Special Events
From Q&As to remastered classics, one-of-a-kind screenings and live theatre, learn more about Special Events at Tyneside Cinema.
Whether you’re here for an intimate director Q&A, a live broadcast from the National Theatre, or a marathon session with your favourite franchise, Tyneside Cinema’s Special Events programme has you covered. Alongside our regular screenings, we host a packed calendar of one-off experiences: from 4K restorations and anniversary celebrations to opera, book clubs, and festival partnerships.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (40th Anniversary)
Tue 7 – Sun 12 Jul
Opera
Aida on Sydney Harbour
Wed 8 – Tue 21 Jul
NT Live
NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Sat 11 – Tue 28 Jul
Taxi Driver (50th Anniversary)
Thu 9 – Wed 15 Jul
Exhibition on Screen
Exhibition on Screen: David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts
Sun 12 – Thu 16 Jul
EPIC!
Clash of the Titans (45th Anniversary)
Sun 12 Jul
Palestine on Screen
Life Support + Q&A with Director Daniele Rugo (Palestine on Screen)
Mon 13 Jul
Opera
Lohengrin – Wagner (Teatro dell’Opera di Roma)
Tue 14 Jul
Out Of Print
Wed 15 Jul
Angel’s Egg (4K Restoration)
Wed 15 – Wed 29 Jul
Our Hero, Balthazar
Thu 16 Jul
Film Festival
Shape of Momo (GemArts Masala Festival)
Thu 16 Jul
EPIC!
The Odyssey (35mm)
Fri 17 – Thu 30 Jul
The Odyssey (35mm) + Greek Feast
Fri 17 Jul
Paprika (20th Anniversary)
Sat 18 – Sun 26 Jul
Mulholland Drive (25th Anniversary)
Sun 19 – Thu 23 Jul
Big Trouble in Little China (40th Anniversary)
Wed 22 Jul
Sold out
Desert Island Flicks with Brenda Blethyn
Mon 27 Jul
WHAM! 10 Days in China
Tue 28 Jul
The Road of Excess + Matt Pritchard Q&A
Fri 31 Jul
The Watchlist
Nostalgia (4K Restoration)
Sat 1 Aug
MediCinema Preview – PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
Sun 2 Aug
Blade Runner (The Final Cut) + Blade Runner 2049
Sun 2 Aug
True Stories (40th Anniversary)
Wed 5 Aug
David Byrne’s American Utopia
Wed 5 – Sat 8 Aug
The Watchlist
The Sacrifice (4K Restoration)
Tue 11 Aug
Opera
Turandot on Sydney Harbour
Wed 5 – Wed 12 Aug
Women’s Adventure Film Tour 2026
Fri 14 Aug
Team Choice
Naked Lunch (4K Restoration)
Tue 18 Aug
Opera
Evgenij Onegin – Tchaikovsky (Teatro alla Scala)
Wed 19 Aug
The Hobbit Trilogy
Sat 22 Aug
Back to the Future Trilogy
Sun 30 Aug
Opera
La Traviata on Sydney Harbour
Wed 2 Sep
Survive Style 5+
Fri 11 Sep
Exhibition on Screen
Exhibition on Screen: James McNeill Whistler
Tue 15 – Sun 20 Sep
Met Opera
Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas An Anniversary Celebration
Sat 19 Sep
NT Live
NT Live: The Misanthrope
Tue 22 Sep – Sun 4 Oct
Met Opera
Met Opera: Cosi fan tutte
Sat 3 Oct
The Evolution of Horror Presents: An American Werewolf in London + The Fly Double Bill
Sat 3 Oct
A Page of Madness (100th Anniversary) + Live Score by Hugo Max
Sat 17 Oct
Met Opera
Met Opera: Macbeth
Sun 18 Oct
Royal Ballet & Opera
Carmen (The Royal Opera)
Tue 10 Nov
Royal Ballet & Opera
The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)
Tue 1 Dec
Met Opera
Met Opera: Samson et Dalila
Tue 8 Dec
Exhibition on Screen
Exhibition on Screen: Renoir & Love
Tue 19 – Sun 24 Jan 2027
Met Opera
Met Opera: La Fanciulla Del West
Tue 26 Jan 2027
Royal Ballet & Opera
Götterdämmerung (The Royal Opera)
Wed 3 Feb 2027
Royal Ballet & Opera
Così fan tutte (The Royal Opera)
Tue 23 Feb 2027
Met Opera
Met Opera: Silent Night
Sat 20 Mar 2027
Royal Ballet & Opera
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet)
Tue 23 Mar 2027
Met Opera
Met Opera: Manon
Sat 3 Apr 2027
Royal Ballet & Opera
Swan Lake (The Royal Ballet)
Thu 22 Apr 2027
Met Opera
Met Opera: Otello
Sat 24 Apr 2027
Royal Ballet & Opera
Tosca (The Royal Opera)
Wed 5 May 2027
Exhibition on Screen
Exhibition on Screen: Monet
Tue 11 – Sun 16 May 2027
Royal Ballet & Opera
Romeo and Juliet (The Royal Ballet)
Tue 25 May 2027
Met Opera
Met Opera: Parsifal
Sat 5 Jun 2027