Special screenings & events
At the Showroom we're committed to supporting emerging film talent and bringing exciting filmmaker events to our cinema.
Here is where you'll find information on all our preview screenings, filmmaker Q&As and other special events.
Please note: These events start promptly with no adverts and trailers.
If you are collecting pre-booked tickets, please collect them at the earliest possible opportunity to avoid delays on the night.
Upcoming films & events
- Showroom Spotlight: 10 Things I Hate About You 12A
- English
- Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star in the iconic teen romance, adapted from a classic work of Shakespeare.
- Fri 18 Apr
- 18.00
- Midnight Marauders: A Clockwork Orange 18
- English
- Stomping, whomping, stealing, singing, tap-dancing, violating, Derby-topped teddy-boy hooligan Alex (Malcolm McDowell) has his own way of having a good time. He has it at the tragic expense of others.
- Fri 18 Apr
- 23.30
- Showroom Community x T.A.P.E Collective: SNAPSHOT Shorts + Intro 18
- English
- An incredible rollercoaster of teenage angst, mother & daughter relationships and the sweet liberation of finding your tribe. Mix of contemporary & archive films.
- Sat 19 Apr
- 18.30
- Neil Young: Coastal 12A
- English
- Take a journey with maverick musician Neil Young in this personal, behind-the-scenes doc as he cruises the coast on his recent solo tour.
- Sun 20 Apr
- 15.00
- Showroom Film Quiz
- Tue 22 Apr 20:30
- The finest showcase of film geekery Sheffield has to offer. Join us each month at the Showroom Cinema for our famously fiendish film quiz!
- Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo 12A
- David Tennant and Cush Jumbo lead a stellar cast in a new 5-star production of Shakespeare’s MacBeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London.
- Wed 23 Apr
- 18.00
- Philosophy: O Lucky Man! 15
- English
- This sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in Europe, raising questions about what it means to be an “authentic” individual.
- Thu 24 Apr
- 17.15
- Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII 12A
- English
- Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, the groundbreaking 1972 film directed by Adrian Maben, returns to cinemas, now digitally re-mastered in 4K from the original 35mm footage with enhanced audio.
- Thu 24 Apr
- 20.00
- Sun 27 Apr
- 15.00
- Preview: A New Kind of Wilderness + Q&A 12A
- Norwegian with English Subtitles
- On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Paynes live a purposefully isolated life, aiming to be wild and free. However, when tragedy strikes the family, it upends their idyllic world.
- Tue 29 Apr
- 18.00
- Showroom Pub Quiz
- Tue 29 Apr 20:30
- Join us each month at the Showroom Cinema for our pub quiz. General knowledge rounds, picture rounds and music rounds to test your knowledge to its very limits!
- Apocalypse Now: Final Cut + Intro 15
- English
- To mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, Showroom Cinema and Sheffield Hallam University present Apocalypse Now: Final Cut with a special introduction.
- Sat 3 May
- 19.00
- Sun 4 May
- 15.30
- Cottontail 12A
- English and Japanese with English subtitles
- A widower from Japan travels with his estranged son to England in order to fulfill his late wife's dying wish.
- Mon 5 May
- 18.05
- Thu 8 May
- 20.15
- Bjork: Cornicopia 12A
- English, Icelandic
- Björk: Cornucopia, the highly anticipated concert film recorded live in Lisbon, captures the celebrated artist’s groundbreaking tour that mesmerised audiences worldwide for five years.
- Wed 7 May
- 20.00
- Sun 11 May
- 12.00
- Ocean with David Attenborough PG
- English
- Ocean with David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean.
- Thu 8 May
- 18.00
- Sun 11 May
- 14.45
- Thu 15 May
- 18.00
- Tall Tales PG
- Fabled English record producer Mark Pritchard, luminary songwriter Thom Yorke and ground breaking visual artist Jonathan Zawada present Tall Tales.
- Thu 8 May
- 20.30
- Sheffield Film Festival Preview: Tummy Monster + Director Q&A 15
- English
- A narcissistic tattoo artist has the worst night of his life after a celebrity client makes a bizarre response to a selfie request…
- Fri 9 May
- 18.00
- Festival of Debate - Free Party: A Folk History - Film & Panel 18
- English
- No Tags and Gut Level present a film screening and panel discussion exploring the transformative power of underground dance music.
- Fri 9 May
- 20.00
- Showroom Community x SlamBarz: Slam City CTBA
- English
- In collaboration with Showroom Community, Slam City is a vibrant documentary celebrating music, creativity, and community at the heart of Sheffield.
- Fri 16 May
- 18.30
- Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo – Love and Death PG
- Through expert commentary, stunning visuals and Michelangelo’s own words, this film takes a fresh look at a master artist whose life and genius are celebrated in every mark he made.
- Tue 20 May
- 18.00
- Sun 25 May
- 15.00
- Maona Art: Kumba Short Film Programme + Q&A 18
- Multiple
- Curated to address the lack of authentic African stories on screen, Kumba is a short film programme presented by Maona Art, named after the word for "home" in Shona, a Zimbabwean language.
- Thu 22 May
- 18.00
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show – Charity Immersive Screening 2025 18
- English
- Our collaboration with University of Sheffield Horror Society returns! A special immersive screening of the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in support of LGBTQ+ youth charity, SAYiT.
- Sat 24 May
- 20.00
- Festival of Debate x Showroom Community: Social Enterprising the Transitions Ahead 18
- English
- Commissioned by the Sheffield Social Enterprise Network (SSEN) and produced by local social enterprise Opus Films, this film showcases the innovative work of social entrepreneurs in Sheffield.
- Wed 28 May
- 17.30
- Kendal Mountain Tour 2025: A Night Of Adventure Films + Guest Speaker, Ed Jackson CTBA
- Prepare for an unforgettable night of adventure as the Kendal Mountain Tour 2025 comes to life!
- Wed 28 May
- 19.00
- The Commitments + Highway Child Live! 15
- English
- Sheffield funk and soul music legends Highway Child return to Showroom Cinema to present Irish soul music classic, The Commitments. The film will be followed by a live performance of classic songs inspired by the film’s soundtrack.
- Fri 30 May
- 18.30
- Midnight Marauders: Dirty Harry 15
- English
- A rooftop sniper (Andy Robinson) calling himself Scorpio has killed twice and holds the city ransom with the threat of killing again.
- Fri 30 May
- 23.30
- Masters of Cinema Presents: Cure 15
- Japanese
- A landmark in the history of Japanese cinema, Cure was the breakthrough film for director Kiyoshi Kurosawa – a cerebral and deeply unsettling police procedural to stand with The Silence of the Lambs and Seven.
- Sat 31 May
- 18.00
- Sun 1 Jun
- 14.30
- NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire 15
- English
- Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas.
- Thu 5 Jun
- 19.00
- Fri 6 Jun
- 19.00
- Sun 8 Jun
- 12.00
- Thu 12 Jun
- 19.00
- Fri 13 Jun
- 19.00
- Midnight Marauders: The Warriors 18
- English
- In a future, dystopian New York City, turf gangs and cops rule the streets. When one gang leader tries to bring all gangs together against the cops, Coney Island's The Warriors are framed for his murder and the entire city turns on them.
- Fri 27 Jun
- 23.30
- Midnight Marauders: The Fly 18
- English
- A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
- Fri 25 Jul
- 23.30
- Midnight Marauders: Pink Flamingos 18
- English
- Sleaze queen Divine lives in a caravan with her mad hippie son Crackers and her 250-pound mother Mama Edie, trying to rest quietly on their laurels as 'the filthiest people alive'.
- Fri 29 Aug
- 23.30
- NT Live: Inter Alia - LIVE 15
- English
- Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.
- Thu 4 Sep
- 19.00
- Thu 18 Sep
- 19.00
- Fri 19 Sep
- 19.00
- Sun 21 Sep
- 12.00
- Fri 26 Sep
- 18.00
- Sun 28 Sep
- 12.00
- Midnight Marauders: Blade 18
- English
- Wesley Snipes stars as the tortured soul Blade – half man, half immortal.
- Fri 26 Sep
- 23.30
- The Snowman + Live Score U
- English
- Unite the Union Brass Band return to Showroom Cinema for a special Christmas concert, including a screening of the 1982 festive classic The Snowman with a live score.
- Sat 6 Dec
- 11.00
- 14.00
- Sun 7 Dec
- 11.00
- 14.00
