Classic film sessions: They're classics for a reason!. An exciting mix of English language films from Britain, Hollywood and the world, every Wednesday at 2pm. (If no film is listed for a particular Wednesday, that means there is a private booking that day).The tickets are available from our website as well as in person at the cinema, group bookings welcome.x

As World War I rages on, Dr. Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that's lost most of its men to the army. The community soon discovers that the best response to the chaos of war is to make beautiful music together.

An unique international cinematic and culinary experiences every month. We've curated a season of great films from diverse countries, combined with an authentic street food dish prepared by native chefs.  The first Thursday of every month. Come join us, let our films and chefs give you a little flavour of their home. Doors open at 6PM for food and drink at the licensed bar, with the film starting at 7PM

5th February Ethiopian

5th March Bolivian

2nd April  Japan

7th May Polish

4th June Italian

Members sharing their favorite films! You can pop in to cinema find out about which films we are sharing. Pizza service will be included with your reservation.

If you do not fancy for pizza (vegan availble), you can get cake, beer/wine or ice cream. Pre-reservations recommended if you wish to get pizza please.

 Twelve Caesars is coming! Southsea Cinema is delighted to bring this amazing band to our venue.  

The openner:

HALT  7.30pm

Harriet Grace  8.15pm

Twelve Caesars 9pm

Reservation recommneded. ID required .and 12yrs and above can come with their parents or guardian.

A man and his son arrive at a rave lost in the mountains of Morocco. They are looking for Marina, their daughter and sister, who disappeared months ago at another rave. Driven by fate, they decide to follow a group of ravers in search of one last party, in hopes Marina will be there.

Parents' Movie day here for you. This film#s main charecter is a Bunny!

Mother, Dads, Grandads and Grandmums!

You are all welcome to our familiy session.

Babies and toodlers go free!

We picked a popular anime film for your attention! All you need to know this:: it is s a new, flashy, frenetic, and thoroughly entertaining action demon-anime that delivers on both a visual and emotional level.

Flourishing Communities with "Reel Memories" Free Film Screenings Portsmouth Film Society is delighted to announce receiving generous support from the National Lottery to provide free film screenings for everyone but especially for seniors, individuals living with dementia, those with learning disabilities, and their families. Will be shown in a relaxed screening environment, Just reserve your spot.

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

Southsea Arts Poetry Collective presents: Our Poem Reading day, this is a free event - please bring your poems or your music...See you soon!!

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

"From Ground Zero" is a compelling project that brings together 22 short films created by talented filmmakers from Gaza. Launched by Rashid Masharawi, a notable Palestinian filmmaker, the initiative emerged amid the backdrop of conflict, aiming to provide a platform for young artists to express themselves through their craft.  Each film, ranging from 3 to 7 minutes, presents a unique perspective on the current reality in Gaza., "From Ground Zero" showcases a rich tapestry of stories that reflect the sorrow, joy, and hope inherent in Gazan life. This is a fundraising event for Portsmouth and South Downs PSC.

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

We are thrilled to host the groundbreaking the Sub-Bar  Show 2 from April16-17-18 2026—a revolutionary audiovisual experience designed to be felt, not just heard. This 90-minute, immersive performance blends music, research, and storytelling to transform spaces into pulsating pressure rooms, creating a sensory-rich world for both Deaf and hearing audiences.

Come along and support local art and craft market at our venue please!  11am-5pm on 19-20-21 April

A celebration of the iron willed women who maintained the 1984/85 Miners' Strike as they fought for the future of their communities.

A passionate sea swimmer turned reluctant activist, Jo Bateman takes on one of the UK’s biggest water companies in a David-and-Goliath battle to protect our oceans from devastating sewage pollution. As Jo’s courage helps ignite a growing movement, this film exposes the dire state of our water system and asks: who will stand up for our right to swim in clean natural waters, for the species and communities that rely upon them? 6th May Screening will be follow by Q&A by the film makers

Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.  Introduction talk from Lee Mason Chair of the Britain Australia Society, Portsmouth Sydney Branch. This is a free screneing, please reserve your place in advance.

We are delighted  to introduce you a new music/film/dance season with costume competition.

We will share a film from the iconic musicians and celebrate, remember and cheerish for them,

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.

 An Evening Just for You

Step away from the everyday and treat yourself to a night of creativity, music, and indulgence at the Southsea Cinema & Arts Centre.

Unleash your inner artist with a relaxed paint-by-numbers session, enjoy a drink of your choice, and savour delicious vegan canapés—all while a live DJ sets the mood with uplifting tunes. Whether you're coming solo or with friends, it's the perfect chance to unwind, get creative, and try something new.

What's included:

• Paint-by-numbers kit  

• One drink of your choice  

• Vegan savoury & dessert canapés  

• Live DJ entertainment  

• Plus a few exciting surprises on the night!

✨ Limited spots available – book now to secure your place!

Let your imagination flow and enjoy a little escape—you deserve it

Bank Holiday Palle House Party

Get ready to vibe, dance, and celebrate this Bank Holiday weekend in style! 🌴✨

Join us for an unforgettable night of music, games, networking, and pure good energy at the Palle Party!!

Music by:

- Somewhere Sky

- Zindax

- Slimzee Plugg

-K Music

-ISEE1

Get ready for a Bank Holiday with us!

DNB Exclusive – Curated by Ladies lands on Sunday May 3rd, 2PM–10PM, bringing a heavyweight Drum & Bass lineup to shake up your long weekend. Expect high-energy sets from Sweetpea, TY Andromeda, Panini, Isee1, and Jazzessex C-Energia, all hosted by MC Dunn.

With cutting-edge sounds, electric vibes, and a dancefloor full of bass lovers, this is your Sunday sorted.

£5 online / £10 on the door | 15+ | No re-admission | Last entry 7PM

Secure your ticket now and celebrate the Bank Holiday the right way.

PFS Green film Festival starts with this film at 7pm

Opening reception with local activists at 6pm

The social contract: the rules we follow - and some don’t. Breaking Social uncovers the pattern of corruption and kleptocracy erasing the social tissue, followed by social uprisings. In Chile a new turn is taken, with young women in the lead. A river without water in Chile. When people reach a tipping point, they start to organize and protest. We will see those already fighting at the frontlines of social uprisings across the world.

Guilt Trip - 15 mins long

George Hibberd is the co-founder of Safe Landing will do a Q&A afterwards, approx 30 mins

Commercial pilots George Hibberd and Todd Smith grapple with the reality of their dream jobs, torn between childhood ambitions of flying and the impact of their industry on the world beneath them. From the cockpit, they witness first-hand the climate crisis unfolding below and decide to take drastic measures. As part of Safe Landing, a community of aviation workers who want the industry to do better for the climate, they begin to transform their eco-anxiety and guilt into action. With an estimated 1.2 million passengers in the sky at any time, they ask when will society confront the urgent need to reimagine aviation - before it's too late.

Flight Free UK film - 20 mins long

Anna Hughes is the founder of Flight Free UK  will do a presentation and Q&A afterwards, approx 1hr15

Why do we fly? Flight Free UK is all about encouraging people to try the alternatives, and addressing the culture that keeps us flying, by disrupting behavioural norms, exposing greenwash, and giving the public accurate information about the climate impact of flying. Hear Flight Free UK director Anna's personal story about why she stopped flying, as well as some mind-bending facts about the true impact of flying on us, wildlife and the planet, and of course plenty of tips on how you can access low-carbon travel cheaply and easily. 

Two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution.

Workshop: Fighting back: how to tackle the climate lies of Farage and Trump

This workshop will examine the climate myths spread by the populist right and provide information and methods to counter them. It will be very participatory and interactive, with lots of opportunities for discussion.

The workshop facilitator, Nick Sebley, has been the co-author of the Climate Positive Policy for the University of Portsmouth and delivered many carbon literacy courses to University staff, students, arts practitioners and the public.

Donation: £3 per person

Welcome songs by Portsmouth Climate Choir.

A full documentary film building on the National Emergency Briefing is coming this April. It will feature footage from the event, with reactions from members of the public and some more familiar faces.

The film will present the national implications of climate and nature breakdown - along with positive actions - into a single, accessible account designed for screening in communities across the UK

We have 30 - 45min for panel discussion run by Portsmouth Climate Collective afterwards. This is a free screening but we will accept donations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Z8Atre2rE

Donation £3

When the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise set sail in 2013 to protest the first ever oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean, none of the people on board could have known what was coming. Seized at gunpoint by Russian special forces, the ‘Arctic 30’ were thrust into headlines all over the world, facing up to 15 years in prison and finding themselves at the centre of a bitter international dispute. A similar protest the previous year at the same oil platform had seen the Greenpeace activists walk away untouched. This time, the events that unfolded sent shockwaves across the world.  ‘Black Ice’ tells the story of the Arctic 30 from the moment they set sail to protest at the controversial Prirazlomnaya oil platform, to their arrest, imprisonment…and what happened next.

Come and celebrate with us our birthday with salsa fever.

Featuring Flamenco, Salsa, merengue, afrobeats and much more...

We've invited some special dance teachers for you. Dress code is tropical and we'll prepare the right drinks and snacks for you. - Spaces are limited, so we recommend you reserve your space sooner than later. We will share our students' films after the dance session

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin. Part of our birthday celebrations, we might see you begging some money after the screening!

Save the whole date for to celabrate our 4th birthday!

We will cook food together and we will share with you.

We will share our students films and play games

Full programme TBC soon.

Part of our 4th Birthday celebrations! Dead Calm are a group of local  friends who look to reinterpret a blend of west coast,accoustic  and celtic influenced folk/rock.

They will be playing Americana infused

Interpretations of some older and more recent songs.

Southsea Arts Poety Collective will join us with their poems. All ticket sales will be donation to our venue

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Sing- Along!

Southsea Cinema & Arts Centre 4th Birthday celebration.

Sing along to the legendary offbeat horror musical THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. Throw your inhibitions out the window and shiver with antici…pation for an unforgettable party. It’s just a jump to the left – and then a step to the riiiight! In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O’Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”

Come with your best costume, the bestcostume gets award.

Please note this screening with audience paricipation and we provide the materials. The bar will be ready for you - please do not bring drinks from outside.

 🔥 DNB EXCLUSIVE – BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL 🔥

This Bank Holiday Sunday, we bring you a heavyweight Drum & Bass showcase inside the iconic Southsea Cinema Arts Centre. Expect deep basslines, rolling energy, and a stacked lineup from start to finish.

 🎧 LINEUP

ANT TC1

JAMMIN

HANNIBAL

RONI

LEES

DENCI

ANDROMEDA

LUSTRAL

Hosted by MCs Dunn & Freestyle

Secure your advance ticket now and lock in the Bank Holiday vibes.

Powered by DNB culture. Built for the heads.

Don’t miss this exclusive session.

Coast Theatre Presents

The Party Guest

Written and directed by Jacquie Penrose  

After Coast Theatre’s sell-out production of Other People’s Shoes on the Chichester Fringe in 2025, we now present The Party Guest in Southsea. The play is a revival, first presented by Bench Theatre as part of the Havant Literary Festival, which then went on to win Best Actor, Best director and Best New script at the All England Theatre Festival (South) in 2010.

We are delighted to show this film for our friends, Staggeringly Good Brewery!

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape. Special  Staggeringly Good Brewery beers will be ready for you and wacth out the dinasours at the outdoor!

Join us this special sing-a-long outdoor cinema at the prime location: Portsmouth Cricket Club. Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The second of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical. Sing a-long!

(Bar will be available - please don't bring your picnic to this venue)

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home. Bar will open at the Portsmouth Cricket Club. Bring your torches, lights for the event please.

Get ready for sing a-long under the stars! Years after the original film, Sophie prepares for the grand opening of the Hotel Bella Donna, in memory of her mother. Bereavement is handled sensitively but some sex references may be unsuitable for the very young.

When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner. Look for the online free golden tickets for children for this screening please. :)

We are delighted to show this film for Portsmouth 100 Celebrations, When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.

This is a free public screening

We are delighted to share with you this classic film in outdoor settings. Members of a street gang known as the Warriors must fight their way from the Bronx to their home turf on Coney Island when they are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader. Bar will be open, please do not bring your drinks. Come with your gang!

Angst-ridden youth Jimmy Cooper escapes the drudgery of his postal job as a member of the Mods, a sharply dressed gang constantly at odds with their rivals, the Rockers. When the Mods and Rockers clash in Brighton, it leads to both trouble and an encounter with the lovely Steph. Returning to London, Jimmy, who aspires to be like Mod leader Ace Face, becomes even more disillusioned...

Shorts::Cut Film Festival Short Listed film Screening will be on Friday 23rd October 6:00pm at Southsea Cinema, SHORTS:CUT LOCAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (2hrs)

Also, we will announce the 2025 festival winner this evening.