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Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound. They reach unparalleled success, but in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shuns Queen in pursuit of his solo career. ...Having suffered greatly without the collaboration of Queen, Freddie manages to reunite with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid. While bravely facing a recent AIDS diagnosis, Freddie leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. Queen cements a legacy that continues to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day. Certificate 12A Thornden Hall Performing Arts Centre is part of Thornden School and is a non-profitmaking organisation, providing community cinema as part of their fundraising activities.
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Full of wit and invention, Donizetti’s comic opera is a delight. The famous aria "Ah, Mes Amis," with its nine high Cs, is one of opera's most show-stopping numbers. Bel canto stars Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena take on the challenging vocal fireworks in Laurent Pelly's hilarious staging. Orphaned as a small child and raised by an entire army regiment, the spirited Marie has grown up as the regiment’s ‘daughter’, raising morale and spreading joy. Tonio, a local man, falls in love with her and even joins the army for her sake. But a chance encounter with a noblewoman sparks a sudden revelation, and a tale unfolds of secret identities, long-lost family, and murky pasts.
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The Rotary Club of Chandlers Ford & Itchen Valley, in collaboration with Accord Accountants, brings a fantastic line-up of local talented musicians and singers to perform some of the most uplifting and feel good songs ever written and to raise much needed funds in support of local youth and community charities. Rotary Rocks! aims to help make a difference to the lives of people living in your area.
Please give us your support and join with friends and neighbours for what promises to be a fun and lively evening of excellent musical entertainment.

Happy Christmas from everyone at Thornden Hall!
Don’t miss Ann Widdecombe on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special on BBC1 tomorrow. Ann is appearing at Thornden in February and there are still a few tickets available.

Sailing dangerously close to National Treasure status, one of the most outspoken politicians of our time embarks on her first ever national tour. Entertaining, enlightening and as controversial as you would expect, Margaret Thatcher and Craig Revel Horwood collide as Ann lifts the lid on life in Westminster and shares behind-the-scenes gossip from some of the nation's best-loved programmes, including Strictly Come Dancing, Have I Got News For You and Celebrity Big Brother.
Thornden Hall is part of Thornden school and is a non-profitmaking organisation, hosting and producing events, for the local community, as part of their fundraising activities.

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) discovers-and falls in love with-struggling artist Ally (Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer - until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
Certificate 15 Thornden Hall Performing Arts Centre is part of Thornden School and is a non-profitmaking organisation, providing community cinema as part of their fundraising activities.

LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP TRIUMPH IN CARLOS ACOSTA’S VIBRANT PRODUCTION OF THIS DAZZLING BALLET.
Cervantes’s story of the bumbling knight Don Quixote has inspired countless artistic interpretations. Marius Petipa choreographed this sparkling ballet about the encounters of the man from La Mancha and his faithful squire Sancho Panza. At its heart are virtuoso roles for the lovers Basilio and Kitri. Carlos Acosta chose this joyful classic for his first production for The Royal Balle...t. His vibrant staging brings together the whole company in such roles as exuberant villagers, passionate gypsies and even fantasy flowers. The story follows Don Quixote’s picaresque journey to do deeds in honour of his imaginary noble lady, Dulcinea. Sunny, charming, funny and touching – Don Quixote is a ballet as full of uplifting emotion as it is of astonishing ballet technique.
APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 2 HOURS 45 MINUTES, INCLUDING ONE INTERVAL
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I’m Not Running is an explosive new play by David Hare, premiering at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas. Pauline Gibson has spent her life as a doctor, the inspiring leader of a local health campaign. When she crosses paths with her old boyfriend, a stalwart loyalist in Labour Party politics, she’s faced with an agonising decision. What’s involved in sacrificing your private life and your piece of mind for something more than a single issue? Does she dare? ... Hare was recently described by The Washington Post as ‘the premiere political dramatist writing in English’. His other work includes Pravda and Skylight, broadcast by National Theatre Live in 2014. Thornden Hall is part of Thornden school and is a non-profitmaking organisation, hosting and producing events, for the local community, as part of their fundraising activities.
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RICHARD EYRE’S BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION PROVIDES THE PERFECT SETTING FOR VERDI’S OPERA ABOUT A COURTESAN WHO SACRIFICES ALL FOR LOVE.
From the thrill of unexpected romance to a heart breaking reconciliation that comes too late – Verdi’s La traviata is one of the most popular of all operas. Alfredo falls in love with the courtesan Violetta in glamorous Paris society, but underneath the surface run darker undercurrents, leading to a tragic ending. The opera’s wealth of melodies i...ncludes the famous Brindisi and the exuberant ‘Sempre libera’ – both showing the lyricism of Italian operas at its most immediately appealing. Richard Eyre’s production for the Royal Opera brings out all the emotional colour, from the giddy discovery of love, through painful confrontation to the inevitable conclusion. Lavish period sets and costumes enhance the reality of a moving story based on true life.
APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 3 HOURS 35 MINUTES INCLUDING TWO INTERVALS. SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES. THIS IS AN ENCORE SCREENING
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Carmen Don’t miss this revival of Sir Richard Eyre’s dynamic production. Mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine plays opera’s ultimate seductress, while Roberto Alagna returns to the role of Don José, the good-hearted soldier in whom she unleashes an uncontrollable passion. Don José breaks the law, goes to prison, deserts the army and loses everything to be with Carmen. But the capricious gypsy soon tires of him and takes up instead with the bullfighter Escamillo - bass Alexander... Vinogradov. She has ruined his life, but still Don José adores her, with a fierceness that can only lead to catastrophe. Composer Bizet died just three months after Carmen’s disastrous premiere, never knowing that his creation would become one of the most popular operas of all time. Sung In French Thornden Hall is part of Thornden School and is a non-profitmaking organisation, hosting and producing community events as part of their fundraising activities
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Thornden School present Guys and Dolls.
All the hot gamblers are in town, and they're all depending on Nathan Detroit to set up this week's incarnation of "The Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York"; the only problem is, he needs $1000 to get the place. Throw in Sarah Brown, who's short on sinners at the mission she runs; Sky Masterson, who accepts Nathan's $1000 bet that he can't get Sarah Brown to go with him to Havana; Miss Adelaide, who wants Nathan to marry her; Police Lieutenant Brannigan, who always seems to appear at the wrong time; and the music/lyrics of Frank Loesser, and you've got quite a musical. Includes the songs: Fugue for Tinhorns, "Luck Be a Lady", "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat".

Fiona Maye (Thompson) is an eminent High Court judge in London presiding with wisdom and compassion over ethically complex cases of family law. But she has paid a heavy personal price for her workload, and her marriage to American professor Jack (Tucci) is at a breaking point. In this moment of personal crisis, Fiona is asked to rule on the case of Adam (Whitehead), a brilliant boy who is refusing the blood transfusion that will save his life. Adam is three months from his 1...8th birthday and still legally a child. Should Fiona force him to live? Fiona visits Adam in the hospital and their meeting has a profound emotional impact on them both, stirring strong new emotions in the boy and long-buried feelings in her. Certificate 12A
Thornden Hall Performing Arts Centre is part of Thornden School and is a non-profitmaking organisation, providing community cinema as part of their fundraising activities.
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TCHAIKOVSKY’S MOST AMBITIOUS OPERA CONTAINS SOME OF HIS GREATEST MUSIC AND IS A POWERFUL STUDY OF DESTRUCTIVE OBSESSION.
In Tchaikovsky’s intense opera of obsession and the supernatural, Gherman is caught between the woman he loves and a destructive fixation. The Queen of Spades is based on a short story by Pushkin, and comes to the Royal Opera House in a new production that has already garnered five-star reviews in Amsterdam. The production is set in 1890, the year of the ...opera’s premiere. In his study, Tchaikovsky imagines the opera into life as his own story, its characters giving voice to his unfulfilled desires. Alexksandrs Antonenko and Eva-Maria Westbroek head the cast and Royal Opera Chorus, conducted by Antonio Pappano, Music Director of The Royal Opera. This is an engrossing portrayal of a tortured creative artist and a gripping piece of gothic storytelling.
APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 3 HOURS 30 MINUTES, INCLUDING ONE INTERVAL SUNG IN RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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Simon Russell Beale plays William Shakespeare’s Richard II, broadcast live from the stage of the Almeida Theatre in London to cinemas.
This visceral new production about the limits of power will be directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins, whose previous plays include Little Revolution at the Almeida and Absolute Hell at the National Theatre.
Richard II, King of England, is irresponsible, foolish and vain. His weak leadership sends his kingdom into disarray and his court into uproar. See...ing no other option but to seize power, the ambitious Bolingbroke challenges the throne and the king’s divine right to rule.
Simon Russell Beale returns to National Theatre Live screens following broadcasts of Timon of Athens and King Lear, and his recent role in the National Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The Lehman Trilogy.
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For the first time at the Met, soprano Anna Netrebko sings the role of Adriana Lecouvreur, the eighteenth-century actress whose real-life intrigues inspired Cilea’s tragic opera. Adriana is adored by many but loves only Maurizio, sung by tenor Piotr Beczała, who adores her in return. Maurizio desperately tries to extricate himself from his previous lover, the Princess of Bouillon - messo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili. When the princess discovers that Adriana is her rival, she ...takes desperate measures of her own. In this new production directed by Sir David McVicar, the action is partially set in a working replica of a baroque theatre. Gianandrea Noseda conducts the riveting score.
Sung In Italian
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An adult Christopher Robin, who is now focused on his new life, work, and family, suddenly meets his old friend Winnie the Pooh, who returns to his unforgotten childhood past to help him return to the Hundred Acre Wood and help find Pooh's lost friends.
Thornden Hall Performing Arts Centre is part of Thornden School and is a non-profitmaking organisation, providing community cinema as part of their fundraising activities.

Come join the fantastic New Year's festivities with none other than The King of Waltz himself, screening here on January 6 at 3pm & 7pm! Book now via http://bit.ly/Rieu19. #AndreRieu #KingofWaltz

La Traviata New Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin launches his tenure by conducting Verdi’s timeless tragedy. Worldly courtesan Violetta, sung by soprano Diana Damrau, has grown tired of her dissolute life. When the pure-hearted Alfredo - tenor Juan Diego Flórez - declares his love for her, she leaves everything behind to live with him. But his family’s reputation is ruined by his association with her, and Violetta is torn between her feelings for Alfredo and her desire... to protect him from scandal. Urged by the young man's father, she tears herself away and returns to her old life. Alfredo, not knowing the real reason for her apparent betrayal, is heartbroken and bent on revenge. Directed by Michael Mayer, this new production features a dazzling eighteenth-century setting that changes with the seasons.
Sung In Italian
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Based on Charles Dickens’s own performance adaptation, Simon Callow and director Tom Cairns have created a one-man theatrical extravaganza of festive storytelling that is both heart-warming and deeply moving. Following critically acclaimed, sold-out theatre seasons in 2011, 2012 and again in 2016, Simon Callow (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love) returns to wow audiences with this tour de force performance, reimagined especially for cinema. A Christmas must see...! ‘Beautiful and magical’ The Telegraph ‘Toe-wrigglingly delightful’ The Stage ‘As rich as figgy pud’ The Guardian
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little gem of a venue for movies a bit after they have finished at the cinema. cheap clean and friendly

What an absolutely fantastic performance of Singing in the rain, every aspect of the show was simply excellent, the acting was of such a high standard and so professional that I could watch it again and again. Well done to you all.

Went to the 'movies' tonight at Thorndon Hall, well supported, lovely friendly staff, excellent value, nice to have the bar open. Definitely be back..great programme coming up.

Very welcoming staff. Good venue for our function which was Members Day for Wessex & Jersey Flower Arranging Society. Would recommend.

Seen a few shows here, fantastic venue with great facilities. Children and husband all happy with refreshment choices too. Would recommend a visit to all

Saw Lady In The Van tonight . Fantastic venue , free and plentiful parking , reasonably priced bar , good price for a movie at £5 . Comfortable seating and enjoyed having the chance to stretch our legs and buy refreshments in the interval . Will definitely be back !

Saw Brian Connelly there and it was a great evening. Staff friendly and staging good. Looking forward to see more top acts there.

Many thanks to all the staff at Thornden Hall for hosting our films 'Vermijo and 'The Immortality Code'. Howard Blake

I took my daughter to see Frozen this morning. She loved the sing along section and dressing up. The tickets and snacks were good value compared with the cost of taking children to the cinema. We'd definitely come to see others screenings, more Disney please!!

I saw several of the 'minis @ movies' films this summer with my two children - what a fabulous idea! The snack bag was great value, plus the cleverly placed intervals were wonderful to allow my 3 year old to run off some steam half way through. We can't wait for the next movies please!

Great venue with a huge variety of shows, films and productions. All of the school productions I have seen here are on a par with professional shows for a fraction of the price! Happy to support a local venue!

Great venue and some fantastic productions. Latest was Brian Conley. Great show. Haven't laughed so much in ages. Will be back to see the schools production of Buddy. Can't wait.

Great facility run by great people. Part an excellent school but also available to the community to use.

Fantastic show tonight for Cinderella USA! I am one proud Aunty! Well done to everyone involved. So much hard work and so many smiles. Good luck for the other performances :-)

Excellent evening watching the very talented Brian Conley - bring more please

Amazing venue, nice and local. This is a very good hall that has a vast range of different types of shows. Very helpful staff and easy to book

Amazing venue, great facilities , staff are friendly and helpful.

A wonderful venue with first class acoustics. The manager and staff where very helpful and accommodating. Thank you for helping the zombies fan club pull off a successful live broadcast.

A fabulous venue, wonderfully friendly staff and one of the staff was great when I explained that my mother is disabled and was sat at the back up lots of stairs. Thank you very much.