Film
Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy.
1st and 11th October
Showing today
Exhibition
Stories of farmers, fishers, growers and communities transforming the food system.
9 May – 4 Oct 2026, Open Today
Film
Considered by some to be one of the great innovators of 19th century art.
8th and 18th October
Film
A new film from the National Emergency Briefing, a public information initiative to ensure the UK is clearly and honestly briefed on the climate and nature crisis.
9 Oct 2026
Film
A powerful new film honouring the Windrush generation and the Caribbean migration experience in Britain.
23 Oct 2026
Season
Showcasing the many positive & yet widely unreflected stories of black folks' lives.
24 Apr – 23 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
Why are so many women in Gothic fiction locked away, labelled hysterical, or portrayed as monsters?
30 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
Three days of talks and author interviews exploring the darker side!
30 Oct 2026
Season
Three days of talks and author interviews exploring the darker side!
30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
One of the most acclaimed authors of Gothic Fiction and ghost stories in modern fiction.
30 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
A talk exploring the history of the Televisual Gothic – programming that uses the Gothic to probe the horrors of the television industry.
30 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
No movie has a better claim to a curse than 1966’s Incubus, an almost-lost folk horror movie with a backstory as grim and fascinating as its main plotline.
30 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
One of the most exciting new talents in Gothic fiction, with rich imagination and exciting reimaginings on show.
31 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
Looking at the rich seam of terrifying home-grown productions which are often ignored or forgotten.
31 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
In 1980, there may only have been 3 TV channels, but on 13 Saturday nights that year, one of them showed Hammer House of Horror, a series of chilling tales that brought witchcraft, Satanism, werewolves and all manner of attendant weirdness into the n…
31 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
Derby-based is Tom Mead is the author of four popular and acclaimed locked-room mysteries.
31 Oct 2026
Talks + Events
From witch bottles to spontaneous human combustion, take a tour through some of history’s weirdest witchcraft deterrents.
1 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
The ‘Queen of African Horror’, one of the most exciting voices in the genre and a Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award winner.
1 Nov 2026
Talks + Events
Discussing some of the most bizarre and supernatural stories from around the country.
1 Nov 2026
Film
The 5-star critically acclaimed play starring John Lithgow (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Crown) as Roald Dahl.
19th and 22nd November
Talks + Events
From the depths of the Peak District, Well Dressed explore folklore, customs and curiosities through music, art, film and performance.
28 Nov 2026
Film
Pierre-Auguste Renoir is one of the world’s favourite artists; a founding member of the Impressionist movement and a constantly evolving artist.
21st, 24th January and 2 more dates
Film
Bringing the iconic story of Claude Monet to cinema screens.
13th, 23rd May and 2 more dates
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