pm Scrooged (PG)

Sat 19 6.10pm Frozen (PG)

Sat 19 8.25pm Bridge of Spies (12A)

Sun 20 5.00pm It's A Wonderful Life (U)

Sun 20 7.45pm Bridge of Spies (12A

Mon 21 11.00am Bridge of Spies (12A

Mon 21 1.45pm Muppet Christmas Carol (U)

Mon 21 6.15pm Muppet Christmas Carol (U)

Mon 21 8.10pm Bridge of Spies (12A)

Tue 22 6.15pm Muppet Christmas Carol (U)

Tue 22 8.10pm Bridge of Spies (12A)

Wed 23 5.45pm It’s A Wonderful Life (U)

Wed 23 8.25pm Bridge of Spies (12A)

Thu 24 6.30pm It’s A Wonderful Life (U)

Sun 27 7.00pm Branagh: Winter's Tale (12A)

Tue 29 6.00pm Suffragette (12A)

Tue 29 8.15pm Spectre (12A)

Wed 30 6.00pm Suffragette (12A)

Wed 30 8.15pm Spectre (12A)

Cinema Prices£6.50 Full Price£5.50 Concessions£4.50 Under 18’s(Unless otherwise stated)

Stage on Screen Prices£13 Full Price£12 Concessions£10 Under 18’s(Unless otherwise stated)

(Concessions apply to those in full time

education, senior citizens, those

receiving income support, people with

disabilities and Friends & Film Friends

members)

A £1 per transaction fee applies to online bookings.

Box Office: 01524 598500

www.dukes-lancaster.org

Facebook: The Dukes, Lancaster

Twitter: @TheDukesTheatre

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directions to the city centre and on joining the one way system, keep in the

right hand lane. You will see brown information signs for ‘The Dukes’.

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTThe Dukes is just a 10-15 minute walk from both Lancaster Train Station

and Bus Station.

PARKINGAmple pay and display parking is available within two minutes walk of The Dukes

– a flat evening rate applies after 6pm. Bike racks are located on Moor Lane, close

to The Dukes.

CAR PARKING SPACES for blue badge holders can usually be reserved in

advance by contacting our Box Office.

ACCESSWheelchair spaces are available and access to the auditorium, Box Office and bar

is via the alley to the left of the main entrance. Please note that the surface of the

alley is cobbled. There is a doorbell by the ramp if the door is not open.

FACILITIES FOR DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING PATRONSInfra red sound systems are available to amplify sound via a personal headset.

Headsets can be booked in advance from Box Office. Guide dogs and Hearing

Dogs are welcome.

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