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    Wicked at Gulbenkian

    3 Nov 2025

    Get ready to return to Oz in an adventure like no other with a story of unlikely friendship, magic, and wickedness. In Munchkinland, Elphaba was bullied and alienated for her green skin. When she arrives at Shiz university to care for her sister, she finds herself rooming with Galinda, her counterpart in all possible ways. Elphaba embarks on a journey to harness her magic, and most importantly, a journey to meet the great wizard of Oz.

    This year, you can watch the latest Wicked film before everyone else in our double screening of Wicked and a preview screening of Wicked: For Good!

    Wicked: Double Bill (PG)

    Thu 20 Nov, 5:30pm

    Wicked: For Good (PG)

    Fri 21 Nov – Wed 3 Dec, times vary

    Relaxed Screening of Wicked: For Good (PG) 

    Sat 29 Nov, 11am

    Also on at the cinema…

     

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    The Choral

    Fri 14 Nov – Wed 19 Nov, times vary

    Yorkshire, 1916. Enlistment to World War I leaves a choral society without their male members. The conductor Dr. Guthrie is left to recruit teenagers into the group, creating joy and community through singing while the young men grapple with their impending conscription.

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    Bugonia

    Fri 7 Nov – Thu 13 Nov, 7pm

    Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

    ART31

    ART31 takes its name from Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child, which states that ‘Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities’.

    ART31 is a vision created with, by, and for young people in Kent, championing the belief that all children and young people have an entitlement to access high quality arts and culture, to empower them to achieve their creative potential, and to genuinely engage young people as equal partners in any decision making that affects them.

    The ART31 Youth Board is made up of young people from across Kent aged 13-25 who steer its governance, and influence policy and practice across the county and beyond, challenging the creative sector to examine existing ways of working and integrate young people into the core of their practice.

    Our projects with young people

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    ART31 Generate

    Providing workshops, support, and performance opportunities, Generate is where creativity gives voice to young perspectives whether in theatre making, film media, music, visual arts and more!

    Youth Theatre
    Live Streaming film equipment.

    SCREEN31

    Screen31 is a group for young people aged 15-25 interested in developing their film-making skills.
    TECH31

    TECH31

    Set over two days TECH31 is a free workshop designed to provide 13-25 year olds with an opportunity to develop their skills in sound, lighting, stage management and much more. 

    National Theatre Connections – Gulbenkian Young Company

    NT Connections is the National Theatre’s nationwide youth theatre festival. Each year it offers a unique opportunity for youth theatres and school theatre groups to stage new plays written for young people by some of theatre’s most exciting playwrights, and to perform in leading theatres across the UK.
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    Gulbenkian Uncovered

    Are you enthusiastic, committed and creative? Gulbenkian Uncovered gives University of Kent students the chance to programme films and run events.

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    Square Pegs Arts

    Square Pegs Arts are an award winning charity who provide drama groups, music projects and other accessible Arts opportunities for children and young adults who have learning disabilities and autism, and produce original, inspiring, challenging Theatre. Difference is celebrated and everyone is supported to shine in their own way.
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    KRAN Fam

    KRAN Fam is a drama group in partnership with Kent Refugee Action Network for young refugees and asylum-seekers.

    Accessible Film Club

    Relaxed Screenings

    Monthly film screenings that are open to all, especially those with autism and learning disabilities.

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    ARTY31

    Gulbenkian’s ARTY31 group is for young people aged 8-12 with a wide variety of arts interests.

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