Picturehouse Central

Picturehouse Central Picturehouse’s flagship cinema, café, restaurant and exclusive Members' Bar in the heart of the West End 🍿
Home to Picturehouse Create
📍 London, UK
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Picturehouse Central is situated in the heart of London’s West End, a stone’s throw away from Leicester Square. The entrance is on the corner of Great Windmill Street and Shaftesbury Avenue at the centre of London’s famous theatre district. Home of Sundance Film Festival: London. We programme an eclectic mix of quality mainstream cinema, foreign language, indie, arthouse and a strong focus on docu

mentaries from around the world. We also host regular live director/talent Q&As. More than a cinema, there is bustling cafe on the ground floor open from 9am, a spacious and relaxing bar & restaurant on the first floor and a newly opened private members bar covering two floors and roof terrace with stunning views across Piccadilly.

Bring the whole family this summer, with child tickets now just £3!T&Cs: Subject to availability. Applicable for childre...
31/05/2026

Bring the whole family this summer, with child tickets now just £3!

T&Cs: Subject to availability. Applicable for children up to 14 years old, on all screenings with a U, PG, or 12A certificate.

Ready for some heroic bloodshed? Hong Kong action legend John Woo takes over reDiscover from tomorrow, with a 4K restora...
30/05/2026

Ready for some heroic bloodshed?

Hong Kong action legend John Woo takes over reDiscover from tomorrow, with a 4K restoration of Hard Boiled!

📅 Sun 31 May, 12.30pm
💥 picturehouses.com/rediscover

Three weeks from today, we're having a late one.The World's Biggest All Nighter V has scares, surprises, sparkly vampire...
30/05/2026

Three weeks from today, we're having a late one.

The World's Biggest All Nighter V has scares, surprises, sparkly vampires, 13 hours straight of Jacques Rivette and much, more more.

Have you got your ticket yet?

🌙 picturehouses.com/allnighter

Scandalous news. We're thrilled to play host to the premiere screening of National Theatre Live's Les Liaisons Dangereus...
29/05/2026

Scandalous news. We're thrilled to play host to the premiere screening of National Theatre Live's Les Liaisons Dangereuses, where we'll welcome star Lesley Manville and director Marianne Elliott for a pre-screening Q&A!

📅 Fri 19 Jun, 6.40pm
🎟️ Members' Priority booking now open!

Happy New Film Friday! Come on up the Leo Woodall stairs this weekend for:👂 Tuner🚪 Backrooms🎸 Power Ballad☘️ National Th...
29/05/2026

Happy New Film Friday! Come on up the Leo Woodall stairs this weekend for:

👂 Tuner
🚪 Backrooms
🎸 Power Ballad
☘️ National Theatre Live: The Pl***oy of the Western World

We're thrilled to welcome Academy Award nominated director Sara Dosa (Fire of Love) and author Andri Snær Magnason for a...
28/05/2026

We're thrilled to welcome Academy Award nominated director Sara Dosa (Fire of Love) and author Andri Snær Magnason for a Q&A following a screening of Time and Water.

📅 Friday 12 June, 7.00pm
🎟️ Book your tickets now!

27/05/2026

We're thrilled to welcome writer-director Ido Fluk, music producer Vera Brandes and actress Mala Emde for a Q&A following a screening of Köln 75.

📅 Friday 5 June, 7.00pm
🎟️ Book now!

We're thrilled to be welcoming Charli xcx, Pete Ohs and Jeremy O. Harris for a Q&A following a screening of Erupcja.📅 Mo...
27/05/2026

We're thrilled to be welcoming Charli xcx, Pete Ohs and Jeremy O. Harris for a Q&A following a screening of Erupcja.

📅 Monday 1 June
🎟️ Members' Priority booking now open!

Any remaining tickets will be available on general sale tomorrow.

Happy birthday to the legendary Sir Ian McKellen, AKA Julian Sklar!We were thrilled to host the UK premiere of The Chris...
25/05/2026

Happy birthday to the legendary Sir Ian McKellen, AKA Julian Sklar!

We were thrilled to host the UK premiere of The Christophers last month - and the real paintings from the film, currently on display upstairs 🖼️

The Christophers is now playing at Central.

We're fresh out of blue milk - but why not treat yourself to a DIN and Tonic with The Mandalorian and Grogu this weekend...
22/05/2026

We're fresh out of blue milk - but why not treat yourself to a DIN and Tonic with The Mandalorian and Grogu this weekend?

Address

Shaftesbury Avenue
London
W1D7DH

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 9:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 9:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 9:30pm
Thursday 10am - 9:30pm
Friday 10am - 9:30pm
Saturday 10am - 9:30pm
Sunday 10am - 9pm

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