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.

Temporary Disruptions – Website and Ticketing Upgrade: We are switching to a new website and ticketing system from Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May, which means:

Box Office: From 9am Monday 28 April to 6pm Tuesday 29 April, tickets will only be available in person, and only for same-day screenings.
Website: From 9am Monday 28 April to approx. 9am Friday 2 May, online bookings will be unavailable.

Thank you for your patience while we make these improvements.

Upcoming films & events

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.

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.

Showroom Film Quiz: Tue 6 May 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!

Bjork: Cornucopia 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.

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.

Tall Tales PG: Fabled English record producer Mark Pritchard, luminary songwriter Thom Yorke and ground breaking visual artist Jonathan Zawada present Tall Tales.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Showroom Pub Quiz: Tue 27 May 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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Juliet and Romeo 12A: English; In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, The world’s greatest love story, as never before seen…

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.

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.

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'.

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.

Midnight Marauders: Blade 18: English; Wesley Snipes stars as the tortured soul Blade – half man, half immortal.

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.