Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends -- Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo -- have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape -- with the help of some prodigious penguins -- to explore the world.

This screening is a relaxed screening, where the lights are brighter, and the sound is lower to create a relaxed environment for the whole family to enjoy. These screenings are particuarly aimed at families with SEND children.

Please Note: There are only 5 minutes of pre-show trailers, it is advisable to arrive before the time advertised.

Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

Three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life soon gets turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter discovers a mysterious portal to the afterlife. When someone says Beetlejuice's name three times, the mischievous demon gleefully returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.

In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination’s Despicable Me 4.

Following the 2022 summer blockbuster phenomenon of Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, the biggest global animated franchise in history now begins a new chapter as Gru and Lucy and their girls —Margo, Edith and Agnes —welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.

When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends for a dream vacation on his private island. Wild nights soon blend into sun-soaked days, but when strange things start to happen, Frida must uncover the truth if she hopes to make it out alive.

Though coming from a complicated past, Lily Bloom has always known the life she wants. While living in Boston, she meets neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid and believes she may very well have found her soul mate. Soon, however, questions arise about their relationship, and to complicate matters her high school love interest, Atlas Corrigan, comes back into the picture, putting her relationship with Ryle in jeopardy.

Wade Wilson/Deadpool is enjoying the quiet life with girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) when the Time Variance Authority (TVA) comes knocking at his door.

Deadpool is then set on a collision course with Logan/Wolverine, which promises to change anything and everything he knows.

PLEASE NOTE:

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE contains several sequences with flashing lights that may affect those who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or have other photosensitivities.

Count Almaviva lives with his Countess on their estate near Seville. The Count has his eye on his wife’s maid Susanna, who is about to marry the Count’s servant, Figaro. Much to Figaro’s dismay,the Count plans to seduce Susanna on the night of the wedding. Meanwhile, Cherubino, the Count’s young page, has a crush on the Countess, but has just been dismissed after being discovered with Barbarina, the gardener Antonio’s daughter.

Figaro decides he must foil the Count’s attempt to seduce his wife-to-be and enlists the help of the Countess, Susanna and Cherubino – the latter disguising himself as a woman. A series of mistaken identities, misunderstandings and thwarted plans ensue, with all members of the household participating as each tries to get what – and who – they want.

Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to cinemas.

Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.

Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.

Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live in 2022 during a sold out run at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.

Please Note: Includes sensitive subject matter including reference to sex, violence and rape. There is more information about this on the Prima Facie website with links to further information and support: https://primafacieplay.com/trigger-warning/

Does not include an interval

Funhouse Comedy Club is back at The Regal, Stowmarket on Thursday September 12th for another night full of laughter.

Topping the bill is winner of ITV’s ‘Show Me The Funny’ the instantly loveable and unique Patrick Monahan, with his trademark hyperactive and freewheeling charm. Following the release of his debut DVD he was a guest on Loose Women and also appeared alongside Philip Schofield and Jason Manford on ITV's Comedy Annual. More recently he appeared on ITV’s Splash. Of Irish-Iranian decent, but brought up on Teeside he shares tales of his memories. He exudes warmth and charisma; his friendly style mixed with his hilarious story telling leaves his audiences wanting for more.

Opening the night will be Michael Legge stand up, writer, actor and winner of the 2009 Chortle Best Off Stage Contribution for his blog. He co-presented the Absolute Radio Sunday show with Dave Gorman. With his unique sense of humour, sardonic rage and blisteringly funny stories he draws people into his world, leaving them with a sense of amazement.

Completing the line-up is the warm and light-hearted Ben Ashurst with his hilarious thoughts.

Compere for the night will be Nik Coppin who has performed all over the world with his natural carefree and easy-going attitude towards both life and comedy. He confidently engages the audience with his honesty whilst relating his experiences at a somewhat fast pace.

7.00pm doors

7.30pm show

10.15pm ends

Pizzas available 5.30pm to 6.45pm

Please note that there is a strict procedure to protect the acts and allow other members of the audience to enjoy the evening. If you use foul or abusive language or constantly heckle the acts we reserve the right to ask audience members to leave the venue.

- Please note line-ups are subject to change -

Lee tells the story of Lee Miller, American photographer. Determined to document the truth of the Nazi regime, and in spite of the odds stacked against female correspondents, Lee

captured some of the most important images of World War II, for which she paid an enormous personal price.

The film is not a biopic, instead it explores the most significant decade of Lee Miller’s life. As a middle-aged woman, she refused to be remembered as a model and male artists’ muse. Lee Miller defied the expectations and rules of the time and travelled to Europe to report from the frontline. Her photographs of the war, its victims and its consequences remain among the most significant and historically important of the second world war. She changed war photography forever, but Lee paid an enormous personal price for what she witnessed and the stories she fought to tell.

When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.

Alex (Eric Darnell), Morty (Tom McGrath) and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.

This screening is a relaxed screening, where the lights are brighter, and the sound is lower to create a relaxed environment for the whole family to enjoy. These screenings are particuarly aimed at families with SEND children.

Please Note: There are only 5 minutes of pre-show trailers, it is advisable to arrive before the time advertised.

In blood-soaked Tudor England, twice married, accomplished, and educated Katherine Parr (Vikander), reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII (Law). Her consent to marry him carries great personal risk, given that her predecessors are either vanquished, beheaded, or dead. When Henry appoints her as Regent, the nation’s ruler during his absence when he departs to fight overseas, he lays a dangerous path for her. Henry’s courtiers, suspecting she’s sympathetic to radical Protestant beliefs that have taken root in the kingdom and are a threat to their power, scheme against her and cast doubts upon her fidelity to the increasingly ailing and paranoid King.

Saddle Sore premiered at the Colchester Fringe in 2022 to critical acclaim and 5 star reviews.

It’s the story of Kev and Joe who go on a bike ride to raise money in memory of their friend Dave who has recently died.

It’s not only a journey around East Anglia but also a journey of discovery as they finally open up to each other about their innermost feelings.

It’s very much a comedy - expect Lycra, doughnuts, Sudocrem, Superman pants and even more doughnuts.

A portion of ticket sales will be donated to Prostate Cancer UK.

"Second viewing. Second time crying. It’s so beautiful, wonderful acting, plus informative. Congratulations to all involved for a wonderful performance.”

"It’s a beautifully written play, exquisitely acted. It’s very funny and poignant at the same time. "

"...we laughed, we cried, we had a wonderful time!"

"The best thing I've seen in ages!"

"Was a great night, fantastic performance!”

Age suitability: Audience discretion, some strong language.

Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.

A stunning 13 piece production pay tribute to the pinnacle of Pink Floyd's live performances with a show reminiscent of the unforgettable Pulse and Delicate Sound of Thunder tours.

After celebrating Dark Side of The Moon in 2023, Pure Floyd are excited to perform the anthemic hits from The Division Bell and Momentary Lapse of Reason (renowned for their incredible guitar solos and arrangements).

This breathtaking concert will also include the familiar circular screen, lasers and lighting show that secured Pink Floyd as the greatest show on earth. It will certainly be a night to remember and one that features some truly classic hits from this legendary band.

Animal pals Alex (Ben Stiller), Marty (Chris Rock), Melman (David Schwimmer) and Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois (Frances McDormand) picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.

This screening is a relaxed screening, where the lights are brighter, and the sound is lower to create a relaxed environment for the whole family to enjoy. These screenings are particuarly aimed at families with SEND children.

Please Note: There are only 5 minutes of pre-show trailers, it is advisable to arrive before the time advertised.

This spectacular, sell-out 25th Anniversary Gala Performance of the global stage sensation also features appearances by the original cast including Jonathan Pryce and Lea Salonga.

This acclaimed production was described as “the most thrilling, soaring and emotionally stirring musical with magnificent performances” by the Daily Telegraph and “the greatest

musical of all time” by the Daily Mail. The epic love story tells the tragic tale of young bar girl Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with American GI Chris – but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.

Includes two intervals.

Lollypops & Moptops is a must see show for all 50’s & 60s music fans, a trip down nostalgia lane for those that can remember the 50’s & 60’s first time round and a fantastic night out for those who want to experience and missed out on the days of Lollypops and Moptops. Join funny man Alan Mosca - Formerly of Freddie & The Dreamers and the former compère of the 60s touring show The Sensational Sixties Experience as he retells the stories of yesteryear with song and a touch of comedy, Rave on with Buddy Walker as he brings back to life the look and feel of Buddy Holly, who can forget hits like Oh Boy, True Love Ways plus many more. Walk Right Back with 2017 National Music Tribute Award Winners The Temple Brothers who are well known throughout the world for their fabulous tribute to The Everly Brothers, Steve & Colin Temple are genuine real life brothers and for over 15 years they have toured with their unique harmonies and uncanny look and feel of Don and Phil, performing beautiful songs such as All I Have To Do Is Dream, Let It Be Me, Cathy’s Clown, Crying In The Rain plus many more, and finally The awesome Dreamers - Formerly Freddie & The Dreamers as they recreate hits including You Were Made For Me, I’m Telling You Now, Over You, If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody plus many more and also featuring our 5th Dreamer - Mr Peter Gill on Piano. Lollypops and Moptops is a 2 hour show which has been described as pure class, nostalgia and fun for all the family. Lollypops & Moptops the must see show for 2025!

There comes a day in every man's life when he has to get off the couch…and kill some zombies. When flesh-eating zombies are on the hunt for a bite to eat, it's up to slacker Shaun and his best pal to save their friends and family from becoming the next entrée.

SHAUN OF THE DEAD first graced cinema screens in 2004, quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon and solidifying its place in the annals of horror-comedy history. Directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the film has since amassed a dedicated following who have eagerly awaited its return to the big screen.

Plucky penguins Skipper (Tom McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), Rico (Conrad Vernon) and Private (Christopher Knights) -- the most elite spies ever hatched -- join forces with a chic undercover organization known as the North Wind. Led by highly trained, handsome and arrogant Agent Classified (Benedict Cumberbatch), this special inter-species task force must stop a many-tentacled villain, Dr. Octavius Brine (John Malkovich), from destroying the world.

This screening is a relaxed screening, where the lights are brighter, and the sound is lower to create a relaxed environment for the whole family to enjoy. These screenings are particuarly aimed at families with SEND children.

Please Note: There are only 5 minutes of pre-show trailers, it is advisable to arrive before the time advertised.

Celebrated by many, Othello has risen through the ranks of the Met police. But can his hard won reputation, his marriage to Desdemona, and his own subconscious survive the toxic

systems that surround him?

Sixteenth-century Venice becomes modern-day London’s Docklands, as Othello grapples with many of the same issues that successful Black people have faced for centuries. This is an Othello for our times.

Experience Shakespeare’s confronting look at the destructive impact of institutional racism, toxic masculinity, and a justice system locked in a vicious cycle of self-fulfilling prophecy.

Director Ola Ince debuted in the intimate, candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse with this ‘inspired’ (The Guardian), and ‘profound’ (Evening Standard) and ‘masterfully redefined’

(West End Best Friend) take on Shakespeare’s blistering tragedy.

Includes x1 20 minute intermission

Offenbach

Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Revival)

Offenbach’s fantastical opera kicks off the Metropolitan Opera’s season of Live in HD performance broadcasts on October 5, starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role

of the tormented poet. Joining Bernheim is American soprano Erin Morley as Olympia, South African soprano Pretty Yende as Antonia, and French mezzo-soprano Clé mentine Margaine as

Giulietta to complete Hoffmann’s trio of lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s evocative production, which also features American bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the Four

Villains and Russian mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya in her company debut as Nicklausse.

PLEASE NOTE: Age rating and running time are subject to change.

Sung in French

Includes 2 intermissions

Following a completely sold-out appearance in 2023, ‘Song Sung Blue’, a show paying tribute to the illustrious and wide-ranging music and career of Neil Diamond returns to The Regal, Stowmarket on Sunday 6th October with extra songs and an updated version of the show.

Celebrating 58 years since his first hit single and sales of over 130 million records, the show features hit after hit from Neil Diamond’s career, including Sweet Caroline, Cracklin’ Rosie, Forever in Blue Jeans, America, I Am… I Said, Hello Again, Beautiful Noise, You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, I’m a Believer, Love on the Rocks and many more.

Stephen, who has been performing professionally for almost 20 years, pays homage to Neil Diamond’s vocal range, guitar playing and heartfelt stage presence in a fast-paced show, jam-packed with timeless songs and ballads from Diamond’s solo releases and as a songwriter for some of the world’s biggest artists and groups.

’Song Sung Blue' is described as a “love letter to Neil Diamond which promises to bring back memories of heyday performances from the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s,” and is guaranteed to have Neil Diamond fans, old and new, singing along all night.

Tickets are £17 full price, £16 concessions and £14 for parties of 10 or more, available from the box office on 01449 612825 or

www.regalstowmarket.co.uk The show is likely to sell out, so BOOK EARLY to avoid disappointment.