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.The tickets are available from our website as well as in person at the cinema, group bookings welcome.x

Explore the self-publishing route.with MATT WINGETT

Author, historian, publisher, Matt explore the ins and outs of the world of self-publishing

£10/£5 tickets on the door.

George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a chilling, authoritarian future. Acclaimed director Raoul Peck interweaves clips, readings from Orwell's diary, cinematic references, and modern-day footage to craft not only a portrait of the writer, but a fresh take on how prophetic his work has become.

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.

Back again due to popular request!

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

The screening is 7pm. 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

Donation £3

Top notch outdoor film experience for families at Portsmouth Cricket Club! 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. :)

FOOD TESTING EVENT IS HERE!

Join us for a fun and relaxed food tasting experience with the Thermomix® TM7. Enjoy tasty samples, learn more about healthy eating, and receive free nutrition advice from 1PM–4PM.

📅 Event Dates:

• 27th June

• 12th July

• 8th August

💷 Entry: £7

📧 Bookings & enquiries: admin@southseacinema.co.uk

Spaces are limited — book now to avoid missing out!

Email us for group bookings and diet requirements please

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

 Just turn up and see what surprise film we are going to share with you. We have planned to share a new Korean film and treat our hard working volunteers.  See you soon..

A Private film screening for the Dickens Fellowship. We will share a film from 1934.

We are delighted to show this film for Portsmouth 100 Celebrations at Portsmouth Cricket Club. This is a free public screening, please reserve your place.

 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.

Southsea Arts Hidden Talent Live Music Night 12th edition!  Celebrations of young people’s live music performances for Saturday evenings.If you wish for your band to be included in these activities, please email us for details and scheduling opportunities. admin@southseacinema.co.uk

NO Re-admission policy apply.

£6 ticket

PROGRAMME

6PM (Doors open)

MOON --  6.30PM

THE VELVETINES--7.15PM

PROCECUTION – 8PM

Please reserve your tickets in advance, these events are popular.

WE ARE SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW TICKET SALES  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)

RE-scheduled because of the heatwave reason.

Tommy, a volatile 19-year-old, revels in drugs, parties and violence. After getting separated from his friends on a drunken bender, he is abducted by a shadowy figure. He wakes to find himself imprisoned in the basement of a remote Yorkshire house, inhabited by a very strange family. But what unfolds is not what he could possibly expect.

🔥 DNB / Liquid Exclusive lands at Southsea Cinema & Arts Centre on Saturday 25th July! 🔥

Get ready for an explosive evening of liquid drum & bass featuring Creatures, Lees, Replete, Bacca, Roni, Vylan, and Azi, hosted by MCs Dunn, Barney Rubble & Moobsie.

🕓 4 PM – 11:30 PM

🎟 £10 online / £15 on the gate

⛔ Last entry: 8 PM | 18+ Only

Secure your tickets early and experience a full night of heavyweight vibes, energy, and bass! 🎶.

No Re-admission policy applies

Rob Johnston (guitars and vocals) and Tim Gower (percussion) have been headline guests at our venue several times by popular demand! As a duo, they have performed at major festivals and Art centres including Victorious.

Guest Acts TBC

Everybody to Kenmure Street is a 2026 documentary film directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra that chronicles the Kenmure Street protests, the community resistance to a Home Office immigration raid in Glasgow's Pollokshields neighbourhood in 2021.

The film premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Civil Resistance.

A mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune. After one voyage, they find themselves transported back in time, mistaken for the original crew.

We are delighted to share with you this classic film in outdoor settings at Staggeringly Good Brewery. 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!

Join us for this classic film screening at Staggeringly Good Brewery 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...

 This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.    12+

'" I was born a spotter.' Thus, we are introduced to Gus Gascoigne, young, spotty, perpetually cheerful and completely bemused by anything that isn't involved with his sole interest - trainspotting. Touching, ironic and consistently hilarious, Anorak of Fire, which enjoyed a long run at London's Arts Theatre, after the Edinburgh Fringe, is a guaranteed audience-pleaser."

Come along and support local art and craft market at our venue please!  11pm-8pm on 21-22-23 August. We are looking forward to host first evening market in our town!!!

Love and Years《愛與歲月》 is a Cantonese live concert presented by Hongztune Radio, featuring Gigi & Vinci.

Built around the themes of songs, memories, friendship, growing up and the different seasons of life, this intimate concert brings together Cantonese music, vocal performance, storytelling and warm live moments.

From energetic classics to heartfelt ballads, the evening celebrates the sound of Cantonese music and the memories carried by the songs we grew up with.

Performed in Cantonese, this is a warm community concert for Hong Kong families, local audiences and music lovers around Portsmouth and Southampton.

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.