A feast of films for Christmas and the New Year at the Stephen Joseph Theatre

From early December to early January, the theatre’s McCarthy cinema will screen a programme of films.

There will also be encore streamings of Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in Pinter’s No Man’s Land, and a live streaming of the dazzling new production of The Tempest from the RSC.

Now 25 years old The Muppet Christmas Carol stars Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge alongside Muppet favourites Kermit, Miss Piggy and The Great Gonzo.

New film The Light Between Oceans stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Rachel Weisz in the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who adopt a baby girl they find adrift at sea.

New Zealand comedy adventure Hunt for the Wilderpeople is directed by Taikia Waititi whose other movies include Boy and What We Do in the Shadows. It stars Sam Neill and Julian Dennison as a mismatched pair who try to disappear, sparking a national manhunt.

Arrival is a new sci-fi drama starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker as an elite team tackling an alien invasion.

Screening times are:

The Muppet Christmas Carol: Monday 26, Tuesday 27 (relaxed), and Wednesday 28 December at 2.45pm.

The Light Between Oceans: Tuesday 27 December at 7.45pm; Wednesday 28 December at 2.45pm and 7.45pm (open captions); Thursday 29 December at 2.45pm and 7.15pm.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople: Friday 30 December at 2pm; Saturday 31 December at 5pm (open captions); Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 January (relaxed) at 2.45pm.

Arrival: Friday 30 December at 5pm and 8pm; Saturday 31 December at 2pm (relaxed) and 8pm; Monday 2 (open captions), Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 January at 7.45pm; Thursday 5 January at 1.45pm.

No Man’s Land (NT delayed live): Thursday 5 January at 7pm.

The Tempest (RSC live): Wednesday 11 January at 7pm.

Cinema tickets at the SJT are £7 (concessions £5), and for live streamings, £17. To book, please call the Box Office on 01723 370541 or visit the website: www.sjt.uk.com