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The Village Picture House

Welcome to the Village Picture House at Cuddington, screening a wide range of films from current blockbusters to classic movies of the past, along with Live and Encore presentations from the National Theatre.  All in High Definition – or 4K Ultra High Definition where available – and in high fidelity, multi-channel surround sound.

Buy tickets from Cuddington Stores (cash only, please), or book now and pay online by credit card or PayPal.  A supplement of 25p per ticket applies to all online bookings.

We operate a paperless system for online bookings: no tickets are sent out either by post or email.  On the day, we have a list of all those who have bought tickets online, so we shall know that you have bought seats.  Online bookings close approximately two hours before the start of the event.

All events are screened at the Bernard Hall, Upper Church Street, Cuddington  HP18 0AP.  The venue has a hearing loop (see the final article below).  Please note that car parking outside the Hall is limited; overflow parking is normally available in the Playing Fields car park at the end of Bernard Close.  Please respect our residents’ parking places and do not park in Lower Church Street.

Community Chest logoOur grateful thanks to AVDC Community Chest, a partnership with Vale of Aylesbury Housing, which provided nearly half the funding for this project.

The Village Picture House is sponsored by Voneus Gigabit Broadband.

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To contact us, email cinema@cuddingtonvillage.com

For details of National Theatre Live events, email ntlive@nationaltheatre.org.uk

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Finding Emily

Thursday 15th October   8.00 pm

2025   Cert. 12A   97 min.

Spike Fearn, Angourie Rice, Sadie Soverall, Minnie Driver

Director: Alicia MacDonald

A lovesick Mancunian musician named Owen (Fearn) meets his dream girl Emily (Soverall) at a student union bar, but writes her number down wrong.  To help find her, he teams up with an American psychology student, also named Emily (Rice), who secretly uses him as a case study for her thesis.

As the viral, town-wide frenzy to track down the original “Emily” (who turns out to be named Amelie) takes over the university campus, the two main characters find their own hearts and ambitions tested...

★★★★ “This British romcom charmed me to pieces ... a sterling script and inspired direction” The Telegraph
★★★★ “This joyous Gen Z romcom takes the meaning of ‘lovesick’ to a new level” Time Out
★★★★ “This campus romance has a hopeless but endearing hero – and takes some welcome swipes at Gen Z” The Times
★★★★ “A useful window onto the very different world of today’s young adults” close-upfilm.co.uk
100% Rotten Tomatoes critics’ reviews

Doors open 7.30 pm.  Refreshments

Contains moderate sex references, drug references, infrequent strong language

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Rebuilding

Thursday 22nd October   8.00 pm

2026   Cert. PG   96 min.

Josh O’Connor, Lily LaTorre, Meghann Fahy

Director: Max Walker-Silverman

Dusty (O’Connor), the last in a long line of ranchers, loses his family ranch and home in southern Colorado following a sudden, catastrophic wildfire.  Left with virtually nothing, Dusty is forced to sell his remaining cattle and relocate to a government-run trailer community alongside other neighbours who also lost their homes.

Dusty slowly reconnects with his straight-talking ex-wife Ruby (Fahy), his warm mother-in-law Bess and, most importantly, his bright young daughter Callie-Rose (LaTorre).  Befriended by resilient neighbours, including a widowed single mother named Mali, Dusty finds unexpected hope, human connection, and a new definition of homecoming in an unlikely place.

★★★★ “A highly empathetic movie that beautifully affirms humanity ... Josh O’Connor is note-perfect in cowboy country” The Times
★★★★ “Josh O’Connor is terrific, and Lily LaTorre is superb as his daughter” Financial Times
★★★★ “A wonderfully magnetic piece ... introspective and disarming, with nuanced performances” The Upcoming
★★★★ “A thoughtful, beautifully acted piece of cinema. Visually, the film is stunning without being flashy” Filmhounds
92% Rotten Tomatoes critics’ reviews

Doors open 7.30 pm.  Refreshments

Contains mild bad language, upsetting scenes, drug references

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Golden Boy

Thursday 5th November   7.00 pm

A National Theatre Live presentation
Cert. 15 TBC   180 min. TBC

Josh O’Connor (The Crown, Challengers) leads the cast in this searing revival of Clifford Odets’ knockout American classic.

1930s New York, at the height of the Depression.  Joe Bonaparte is a gifted young violinist with a future in music, until a chance at fame and fortune lures him into the brutal world of professional boxing.  He must confront what he’s willing to sacrifice, who he’s willing to become and how to find his place in a world that demands he choose a side.

Captured live from the Almeida Theatre and featuring a live string quartet, Olivier Award-winner Sam Yates (Vanya) directs this propulsive drama exploring ambition, identity, and the high price of success.

★★★★★ “Josh O'Connor is a knockout in this superb boxing drama” Sunday Times
★★★★ “ A ravishingly string-swept revival of Clifford Odets’ American tragedy ... it feels thoroughly alive” Time Out
★★★★ “Josh O’Connor is a standout in a lacerating takedown of capitalist greed” The Independent
★★★★ “Josh O’Connor’s return to the stage in Golden Boy is a knockout” The Telegraph
★★★★ “A stirring, on-the-nose melodrama that feints and jabs its way to its message-heavy conclusion” WhatsOnStage

Seats are £12 and £10 each, plus 25p supplement if booking online.

Doors open 6.30 pm.  Refreshments

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Queen Budapest

Thursday 12th November   8.00 pm

2026   Cert. 12A (TBC)   115 min.4K UHD graphic

Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon

On 27th July 1986, Queen performed the largest-ever stadium concert at the Népstadion in Budapest in front of 80,000 ecstatic fans.  The concert was part of the famed Magic Tour, which was the last time the band toured with lead singer Freddie Mercury.

With three years to go before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this was the first Western rock concert performed in a stadium behind the then Iron Curtain.  Some fans had travelled from as far away as Russia and Poland to see the concert.  It was of such significance to the Hungarian authorities and film industry that a group of the country’s top film cameramen and technicians were brought together to film it for posterity.

Now, this original concert film has been beautifully rescanned and remastered in 4K Ultra High Definition alongside a dynamic new audio mix, featuring many of Queen’s favourite tracks – “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Radio Ga Ga”, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, “I Want To Break Free” and “We Are The Champions” along with many more.

“The image quality is wonderful – you’ll feel like you’re there” Brian May
“It turned out to be the last ever tour we did with Freddie. We were very much at a peak. Great memories of that tour” Roger Taylor

Doors open 7.30 pm.  Refreshments

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North By Northwest

Thursday 19th November   7.30 pm

1959   Cert. PG   136 min.4K UHD graphic

Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Middle-aged New York advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Grant) is pursued by group of foreign spies led by the ruthless Phillip Vandamm (Mason) after Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent.  Thornhill is framed for murder but manages to escape the police by boarding a train bound for Chicago.  On the train he meets the beautiful, mysterious blonde Eve Kendall (Saint) who hides him from the police and becomes his romantic ally.

Thornhill and Kendall are pursued across the States by both the spies and the government.  Vandamm’s men lure Thornhill to an isolated rural stretch in Indiana, leading to the iconic, suspenseful crop-duster airplane attack.  The film culminates in a dramatic rescue and escape at the top of Mount Rushmore.

This standard bearer from the Warner Bros. deep catalogue is now available in 4K Ultra High Definition with a brilliant HDR10 transfer and an impressive new Atmos audio mix.

★★★★★ “Hitchcock’s funniest, most ambitious film. You can’t look away” Thr Guardian
★★★★★ “Certifiable classic territory, Hitchcock's glossiest entertainment is the closest the trickster ever came to an action movie. A justifiable masterpiece” Empire
★★★★★ “Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest is a magnificent thriller, but it's also very funny” The Telegraph
★★★★★ “Hitch delivers emotional highs and lows with perfect timing, allowing moments of relief to break out before mounting another crescendo of excitement” BBC Film
97% Rotten Tomatoes critics’ reviews

Doors open 7.00 pm.  Refreshments

Contains mild violence and sex references

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Hay Fever

Thursday 14th January   7.00 pm

A National Theatre Live presentation
Cert. 15 TBC   160 min. TBC

Emmy and Tony winner Christine Baranski makes her West End debut alongside Academy Award-nominated stage and screen legend Richard E. Grant in Noël Coward’s irresistible comedy.

Judith Bliss retired from her life-on-stage and she misses the applause.  Idling away at their country home, the rest of the family are too self-involved to be a good audience.  So, Judith invites a young fan as her guest for the weekend.  But unbeknownst to her, each of the Blisses has a guest of their own arriving at the very same time...

Captured live at Wyndham’s Theatre in the West End, Emily Burns directs this stinging new production.

★★★★ “Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant offer up a light and delicious West End confection” WhatsOnStage
★★★★ “A vibrant, perfectly ludicrous parody of 1920s Britain ... ridiculous, unpredictable, theatrical and just a damn good evening out” Radio Times
★★★★ “A feel-good production with all the glamour – this Coward classic is full of joy” The Upcoming
★★★ “Grant and Baranski strike sparks off each other ... a winning star vehicle for both” The Standard

Seats are £12 and £10 each, plus 25p supplement if booking online.

Doors open 6.30 pm.  Refreshments

Tickets on sale later

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Hearing Loop System

There is a hearing loop system in the Hall and this is switched on during all our films, NT Live plays and other productions.

Most hearing aids are able to receive the signal from our amplifier, which will “broadcast” the centre audio channel (which carries the actors’ speech) from our films and stage plays.  To pick up the signal, switch your hearing aid to “T”, “T-coil” or “Telecoil”.