Before becoming a prestigious Shakespearean actor and seven-time Oscar nominee, Richard Burton was Port Talbot schoolboy Rich Jenkins. Widely considered one of the greatest actors of his generation, Richard Burton was a global star with formidable talent and inescapable fame. Whilst studying at Port Talbot Secondary School, he was taken under the wing of teacher Phillip Burton, who helped to ov...

Celebrated actor-director duo Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler reunite for their fifth collaboration, a dark supernatural horror set in the Jim Crow-era American South. Ryan Coogler is one of the most adventurous big-budget directors working today. Having reinvented the Rocky franchise with Creed , and adapted Marvel’s Wakandan king to billion-dollar heights with Black Panther , Sinners is hi...

Twelve years after announcing his supposed retirement from film (and only a few months after his last film, Presence , released), Steven Soderbergh is still pushing the boundaries of the medium. With one of the most eclectic filmographies of any major modern director (including Ocean’s Eleven , Solaris and Magic Mike ), Soderbergh has no definitive genre, tone or style. Yet, despite being so pr...

The profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn’s 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline – with Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs starring in the lead roles. After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate decision to keep walking in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. With dep...

Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits – Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Jason Momoa), Henry, Natalie and Dawn – find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To ge...

NT Live - Dr. Strangelove Co-adapted by Armando Iannucci Co-adapted and directed by Sean Foley Seven-time BAFTA winner Steve Coogan takes on four roles in this world premiere stage adaptation of Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece. Directed by Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley, this explosively funny satire follows a rogue U.S. general who triggers a nuclear at...

Rami Malek leads a new high-profile spy thriller, about a bereaved desk agent forced to turn assassin. A CIA cryptographer’s life upends when his wife dies in a London terrorist attack, and festers when his superiors say they cannot prioritise investigating it. Instead, he uses his position to blackmail them into training him as a field agent – and sets off on a worldwide vigilante mission that w...

OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. The celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests and the open ocean, Attenborough...

In honour of the late Val Kilmer, we present the film that kickstarted his career and solidified his icon status: Top Gun! Kilmer stars as Iceman in this incredible cult classic recently followed up by the Oscar-winning Top Gun: Maverick . Whilst Kilmer’s cameo in that film would have you believe they’d always been great friends, here Iceman and Maverick (Tom Cruise) are cast as bitter rivals c...

DreamWorks Animation brings Dav Pilkey’s beloved children’s series to life in Dog Man, an action-packed animated adventure full of humour and heart. When chaos erupts in the city, heroic but mischievous Dog Man (voiced by director Peter Hastings) must rise to the challenge, battling the scheming Petey the Cat (Pete Davidson) and the telekinetic fish Flippy (Ricky Gervais). With the help of his l...

From Oscar-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino comes a monumental and deeply romantic tale of a life lived with boldness and passion. Born in the Bay of Naples in 1950, Parthenope (Celeste Dalla Porta) searches for happiness amid the long, sun-drenched summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many unforgettable characters. But when tragedy strikes, and carefree romances los...

The Penguin Lessons is a heartwarming adaptation of Tom Michell’s bestselling memoir. Set in Argentina in 1976, the film follows English teacher Tom Michell (Steve Coogan) as he arrives at a prestigious boarding school, only to find himself struggling with a nation in turmoil and a class of unruly students. His life takes an unexpected turn when he rescues a small penguin from an oil-slicked be...

They are one of a kind, and just for you – they are divorced, beheaded and live at the Odyssey Cinema! Global theatre phenomenon, SIX the Musical has captivated over 3.5 million audience members and earned double TONY Awards since its 2017 debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This electrifying production reimagines the long-misunderstood wives of Henry VIII as they step out of their infamous h...

Becoming Led Zeppelin explores the origins of this iconic group and their meteoric rise in just one year against all the odds. Teleport back with us to the 1960s and follow John Bonham, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and Jimmy Page (or as you may know them, the members of Led-Zeppelin) from their first meeting through to their landmark breakthrough albums Led Zeppelin I & Led Zeppelin II. Experi...

Thunderbolts assemble! Marvel’s latest action-packed instalment brings together a rather unconventional team of antiheroes. As they are forced into a dangerous mission by the mysterious Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, the film dives deep into their troubled pasts and complex dynamics. Expect thrilling action, dark humour, and unexpected twists as these disgruntled outcasts are thrust into a high-...

A regular staple in The Odyssey’s programme since we opened in 2014, it’s first outing as the third of four very special opening nights to our wonderful new patrons and longtime supporters. Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centres on the friendship between a young boy, Salvatore and an old man, Alfredo - a projectionist at the titular theatre. The film score was composed by Ennio Morricone...

The Marching Band, is a tender, resonant drama that places music and human connection centre stage. When internationally renowned conductor Thibaut (Benjamin Lavernhe) discovers he was adopted following a medical diagnosis, he sets out to find his biological brother, Jimmy (Pierre Lottin), a cafeteria worker with a gift for the trombone. Though worlds apart in upbringing and circumstance, the two...

Based on the bestselling novel, The Friend follows writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts), whose quiet, solitary life in New York is thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor, Walter (Bill Murray), bequeaths her his beloved 68kg Great Dane. The regal yet intractable dog, named Apollo, quickly brings both practical challenges — from destroyed furniture to eviction notices — and more ...