The Cube

The Cube

Independent cinema which also hosts regular gigs and music.


The Cube is a real asset to Bristol, an independent cinema run by volunteers with original programming. In addition to films and live music the 105 seat cinema is also used for workshops and discussions.

In essence The Cube shows the films you actually want to see, avoiding pure 'arthouse' programming. Expect to find Hollywood's (occasional) decent offerings listed alongside quality foreign and independent films as well as a few cult classics. Wednesday mornings (11am) is BabyCinema where babies are welcome while Wednesday evenings is BlueScreen - a sort of open mic night but for short films.

While often folk or indie based, gig listings for The Cube can really vary. The level of crowd interaction at the Cube can make it a great venue to catch one off shows from electronica producers to experimental artists.

For film times check www.cubecinema.com

What's On At The Cube

WORKSHOP The Peoples Puppet Opera at The Cube
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experimental cabaret festival theatre open mic
There is No End - The Fly on our Wall at The Cube
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experimental cabaret festival theatre
The People's Puppet Opera at The Cube
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experimental cabaret festival theatre open mic
Olivia Laing on The Silver Book at The Cube
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spoken word talks film lgbtq+ poetry
THE SHAHNAMEH at The Cube
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The Absurdist A/V JUMBLE SAIL with mr_hopkinson Paul Hanson + more at The Cube
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ambient art pop experimental soundtrack film
A Tale of Summer  7:30pm at The Cube
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film
Experimental Dating 7: Fix-It-Yourself Date Night at The Cube
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experimental psych dating
Erosion Control + The Sprigs + Thomas Carroll + RRS at The Cube
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experimental experimental rock lo-fi exhibition-opening noise
HIPPY TRIPPY SUMMER: EGGSHELLS at The Cube
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experimental psych psychedelic rock film
Hippy Trippy Summer presents...Monterey Pop 1967 at The Cube
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psych psychedelic rock film
Fashion Tips + RRS + Group Sounds + Shit Creek at The Cube
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funk noise rock punk synthpop noise
Tough Sell x Bighead Comedy: Primal Bog by Rosa Garland + more at The Cube
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experimental comedy theatre stand-up comedy
One Song Karaoke: What's Up at The Cube
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art pop pop lgbtq+ experimental pop
THE GIRL WHO DIDN'T DIE at The Cube
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world spoken word theatre
Robin & Bina Williamson + Rosie Brownhill + Fohn at The Cube
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experimental folk psych traditional folk
HOW  TO DIE long ago in Finland at The Cube
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spoken word theatre
THE KNIGHTS OF MAGIC at The Cube
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cabaret comedy spoken word family theatre

Get a feel for The Cube

Our recent recommendations for The Cube

They are the gods of cinephile hellfire, and they’ll die (again) if they want to! Bowing out after 150 offerings of B-movie obscurity, HFC does the DIY sci-fi double: Sun Ra’s astral emigration jazz odyssey Space is the Place + the rare-screened UFO cult, public-access, past-life improv madness of The Arrival. Come drown your obscure tears in the bar after, with original press giallo soundtracks played on very dirty needles. RIP! HELLFIRE VIDEO CLUB GOES OUT OF THIS WORLD at The Cube.

Puppets for the people, by the people: after a two-day workshop guided by Beanpig Puppets’ unsteady hands, a new array of freshly hatched chaos creations will be turning the Cube boards into a one-off surrealist wonderland of DIY puppet performance. Guaranteed to be beautifully batshit… Nessun Dorma eat your heart out! The People's Puppet Opera at The Cube.

The erstwhile emos at ETN call on Aloisius' blown-out improv chaos for an evening of outsider sonics. Aloisius takes a loose and euphoric stance on spiritual jazz, no-wave and New Weird America mutation, pairing perfectly with Paling’s mysterious post-rock meltdowns and Lily Montague’s glitch-damaged slowcore. Big FFO: Still House Plants, Jackie-O Motherfucker, Talk Talk, Voice Actor. Noid #16 with Life Is Beautiful's founder Aloisius, Bristol mathy upstarts Paling and avant-electronica from Lily Montague

The Cube launches a Pride-celebrating series of classics and curios from the glittering vault of 90s queer cinema. Kicking things off is Fucking Åmål, a timeless, sensitive depiction of teen angst and hopeless gay yearning in small-town Sweden which (rightly) catapulted Lukas Moodysson to directorship stardom. I WANNA KNOW WHAT LOVE IIIIS! We launch our 90s Queer Sleaze season with this coming-of-age classic, a painfully hilarious depiction of growing up queer in a shit town. 

Sell out warning! Birmingham is the place. It’s where Sun Ra first touched Earth, where Angela Davis got radical and Dr King put pen to jailhouse paper. The Magic City lets the streets talk about how they birthed a cosmos under segregation; more than just the Sun Ra origin story you desperately need, it’s a slice of 16mm sociology. Bring some noise for the Arkestra procession + your burning questions for the directors! City-based, community focused documentary on Sun Ra