What's On

We are a world-class cultural hub in the North West and regularly host some of the best touring artists and productions in the UK

Highlights

MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT Chinese Film Festival

Fri 6 - Sun 8 Mar 2026

To purchase a Festival pass click HERE How it works! Simply buy a Festival pass and login into or create your Brewery Arts account, then select...

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Languages

Languages

New Season of Language Classes

Interested in languages and culture? Head to our cinema for a double bill of À bout de souffle and Nouvelle Vague - a perfect introduction...

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Exhibition

Held

6 Feb - 2 May

Sugar Store Gallery | Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm | Free Lela Harris This spring,  Brewery Arts presents Held, a solo exhibition by award-winning Kendal-based artist Lela Harris....

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Exhibition

Light – Shape – Distance

6 Feb - 2 May

Foyer Gallery | Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm | Free Stuart Irving (b. North Shields, Newcastle) is a visual artist living and working in Carlisle. Born into a...

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Print Room Members Access

Print Room Members Sessions

11am-3pm | 18+ yrs Brewery Arts Print Room Membership allows experienced printmakers the opportunity to work in a safe, relaxed, and creative Print Room environment....

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Dance

Mature Movers

Tue 13 Jan-24 Mar (10 wks) | 11.30am-12.30pm  | 18+ yrs Mature Movers is an open dance class for all abilities, aimed at over 60s....

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Cinema

The Shepherd and the Bear

(12A) 101MINS

Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, The Shepherd and the Bear explores a conflict provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears in the midst...

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Cinema

“Wuthering Heights”

(15) 140MINS

"Wuthering Heights" is a passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors. Tragedy strikes when Heathcliff falls in love with...

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Cinema

Nouvelle Vague

  • Tuesday 3rd March 13:00
  • Wednesday 4th March 13:00

(12A) 106MINS

Richard Linklater recreates the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal feature debut, penning a nostalgic love letter to the rebellious spirit of the French New Wave....

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Drama

Act Your Age

Tuesday 3rd February 2026 – Tuesday 24th March 2026

Tue 13 Jan-24 Mar (10 wks) | 1-3pm  | 18+ yrs Act Your Age are currently working towards a performance of The Outrun by Stef...

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Visual Arts

Art Explorers

Tue 13 Jan-24 Mar (10 wks) | 1-2.30pm  | 7+ yrs Art Explorers is a creative and sociable mixed media arts class for young people...

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Cinema

Send Help

(15) 113MINS

In "Send Help," two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past...

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Cinema

Marty Supreme

(15) 149MINS

A hustler-turned-champion ping pong player Marty Reisman’s journey from playing for bets in Manhattan to winning 22 major titles and becoming the oldest to win...

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Cinema

Goat

(PG) 100MINS

From Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, comes GOAT, an original action-comedy set in an all-animal world. The story follows Will,...

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Cinema

The Moment

  • Tuesday 3rd March 17:30

(15) 102MINS

A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut. Directed by Aidan Zamiri Written by...

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Stage on Screen

Giselle – The Royal Ballet

  • Tuesday 3rd March 19:15

(12A) 210MINS

The peasant girl Giselle has fallen in love with Albrecht. When she discovers that he is actually a nobleman promised to another, she kills herself...

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Cinema Rewind

A Knight’s Tale – 25th Anniversary

  • Tuesday 3rd March 19:30

(12A) 132MINS

A Knight's Tale follows peasant-born William Thatcher (Heath Ledger) begins a quest to change his stars, win the heart of an exceedingly fair maiden (Shanynn...

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Cinema

Is this Thing On?

  • Tuesday 3rd March 20:00
  • Thursday 5th March 16:45

(15) 121MINS

As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex (Will Arnett) faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while...

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Cinema

The Chronology Of Water

  • Wednesday 4th March 12:45

(15) 128MINS

Oscar-nominated actor Kristen Stewart makes her feature directorial debut with The Chronology of Water. It is an unflinching portrait of womanhood, survival, and artistry at...

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Cinema

Hamnet

(12A) 126MINS

From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, HAMNET tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet....

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Cinema

H is For Hawk

  • Wednesday 4th March 16:15
  • Thursday 5th March 13:15

(12A) 116MINS

H is for Hawk follows Helen (Claire Foy), who, after the sudden death of her father (Brendan Gleeson), loses herself in the memories of their...

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Film

Social Cine-Club

(18)

Social Cine-Club is a once-a-month evening for film-lovers to get together. Each month, three films are chosen under a theme, then voted on by the...

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Dance

Get Moving

Wed 14 Jan- 25 Mar (10 wks) | 6.45-7.45pm  | 18+ yrs An open adult dance class for all abilities. The class will explore moving...

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Stage on Screen

National Theatre Live: The Audience

(12A) 180MINS

Returning to cinemas for the first time in over a decade, Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the Olivier and Tony Award® -winning hit...

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Cinema

Mother’s Pride

(12A) 94MINS

A feel-good British comedy from the team behind 'Finding Your Feet' and 'Fisherman’s Friends' comes Mother’s Pride, a story about the Harley family, who after...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF NaedeaN

78MINS

An, a non-binary filmmaker who has documented themself for years in video diaries, attempts to re-write their personal narrative by reflecting on key moments in...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Human Resource 最后的KPI

122MINS

Working in HR, Fren closely observes people’s lives through interviews with numerous young new hires at her unjust company. No one knows she’s one month...

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Cinema

Hoppers

(PG) 104MINS

What if you could talk to animals and understand what they're saying? In Disney and Pixar's all-new feature film "Hoppers," scientists have discovered how to...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF MINT Animation Shorts

85MINS

MINT Animation Short Strand: My Spectrum, My Shadow, and My Self 特别策划动画短片单元:寻找影子的光谱  In this specially curated MINT Animation Short Strand, animation liberates the self from...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Opening Gala – Purple Butterfly 紫蝴蝶

127MINS

Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami, an ex-lover...

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Music

A Foreigners Journey

Malt Room Standing Legendary bands Foreigner and Journey are giants of the AOR (Adult Orientated Rock) and classic rock genres, attracting huge audiences as live...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Opening Gala – A Chinese Ghost Story 4K Restoration 倩女幽魂 4K修复版

98MINS

A debt collector has no other choice than to spend the night in a haunted temple, where he encounters a female ghost, whom he falls...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Guo Ran 果然

  • Saturday 7th March 09:30

87MINS

Through the theme of time, the movie looks closely at a woman who is about to become a mother and presents this journey of gain...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Films to Die For 迷影永恒 & Tango Berlin 探戈柏林

  • Saturday 7th March 11:00

110MINS

Films to Die For 迷影永恒 Departing from cinephilia, the essayistic documentary Films to Die For explores how films emerge from other films, and why cinema...

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Printmaking

Lino Cut Botanicals

  • Saturday 7th March 12:00

12-5pm  | 18+ yrs Create unique fruit and flower inspired mini lino prints in an afternoon. What will the class cover and how will it...

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Clay

Introduction to Clay

  • Saturday 7th March 12:00

12-4pm | 16+ yrs Have you wanted to give our incredible clay courses a go but you’re not sure if it’s for you? Join our...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Seaside Serendipity 去海边的路

  • Saturday 7th March 13:00

140MINS

A seaside town with long-term residents of all ages and genders has recently started attracting artists drawn by a project in the area. Odd incidents...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT CFF Workshops

  • Saturday 7th March 13:00

110MINS

We present a double-bill of two interactive workshops curated by Yixiang Lin, centered on exploring the idea of Creative Practices as a Method through a...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Riddles of the Sphinx 斯芬克斯之迷

  • Saturday 7th March 13:30

92MINS

A pioneer of feminist avant-garde cinema, Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen’s Riddles of the Sphinx (1977) follows Louise, who navigates the complications of motherhood and...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Characters Disappearing 人物消失

  • Saturday 7th March 15:45

85MINS

New York City, 1971. Characters Disappearing Transposes an elliptical, intertwining narrative structure into a historical context informed by the Asian American Movement. Though the film...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Short Film Competition 2

  • Saturday 7th March 16:00

119MINS

MINT: CFF Short Film Competition 2 The Fissure of The Red Sight 红隙 Year of Production: 2025 Duration: 120 min Genres: Docu-Fiction Production Countries/Regions: Taiwan(China) Dialogue...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF White Flowers and Fruits 白色花果

  • Saturday 7th March 18:00

110MINS

Set in an all-girls Christian boarding school, the story follows Anna, a girl who has always felt like an outsider due to her ability to...

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Music

Chesney Hawkes

  • Saturday 7th March 19:30

Malt Room Standing | Plus Support from Laura Ashton Chesney Hawkes became one of the biggest pop stars of his era with his irresistible mega-hit...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF The Red Envelope 冥婚红包

  • Saturday 7th March 20:30

128MINS

A heartfelt action comedy about a supernatural marriage story between a human and a ghost. Programme Strand: ASIAN SPARK Year of Production: 2025 Duration: 128...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF An Unfinished Film 一部未完成的电影

106MINS

January 2020. A film crew reunites near Wuhan to resume the shooting of a film halted ten years earlier, only to share the unexpected challenges...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Bunnylovr 小迷兔

86MINS

A drifting cam girl (Zhu) struggles to navigate an increasingly toxic relationship with one of her clients (Amelio) while rekindling her relationship with her estranged,...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Silent Friend 寂静的朋友

147MINS

In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Daughter’s Daughter 女儿的女儿

126MINS

Following her daughter Zuer’s fatal accident, Jin’s shocked to discover that she’s now responsible for Zuer’s IVF embryo. With the fate of the embryo in...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Short Film Competition 1

120MINS

MINT: CFF Short Film Competition 1 Rooftop Lempicka Year of Production: 2025 Duration: 20 min Genres: Drama Coming-of-Age Production Countries/Regions: Vietnam United States Dialogue Language(s):...

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MINT Chinese Film Festival

MINT: CFF Rosemead 柔似蜜

97MINS

Inspired by the harrowing true story, Lucy Liu transforms in a riveting, career-redefining performance as an ailing woman who takes drastic measures to protect her...

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Coming soon

Slate Carving

Slate Carving with Danny Clahane

Saturday 14th March 2026

11.30-5pm | 18+ yrs An introduction to Slate relief carving. Looking at tool use and aspects of working stone to create an image. What will...

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Dance

Brewery Arts School Dance Platform 2026

Monday 16th March 2026 – Thursday 19th March 2026

Standard Theatre Seated We invite you to join us for The ‘Brewery Arts Schools Dance Platform’ taking place across 16th-19th March 2026. The platform returns...

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Social

Brewery Arts
Quiz

18 March | 15 April | 20 May

Join us at the Bar for our Monthly Pub Quiz!  Every month, quizmaster Simon Kurt Unsworth puts your wits to the test from 7.30-9pm with...

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Cinema

The Testament Of Ann Lee

Coming Soon

(15) 137MINS

From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come, The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known...

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Cinema

The Bride!

Coming Soon

(15) 126MINS

In 1930s Chicago, groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious brings a murdered young woman back to life to be a companion for Frankenstein's monster. What happens next...

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Mosaic

Mosaic Art

Saturday 21st March 2026

11.30am-5pm | 18+ Join Helen Clues, Mosaic artist, to create beautiful mosaic pieces using fabulous materials in this workshop. There will be a choice of...

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Cinema

EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert

Coming Soon

(12A) 90MINS

Elvis sings and tells his story like never before in a new cinematic experience from visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmqWusmzp0k

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Cinema

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

Tuesday 24th February 2026 – Wednesday 25th March 2026

(15) 106MINS

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg (Deliver Us from Evil, Janis: Little Girl Blue and West of Memphis), covers the...

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Cinema

Sound Of Falling

Coming Soon

(18) 155MINS

Over the course of a century, as four girls from different time periods experience their youth on a German farm, their lives become intertwined until...

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Stained & Fused Glass

Stained Glass Flowers

Saturday 28th March 2026

12-4pm |18+ yrs Students will be shown how to cut glass safely and will cut out flowers from coloured glass, wrap adhesive copper foil around...

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Summer Sundays

Summer Sundays ft. The Seals

Sunday 2nd August 2026

2-4pm | Garden Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take the stage in our...

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Music

Summer Sundays ft. Meetwood Flac

Sunday 9th August 2026

2-4pm | Garden Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take the stage in our...

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Festivals

Summer Sundays ft. Atomic Brass

Sunday 16th August 2026

2-4pm | Garden Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take the stage in our...

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Summer Sundays

Summer Sundays ft. Bad Transmission

Sunday 23rd August 2026

2-4pm | Garden Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take the stage in our...

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Summer Sundays

Summer Sundays ft. The Seals

Sunday 30th August 2026

2-4pm | Garden Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take the stage in our...

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