November 2026
film Wicker Wild Horse Nine Klara and the Sun French Film Festival UK
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November is always a special month to programme. Not only do we welcome the return of the French Film Festival UK, but we start to see a wave of incredible foreign language and independent releases. For 2026 we’re proud to bring 9 international features alongside unmissable comedies Wicker (cover) and Wild Horse Nine.
If you’re looking for even more French cinema, check out RADIX Film Club’s screening of 8 Femmes before they travel to Japan in December with The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On. RADIX is a space for all film fans to come enjoy something different. You can also enjoy some British indie cinema this month, whether you’re looking for drama with Queen at Sea, or a good laugh with Extra Geography! Film Prices Tickets £11 - £5 Member Prices Courtyard Club & Card £3 Friends & Patrons 10% off
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Audio Description Available Check at Box Office or online for the latest available Audio Described films.
Breakfast Movies 10am/11am films Monday to Friday include a pre-film pastry & tea or filter coffee.
If you do require audio description, you can book a specific ticket with Box Office or online which will let us know to keep a headset aside for you.
No Adverts These will not have adverts. Trailers will begin at the advertised time.
Subtitles Films which have either a HOH captioned screening or are in a foreign language with English subtitles.
Relaxed Screenings These screenings feature lowered sound, raised lighting and the freedom to move around the space.
Saturday 24 October, 6pm Friday 30 October, 8pm Saturday 31 October, 8pm Sunday 1 November, 5pm Monday 26 October, 8pm
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The Social Reckoning (15)
Queen at sea (15)
October Fri 23 2.30pm, Sat 24 8pm, Sun 25 5pm, Mon 26 11am, Tue 27 5.30pm, Thu 29 7.45pm
October Fri 30 5.15pm, Sat 31 5.15pm
UK/USA, 2h 1min
USA, 2h
November Thu 5 11am
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay
Inspired by true events and the whistleblower who started an uprising, legendary writer Aaron Sorkin returns with this companion piece to the hit film The Social Network.
As dementia erodes a woman’s ability to communicate her inner life, her husband and daughter struggle to act in her best interest, navigating love and the fragile boundaries between care, protection, and autonomy. November Thu 5 2.30pm, Mon 9 2.30pm, Wed 11 5.45pm
Everybody Digs bill evans (15) USA, 1h 42min Director: Grant Gee Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman Legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans forms his perfect trio, recording two groundbreaking albums. When his brilliant young bassist dies tragically, Evans is devastated. The story follows Evans’ journey to overcome grief and return to music. The Guardian
Little White Lies
November Sat 7 5.15pm, Mon 9 5.30pm
Extra Geography (15) UK, 1h 34min Director: Molly Manners Cast: Galaxie Clear, Iyla Sundarsingh McKaig Set in an English boarding school, Extra Geography follows two teenage girls as they grapple with all the challenges of girlhood: friendship, boys, studies, growing up and their summer project, “to fall in love”. “A wickedly funny lesson in sex, class and female friendship” - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
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November Fri 6 11am, Sat 7 2.30pm, Sun 8 2.30pm, Mon 9 7.45pm, Tue 10 11am, Wed 11 2.30pm, Thu 12 2.30pm
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House (PG) UK, 1h 37min
Director: Simon Hynd Cast: Charlotte Richie, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Matthew Baynton, Lolly Adefope, Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Martha Howe-Douglas
Based on the BBC smash hit sitcom, the ghostly residents of Button House are adjusting to life without Alison and Mike, but when protesters disrupt the construction of the planned hotel, the ghosts need to find a way to reach their living friends.
April November Mon 15 282pm, Apr 7.30pm Sun Sat 21 11am
Lost Highway (1997,(PG) 18) Forgotten Island USA, 2h 14min
USA, 1h 49min Director: David Lynch Director: Joel Crawford, Januel P. Mercado Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius Cast: Gabriella Wilson, Liza Soberano, Dave Franco Two best friends become stranded on the mystical world of Nakali, where their only escape might cost them their shared lifetime of memories.svdsv Don’t forget, Under 14s can get £3 tickets all year around with our free Courtyard Club membership! Sign up at courtyard.org.uk/courtyardclub
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November April Fri 13 5.15pm, Sat 14 5.15pm, Mon 16 2.30pm, Mon 287.45pm, Apr 7.30pm Tue 17 Wed 18 11am, Thu 19 2pm (Subs)
Lost Highway (1997, 18) USA, 2hand 14min Klara The Sun (12A) USA, 1h 56min Director: David Lynch
Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius Director: Taika Waititi (Hunt for the Wilderpeople) Cast: Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, Natasha Lyonne Klara is an AF (artificial friend) who wants nothing more than to find the perfect home. She soon meets Josie, a girl with a difficult home life. Entering the complicated home of a human family, Klara aims to bring love and light into a world she doesn’t fully understand. Adapted from Kazuo Ishiguro’s bestselling novel.
November Fri 6 2.30pm, Sat 7 7.45pm, Sun 8 5pm, Mon 9 11am, Tue 10 2.30pm (Subs), Wed 11 8pm (Subs), Thu 12 11am, Fri 13 7.45pm, Sat 14 7.45pm, Sun 15 5pm, Mon 16 11am, Tue 17 5.15pm, Wed 18 2.30pm, Thu 19 11am
Wicker (15) UK, 1h 45min Director: Alex Fischer & Eleanor Wilson Cast: Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Elizabeth Debicki, Peter Dinklage, Marli Siu
An ostracized fisherwoman commissions the local basketmaker to weave her a husband, but when her wicker creation proves unexpectedly extraordinary, his presence ignites jealousy and upheaval that threatens their quiet village.
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Wednesday 11 - Saturday 28 November Tickets: £9.50 - £3
Our screenings of Violette are sponsored by Hereford French Circle. Aimed at anyone with a love of France, its culture and language, Hereford French Circle holds monthly French conversation meetings on a Saturday as well as monthly French talks on a Friday evening between September and June. Visit herefordfrenchcircle.org.uk for more information.
La bola negra (15)
violette (cert tbc)
France/Spain, 2h 35min
France, 2h 17min
November Wed 11 11am, Wed 18 5pm
November Fri 13 11am, Thu 19 4.30pm
Director: Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie)
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Glenn Close, Lorenzo Zurzolo, Guitarricadelafuente
Cast: Leila Bekhti, Matthias Schoenaerts
This French-Spanish co-production opens in 1937, where a rural village loyal to Nationalist rebels is holding a celebration to welcome their Italian allies. However, when the planes fly overhead, they strafe the villagers with bullets and send bombs whining down into buildings. One young man, Sebastián, scrambles to safety, only to be conscripted into the fascist army. An early favourite for the 2027 Oscars, La Bola Negra is an epic not to be missed. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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Violette, a beloved cemetery caretaker whose peaceful life, filled by conversations with quirky workers and the many visitors who share their stories of love, loss, and life, is thrown off course when a mysterious stranger shows up on her doorstep compelling her to confront her troubled past filled with hidden truths. This film marks Jeunet’s return following a 13 year gap! “The film stays true to the book’semotional core, blending present-day storytelling with flashbacks.” - Sortir à Paris
November Fri 13 2.30pm, Mon 30 6pm
Whispers in the woods (U) France, 1h 30min
Director: Vincent Munier “Delightfully layered soundscapes... he [Munier] draws our attention to the sheer power and distinctivness of each animal’s voice” - Olivia Popp, Cineuropa
After his film The Velvet Queen (2022), celebrated wildlife photographer Vincent Munier returns to the screen to embark on a journey, with his father and son, into the heart of a forest whose beauty is transcendent. Awarded a César for best documentary of the year.
October Tue 17 11am
Comédie Française (15) France, 1h 15min Director: Bertrand Usclat, Martin Darondeau Cast: Pauline Clément, Laurent Stocker
This backstage farce describes a day in the life of the oldest and most prestigious theatre company in the world, founded in 1680 under Louis XIV. It has also emerged as one of the most delightful comedies of the year.
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November Tue 17 2.30pm
That Summer in Paris (15) France, 1h 17min
Director: Valentine Cadic Cast: Blandine Madec, India Hair, Arcadi Radeff “Exhibits the delicate touch and light, airy manner that instantly evokes the cinema of Eric Rohmer” - Allan Hunter, ScreenDaily
Paris, 2024, 30-year-old Blandine travels from Normandy to Paris to watch the swimming competitions during the Olympic Games. Overwhelmed by the city’s chaos and a streak of misfortune, she navigates the bustling streets and an unexpected reunion with her half-sister Julie whom she hasn’t seen for ten years.
November Fri 27 11am, Sat 28 2pm
Les Misérables (12A) France, 2h 58min Director: Fred Cavayé Cast: Vincent Lindon, Tahar Rahim, Noémie Merlant, Camille Cottin, Marie Colomb
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Director Fred Cavayé delivers a robust new non-musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s timeless classic. After enduring 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean emerges a hardened man. He seeks redemption by reinventing himself as a respected dignitary under a new identity.
RADIX Film Club is your once-amonth stop for exploring cinema! We aim to make each month a unique experience from past or present including 35mm classics, niche world cinema, and those films you should just watch with a big crowd. After the film, you can grab a commemorative sticker designed by a local artist, get 10% off at the bar and stick around to chat about the film. There’s no sign-ups, just great films with tickets from £7.50 - £3 every month. See you there!
November Mon 16 6.30pm
Highway 8Lost Femmes (2002,(1997, 15) 18) USA, 2h1h 14min France, 51min
Director: François Ozon David Lynch Cast: Deneuve, Huppert Cast: Catherine Bill Pullman, PatriciaIsabelle Arquette, John Roselius From a notable queer director, this surrealist camp comedy reminds audiences to never let your dead husband stop you from finding your seven wives. Join us in the hunt for the truth through catching the killer alongside them. Catie and Emily are guest curators for this month’s event. “We chose this film as we were looking to highlight queer women in film history in a positive light within a medium where they are often demonised.” - Catie & Emily
December Mon 7 6.30pm
The Naked LostEmperor's Highway (1997, 18) Army Marches On (1987, 15) USA, 2h 14min Japan, 2h 2min Director: David Lynch Director: Kazuo Hara Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius This 1980s Japanese documentary follows Kenzo Okuzaki, a 62-year-old World War 2 veteran in his pursuit for justice. Known for his repeated protests against the Emperor Hirohito, Okuzaki has turned his attention to former Generals of the Japanese military and demands answers. “One of the wildest and most entertaining documentaries you will ever witness. Part social justice film, part character study, if there was ever a screening to sum up why RADIX exists, this is it.” – Ethan, RADIX
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November April Fri 20 11am, Sat 21 5.15pm (Subs), Tue 24 2.30pm, Mon 7.30pm Wed 28 25 Apr 7.45pm
Lost2hHighway USA, 14min (1997, 18) Digger (15) Director: David Lynch
USA, 2h 9min Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant) Cast: Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Huller, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Emma D’Arcy, Robert John Burke The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.
November Wed 18 8pm, Thu 26 7.45pm, Mon 30 2pm USA, 2h 14min
Lost Highway (1997, 18) Hope (15)David Lynch Director:
South Korea, 2h 40min Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius Director: Na Hong-jin (The Wailing) Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon, Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender A mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of a remote harbor town. The residents find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against something they have never encountered before. In original language with English subtitles. November April Sat 21 2.30pm (Subs), Mon 23 11am, Tue 24 7.45pm, Mon 7.30pm Wed 28 25 Apr 2.30pm, Thu 26 5.15pm
Lost Highway (1997, 18) Verity (15) USA, 2h 14min
USA, 1h 57min Director: David Lynch Director: Michael Showalter Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius Cast: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett Lowen Ashleigh, hired to ghostwrite for best-selling author Verity Crawford, uncovers what appears to be Verity’s autobiographical notes, and becomes involved in what may prove to be a lethal conspiracy. Based on the best-selling novel from Colleen Hoover.
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November Fri 20 2.30pm, Sat 21 7.45pm, Sun 22 5pm, Mon 23 2.30pm (Subs), Tue 24 11am, Wed 25 5.15pm (Subs), Thu 26 2.30pm, Fri 27 2.30pm, Sat 28 7.45pm, Sun 29 5.15pm, Mon 30 11am
Wild Horse Nine (15) USA, 1h 58min Director: Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, The Banshees of Inisherin, Three Billboards) Cast: John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Parker Posey, Tom Waits
Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief. As the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris’s newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways.
April November Mon 285.30pm, Apr 7.30pm Sat 28 Mon 30 7.45pm
December Tue 1 7.45pm
Lost Highway Whalefall (15)(1997, 18) USA, 2h 14min
USA, 1h 56min Director: David Lynch Director: Brian Duffield Cast: Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, John Roselius Cast: Austin Abrams, Joh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue We love a creature feature here at The Courtyard, so why not have a few screenings of the thrilling adaptation of Daniel Kraus’ novel. A scuba diver looking for his father’s remains, is swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has just one hour to get out before his oxygen runs out.
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FAMILY SATURDAYS
Enjoy low-cost family films, theatre and workshops every Saturday at 11am. There’s even a free pre-activity run by The Courtyard’s Youth Ambassador from 10.30am.
Laura gale dance & Drama: How to train your dragon Jr (Live)
A Big Egg (live)
November Sat 7 11am
November Sat 14 11am
Based on the DreamWorks hit, How to Train Your Dragon JR. brings fire-breathing action, epic adventure and big laughs to the stage.
Join children’s author Steven Lee in his magical writing shed, where stories hatch before your eyes!
Forgotten Island (PG)
UK/USA, 1h 34min
November Sat 21 11am
November Sat 28 11am
Best friends Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to an island filled with magical creatures.
After her brother is abducted by a murder of crows, a headstrong teenager launches a rescue mission into an enchanted forest.
Wildwood (12A)
USA, 1h 49min
Tickets £16
Golden Boy (15 TBC)
Starring: Josh O’Connor Thu 5 Nov, 7pm Sat 14 Nov, 2pm (Subs) Sun 29 Nov, 2pm
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Thu 19 Nov, 7pm Sun 22 Nov, 2pm Wed 25 Nov, 10am Tickets £16
Tickets £16
Hay fever (12a TBC)
Starring: Christine Baranski & Richard E. Grant Thu 14 Jan, 7pm Sun 24 Jan, 2pm Wed 27 Jan, 10.45am Sat 13 Feb, 2pm (Subs)
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Live Events
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Live Screenings
Ebenezer Expected to screen throughout December! Cast: Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Rupert Grint, Ian McKellen A thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, following one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future as he fights for a second chance at redemption.
Help us to transform our Studio Theatre... What’s in the makeover Wider padded seats with higher backs Cup holders Our ground-floor Studio is a busy and versatile space - bringing together lovers of independent cinema, live screenings, children’s theatre, community showcases, folk music, stand-up comedy and much more. In 2025 alone, more than 45,000 tickets were issued for this space, welcoming thousands of people through its doors.
A new eco-friendly heating & cooling system Additional soundproofing New flooring
Next Summer, we want to make various improvements to transform the space, making it more comfortable, accessible and welcoming for everyone, while matching the quality of the experiences on stage and screen. All of which will support our charity to be here for future generations to enjoy what we all enjoy now! A huge thank you to everyone who’s donated so far. A fantastic £10,000 has been raised towards our Make Room campaign aims with a view to reach £130,000 by Spring 2027.
Try before you buy! You can test drive the new seating during your next visit to The Courtyard. Stationed right outside the Box Office, we’ve got two sample chairs so you can see the improvements for yourself.
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