The Father is a 2020 psychological drama film co-written and directed by Florian Zeller, in his directorial debut; he co-wrote it with fellow playwright Christopher Hampton.Synopsis: A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.  The film stars Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman.Age rated 12A 

Rushen Players are delighted to announce that we are presenting JB Priestley's "When We Are Married" on November 18th, 19th and 20th - the perfect choice to mark the 50th anniversary of our beautiful Erin Arts Centre! Exactly 50 years ago come November, it was the first dramatic production to be staged by Rushen Players at the newly opened Arts Centre, and we have considered the Centre to be our "home" ever since.This classic Northern [read more…]

Rushen Players are delighted to announce that we are presenting JB Priestley's "When We Are Married" on November 18th, 19th and 20th - the perfect choice to mark the 50th anniversary of our beautiful Erin Arts Centre! Exactly 50 years ago come November, it was the first dramatic production to be staged by Rushen Players at the newly opened Arts Centre, and we have considered the Centre to be our "home" ever since.This classic Northern [read more…]

Rushen Players are delighted to announce that we are presenting JB Priestley's "When We Are Married" on November 18th, 19th and 20th - the perfect choice to mark the 50th anniversary of our beautiful Erin Arts Centre! Exactly 50 years ago come November, it was the first dramatic production to be staged by Rushen Players at the newly opened Arts Centre, and we have considered the Centre to be our "home" ever since.This classic Northern [read more…]

Join The wonderful Service Players for a festive night of theatre! The Nativity PlayMiss Lipton's reception class always presents an outstanding nativity play. We meet the members of her new class and their funny, heart-warming preparations for the festive production.The Christmas QuizThe Buck's Head grand final quiz is being fought out between the two scoreboard leaders. The teams are desperate to take the trophy, but have to cope with personal dramas and personality conflicts.

IOM visual music group Kitterland will create a live soundscape to accompany a silent film. Kitterland uses live loops, guitars and vocals and analogue modular synthesisers to create sonic soundscapes that move from quiet to loud and everything in between; the music created is then supported by film, projections or images. The music Kitterland make can be described as being part of the ‘slow music movement’ – things take time to happen, ideas form, develop and [read more…]

The King of the Waltz brings you a festive spectacular from his newly created Winter Palace in his hometown of Maastricht. Performances include all the highlights we’ve come to expect from a festive Andre Rieu concert, including lovely Christmas carols, romantic waltzes and beautiful melodies like Jingle Bells, O Holy Night, Hallelujah and a show-stopping performance of Walking in the Air. The size and scale of this production is on a grander scale than ever before, with 150 beautiful [read more…]

Join us for our annual screening of the Christmas classic 'It's a Wonderful Life' An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. Tickets include mulled wine and mince pies. This film is sponsored by Bushy's Brewery.Under 18s £2

Join us for our annual screening of the Christmas classic 'It's a Wonderful Life' An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. Tickets include mulled wine and mince pies. This film is sponsored by Bushy's Brewery.Under 18s £2

Due to Covid related staff shortages, this event is now cancelled. Continuing a treasured holiday tradition, the Met presents a new instalment in its series of abridged opera adaptations for family audiences. Laurent Pelly’s storybook staging of Massenet’s Cendrillon, a hit of the 2017–18 season, is presented with an all-new English translation in an abridged 90 minutes, with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as its rags-to-riches princess. Maestro Emmanuel Villaume leads a delightful cast, which includes mezzo-soprano [read more…]

Tickets £5 | RHT Friends £4 In the second of Rushen Heritage Trust's 2021-22 season of talks, Allison Fox, Curator of Archaeology at Manx National Heritage, explores the history of the south of the Island, as she presents a specially curated discussion of the familiar, and not so familiar, artefacts that have been discovered and the stories that they tell.