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Extended Life Drawing

Extended Life Drawing | Wed 30 April-9 July | 10.30am-1pm | £195 | 16+yrs | Tutor Catherine MacDiarmid | Studio 3 If the start date...

Artseen Wednesday

Artseen Wednesday | Wed 30 April-9 July | 4-5.30pm | £94 | 7-16 yrs | Tutor Lucy Wright | Studio 3 If the start date...

Brewery Film Crew

Brewery Film Crew | Wed 30 April-9 July | 4.30-6pm | £90 (10 wks) | PAYG £9.50 | 11+ yrs | Tutor Liam Collins |...

Storytelling In Song

Storytelling In Song | Wed 30 April-9 July | 6.30-8.30pm | £195 (10 wks) | Tutor Anne-Marie Sanderson | Warehouse If the start date for...

Get Moving

Get Moving | Wed 2 Apr - £8 PAYG | Wed 30 April-9 July* | 6.45-7.45pm | £80 (10 wks) | £8.50 PAYG | 18+...

More Watercolour Painting

More Watercolour Painting | Wed 30 April-4 June | 7-9pm | £80 (5 wks) | 16+ yrs | Tutor Catherine MacDiarmid | Studio 3 If...

Jesus Christ Superstar Live

(12A) 105MINS

Screen One | (12A) | 105min | One Interval Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock classic Jesus Christ Superstar returns to its roots with...

Brewery Tots: Mini Movers

Mini Movers | Thu 1 May-10 July | 11.30am-12.30pm | £65 (10 wks) | £7.50 PAYG | Under 4 yrs & Parent/Carer | Tutor Kate...

Thunderbolts*

(12A) 126MINS

In "Thunderbolts*," Marvel Studios assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes - Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker. After finding themselves...

Clay Club

Clay Club | Thu 1 May-10 July | 4-5.30pm | £94 (10 wks) | 7-16 yrs | Tutor Chris Barnes |  Studio 2 If the...

Makers Club

Makers Club | Thu 1 May-10 July | 4-5.30pm | £94 (10 wks) | 7-14 yrs | Tutor Helena McGregor | Studio 3 If the...

Brewery Youth Theatre (7-11 yrs)

Brewery Youth Theatre | Thu 1 May-10 July | 4.30-5.30pm | £75 (10wks) | 7-11 yrs | Tutor Claire Williams | Warehouse If the start date...

Brewery Youth Dance (7-11 yrs)

Brewery Youth Dance | Thu 1 May-10 July | 5-6pm | £65 (10 wks) | 7-11 yrs | Tutor Emily Davies | Studio 1 If...

Brewery Youth Theatre (11-14 yrs)

Brewery Youth Theatre | Thu 1 May-10 July | 5.30-7pm | £80 (10wks) | 11-14 yrs | Tutor Claire Williams | Warehouse If the start...

Stained & Fused Glass Thursday

Stained & Fused Glass | Thu 1 May- 10 July | 6-8pm | £170 (10 wks) | 16+ yrs | Tutor Sarah Walkley | Studio 2...

Le Nozze di Figaro – The Met Opera: Live in HD 2024/25 – Encore Broadcast

(12A) 235MINS

Thu 1 May | 6.30pm| Encore Broadcast | Screen Two | (12A) | 235min | One Interval Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with...

Brewery Youth Theatre (15+ yrs)

Brewery Youth Theatre | Thu 1 May-10July | £85 (10wks) | 7-9pm | 15+ yrs | Tutor Claire Williams | Studio 1 If the start date...

Exploring Fiction

Exploring Fiction | Thu 1 May-10 July | 7-9pm | £195 (10 wks) | Tutor Simon Sylvester | Warehouse If the start date for this...

Extended Portraiture Practice

Extended Portraiture Practice | Fri 2 May-11 July | 10.30am-1pm | £195 (10 wks) | 16+ yrs | Tutor Catherine MacDiarmid | Studio 3 If...

Stained & Fused Glass Friday

Stained & Fused Glass | Fri 2 May-11 July | 4.30-6.30pm | £170 (10 wks) | 16+ yrs | Tutor Sarah Walkley | Studio 2...

Holy Cow

(15) 92MINS

After the tragic death of his father, 18 year old Totone is thrust into the unexpected and very adult role of looking after his younger...

Moving Pictures – Rush Tribute

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £21 | Malt Room Standing 2025 is the 10th anniversary of Rush's last ever tour - R40 - when they played...

Warfare

(15) 96MINS

Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland (Civil War, 28 Days Later), Warfare embeds audiences with a platoon of American...

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...

Bluey at the Cinema: Let’s Play Chef Collection

(U) 60MINS

Bluey at the Cinema: Let’s Play Chef Collection is an hour-long treat for fans of Bluey to enjoy, made up of eight episodes from the...

Memoir of A Snail

(15) 95MINS

Memoir of A Snail finds itself in 1970s Australia, where Grace's life is troubled by misfortune and loss. After their mother dies during pregnancy, she...

PorkPie: Truth Or Dare

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £27.50 | Malt Room Standing Introducing PorkPie, Scotland’s 9-piece ska powerhouse. This music force has been tearing up stages across the country....

Pride & Prejudice – 20th Anniversary

(U) 129MINS

All tickets £7.50 In this adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved novel, Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) lives with her mother, father and sisters in the English...

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...

Bonnie & Clyde The Musical

(12A) 139MINS

Starring Tony-Nominee Jeremy Jordan and Olivier-Nominee Frances Mayli McCann, this award-winning production (including Best New Musical - What’s On Stage Awards 2023) re-tells the unbelievable...

Crafternoon Brew

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

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 |...

Printmaking for Beginners and Improvers

Printmaking for Beginners and Improvers: Collagraph and Mixed Media | Thu 8 May-10 July | 7-9pm | £140 (8 wks)| 16+ yrs | Tutor Caroline Stow...

Ocean with David Attenborough

(PG) 104MINS

Presented by David Attenborough and directed by Toby Nowlan, Colin Butfield and Keith Scholey. Ocean with David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey. It...

Untutored Life Drawing

Untutored Life Drawing | Fri 28 Mar, 9 May 6 June, 11 July | 6.30-8.30pm | PAYG £17.50 | 18+ yrs | Supervisor Catherine MacDiarmid...

The Bluetones Acoustic

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £23.50 | Theatre Britpop legends The Bluetones play a special acoustic performance of the band’s classics! The Bluetones Acoustic show is two...

Stained Glass Sun Catchers

Stained Glass Sun Catchers | Sat 10 May | 12-4pm | £49 | Tutor Sarah Walkley | Studio 2 During this course, students will learn...

Introduction To The Dark Room

Introduction to the Dark Room | Sat 10 May | 12-4pm | £49 | 16+ yrs | Tutor Liam Collins | Dark Room & Print...

Farm Boy

Starts 1 & 4pm | Tickets £12.50* | Theatre | Recommended Age 8+ *Under 16s £10.50, Family of 4 £32, Schools £9.50, Groups (10+) £9...

MINT in Cinemas: An Unfinished Film by Lou Ye

(12A) 105MINS

In January 2020, director Xiaorui reunites his cast and crew to complete a film that was abandoned during production ten years earlier. However, the team...

Björk: Cornucopia

(12A) 99MINS

Tue 13 May | 8pm | Screen 1 Björk: Cornucopia is the highly anticipated concert film recorded live in Lisbon. It captures the celebrated artist’s...

Die Walküre – The Royal Opera

(12A) 320MINS

Wed 14 May | Doors 5.00pm | Feature start 5.15pm | Screen One Running time: 320 minutes Two Intervals Sung in German with English Subtitles...

Doggedly Onward: A Life In Poems

Starts 7.30pm | Tickets £36.50 | Theatre Pam Ayres has spent a lifetime providing hilarious and profound insights into the delights and tribulations of everyday...

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...

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...

Peggy Seeger – 90th Birthday Farewell Tour

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £27.50 | Theatre Peggy Seeger, the grande dame of American and British folk music, embarks on her last ever concert tour....

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....

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...

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

(12A) 120MINS

'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...

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,...

Billy Elliot The Musical Live – 20th Anniversary

(15) 163MINS

163min | One Interval | Tickets £18.50, Conc. £17.50 | Age rating 15 Based on the Academy Award® nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has...

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 Iona Lane performs her brand new album 'Swilkie' in the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Newen Afrobeat

Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £20.50 | Plus Support from DJ Naomi Carole | Malt Room Standing Newen Afrobeat are a pioneering afrobeat band hailing from...

The Wandering Hearts

Doors 7pm | Tickets £28.50 | Extended Theatre Americana folk-rock group The Wandering Hearts hit the road to play new acoustic arrangements of their most...

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....

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 | Malt Room Standing Highly acclaimed American songwriter Joan As Police Woman performs at Brewery Arts, playing key songs from...

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...

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...

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 | Theatre | Age Guidance 14+ The title is still under-wraps but Hollie is back with a brand-new book tour...

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...

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 | Extended Theatre Following the outstanding success of his Winter Yards solo tour, Steve Knightley is thrilled to announce the...

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...