KINO-TEATR

The current exhibition at the Baker Mamonova Gallery:

A selection of mid 20th century figurative oil paintings - Looking Back.

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Winner of this year’s Academy Award for Best International Feature, I’m Still Here is a political biographical film directed by Walter Salles based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva's 2015 memoir of the same name. It stars Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro as Eunice Paiva, a mother and activist coping with the forced disappearance of her husband, the dissident politician Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello), during the military dictatorship in Brazil. Fernanda Torres garnered widespread critical acclaim for her performance and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

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'Classical in form but radical in empathy' Variety

★★★★★ The Guardian 

Seven-time BAFTA Award winner Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, The Trip) plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. 

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When a rogue U.S. General triggers a nuclear attack, a surreal race takes place, seeing the Government and one eccentric scientist scramble to avert global destruction.

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This explosively funny satire is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, Veep) and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley (The Upstart Crow).

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Running Time 180 mins

Twiggy - a new documentary directed by Sadie Frost ('Quant').

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We are thrilled and honoured that after Sadie Frost's first visit to Kino-Teatr presenting 'Quant', she is back for another special event with her new documentary!

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Twiggy: 

Contributors:

Twiggy, Dustin Hoffman, Joanna Lumley,
Brooke Shields, Charlotte Tilbury, Fran Drescher, Edward Enninful, Paul McCartney.

Director: Sadie Frost

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Sadie has over four decades of experience in film, theatre and television.

As an actor, Sadie starred in globally acclaimed films such as Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula alongside Keanu Reeves, Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder, and heavyweight television dramas such as Jon Avnet’s Uprising. Sadie directed Quant, a documentary about the iconic British fashion
designer Mary Quant, starring Edward Enniful, Kate Moss, Vivienne Westwood, Charlotte Tilbury, and many more. 

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Executive Producers: Chris Greenhill & Aisling O'Connor

In 2018 Chris Greenhill co-founded Film Soho, a growing and vibrant boutique studio in the heart of Soho, which now boasts 2 state of the art ADR studios, a UK
distribution company, 2 production companies, all with majority of the
major film studios and TV broadcasters as clients.

Based in Hastings, Aisling O'Connor is Head of TV Commissioning for BBC England.She has been a BBC Daytime Commissioner, a Music
and Arts Commissioning Executive for BBC Two and BBC Four, an Executive
Producer on the BBC’s flagship investigative current affairs programme
Panorama and a Senior News and Current Affairs Adviser in BBC Editorial
Policy.

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'There’s no-one like Twiggy - her new biopic reminds us how she broke the fashion mould without ever losing herself' ★★★★ Brian Viner, Daily Mail

★★★★ The Telegraph

Programme:

Schubert’s Fantasy, Ravel’s Rhapsody and Debussy’s 6 Epigraphes Antiques.

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Julia Gubajdullina was born in Chisinau, Moldova to the family of eminent musicians. She achieved a Masters degree from the Chisinau Music Academy in the class of Ludmila Vaverco and completed her studies on the post-graduate course at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire in the class of Yuri Hairapetian. Currently she lives in Croatia holding the post of professor and leader of the chamber music section at the University of Zagreb Music Academy.

Born in Kazakhstan, Evgenia Startseva is a pianist with an international concert career both as a soloist and as a chamber music player. She studied at The Russian Gnessins’ Academy of Music and has been teaching piano at Eton College. She has also featured in numerous broadcasts for ITV and Sky Arts TV (UK), ORF2 (Vienna), RTE (Ireland) and  Saarlländischer Rundfunk (Germany).

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Turandot (Revival)

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Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor. Featuring the ever-popular Nessun Dorma, this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production.

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The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to.

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Running time: 205 minutes with two intervals.
Sung in Italian with subtitles

​Two outstanding classical musicians from Istanbul, brother and sister Ozcan Ulucan and Birsen Ulucan,  are back on the Kino-Teatr stage performing a programme of European and Turkish classical composers.

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Born in Bulgaria, Turkish concert pianist Birsen Ulucan went to the Dobri Hristov Music School in Varna and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, University of London. Birsen performed with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra and a variety of leading  Philharmonic Orchestras and Opera Houses in Turkey and worldwide. Birsen is based in Istanbul. Both Birsen and Ozcan Ulucan previously performed at Kino-Teatr to critical acclaim. 

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Ozcan Ulucan is an Istanbul based violinist. He studied at Mimar Sinan University Music Department in the class of Salim Akcil. During 1993-95 he received a scholarship from the Turkish Educational Foundation (TEV) and did his postgraduate studies at the Guildhall school of Music and Drama, London in the violin class of Prof. Yfrah Neaman.

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In 2002-2005 he participated in duo concerts with Maxim Vengerov, together with the English Chamber Orchestra, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Borusan Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra London, Royal Albert Hall London, Konzerthaus Berlin and Lütfi Kırdar Istanbul.

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Programme: Anton Webern (Austria), Sergei Prokofiev (Russia), Iohannes Brahms (Germany) and Muammer Sun (Türkiye).

​A young nurse begins a new assignment at a wintry, remote village when a man goes missing... 

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‘A compelling, chilly mystery - The Film Stage

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‘This endless winter is the one that suffocates the village, but also the one that falls like a leaden curtain on Turkish women, confined and oppressed, like Asli and her peers. This hushed drama, in which feelings are boiling up, contained but ready to explode at any moment, portrays the determination of a character caught in a whirlwind of internal struggles and power games, who will find her inner strength to overcome the obstacles’ - Cineuropa

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Directed by Selcen Ergun. Co-produced by Germany and Serbia
Starring Merve Dizdar, Saygin Soysal, Asiye Dinçsoy

​I Am Martin Parr is a 2024 documentary that offers an intimate and compelling portrait of the iconic British photographer, Martin Parr, CBE (B.1952). Known for his candid and often satirical photography of British society, consumerism, and modern life, Parr’s work has reshaped contemporary visual storytelling.

Directed by Lee Shulman. Cast: Martin Parr & Grayson Perry.

​Mickey 17 is a 2025 science fiction black comedy film written, produced, and directed by the three Academy Awards winning Bong Joon Ho (Parasite). Based on the 2022 novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, the  film stars Robert Pattinson in the title role, alongside Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo.

Set in the future, the plot follows a man who joins a space colony as an 'expendable', a disposable worker who gets cloned every time he dies for research purposes.

Pamela Anderson dazzles as a Las Vegas showgirl facing the closure of the show she's headlined for the past 30 years. With an outstanding ensemble cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song and Kiernan Shipka. 

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When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, glamorous showgirl Shelly (Pamela Anderson) must reconcile with the decisions she’s made and the life she has built as she plans her next act whilst also striving to repair the relationship with her daughter (Billie Lourd).

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With an outstanding ensemble cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song and Kiernan Shipka, The Last Showgirl is a joyous tribute to a long-gone Las Vegas – and all the women who made it glitter.

Directed by Gia Coppola and featuring a Golden Globe-nominated performance from Pamela Anderson this poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers is simply unmissable.

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'Anderson’s depiction of an older performer’s struggles, as youth slips away and family fractures, rivals Demi Moore’s in The Substance' The Guardian 

Xiaolu Guo is a renowned novelist, memoirist and filmmaker. She has received recognition in both her ‘homeland’ China and here in the UK. Her memoir Once Upon A Time In The East won the National Book Critics Circle Award 2017 and was shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize. Radical was published in 2022, followed by My Battle of Hastings in 2024, completing her autobiographical trilogy. 

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Having such a deeply reflective and accomplished writer lay down their thoughts about identity, the role of history in our lived experience and establishing roots here in Hastings is an honour for our town. 

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Her new novel, a subversive reimagining of Moby-Dick entitled Call Me Ishmaelle, is published in April 2025.

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Come and hear about Guo’s unique approach to the genre of the memoir in which she goes well beyond telling the facts of her life and uses it to express nuances around the concepts of identity, language, what it means to be an ‘immigrant’ and the universality of being a human being.

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Xiaolu Guo will be in conversation with local writer Gareth Stevens. There will be ample opportunity for a wider discussion with audience members and a subsequent chance to purchase books signed by the author.

When Herbie Flowers sadly passed in 2024 he left an enormous legacy, not least in the form of a choir that he set up some twenty years ago. Now that choir joins forces with Mike Hatchard's new St. Leonards-based Choir ('Singing is Believing') and pays tribute to their founder, performing songs associated with his extraordinary career including those of David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Paul McCartney, Henry Mancini, Abba, Blue Mink, Lou Reed - and even a set of classical variations specially written for concert violin by Mike Hatchard based on the Flowers' song 'Grandad.'

Guaranteed to be a joyous celebration of a unique musical personality. 

Simon&thePope will play some of their trademark hypnotic drum, bass and vocal grooves, to help while away that anticipatory hour before The Bavard Bar.

The Bavard Bar. "A delightful blend of TED, comedy and Radio 4. Sort of."

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Three passionate speakers. Three distinct passions. From meteorites to crop circles, circuit-bending to the James Bond theme on Kazoo, you never know what you're going to hear as passions are kept secret until the night.

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Interspersed with nonsense including the KP Lite, Oojah Kappivvy, Bohemia Road, 'Make it Stop’ and bav-artistry from Maria O’Neill, all hosted by MC Tim B'vard.

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The Bavard Bar. "Avoiding life’s questions to give you the answers."

Kino-Teatr welcomes the return of Hastings saxophonist Chris White’s afrobeat project Samaki.

With a repertoire based on the sound of 1970s African musicians like Fela Kuti, Tony Allen and Oscar Sulley, Samaki brings the afrobeat elements of relentless grooves and soaring melodies to the stage.

A new play written by Dean Stalham and directed by Jonathan Lindsey starring Liam Rowley, Francis Saunders, Dylan Reeves-Fellows, Primrose Barron-Reid, JP Simpson & Kevin Aylward. 

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BARRED explores the true complexities of a life inside. Danny Franks arrived in prison a violent man, a product of his upbringing. 8 years on, he wants to change and rehabilitate through the power of art and education. Aspirations to become a poet and a writer are laughable to his cell mate, Ali, a convicted drug dealer who wants to do his sentence the hard way - two fingers up to the system and a big F*CK OFF to the establishment. Time’s running out for one of them...

The iconic 1972 film Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII returns to cinemas around the world in a brand-new 4K restoration.

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Filmed at a pivotal point in the band's career, the film took the unique approach of featuring the band performing in the ancient Roman amphitheater to no crowd, creating a singular atmosphere that has had a lasting influence on how music and live performance are captured on screen.

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The newly restored 4K version, scanned from the original negative, presents the first full 90-minute cut, combining the 60-minute source edit of the performance, with additional Abbey Road Studios documentary segments covering the recording of 1973's The Dark Side of the Moon. The amphitheater concert includes performances of seminal tracks Echoes and One of These Days, alongside earlier hits Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun and A Saucerful of Secrets.

Also features a brand new audio remix by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree, preserving the authenticity and spirit of the original recording.

Join Crystal Sound Therapy practitioner Julia Scott-Russell in discovering the benefits of crystal sound for your health and wellbeing. Experience the calming sounds of Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls. Sit or lie back on chair or mat with a blanket, whilst Julia gently eases you into experiencing a ‘sound bath’.

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​Starting with a few minutes of guided focus, Julia will help you to ‘just be’ without the need to ‘do’ anything. The remainder of Julia’s ‘Halcyon Sounds’ experience will be filled with different tonal frequencies from some of Julia’s personal collection of Alchemy bowls. We want you to have the best possible experience, please do bring a blanket to feel warm and snug. There are a limited number of yoga mats and pillows available, so feel free to bring your own. ​

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​Please note - by attending this event you automatically agree to the medical disclaimer: you do not have/never had epilepsy at any point in your life, you do not have an artificial pacemaker or cochlear implant(s) or are less than 12 weeks pregnant.

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​​Also to note, the sound vibrations may be felt more in replacement joint(s), metal plate(s) or metal implant(s) - you are welcome to discuss this with Julia Scott-Russell, but ultimately it is your decision as to whether you attend.

The NJE return to Kino-Teatr for the launch of their new album Tritone.

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Support comes from Jem Moore performing The Masque of Anarchy + DJ James Endeacott on the wheels of steel.

Karl Lutchmayer is equally renowned as a concert pianist and a lecturer. He performs across the globe, and has performed at all the London concert halls. He has broadcast for the BBC, All India Radio and Classic FM, and has lectured at institutions including the Juilliard School, the Manhattan School, and the University of Oxford. Karl studied at Trinity College of Music Junior department and at the Royal College of Music and subsequently, for 15 years, was a
senior academic lecturer at Trinity Laban. He is currently undertaking research at the University of Cambridge alongside leading music education projects and nurturing young musicians in India, his family home. It was for this work that he was awarded the Bharat Gaurav (Pride of India) Lifetime Achievement award in 2015 and the Indians of the World Medal in June 2022.

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Programme:
Grieg Notturni op.54/4
Brahms 3 Intermezzi op.117
Liszt Bénédiction de Dieu dans la Solitude, S173/3
Bartók The Night’s Music from Out of Doors, Sz.81
Berlioz/Liszt Un Bal from Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14

Antonin Dvořák, Slavonic Dances Op. 72 n. 1, 2

Edvard Grieg, Norwegian Dances Op. 35 n. 1, 4

Camille Saint-Saëns, Danse Macabre

George Gershwin, Rhapsody in blue

Darius Milhaud, Brazileira (from Scaramouche)

Hailing from diverse musical backgrounds yet united by their passion for the piano, Viola Lenzi and Isabella Gori make a dynamic team that brings classical elegance and contemporary flair to audiences worldwide.

Born and raised in Italy, Viola Lenzi and Isabella Gori discovered their love for the
piano at an early age. Their paths converged at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance of London, sparking a creative synergy that would define their
collaborative journey and friendship.

Beyond the stage, the piano duo is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of
pianists, sharing their knowledge and passion with their pupils. They believe in the transformative power of music to inspire, unite, and uplift communities.

Their “Invitation to dance” recital includes music by A. Dvořák, E. Grieg, C. Saint-
Saëns and G. Gershwin.

The Royal Opera: Die Walküre (New Production)

Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle. Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky reunite to continue the mythical adventure that began with Das Rheingold in 2023.

On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds. Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, an epic battle ensues between their ruler Wotan and his rebellious daughter, Brünnhilde.

Running time 365 minutes (TBC)

Sung in German with subtitles

Solo piano jazz concert by award-winning French pianist-composer Adrien Brandeis, presenting the repertoire of his latest album "Resurgence" played for the first time in the UK.

“Resurgence“ is the fourth album by Adrien Brandeis. After several tours in South America for his preceding project, Adrien is back on the European scene with new compositions in which he adds new tinges of blues, funk and swing, while retaining his musical identity with Latin accents built up over the course of his three previous albums. 

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'Brandeis is one of the genre’s most promising up-and-coming talents' TSF Jazz

A piano concert, which promises a musical journey that shows us the ascending and successful career of composer, arranger and pianist that is Adrien Brandeis!

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In 2022, he was awarded the Grand Prix UNAC: New Jazz Talent (UNAC - Union Nationale des Artistes Compositeurs, France). In 2018 He won the prestigious LetterOne RISING STARS JAZZ AWARD, award for the best young jazz artist of the year. At the age of 32, he has already presented his music in 16 countries and at numerous jazz festivals and theatres, including the Nice Jazz Festival, Jazz à Toulon, Love Suprême Jazz Festival (UK), San Jose Jazz Festival (USA), JazzOpen Stuttgart (Germany), Umbria Jazz Festival, La Fenice Opera House (Italy), Leopolis Jazz Festival (Ukraine), Morelia Music Festival, Juarez Theatre (Mexico), A to Jazz Festival (Bulgaria), Kongsberg Jazz Festival (Norway) & Blue Note Jazz Club (China).

Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works
(Mixed Programme - 1 Revival, 3 New Productions)
 
Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon.

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Fool's Paradise
Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first of Wheeldon’s many collaborations with composer Joby Talbot. It was created in 2007 for Wheeldon’s own company, Morphoses, and first performed in 2012 by The Royal Ballet.

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The Two of Us
The wistful songs of Joni Mitchell set the scene for the UK premiere of The Two of Us, a duet of deep intimacy and yearning. It was created in 2020 for the Fall for Dance Festival in New York, and had American ballet dancers Sarah Mearns and David Hallberg in its original cast.

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Us (duet)
Us is a tender duet danced by two men. It was created in 2017 for BalletBoyz and is set to Keaten Henson’s music. 

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An American in Paris (Ballet) 
The Royal Ballet celebrates Wheeldon’s extraordinary success in musical theatre by performing the ballet scene from his Tony Award-winning musical An American in Paris. Set to Gershwin’s jazzy melodies, the musical is inspired by the 1951 film of the same name starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. The musical went on to win four Tony awards.  The full musical depicts a blossoming romance between the American G.I. Jerry Mulligan and a French ballerina, Lise Dassin. The ballet excerpt was Wheeldon’s take on one of the most memorable scenes from the film – an extended sequence in which the two central characters dance through Paris.  

East Sussex Honky Tonk troubadours, The Longshore Drifters lean into some of their psychedelic, slow burning Americana influences for a dedicated night of heartfelt songwriting and cosmic American soundscapes. All set to a scenic backdrop of neo-western imagery and with support from The Aftershave's 'melancholic countrydelia'.

Concert pianist, podcaster and music educator Holly Cullen-Davies will make her welcome return to Kino-Teatr with a programme of Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata, Bach's Italian Concerto, Chopin Waltzes & Debussy's Claire de Lune.

Programme: Bach, Mendelssohn, Busoni and Rachmaninov.

Simone Alessandro studied in Italy (Florence and La Spezia), in Budapest (Liszt Academy), Royal College of Music in London and Hochschule fur Musik in Stuttgart.

He has performed in some major venues in Europe and the UK - the Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St. Martin in the Field’s, Steinway Hall of London, Leighton House, Chelsea Art Club, Chichester Cathedral, Winchester Cathedral, Salon Christopher (Berlin), Palau de la Musica Catalana (Spain), Liszt Museum in Budapest (Hungary) and Florence Conservatory Hall.

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