Springing from the extraordinary mind of director, Yorgos Lanthimos stars Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis and Alicia Silverstone and Emma Stone and is garlanded with awards nominations. Emma Stone plays a cold and heartless CEO who is kidnapped and accused of being an alien in this dark and schlocky class-warfare thriller. An English language remake of the 2003 South Korean film 'Save the Green Pla...

The Voice of Hind Rajab tells the harrowing story of a six-year-old Palestinian girl trapped during the Gaza conflict, highlighting the urgent humanitarian crisis. A difficult watch but essential viewing for anyone interested in the current political crisis. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2025, where it won t...

A young couple move into a new apartment, only to find themselves surrounded by peculiar elderly neighbours and strange occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins controlling her life. Starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes and Ruth Gordon, Rosemary's Baby is widely regarded as a triumph of horror cinema and much more than a produ...

Arthur Miller’s All My Sons returns to the theatre in an exciting new production from Tony and Olivier Award-winning director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge, A Little Life). First performed in 1947, it remains as pivotal and unsettling as ever and is a devastating study of family and the cost of great success. Joe Keller, a proud, self-made businessman, has built his fortune on hard work ...

Buddhist Sunday Mornings is curated by Chris McKenna, local buddhist practictioner, along with our annual Electric Buddhist Film Festival, the second largest Buddhist Film Festival in the UK. Before each screening Chris will lead a short meditation and introduction to the film. This 90-minute documentary chronicles the life and spiritual quest of Nicholas (Nicky) Vreeland, who for the past t...

As rare screening with live piano accompaniment from Hastings composer and musician Mike Hatchard. Part of our new strand, Sunday Silents. Louise Brooks dazzles as the dangerously appealing seductress Lulu in a gripping moral fable that is as tragic as it is charming. It's not not only a landmark film in the canon of Weimar cinema, but of the silent film era. G.W. Pabst’s Pandora’s Box is a ...

This screening is a Knitflix Cinema presentation, inviting crafters and knitters to enjoy a relaxed 'lights-up' screening of the latest new releases and fashion based films in the cosy comfort of the Electric Palace this winter. Co-curated by Beryl Bailey in partnership with St Leonards' knitting and wool shop Flock. Includes a short knitting workshop before each screening. The story of a ga...

We are proud to present the ND Filmmakers' Showcase and Networking event with short films ranging from emerging and experienced filmmakers from Hastings and beyond. The evening will consist of two blocks of short films each followed by a short filmmaker Q&A and a short break. At the end of the evening we invite you to stay and chat to the filmmakers and find out more about other film festivals ...

A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Come early and get involved in designing a 'friendly alien' in our craft workshop before the film - or spot the ND famous faces around the cinema in our treasure hunt - all part of the ticket price...

Kirk Jones’s moving film about John Davidson, the man who taught Britain about Tourette's syndrome, offers compassion and catharsis. John Davidson was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at a young age which alienated him from his peers and he struggled with a condition few people had witnessed. Campaigning for better understanding and acceptance of the condition of Tourette's as an adult, he...

With Q&A with screenwriter Angela Pell. Written by Hastings-based Angela Pell, Snow Cake is our Classic Sunday screening for the Divergence Film Festival. At its core is Sigourney Weaver's nuanced performance as Linda, an autistic woman. Following a car accident in which his hitchhiking passenger is killed, Alan (Alan Rickman) makes the journey to pay his respects to the girl's mother. When ...

Part of the B-Movie Fan Club . Join us on the last Sunday night of every month for an enjoyable romp into low-budget, horror and sci-fi. All tickets £7.50 and include free space candy. The night is hosted by Robin Knowles, who has been been running the club for over 12 years. Come and join the schlocky fun. Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers...

Already the Best Actress Oscar frontrunner, Jessie Buckley is remarkable as William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes in Chloé Zhao’s grief-soaked drama. Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s largely speculative novel about the Hamlet's conception, the film builds to an immaculate depiction of one of its first performances. We see only a handful of its scenes performed but feel the full force of its impact.

Directed for the National Theatre by Caitríona McLaughlin, Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery. Considered a centerpiece of the Irish Literary Revival, but initially met with riots and protests in Dublin in 1907 when it first premiered, this tragi-comed...

Part of the B-Movie Fan Club . Join us on the last Sunday night of every month for an enjoyable romp into low-budget, horror and sci-fi. All tickets £7.50 and include free space candy. The night is hosted by Robin Knowles, who has been been running the club for over 12 years. Come and join the schlocky fun! Scott Warrington (Mauritz Hugo) returns to his childhood home in Louisiana after learnin...

Freya is using science to try and make her life more successful. Although she only got a 2:2 from the University of Brighton, so perhaps she shouldn’t back herself on that ability. With over 50K followers online and millions of views, her science jokes are quickly becoming a cult favourite.

Join Krystal as she fingerblasts you into her life and finds out in real time which of her anecdotes are funny and/or interesting. Some of it might be about sex. Some of it might be about divorce. Or why Americans involuntarily get really into the American flag around age 50. And why she might possibly never be let back into her own country. Age restriction 18+

In my comedy career, work life, and actual life, people have tried to fight me. Jaz Mattu Fights His Audience is a show about all those moments and how I deal with conflict, wrapped in one absurd, multimedia stand-up experience. Please don’t try to fight me during the show. “Truly unique.” (ENTERTAINMENT NOW ★★★★) “Ambitious and innovative.” (FEST) “Mattu has a great deal of creativity and in...

Following his hit sellout debut show, Jin Hao Li is back. This time, he’s taking you to the moon. LOL. Edinburgh Comedy Awards | Best Newcomer Nominee ★★★★★ Telegraph ★★★★★ The Skinny ★★★★★ The Age ★★★★ Observer

Award-winning Drag King, comedian, writer and podcaster Jodie Mitchell co-founded the queer women, trans, and non‑binary comedy collective The LOL Word, and writes and performs as their macho Glaswegian alter‑ego John Travulva with Pecs Drag Kings—winning an Off‑Broadway Award in 2020. They have appeared on Comedy Central Live and Channel 4’s Jokes Only A Lesbian Can Tell, and served as a writer o...