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Here you can find out what's on at Watermans over the next few weeks and months. Film, cabaret, comedy, live music, exhibitions and lots more. We hope you'll find something for you! If you'd like to search by date, check out our handy calendar.
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Family Cinema
The Grinch (U) – Family Cinema
07 Dec
The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have […]
Family Cinema
The Muppet Christmas Carol (U) – Family Cinema
14 Dec
Tis the season for love, laughter, and one of the most cherished stories of all time! Join Kermit the Frog, […]
Cinema
The Nightingale (18)
13 Dec - 19 Dec
Winner of two Venice Film Festival Awards 2018 Marcello Mastroianni Award Best Young Actor or Actress and Special Jury Prize […]
Children
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (3-10yrs)
22 Mar
What if you discovered the secret that your grouchy neighbour is really a wizard whose house is powered entirely by […]
Children
The Three Billy Goats Gruff (3-6yrs)
16 Feb
Who's that trip trapping over my bridge? This is the simple story of three hungry goats and a grumpy old […]
Special Events Cinema
The Welkin (Cert TBC) – National Theatre Live
21 May
A new play by Lucy Kirkwood One life in the hands of 12 women. Rural Suffolk in England, 1759. As […]
Cinema
The Wolf’s Call (15)
13 Dec - 19 Dec
On board a French nuclear submarine, a rescue mission depends on a man with a golden ear.
New Media Arts
Trajectories III: Call for Proposals
15 Dec
We are now inviting submissions of artworks for the Trajectories III programme. Deadline for submissions is 5pm on Sunday 15 […]
Take Part Hire
Water Colour – Art Classes
11 Dec
This course will enable you to learn how to use the beautiful transparent medium of watercolour. This material is particularly […]
Talks
Watermans With Words: Scientific Pioneers
21 Feb
In a double bill of two fascinating talks, we discover the true stories of Scientific Pioneers who have changed our […]
Children
Woodland Tales With Granddad (3+yrs)
01 Mar
Something is happening in the woods, voices can be heard, and a strange metallic smell fills the air. Machines are […]
New Media Arts
“What if…?” An Exploration by Mike Aris
06 Dec - 02 Feb
Mike Aris is a geometric artist. He searches for nature's hidden patterns, allowing structure and symmetry to emerge from the […]
Exhibitions
Music and Me
06 Dec - 26 Jan
CPP Hounslow is delighted to present a new exhibition of photographic portraits by award-winning, Hounslow-based photographer and film maker Rehmat […]
Exhibitions
Late Summer at Bedfont Lakes
06 Dec - 31 Jan
An exhibition of photography by Karolina Koziel at Salisbury Cafe, Hounslow. “My photography is about finding the gentle and the […]
Exhibitions
Regeneration on Hounslow Heath
06 Dec - 28 Mar
An exhibtion of painting and photography at Feltham Library. “Beginning in summer 2018, I came across the remains of a […]
Exhibitions
Air Matters: Learning from Heathrow
06 Dec - 05 Jan
Air Matters: Learning from Heathrow is an exhibition and programme of events that explores the politics of air. Focusing on the […]
Cinema
Harriet (12A)
06 Dec - 12 Dec
Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet […]
Cinema
Knives Out (12A)
06 Dec - 12 Dec
Knives Out is a witty and stylish whodunit guaranteed to keep audiences guessing until the very end. Acclaimed writer and […]
Cinema
Le Belle Epoque (15)
06 Dec - 12 Dec
A mature man is given the opportunity to go back in time to save his marriage in this crowd-pleasing romantic […]
Outdoor Arts
Bell Square: Ghost Caribou by Thingumajig
07 Dec
In Ghost Caribou, Thingumajig Theatre’s new night-time street act, giant illuminated creatures, part caribou, part spirit, roam a mystical world […]
Children
Christmas Show 2019: Pinocchio (3-8yrs & families)
07 Dec - 30 Dec
A highly visual, acrobatic version of the classic tale, perfect for the whole family this Christmas. A very shady fox […]
Take Part Hire
Oil Painting Block 3- Art Classes
07 Dec - 14 Dec
These classes are designed to meet the needs of students of all abilities but primarily to enable each student to […]
Special Events Cinema
Present Laughter (PG) – National Theatre Encore
08 Dec - 16 Dec
Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter. As he prepares to embark on an […]
Take Part
Brentford Ukulele Collective
09 Dec
Did you always dream from a young age of becoming a ukulele rock God, but ended up doing all other […]
Take Part Hire
Drawing – Art Classes
09 Dec
The course will cover an exploration into the language of drawing and mark-making. I hope to share my passion for […]
Take Part
Hounslow Community Brass Band
10 Dec
Are you having trouble with your tenor horn? Terrified of your tuba? Feeling useless at your euphonium? Or craving to […]
Parent & Baby Cinema
Knives Out (12A) – Parent and Baby
11 Dec
Knives Out is a witty and stylish whodunit guaranteed to keep audiences guessing until the very end. Acclaimed writer and director […]
Take Part
Pandemonium Autumn 2019 0-24 mths
11 Dec
Join Tamar Swade every Wednesday (term time only) in this fun musical workshop for parents/carers and their children, aged 0-24mths. […]
Take Part
Pandemonium Autumn 2019- 2-4 yrs
11 Dec
Join Tamar Swade every Wednesday in this fun musical workshop for parents/carers and their children, aged 2-4. Sing songs and […]
Take Part
Hounslow Community Choir
12 Dec
THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE AT HOUNSLOW MUSIC SERVICE Is singing a talent you think you could share with enthusiastic people […]
Cinema
Last Christmas (12A)
13 Dec - 19 Dec
Kate (Emilia Clarke) harumphs around London, a bundle of bad decisions accompanied by the jangle of bells on her shoes, […]
Special Events Cinema
Beavers Winter Cinema: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
14 Dec
Please note this event will be held on Beavers Estate, not at Watermans. The same Heston & Cranford Local Advisory […]
Live Performance Hire
Desi Central Comedy Show
14 Dec
Desi Central is back with another amazing line-up and night of nothing but laughter with Omar Hamdi, Kiran Morjaria, Kane […]
Special Events Cinema
French Impressions – Invisibles (15) – 27th French Film Festival
14 Dec
Invisibles / Les Invisibles Social commentary, feminist anthem, broad comedy with a side of rom com – Louis-Julien Petit’s Les […]
Exhibitions
The Memory Library
16 Dec - 28 Mar
Artist Marie Klimis has been commissioned to create a new art installation for Heston Library celebrating the memories of the […]
Parent & Baby Cinema
Last Christmas (12A) – Parent Baby
18 Dec
Kate (Emilia Clarke) harumphs around London, a bundle of bad decisions accompanied by the jangle of bells on her shoes, […]
Family Cinema
A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (U)
20 Dec - 02 Jan
Strange lights over the quiet town of Mossingham herald the arrival of a mystery visitor from far across the galaxy… […]
Cinema
Motherless Brooklyn (15)
20 Dec - 02 Jan
Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton), a lonely private detective living with Tourette Syndrome, ventures to solve the murder of his mentor […]
Cinema
Ordinary Love (12A)
20 Dec - 02 Jan
Joan and Tom have been married for many years. There is an ease to their relationship, which only comes from […]
Family Cinema
Frozen 2 (U) – Family Cinema
20 Dec - 04 Jan
Why was Elsa born with magical powers? What truths about the past await Elsa as she ventures into the unknown […]
Special Events Cinema
National Theatre Encore: Fleabag (15)
28 Dec
See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag,broadcast liveto cinemasfrom London’s West End. Written and […]
Special Events Cinema
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter’s Tale Encore
29 Dec
Due to phenomenal demand, The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare's timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption, returns to cinemas this festive season. […]
Take Part Hire
London Art School with Sue Cooper
01 Jan
Please note: this is a hire so all bookings must be made through Sue Cooper at suecooper@artschoollondon.com London Art School […]
Parent & Baby Cinema
Frozen 2 (U) – Parent and Baby
01 Jan
Why was Elsa born with magical powers? What truths about the past await Elsa as she ventures into the unknown […]
Cinema
Cats (Cert TBC)
03 Jan - 16 Jan
Cats stars James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and introduces […]
Cinema
Lucy In The Sky (15)
03 Jan - 09 Jan
In Lucy In The Sky, Natalie Portman plays Lucy Cola, a strong woman whose determination and drive as an astronaut […]
Family Cinema
Abominable (U) – Family Cinema
04 Jan - 25 Jan
When teenage Yi encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous […]
Special Events Cinema
Hansard (12A) – National Theatre Encore
05 Jan
Hansard; nounThe official report of all parliamentary debates. See two-time Olivier Award winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman, About Time) and Alex Jennings (The […]
Parent & Baby Cinema
Lucy In The Sky (15) – Parent and Baby
08 Jan
In Lucy In The Sky, Natalie Portman plays Lucy Cola, a strong woman whose determination and drive as an astronaut take […]
Cinema
Little Women (U)
10 Jan - 23 Jan
Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings […]
Special Events Cinema
Met Opera 19-20: Wozzeck (Alban Berg)
11 Jan
After wowing audiences with his astounding production of Lulu in 2015, South African artist William Kentridge now focuses his extraordinary […]
Family Cinema
The Big Bad Fox And Other Tales (U) – Family Cinema
11 Jan
From the creators of the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine comes another hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits. The countryside […]
Parent & Baby Cinema
Cats (Cert TBC) – Parent and Baby
15 Jan
Cats stars James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and introduces […]
New Media Arts
Data Dating
15 Jan - 01 Mar
Exhibition Wednesday 15 January – Sunday 1 March 2020 Public opening 15 January 6:30 (with the curator, artists and drinks) […]
Cinema
JoJo Rabbit (12A)
17 Jan - 30 Jan
Writer director Taika Waititi, brings his signature style of humor and pathos to his latest film, Jojo Rabbit, a World […]
Cabaret
Myra Dubois: Dead Funny
17 Jan
The Siren of South Yorkshire is back and it's going to be a blast. Myra is dead; long live Myra! […]
Cinema
The Gentlemen (18)
17 Jan - 30 Jan
The Gentlemen follows American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word […]
Special Events Cinema
French Impressions – Non-Fiction (15)
18 Jan
Jon Davies will be looking at the work of director Olivier Assayas followed by a screening of his latest film […]
Family Cinema
The Addams Family (PG) – Family Cinema
18 Jan
Get ready to snap your fingers! The first family of Halloween, the Addams Family, is back on the big screen […]
Children
Cinderella Ashputtel (3+yrs)
19 Jan
“She had no bed to lie down on, but was made to lie by the hearth among the ashes; and […]
Parent & Baby Cinema
Little Women (U) – Parent and Baby
22 Jan
Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings […]
New Media Live Performance
Climax + Chronostasis
24 Jan
Two exciting live shows from leading French multimedia artists, brought to the UK for the first time, exploring notions of […]
Cinema
Pink Wall (12A)
24 Jan - 29 Jan
Pink Wall is a modern day romance, following the six-year relationship of Jenna (Tatiana Maslany) and Leon (Jay Duplass). Intimately […]
Cinema
Downton Abbey (PG)
25 Jan - 30 Jan
The hugely popular TV series is given the big screen treatment featuring some of the original cast members including Michelle […]
Live Performance Hire
Sandra Siladjev Live
25 Jan
She doesn't really need to talk too much about Sandra, she has entered the big door of public business not […]
Children
Goldilocks! (3-7yrs)
26 Jan
Hand to Mouth have woven extra drama and humour into this well-loved tale of Goldilocks, stitching together traditional glove puppetry and […]
Comedy
Marcel Lucont: No. Dix.
31 Jan
Marcel Lucont, flâneur, raconteur and bon-viveur, returns to the UK for his tenth year with deadpan stand-up, bawdy chansons and […]
Special Events Cinema
Met Opera 19-20: Porgy and Bess (The Gershwins)
01 Feb
The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano […]
Children
Rise And Fall (2+yrs)
02 Feb
In Rise and Fall you’ll meet all manner of balloons from small floating moons to vast bouncing orbs. Forever expanding […]
Music
Miss Kiddy and the Cads
07 Feb
Show stopping vocals, sensational band, stunning costumes, spectacular tap dancing, and the glamour of old time Hollywood all wrapped up in […]
Children
Pub Quiz For Kids? (5+yrs)
09 Feb
A runaway hit at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this family fun quiz is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Story knowledge, […]
Cabaret
La Voix: The UK’s Funniest Red Head
14 Feb
Back by popular demand! Global Superstar La Voix’s show has become a phenomenon in many towns and cities around the […]
Children
Half Term Special: The Man Who Wanted To Be A Penguin (3-10yrs)
18 Feb - 20 Feb
This is the story of an extraordinary explorer, a curious conjurer and pioneering problem-solver. You’ll find him pottering in his […]
Special Events Cinema
Cyrano De Bergerac (Cert TBC) – National Theatre Live
20 Feb
By Edmond Rostand, in a new version by Martin Crimp Directed by Jamie Lloyd Cast James McAvoy James McAvoy (X-Men, […]
New Media Live Performance
Le Clair Obscur: #SoftLove
28 Feb - 29 Feb
What would happen if your personal assistant fell in love with you? And what if that personal assistant was in […]
Special Events Cinema
Met Opera 19-20: Agrippina (Handel)
29 Feb
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads as the imperious title empress in the Met’s first-ever performance of this tale of deception and deceit. […]
Cabaret
Charlie Bicknell & Louise Innes: The Latest Show
06 Mar
Or Twisted Takes on the Sickeningly Familiar. Back at Watermans with her brand new show, Charlie Bicknell is once again […]
Children
Midnight (5+yrs)
08 Mar
In the hours when most people are tucked up, sound asleep in their beds, Midnight the cat rules the roost. […]
Dance
Richard Chappell Dance: Still Touch
13 Mar
A moving exploration of the relationship between three dancers and three life-size human sculptures, Still Touch is a collaboration between […]
Special Events Cinema
Met Opera 19-20: Der Fliegende Hollander (Wagner)
14 Mar
Award-winning, Sir Bryn Terfel CBE, returns to the Met for the first time since 2012, as the mysterious seafarer searching for […]
Children
Beastly Belle (4+yrs)
15 Mar
Be charmed and surprised by a new twist on an old tale, inspired by the iconic era of 1920s and […]
Children
Meet Me A Tree – A Very First Opera (0-2yrs)
17 Mar
Hurly Burly return with another interactive musical adventure for babies. Join them to sing with blackbirds, march through fallen leaves […]
Live Performance Hire
Arabs vs Asians Stand-Up Comedy
28 Mar
Plan your Entertainment presents Arabs vs Asians Stand-up comedy show (Breaking barriers with laughter) Featuring award winning and hilarious comedians […]
Special Events Cinema
Met Opera 19-20: Tosca (Puccini)
11 Apr
Sir David McVicar’s bold staging of Puccini’s operatic thriller returns with star Soprano Anna Netrebko, whom the New York Times […]
Special Events Cinema
Met Opera 19-20: Maria Stuarda (Donizetti)
09 May
Set in 16th Century Britain, Donizetti’s historical drama follows Mary, Queen of Scots and her bitter rivalry with the cousin […]
Special Events Cinema
RSC Live: The Winter’s Tale (12A Cert TBC)
10 Jun
Leontes rips his family apart with his jealousy but grief opens his heart. Will he find the child he abandoned […]
Special Events Cinema
RSC Live: The Comedy of Errors (12A Cert TBC)
15 Jul
A man arrives in a strange town only to find that everyone knows his name, but thinks he’s someone else. […]
Special Events Cinema
RSC Live: Pericles (12A)
23 Sep
Shakespeare’s touching and hopeful tale of loss and reconciliation located in a familiar world of precarious journeys. Forced to flee […]