Movies in Local Venues

Hamnet (12A)
21/05/2026 @ 19:00 at Vicarage Schoolroom, Gillingham
 
This film dramatises the family life of William Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway as they cope with the death of their 11-year-old son Hamnet. It stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal as Agnes and William, alongside Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, and Noah Jupe in supporting roles.
 
The Ballad of Wallis Island (12)
21/05/2026 @ 19:00 - 21:00 at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton
 
An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favorite musicians to perform at his home. Starring Tom Basden, Tim Key and Sian Clifford
 
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (PG)
24/05/2026 @ All Day at To Be Confirmed
 
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect (Yasiin Bey), a researcher penning a new edition of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”
 
Fippenny Flix Film Club
15/06/2026 @ 18:45 at Village Hall, Okeford Fitzpaine
 
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Hamnet (12A)
16/06/2026 @ 19:00 at Village Hall, Leigh
 
Based on the novel by Maggie O’Farrell, who co-wrote the screenplay.  William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), a young Latin tutor, falls in love with the free-spirited Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and marries her despite his parents’ disapproval. 
 
H is for Hawk (12A)
18/06/2026 @ 19:00 at Vicarage Schoolroom, Gillingham
 
H Is for Hawk is a 2025 biographical drama film directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, who co-wrote the screenplay with Emma Donoghue, based on the 2014 memoir by naturalist Helen MacDonald.
 
NT Live - All My Sons
25/06/2026 @ 19:00 - 21:00 at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton
 
One family, the heart of the American dream. When wartime delivers profits for Joe, it comes at a price when his partner is charged with criminal manufacturing deals, and his eldest son goes missing in action. Will peacetime bring peace of mind, or will he be confronted by the consequence of his actions?
 
NT Live - The Playboy of the Western World
16/07/2026 @ 19:00 - 21:00 at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton
 
Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene…
 
The Roses (15)
16/07/2026 @ 19:00 at Vicarage Schoolroom, Gillingham
 
The Roses is a 2025 satirical black comedy film directed by Jay Roach from a screenplay by Tony McNamara. It is based on the 1981 novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler, and a reimagining of its self-titled 1989 film.
 
Fippenny Flix Film Club
20/07/2026 @ 18:45 at Village Hall, Okeford Fitzpaine
 
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Song Sung Blue (12A)
21/07/2026 @ 19:00 at Village Hall, Leigh
 
Two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams. But what is apparently a fairly standard rags-to-riches story is ruptured by a tragic twist of fate. Based on a true story.
 
H is for Hawk (12A)
18/08/2026 @ 19:00 at Village Hall, Leigh
 
H is for Hawk follows Helen (Claire Foy), who, after the sudden death of her father (Brendan Gleeson), loses herself in the memories of their time birding and exploring the natural world together. She turns to the ancient art of falconry – rooted in European tradition – and trains a wild goshawk named Mabel as a way to navigate her profound loss.
 
NT Live - Les Liaisons Dangereuses
17/09/2026 @ 19:00 - 21:00 at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton
 
Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they turn seduction into strategy and weaponise desire.  But when their alliance collapses into rivalry, the battle between them threatens to destroy everyone in their path.