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Upcoming events at MK

MK is a museum in Milton Keynes. Near Here currently lists 12 upcoming events, including Cactus Pears, A Private Life and The Invite.

Community

Around £9

Cactus Pears

Dir. Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, 2026 Runtime: 113 mins Language: Marathi, w/English Subtitles Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer struggling to stay unmarried. Screening Friday 24 July, 7.00pm Saturday 25 July, 4.30pm Tuesday 28 July, 4.30pm

Fri 24 JulMK

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Community

Around £9

A Private Life

Dir. Rebecca Zlotowski, 2026 Runtime: 103 mins Language: French, w/ English Subtitles When renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the death of one of her patients, she is convinced it was murder and takes it upon herself to investigate… Screenings Friday 31 July, 5.00pm Saturday 1 August, 7.00pm Sunday 2 August, 3.10pm Thursday 6 August, 3.30pm

Fri 31 JulMK

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Community

Around £9

The Invite

Dir. Olivia Wilde, 2026 Runtime: 107 mins Language: English A couple invites the neighbours over for cocktails, igniting an evening full of unexpected twists and turns, revealing deeply repressed emotions and unexplored sexuality. Screening Friday 31 July, 7.15pm Saturday 1 August, 4.30pm Sunday 2 August, 12.40pm Tuesday 4 August, 5.00pm

Fri 31 JulMK

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Dance

Around £19

Rbo Manon Ballet Encore

Runtime: 190mins In the seedy underbelly of 18th-century Paris, money is king. Nothing is sacred – even love itself can be bought for the right price. A native of this hedonistic underworld, Manon is caught between twin desires when she falls in love with the student Des Grieux. Steadfast and devoted, he offers the possibility of an honourable life. Yet, the riches promised by the world of Parisian society remain tempting… Manon’s inner turmoil and struggle for survival lie at the devastating heart of Kenneth MacMillan’s 1974 adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s novel. In this signature work of The Royal Ballet, MacMillan’s nuanced understanding of human psychology makes for an unflinching look into the moral degradation of Manon’s Paris, while all its decadence and decay are brought to life through Jules Massenet’s score and Nicholas Georgiadis’s designs. Screening Sunday 1 November, 2.00pm

Sun 1 NovMK

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Live Music

RB&O: Carmen (Opera) – Encore

RB&O: Carmen (Opera) – Encore? At MK? Say no more. Well, actually — their site says quite a bit more. Worth a click.

Sun 15 NovMK

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Dance

Around £19

Rbo The Nutcracker Ballet Encore

Runtime: 170mins At a cosy Christmas party, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead, she finds Drosselmeyer, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment: fantastical landscapes of flurried snow and glittering confection where toys come alive and the magic never stops. Peter Wright’s production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the wondrous swell of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral score, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs. Screening Sunday 13 December, 2.00pm

Sun 13 DecMK

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Live Music

Rbo Gotterdammerung Opera Encore

Dir: Barrie Kosky Runtime: 350mins Language: German An earth in ruin. The twilight of the Gods. Deception leads to treachery, then devastation, when Siegfried is tricked into betraying Brünnhilde. Learning the truth of her beloved’s innocence, Brünnhilde at last returns the ring to the Rhinemaidens, before ordering that Valhalla be swallowed in flames. For the long-awaited finale of Wagner’s epic saga, director Barrie Kosky situates the rich apocalyptic drama in a contemporary world of dream-like turmoil. Antonio Pappano, Conductor Laureate of The Royal Opera, returns to take on the impassioned, otherworldly music – including Siegfried’s transporting Funeral March and Brünnhilde’s electrifying Immolation Scene. The brilliant cast is led by Elisabet Strid, Andreas Schager and Mika Kares, who together with the full forces of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Royal Opera Chorus bring opera’s greatest journey to its shattering end. Screening Sunday 7 February, 2.00pm

Sun 7 FebMK

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Live Music

Rbo Cosi Fan Tutte Opera Encore

Dir. Netia Jones Runtime: 210 mins Language: Italian Spurred on by a bet, two young men hatch a plan to test the fidelity of their girlfriends. What follows is a slippery game of seduction and power, the four lovers plunging into a dizzying world of shifting reality, where truth becomes increasingly unstable. Così fan tutte has lost none of its sting since it first scandalised audiences in 1790. In her Main Stage debut, Netia Jones, Associate Director of The Royal Opera, reimagines Mozart’s comedy of manners through a sharp contemporary lens, where 18th-century romantic trickery meets deeply satirical high-tech deceit. Taking on the roles of the lovers is an exciting young cast led by Louise Alder, Simone McIntosh, Mingjie Lei and Huw Montague Rendall, with Gerald Finley as their manipulative game-master Don Alfonso and Emily Pogorelc as Despina. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts, bringing out the exquisite melodies that underpin the provocative, and resolutely modern, themes at the heart of the opera. Screening Sunday 28 February, 2.00pm

Sun 28 FebMK

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Dance

Around £19

Rbo Alices Adventures In Wonderland Ballet Encore

Runtime: 170mins At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole, events become curiouser and curiouser…As Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures. She’s swept off her feet by the charming Knave of Hearts, who’s on the run for stealing the tarts. Confusion piles upon confusion. Then Alice wakes with a start. Was it all a daydream? Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography. Joby Talbot’s score combines contemporary soundworlds with sweeping melodies that gesture to ballet scores of the 19th century. Bob Crowley’s wildly imaginative, eye-popping designs draw on everything from puppetry to projections to make Wonderland wonderfully real. The result shows The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment and ingenious music and design. Screening Sunday 28 March, 2.00pm

Sun 28 MarMK

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Dance

Around £19

Rbo Swan Lake Ballet Encore

Runtime: 205mins Princess Odette is bound by a curse, turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. The spell can only be broken by a pledge of eternal love. When she meets Prince Siegfried, he is immediately enamoured by her fragile beauty and pledges to free her. But freedom is not promised for Odette as Von Rothbart conspires to thwart the lovers’ plans. Liam Scarlett’s production for The Royal Ballet brings together Tchaikovsky’s towering score and John Macfarlane’s picturesque designs to create an enduring ballet spectacle of love, treachery and forgiveness. Screening: Sunday 25 April, 2.00pm

Sun 25 AprMK

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Live Music

Around £19

Rbo Tosca Opera Encore

Cinema 9 May 2027 Runtime: 195mins Language: Italian Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she hates, in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out? Oliver Mears’s acclaimed production returns, setting Puccini’s operatic thriller in a contemporary, war-torn Rome. Daniel Oren conducts Aleksandra Kurzak, who returns to the title role, joined by Saimir Pirgu as Cavaradossi and Christopher Maltman as Baron Scarpia. Screening Sunday 9 May, 2.00pm

Sun 9 MayMK

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Dance

Around £19

Rbo Romeo Juliet Ballet Encore

Runtime: 170mins Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers is transformed in Kenneth MacMillan’s mesmerising ballet. The flourishing of young love is just as present in Romeo and Juliet’s meeting on the balcony as in their final moments when they desperately cling to life in the tomb. Prokofiev’s evocative music sets the scene for stolen romantic moments and deadly feuds and sweeps the ballet towards its inevitable and tragic conclusion. Screening Sunday 30 May, 2.00pm

Sun 30 MayMK

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