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Whitney Houston:I Wanna Dance with Somebody (12A)(2022) 144 mins

Sat 18 February

Whitney Houston:I Wanna Dance with Someb

Biopic follows the musical icon from her teenage years to the end of her life

A powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston.

Directed by Kasi Lemmons, written by Academy Award® nominee Anthony McCarten, produced by legendary music executive Clive Davis and starring BAFTA Award® winner Naomi Ackie, the film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice.

From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and so emotional—journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon’s most beloved hits as you’ve never heard them before.

Don’t you wanna dance?

REVIEWS

★★★★ Evening Standard
‘Naomi Ackie nails it.’

★★★ Guardian
‘a muscular, heartfelt performance’

★★★ Empire
‘Ackie’s performance shines above everything’

 

Date

Sat 18 February

Starts

19:30

Ages

12A

Price

£7 adv & on door