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A New Kind of Wilderness

(12A) 84MINS

On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Paynes live a purposefully isolated life, aiming to be wild and free. Maria and Nik, along...

Parthenope

(15) 137MINS

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino comes a monumental and deeply romantic story of a lifetime. Born in the Bay of Naples in 1950, Parthenope...

Elephant Sessions

Doors 8pm | Tickets £20.50 | Plus Support From Andie | Malt Room Standing From humble beginnings in the Highlands of Scotland, to playing around...

Desire: The Carl Craig Story

(15) 91MINS

Desire: The Carl Craig Story is an intimate portrait of legendary techno producer, DJ and record label creator Carl Craig and an ode to his...

Les Misérables: The Staged Concert Live! 40th Anniversary

(12A) 182MINS

Seen by over 120 million people worldwide, LES MISÉRABLES is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals. In 2019, Cameron Mackintosh produced a spectacular...

Holding Back The Years – 40 Years Of Simply Red, Live In Santiago

(12A) 120MINS

Captured during Simply Red's electrifying performances in Santiago, Chile in March 2025, this spectacular concert film captures Mick and the band at their absolute finest....

28 Days Later

(18) 109MINS

Cinema Rewind... One Night Only.. A group of misguided animal rights activists free a caged chimp infected with the "Rage" virus from a medical research...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

(12A) 170MINS

'Our lives are the sum of our choices.' Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Following the knife-edge finale...

Lilo & Stitch

(PG) 108MINS

A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, “Lilo & Stitch” is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the...

Michelangelo’s Love & Death – Exhibition on Screen

(PG) 90MINS

Wed 21 May | 7.00pm | Screen One | Tickets: £14.50/£13.50/£12.50 The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what...

Dark Room Access

Dark Room Access Sessions | Thur 8 May-10 July  | 6.30-9.30pm | £15 PAYG | Tutor Liam Collins | Students & U24s 20% off |...

Kendal College: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie!

Starts 1.30pm & 7pm | Tickets £17.50* | Theatre | Strictly ages 12+ *Young Person Ticket (Age 12-18 only) £14.50, Schools Ticket (secondary schools only)...

Ballet to Broadway: Wheeldon Works

(12A) 180MINS

Thu 22 May | 7.15pm | Screen 1 Mixed Programme: 1 Revival, 3 New Productions FOOL’S PARADISE Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first...

Brewery Arts Open Exhibition 2025 

23 May – 21 Jul | Sugar Store & Foyer Gallery | Tue-Sat, 11am-5pm | Free Our annual exhibition showcases the talent of local artists,...

The Phoenician Scheme

(15) 101MINS

The story of a family and a family business. Starring: Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton...

Billy Elliot The Musical Live 20th Anniversary

(15) 163MINS

Based on the Academy Award® nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London’s West End in...

Life Painting Workshop

Life Painting Workshop | Sat 24 May | 11.30am-5.30pm | £66 | 16+ yrs | Tutor Catherine MacDiarmid | Studio 3 A fantastic opportunity to...

Kendal Mountain Tour 2025: A Night Of Adventure Films + Guest Speaker Genevieve Brown

Starts 7pm | Tickets £17.50, Conc. £13.50 | Theatre | Age Guidance 12+ A Night of Adventure Films & Guest Speaker Genevieve Brown Prepare for...

Iona Lane

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £17.50 | Plus Support From Anne-Marie Sanderson | Malt Room Cabaret Exclusive 2-for-1 Brewery Arts Members Offer for this event! Just...

Brewery Poets Reading – May 2025

Brewery Poets Reading | 30 May | Starts 7.30pm | Live Tickets £8.50 | Online £5 Join us either Live or Online for our Brewery...

Penguin Cafe

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £34.50 | Theatre In 2025, Penguin Cafe will bring the music of the legendary Penguin Cafe Orchestra back to life. The...

Introduction To Stained Glass

Introduction to Stained Glass | Sat 31 May | Sat 5 July | 12-4pm | £49 | 16+ yrs | Tutor Sarah Walkley | Studio...

Verbalise

Verbalise | Live and Online | Doors 7.30pm | Live Tickets £7 | Online £5 Verbalise is one of Brewery Arts’ most beloved community events,...

Jamali Maddix: Aston

Starts 8pm | Tickets £24.50 | Plus Support from Raj Poojara | Theatre | Age guidance 16+ Critically acclaimed comedian Jamali Maddix is back on...

Art In The Bar

Art in the Bar | Wed 7 May | 4 June | 2 July | Food served 6.30pm | Starts 7pm | £19.50 per session...

Crafternoon Brew

Crafternoon Brew | Thu 8 May | 5 June | 3 July | 1.30-3pm | £19.50 per session (includes cream tea) | 16+ yrs |...

Jazz Club

Doors 7pm | Tickets £16.50 | Conc. £14.50 | Brewery Arts Members 2 for 1* | Malt Room Cabaret Seating | Age guidance 18+ There’s...

National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire

(15) 180MINS

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the...

Il Barbiere di Siviglia – The Met Opera: Live in HD 2024/25 – Encore Broadcast

(12A) 215MINS

Thu 5 Jun | 7.30pm| Encore Broadcast | Screen Two | (12A) | 215min | One Interval The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season...

Flook

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £24 | Theatre What began in 1995 as a ground-breaking union of musicians and instruments, has continued as a unique musical offering through...

Discover Pottery Throwing

Discover Pottery Throwing | Sat 3 May & 7 June | 11.15am-12.45pm | 1.30-3pm | 3.30-5pm | £52pp per session | 18+ yrs | Tutor...

Cyanotype

Cyanotype | Sat 7 June | 12-4pm | £52 | 16+ yrs | Tutor Helena McGregor | Studio 3, Print Room and the Garden Use...

More Oil Painting

More Oil Painting | Wed 11 June-9 July | 7-9pm | £80 (5wks) | 16+ yrs | Tutor Catherine MacDiarmid | Studio 3 If the...

Bi-Curious George Presents Queer Planet

Starts 8pm | Tickets £17.50 | Theatre | Strictly 18+ Kendal Pride presents... Award-winning drag king and London’s loveable nature boy, Bi-Curious George, invites you...

Kendal Pride x Kendal Mountain Festival

(12A) 75MINS

To celebrate this year’s Kendal Pride and stand in solidarity with the local LGBTQIA+ community, Kendal Mountain Festival is proudly supporting an evening of Queer-led...

Twin Atlantic

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £27.50 | Plus Support from Kodi | Malt Room Standing Scottish alt-rockers Twin Atlantic perform in the Malt Room. Twin Atlantic...

The Wedding Banquet

(15) 103MINS

From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness, and family expectations. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic...

Introduction to Clay

Introduction to Clay | Sat 14 June | 12-4pm | £49 | 16+ yrs | Tutor Chris Barnes | Studio 2 Have you wanted to...

The Specials Ltd.

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £22.50 | Malt Room Standing | Support from Bad Transmission Celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Specials' classic #1 single 'Too...

American Psycho 25th Anniversary

(18) 102MINS

Cinema Rewind... In New York City in 1987, a handsome, young urban professional, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), lives a second life as a gruesome serial...

Kendal College End of Year Short Film Night 2025

(12A) 90MINS

Join us for an exciting short film screening premiere of storytelling, creativity, and fresh cinematic voices from Kendal College's UAL Level 3 Film Production course,...

Neil Cowley Trio

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £27.50 | Theatre Last year, pianist and composer Neil Cowley announced the “un-pressing of the pause”, ending his trio’s 7-year hiatus....

King Creosote: Any Port in a Storm

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £32.50 | Plus support from KY-10 (Kenny Drew) | Theatre Extended King Creosote brings the “Any Port in a Storm” tour...

Watercolour Portraits

Watercolour Portraits | Sat 21 June | 11.30am-5.30pm | £61 | 16+ yrs | Tutor Catherine MacDiarmid | Studio 3 You will develop different watercolour...

Searching for Amani – UK Green Film Festival

76MINS

A 13-year-old aspiring journalist finds himself on a dangerous odyssey as he investigates his father's mysterious murder within the boundaries of one of Kenya's largest...

Newen Afrobeat

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £20.50 | Plus Support from Samfire | Malt Room Standing Newen Afrobeat are a pioneering afrobeat band hailing from Chile, whose...

The Wandering Hearts

Doors 7pm | Tickets £28.50 | Plus Support from Lucy Grubb | Extended Theatre Americana folk-rock group The Wandering Hearts hit the road to play...

As The Tide Comes In – UK Green Film Festival

88MINS

The 27 residents of the tiny island of Mandø are used to severe weather and flooding, but climate change is making things worse and serious...

Dad’s Army Radio Show

Starts 8pm | Tickets £22.50 | Theatre The nation’s favourite sitcom returns! The boys are delighted to head to Brewery Arts with three new episodes....

Once Upon a Time in a Forest – UK Green Film Festival

93MINS

Young people seamlessly weave into the fabric of nature, swim in crystalline lakes and revel in the calm presence of the ancient trees. But this...

Hannah Rarity

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £19.50 | Theatre Hannah Rarity is a celebrated Scottish folk singer. Her albums 'Neath the Gloaming Star' and 'To Have You...

Painting A Portrait In Oils

Painting A Portrait In Oils | Sat 5 July | 11.30am-5.30pm | £61 | Tutor Catherine MacDiarmid | Studio 3 Learn the basics of oil...

Kirkbie Kendal School: High School Musical

Starts 7pm | Tickets £14 | Conc. £12* | Theatre *Under 18's & over 65's Kirkbie Kendal School proudly presents High School Musical, the electrifying...

Fleetwood Bac

Doors 8pm | Tickets £25| Malt Room Standing Fleetwood Bac were the world’s first, and regarded as the UK’s most authentic Fleetwood Mac tribute show....

Joan As Police Woman

Doors 7.30 | Tickets £27.50 | Theatre Highly acclaimed American songwriter Joan As Police Woman performs at Brewery Arts, playing key songs from throughout her...

Peatbog Faeries

Doors 7:30pm | Tickets £25 | Malt Room Standing 2023 saw a fresh start from multi award winning Scottish Hall of Famers, the Peatbog Faeries....

Performance Unleashed Summer Camp 2025 (7-14 Yrs)

Performance Unleashed | 4-8 August | 9.30am-3.30pm | £175 | 7-14yrs | Tutors Various | Studios and Garden Our popular and fun youth summer camps...

Arts Unleashed Summer Camp 2025 (7-14 Yrs)

Arts Unleashed | 11-15 August | 9.30am-3.30pm | £175 | 7-14yrs | Tutors Various | Studios and Garden Our popular and fun youth summer camps...

National Theatre Live: Inter Alia

(15) 120MINS

Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie. Jessica Parks is a smart Crown...

Horse

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £22.50 | Theatre Horse is the phenomenal singer, songwriter and true icon. The first Horse album, The Same Sky, was released...

Goldie Lookin Chain: Still Safe As F*ck Tour

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £25 | Malt Room Standing | Age Restricted 18+ only Goldie Lookin Chain are hitting the road again in 2025 after...

Rosie Jones: I Can’t Tell What She’s Saying

Starts 7.30pm | Tickets £20.50 | Theatre | Strictly 14+ *This event will be on sale from 11am on 9 May* Join self-professed prick and...

LeNoise: A Tribute To Neil Young

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £22.50 | Theatre LeNoise has been touring Europe since 2017, wowing audiences with the best songs of Neil Young, and is...

Jenny Sturgeon With Patsy Reid

Doors 8pm | Price £18.50 | Malt Room Seated Brewery Arts welcomes award-winning Scottish folk singer-songwriter, sound artist, and producer Jenny Sturgeon. Highly regarded for...

Nadia Reid (solo)

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £19 | Theatre Singer-songwriter Nadia Reid performs an intimate solo performance in our Theatre, playing songs from her latest LP, Enter...

The Spirit And Sound Of Steely Dan: Nearly Dan In Concert

Doors 7:30pm | Tickets £26.50 | Malt Room Standing Less tribute and more homage, Nearly Dan is saviour to the growing legions of Steely Dan...

Ardal O’Hanlon: Not Himself (preview show)

Starts 8pm | Tickets £21.50 | Theatre | Age Guidance 16+ Oh, it’s all there! All the trademarks are in evidence in Ardal’s latest show....

Kim Carnie

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £17.50 | Theatre Award-winning singer and composer Kim Carnie is coming to the Brewery Arts stage. She has featured not only...

Comedy Club

Starts 8pm | Tickets £16.50 | Conc. £14.50 | Brewery Arts Members 2 for 1* | Malt Room Cabaret Seating | Age guidance 18+ Comedy...

Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf*ckers

Starts 8pm | Tickets £22.50 | Theatre Namaste Motherf*ckers is the new show from Cally Beaton (QI, Live at the Apollo). A quick-witted, unexpected and...

Breabach

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £24.50 | Theatre | On sale 10am 11 April Twenty years on from winning the Danny Kyle Open Stage Award at...

Tom Houghton: Deep

Starts 7.30pm | Tickets £22.50 | Conc. £19.50 | Plus support tbc | Theatre | Age Guidance 14+ After a phenomenal, sold-out, international tour. Plus,...

David Ford: ‘I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I’ve Caused’

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £20.50 | Theatre David Ford’s 2005 debut album 'I Sincerely Apologise for All the Trouble I’ve Caused' took the music world...

Hal Cruttenden: Can Dish It Out But Can’t Take It

Starts 8pm | Tickets £22.50 | Theatre | Age guidance 16+ Hal is back with a brand-new tour for 2025 with a show that promises...

Hollie McNish: Brand New Book Tour!

Starts 7.00pm | Tickets £17.50 | Support from Michael Pedersen | Theatre | Age Guidance 14+ The title is still under-wraps but Hollie is back...

Jamie Lawson: 10th Anniversary Tour

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £30 | Age Restriction 14+ | Theatre October 2025 marks the 10th Anniversary of the UK number 1 album, Jamie Lawson....

Live/Wire: The AC/DC Show

Doors 8pm | Tickets £27.50 | Malt Room Standing Live/Wire brings AC/DC to life, performing with the passion and energy you expect from professional musicians...

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Starts 2pm | Tickets £11 | Theatre | Age guidance 6+ Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and...

Nick Cope: I’ve Lost My Bobble Hat!

Starts 11am & 2pm | Tickets £18 | Theatre | Age Guidance 3+ Help Nick find his beloved bobble hat while immersing yourselves in this...

The Total Stone Roses

Doors 7pm | Tickets £27.50 | Malt Room Standing The UK’s best Stone Roses tribute - The Total Stone Roses - are back at Brewery...

Dub Princess & Hotsteppas

Doors 7:30pm | Tickets £18.50 | Malt Room Standing With this powerful collaboration in full swing, 2025 is shaping up to be a landmark year...

Suzi Ruffell: The Juggle

Starts 8pm | Tickets £19.50 | Conc. £17.50 | Theatre | Age Guidance Strictly 14+ It’s hard to be good all the time. A good...

Garth Marenghi: This Bursted Earth Book Tour

Starts 7.30pm | Tickets £22.50 | Theatre | Age guidance 14+ Horror author Nick Steen is having visions… A sinister Black Steeple; eerie lights in...

One Night In Nashville

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £30 | Malt Room Standing | Strictly 16+ only One Night In Nashville is the UK's first downtown Nashville honkytonk live...

Steve Knightley & The Winter Yards Band

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £28.50 | Support from True Foxes | Extended Theatre Following the outstanding success of his Winter Yards solo tour, Steve Knightley...

John Smith (Trio Show)

Doors: 7:30pm | Tickets: £24.50 | Theatre Extended | On sale 10am 30 April Born in Essex, raised by the Devon seaside and making his...

Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden’s Wassail

Doors 7:30pm |  Tickets £27.50 | Extended Theatre Before there was carolling, there was wassailing. Where seasonal songs were exchanged for money, food and ale....

Cloudbusting: The Music Of Kate Bush Christmas Special

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £27 | Theatre Cloudbusting are thrilled to bring ‘The Music of Kate Bush’ to venues across the UK and Europe. Featuring...

Josie Long: Now Is The Time Of Monsters

Starts 8pm | Tickets £24.50 | Theatre A new show about extinct, gigantic megafauna from 3-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Josie Long. In these troubled...

My Life Story

Doors 8pm | Tickets £23.50 | Malt Room Standing Epic pop pioneers My Life Story hit Brewery Arts to celebrate 25 years since the release...

Three Little Pigs

Starts 11am & 3pm | Tickets £15 | Family of four £55* | Theatre | Ages 3+ Enter the incredible world of Stuff and Nonsense....

The Luke Combs Experience

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £25 | Malt Room Standing After a sell-out show last year, join us for an unforgettable evening filled with amazing music...

Pete Firman: Tricks & Giggles

Starts 7.30pm | Tickets £22.50 | Theatre | Age guidance 11+ With over 4.5 million social media followers and countless TV appearances under his belt,...

Mark Simmons: Jest To Impress

Starts 8pm | Tickets £22.50 | Theatre WINNER Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2024 As seen on Mock The Week, BT Sport, and ITV,...

The Watch Plays Genesis

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £27.50 | Extended Theatre The Watch Plays Genesis premieres 'Tales from 1970-1976'. “Take a little trip back from Trespass … to...

Tom Stade: Naughty By Nature

Starts 8pm | Tickets £24.50 | Theatre | Age guidance 16+ Direct from the Edinburgh festival, and his last smash-hit nationwide tour, the legendary Canadian...