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.
EPIC!
The Odyssey
Tue 18 – Thu 27 Aug
James: Getting Away With It + Live Premiere Performance
Thu 20 Aug
The Watchlist
City Lights (95th Anniversary)
Tue 18 – Wed 26 Aug
Team Choice
Naked Lunch (4K Restoration)
Tue 18 Aug
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (10th Anniversary)
Wed 19 Aug
Opera
Evgenij Onegin – Tchaikovsky (Teatro alla Scala)
Wed 19 Aug
Q&A
Super Nature + Q&A
Thu 20 Aug
Trainspotting (30th Anniversary)
Fri 21 – Wed 26 Aug
The Hobbit Trilogy
Sat 22 Aug
The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel
Sun 23 – Thu 27 Aug
Out Of Print
Tue 25 Aug
GHOST: 2 Big To Rig
Wed 26 – Sat 29 Aug
Kiki’s Delivery Service (4K Restoration)
Fri 28 Aug – Thu 3 Sep
Faces of Death (2026)
Sun 30 Aug
Opera
La Traviata on Sydney Harbour
Wed 2 Sep
Eddie Cochran: Don’t Forget Me – Northern Premiere Gala
Thu 3 Sep
Eddie Cochran: Don’t Forget Me – VIP Northern Premiere Gala
Thu 3 Sep
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (35th Anniversary)
Fri 4 Sep
S.O.U.L. Fest: Shorts
Sat 5 Sep
S.O.U.L. Fest: Black Is Beautiful – The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Sat 5 Sep
Don’t Look Back In Anger
Wed 9 – Sat 12 Sep
Music Video Preservation Society
Fri 11 Sep
Survive Style 5+
Sun 13 Sep
All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea + Q&A
Mon 14 Sep
Exhibition on Screen
Exhibition on Screen: James McNeill Whistler
Tue 15 – Sun 20 Sep
Super 8 Flicks with Viz’s Chris and Simon Donald
Tue 15 Sep
Transformers: The Movie – The Apology Tour
Thu 17 – 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
North Sea, Nature Untamed + Q&A
Sun 27 Sep
4×4 at Tyneside Cinema
Fri 2 Oct
Sold out
Neil Tennant Q&A: It Couldn’t Happen Here & Battleship Potemkin
Sun 11 Oct
Hadestown: The Musical
Tue 13 – Sun 18 Oct
Fallen Angels by Noël Coward
Thu 22 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
GIANT – The Play
Thu 19 – Sun 22 Nov
Christmas
Festive Wreath Making Workshop
Thu 26 Nov – Fri 4 Dec
Christmas
The Holiday Popcorn & Prosecco Event
Christmas
Jingle All the Way (30th Anniversary)
Sat 28 Nov – Tue 22 Dec
Christmas
Little Women + Festive Afternoon Tea
Sun 29 Nov
Christmas
Love Actually + Festive Afternoon Tea
Sun 29 Nov
Royal Ballet & Opera
The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)
Tue 1 Dec
Christmas
Home Alone + Festive Afternoon Tea
Sat 5 Dec
Christmas
Love Actually Popcorn & Prosecco Event
Sat 5 – Tue 22 Dec
Christmas
The Holiday + Festive Afternoon Tea
Christmas
The Muppet Christmas Carol + Festive Afternoon Tea
Sun 6 Dec
Met Opera
Met Opera: Samson et Dalila
Tue 8 Dec
Christmas
Eyes Wide Shut (35mm)
Tue 8 – Mon 14 Dec
Christmas
It’s a Wonderful Life (80th Anniversary)
Fri 11 – Thu 24 Dec
Christmas
Elf Family Event
Sat 19 Dec
Christmas
Arthur Christmas Family Event
Sat 12 Dec
Christmas
It’s a Wonderful Life + Festive Afternoon Tea
Sat 12 – Thu 24 Dec
Christmas
Die Hard + Die Hard 2 Double Bill
Sat 12 Dec
Christmas
Home Alone + Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Double Bill
Sun 13 Dec
Christmas
Last Christmas + Festive Afternoon Tea
Sun 13 Dec
Christmas
It’s a Wonderful Life + Mince Pie & Prosecco
Sat 19 – Wed 23 Dec
Christmas
Last Christmas Popcorn & Prosecco Event
Sun 20 Dec
Christmas
The Polar Express Family Event
Thu 24 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