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These stage shows are unmissable – thanks to the big screen

Closer, comfier, cheaper – our favourite Cs

Sitting in the front row of an expensive theatre isn’t the only way to see every performer, costume and set up close, you know? 


When you experience these new and returning stage productions on our majestically large screens, you’ll be even closer to the action – while, ahem, sitting in a much comfier seat. 


Here’s all the must-see theatre coming to Vue in the next couple of months. 

 

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Billy Elliot The Musical Live - BOOK NOW


Ah yes, the boy who swapped the boxing ring for ballet classes, and inspired absolutely everyone whilst doing so. Elton John simply had to turn this Oscar-nominated classic into a stage musical, and we simply had to bring it back to the big screen for its 20th anniversary. 

 

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Dr. Strangelove - BOOK NOW


Steve Coogan might just be about to destroy the world. Or save it. He plays four (!) different roles in this new adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s classic comedy about nuclear conflict. Trust us, Coogan’s performance(s) deserve to be seen big.

 

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Jesus Christ Superstar - BOOK NOW


Watching this on the big screen may lead to an inability to get “Jeeeeeesus Christ… Suuuuperstar” out of your head. Ben Foster, Tim Minchin, Melanie C and Chris Moyles star in this 2012 production of Tim Rice and Andrew Llyod Webber’s bangin’ musical.

 

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Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo - BOOK NOW


There’s nothing like a bit of immersive surround sound to place you in the mind of a killer king and queen. David Tennant and Cush Jumbo make a perfectly tragic couple in this five-star production of Shakespeare’s Scottish play, filmed specially for the big screen.

 

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Royal Ballet & Opera: Swan Lake - BOOK NOW


Is there anything more graceful than a swan? Yes, a dancing swan. Watch a whole flock of them do their thing in this dazzling stage production from the Royal Ballet & Opera House. You won’t miss a single flick of a feather.

 

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The Importance of Being Earnest - BOOK NOW


How do you spice up Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated farce? You cast three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke and actual Doctor Who Ncuti Gatwa, that’s how. Oh, and you also give the whole show a wildly eccentric revamp. Prepare for a laugh riot at your local Vue.