PADDINGTON (G) 95 min - Comedy | Family

PADDINGTON [G] 95 min - Comedy | Family
Monday, Dec 15 10:15AM
Tuesday, Dec 16 10:15AM
Wednesday, Dec 17 10:15AM; 6:30PM
Thursday, Dec 18 10:15AM
Friday, Dec 19 10:15AM 6:30PM
Saturday, Dec 20 1:30PM 6:30PM
Sunday, Dec 21 1:30PM
Monday, Dec 22 10:15AM
Tuesday, Dec 23 10:15AM
Friday, Dec 26 1:30PM
Saturday, Dec 27 1:40PM 6:30PM
Sunday, Dec 28 1:30PM    FINAL

Adapted from Michael Bond’s universally beloved books and from the producer of Harry Potter and Gravity, PADDINGTON follows the journey of an optimistic and polite young bear from Peru who travels to London in search of a home and a family. When the Brown family invites him to stay with them, little do they realize how much comic mayhem one young bear will bring to their everyday family life.

Key cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Broadbent, Sally Hawkins, Peter Capaldi and Julie Walters with Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington

Director: Paul King

JOHN WICK [MA15+] 101 min - Action | Thriller

JOHN WICK [MA15+] 101 min - Action | Thriller
Thursday, Dec 4 7:10PM
Friday, Dec 5 8:40PM
Saturday, Dec 6 8:50PM
Sunday, Dec 7 3:50PM
Wednesday, Dec 10 8:40PM

An ex-hitman comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Directors: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch (uncredited)
Writer: Derek Kolstad (screenplay)
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen

WORDS AND PICTURES [M] 111 min. Comedy | Drama | Romance

WORDS AND PICTURES [M] 111 min. Comedy | Drama | Romance
Thursday, Dec 4 7:00PM
Friday, Dec 5 6:30PM
Saturday, Dec 6 1:30PM 8:15PM
Sunday, Dec 7 3:20PM
Wednesday, Dec 10 6:30PM

An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.
Director: Fred Schepisi
Writer: Gerald Di Pego
Stars: Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Bruce Davison

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY [PG] Comedy | Family

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY [PG] 81 min - Comedy | Family

Saturday, Dec 6 1:40PM; 6:40PM
Sunday, Dec 7 1:40PM
Wednesday, Dec 10 10:30AM; 6:40PM
 Friday, Dec 5 6:40PM

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Director: Miguel Arteta
Writers: Rob Lieber (screenplay), Judith Viorst (book)
Stars: Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould

coming to the World Theatre Cinema this holidays...

 

LET'S BE COPS (MA15+) Comedy

LET'S BE COPS (MA15+) Strong violence, sexual references, nudity and coarse language. 104 min - Comedy
Wednesday, Nov 26 10:30AM 8:50PM
Friday, Nov 28 8:40PM
Saturday, Nov 29 8:40PM
Sunday, Nov 30 1:30PM
Wednesday, Dec 3 8:40PM FINAL

Two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighbourhood sensations. But when these newly-minted "heroes" get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.
Director: Luke Greenfield
Writers: Luke Greenfield, Nicholas Thomas
Stars: Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr., Rob Riggle

THE HUNGER GAMES: Mockingjay Part 1 (M) Adventure | Sci-Fi

THE HUNGER GAMES: Mockingjay Part 1 (M) Mature themes and violence. 123 min - Adventure | Sci-Fi

Wednesday, Nov 26 10:15AM; 6:30PM
Thursday, Nov 27 7:00PM
Friday, Nov 28 7:00PM
Saturday, Nov 29 1:30PM; 7:00PM
Sunday, Nov 30 1:40PM
Wednesday, Dec 3 10:15AM; 7:00PM
Friday, Dec 5 8:15PM
Saturday, Dec 6 6:30PM
Sunday, Dec 7 1:30PM
Wednesday, Dec 10 8:20PM

In District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever, Katniss Everdeen works to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends.
Director: Francis Lawrence
Writers: Peter Craig (screenplay), Danny Strong (screenplay), Suzanne Collins (novel "Mockingjay")
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Julianne Moore

Yak Shack - Youth Game Night - introducing Werewolf...

Welcome to a fun night of friendship and games - featuring Werewolf - the multiplayer board game for large groups.Ultimate Werewolf can be played with 5 to 96 players of all ages. Each player has an agenda: as a villager, hunt down the werewolves; as a werewolf, convince the other villagers that you are innocent, while secretly attacking those same villagers each night. Dozens of special roles are available to help both the villagers and the werewolves achieve their goals. The game has more than forty unique roles, eighteen different scenarios, and a set of 78 fully illustrated cards.
Just $5 pp - candy bar open for refreshments...

Queensland Symphony Orchestra ‘Journey Through the Cosmos’ with Professor Brian Cox - FREE EVENT

Queensland Symphony Orchestra ‘Journey Through the Cosmos’
(including music of Gustav Holst - The Planets Suite) with Professor Brian Cox 

2pm Sunday 30 November 2014
FREE tickets available now - pre-booking essential!

Featuring:
• Particle physicist Professor Brian Cox

• Queensland Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor Johannes Fritzsch
• Violin Jack Liebeck
• The Australian Voices

The QSO has invited rock-star particle physicist Professor Brian Cox, OBE star of the smash BBC TV series The Wonders of The Solar System, who is credited around the world with reviving the popularity of science, to present an exclusive spectacular event combining science, music, voice, and film, titled Journey through the Cosmos. Cox’s engaging style and incredible knowledge have made him an international sensation. More info https://www.facebook.com/events/308083062713476/

NEW: BEST OF ME (M) Drama | Romance – based on novel by Nicholas Sparks ONE WEEK ONLY!

 NEW: BEST OF ME (M) Drama | Romance – based on novel by Nicholas Sparks ONE WEEK ONLY!
Thursday, Nov 27 7:10PM
Friday, Nov 28 6:30PM
Saturday, Nov 29 1:40PM; 6:30PM
Sunday, Nov 30 3:25PM
Wednesday, Dec 3 10:30AM; 6:30PM FINAL

A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

Director: Michael Hoffman
Writers: J. Mills Goodloe (screenplay), Will Fetters (screenplay), Nicholas Sparks (novel)
Stars: James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Luke Bracey, Benji the Cat, Caroline Goodall

Screening Discount Day Wed 19 Nov - all tickets only $8:

A Walk among the Tombstones (MA15+) Crime | Drama | Mystery 6:40PM FINAL
This Is Where I Leave You (M) Comedy | Drama 10:15AM; 6:30PM FINAL
INTERSTELLAR (M) Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi 8:20PM
Let’s Be Cops (MA15+) Comedy 10:30AM; 8:40PM

It's Christmas with Kamahl [LIVE]

It's Christmas with Kamahl  [LIVE] 
10.30am Saturday 22 November 
 

Tickets just $15pp / groups 10+ $12pp
Includes Morning Tea from 9.30am with special treats by QCWA


Kamahl stands as one of the great music survivors with a 35 year recording history, embracing number one international hits and more than 80 gold & platinum plaques. Kamahl has proved himself to be a talented performer of integrity and tenacity who can claim a fiercely loyal following over a period that has seen many other singers rise and fall. Celebrate the last Morning Melodies of the year through a nostalgic journey in song.
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Tickets available from the World Theatre Charters Towers Box Office Mon-Fri 10am-1.30pm, during movies sessions and online at http://tinyurl.com/ShowingAtWorldTheatre - buy tickets from the comfort of your own home.

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 [M] 123 min - Adventure | Sci-Fi

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 1 [M]
123 min - Adventure | Sci-Fi
Thursday, Nov 20 7:00PM PREMIERE
Friday, Nov 21 7:00PM
Saturday, Nov 22 1:40PM; 6:30PM
Sunday, Nov 23 3:25PM
Wednesday, Nov 26 10:15AM; 6:30PM
Thursday, Nov 27 7:00PM
Friday, Nov 28 7:00PM
Saturday, Nov 29 1:30PM; 7:00PM
Sunday, Nov 30 1:40PM
Wednesday, Dec 3 10:15AM; 7:00PM

In District 13 after she literally shatters the games forever, Katniss Everdeen works to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends.

Director: Francis Lawrence
Writers: Peter Craig (screenplay), Danny Strong (screenplay), Suzanne Collins (novel "Mockingjay")
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Julianne Moore

This Is Where I Leave You (M) 103 min - Comedy | Drama ONE WEEK ONLY!

This Is Where I Leave You (M) Sex scene, sexual references, drug use, coarse language and mature themes ONE WEEK ONLY! 103 min - Comedy | Drama
Thursday, Nov 13 7:00PM
Friday, Nov 14 6:30PM
Saturday, Nov 15 1:30PM; 6:30PM
Sunday, Nov 16 1:30PM
Wednesday, Nov 19 10:15AM; 6:30PM FINAL

 

When their father passes away, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens.

Director: Shawn Levy
Writers: Jonathan Tropper (screenplay), Jonathan Tropper (novel)
Stars: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda

The 39 Steps... fast-paced, side-splitting comedy LIVE on stage!

Hitchcock meets hilarious in a jolly good show!
coming LIVE to the World Theatre 

7.30pm Thursday 13 Nov 2014
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Adults $29.50pp.
Conc/Student/Groups 10+ $25pp

The 39 Steps is a fast-paced, side-splitting comedy featuring over a hundred characters played by four actors. Based on the 1935 Hitchcock spy thriller movie and novel by John Buchan, the stage production is currently the longest running comedy in the West End and winner of major theatrical prizes from Tony Awards® to the Olivier and Helpmann Awards.

Handsome hero Richard Hannay meets a mysterious woman, who reveals a plot to smuggle military secrets out of the country. That night, she is found murdered in his apartment. With the police and international spies hot on his heels, Hannay races to solve the mystery of the man with the missing finger. His heart-racing adventures involve death-defying escapes from planes, trains and automobiles with the beautiful blonde bombshell Pamela by his side.

Paying homage to the ‘spy’ genre as well as other classic Hitchcock films, the spectacularly funny and cleverly performed stage adaptation of The 39 Steps was hailed as being “theatre at its finest” by The New York Times. A rip-roaring night out for all the family, don’t miss this theatrical tour-de-force already seen by over 3 million people in more than 60 countries.

LET''S BE COPS [MA15+] 104 min - Comedy

LET''S BE COPS [MA15+] 104 min - Comedy
Saturday, Nov 15 8:40PM
Sunday, Nov 16 3:40PM
Wednesday, Nov 19 10:30AM; 8:40PM
Thursday, Nov 20 7:10PM
Friday, Nov 21 9:30PM
Saturday, Nov 22 8:50PM
Sunday, Nov 23 1:30PM
Wednesday, Nov 26 10:30AM 8:50PM
Friday, Nov 28 8:40PM
Saturday, Nov 29 8:40PM
Sunday, Nov 30 1:30PM
Wednesday, Dec 3 8:40PM FINAL

Two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted "heroes" get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.
Director: Luke Greenfield
Writers: Luke Greenfield, Nicholas Thomas
Stars: Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr., Rob Riggle

A WALK AMONGST THE TOMBSTONES [MA15+]

A WALK AMONGST THE TOMBSTONES [MA15+]
114 min - Crime | Drama | Mystery ONE WEEK ONLY!
Friday, Nov 14 6:40PM
Saturday, Nov 15 6:40PM
Sunday, Nov 16 1:40PM
Wednesday, Nov 19 6:40PM 


Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

Director: Scott Frank
Writers: Scott Frank (screenplay), Lawrence Block (novel)
Stars: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour
Looking forward to this one...

Queensland Symphony Orchestra ‘Journey Through the Cosmos’ with Professor Brian Cox - FREE

Queensland Symphony Orchestra ‘Journey Through the Cosmos’
(including music of Gustav Holst - The Planets Suite) with Professor Brian Cox 

2pm Sunday 30 November 2014
FREE tickets available now - pre-booking essential!

Featuring:
• Particle physicist Professor Brian Cox
• Queensland Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor Johannes Fritzsch
• Violin Jack Liebeck
• The Australian Voices

The QSO has invited rock-star particle physicist Professor Brian Cox, OBE star of the smash BBC TV series The Wonders of The Solar System, who is credited around the world with reviving the popularity of science, to present an exclusive spectacular event combining science, music, voice, and film, titled Journey through the Cosmos. Cox’s engaging style and incredible knowledge have made him an international sensation. More info https://www.facebook.com/events/308083062713476/

"All the World's a Stage" Power Up Dance & Fitness Studio

Power Up Dance & Fitness Studio proudly presents their 2014 End of year concert - "All the World's a Stage"!
Two Shows only:
          *2pm Sat 8 Nov
          *2pm Sun 9 Nov
It's going to be another spectacular concert showcasing the amazing talent we have here in Charters Towers. Show your support and come along - you won't be disappointed!

Tickets are on sale NOW at The World Theatre. Don't miss out - they won't last long!
         Adult $20.00
         Student /Concession $16.00
         Child $12.00

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