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
Thu 17 Sep
Women’s Adventure Film Tour 2026
Fri 14 Aug
Sold out
Anthony BourDine: Tony Supper Club
Fri 14 Aug
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (10th Anniversary)
Wed 19 Aug
David Byrne’s American Utopia
Sat 15 Aug
Team Choice
Doctor Who: The Movie (30th Anniversary)
Sun 16 Aug
Selling fast
James: Getting Away With It + Live Premiere Performance
Thu 20 Aug
The Watchlist
City Lights (95th Anniversary)
Wed 26 Aug
Team Choice
Naked Lunch (4K Restoration)
Tue 18 Aug
Opera
Evgenij Onegin – Tchaikovsky (Teatro alla Scala)
Wed 19 Aug
Q&A
Super Nature + Q&A
Thu 10 Sep
Selling fast
Trainspotting (30th Anniversary)
Mon 31 Aug
The Hobbit Trilogy
Sat 22 Aug
Out Of Print
Tue 25 Aug
GHOST: 2 Big To Rig
Sat 29 Aug
Kiki’s Delivery Service (4K Restoration)
Thu 17 Sep
Opera
La Traviata on Sydney Harbour
Wed 2 Sep
Selling fast
Eddie Cochran: Don’t Forget Me – Northern Premiere Gala
Thu 3 Sep
Selling fast
Eddie Cochran: Don’t Forget Me – VIP Northern Premiere Gala
Thu 3 Sep
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (35th Anniversary)
Thu 17 Sep
Sold out
S.O.U.L. Fest: Shorts
Sat 5 Sep
Selling fast
S.O.U.L. Fest: Black Is Beautiful – The Kwame Brathwaite Story
Sat 5 Sep
Don’t Look Back In Anger
Sun 13 Sep
Survive Style 5+
Sun 13 Sep
Exhibition on Screen
Exhibition on Screen: James McNeill Whistler
Thu 8 Oct
Selling fast
Super 8 Flicks with Viz’s Chris and Simon Donald
Tue 15 Sep
Transformers: The Movie – The Apology Tour
Sun 20 Sep
Met Opera
Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas An Anniversary Celebration
Sat 19 Sep
NT Live
NT Live: The Misanthrope
Sun 4 Oct
Sold out
Neil Tennant Q&A: It Couldn’t Happen Here & Battleship Potemkin
Sun 11 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