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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit + Introduction by Julian Nott (U)

London Soundtrack Festival x Family Film Club

A lady with red lipstick peers lovingly into the window of a car with a man driving.

Wallace & Gromit composer Julian Nott introduces this special Barbican Family Film Club screening of the duo’s first (and Oscar-winning) feature-length film.

There’s nothing cheesy about this extra-large slice of Wallace & Gromit, which scooped Aardman a fourth Oscar in 2006. It finds the hapless inventor and his long-suffering pooch amid their latest enterprise: Anti-Pesto. Armed and ready to catch rabbits hellbent on eating their way through the locals’ beloved vegetable patches, Wallace believes he can brainwash the bunnies into hating veg… In the process he unwittingly creates a monstrous, carrot-crunching WERE-RABBIT!

The music for Wallace & Gromit is oh-so familiar, its jaunty main theme first appearing in Nick Park’s 1989 Oscar-nominated short animation A Grand Day Out. Composer Julian Nott (Peppa Pig) has been by the duo’s side ever since, and turned in his biggest, most colourful score yet for The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

You can hear some of Julian’s Wallace & Gromit music in the London Soundtrack Festival’s opening night concert: ‘Homegrown Heroes: From Bond to Thunderbirds’, which takes place at Barbican Hall on Thursday 9 April at 7pm. Visit londonsoundtrack.com for details of this, and the rest of the festival events.

Age suggestion: 6+ 

This film has been locally classified as a U – but assessing suitability of any film is the responsibility of parent/guardian. Please see www.bbfc.co.uk for more information on film ratings and content guidelines.

Please note: This screening is for families to attend as a group. Adults (over 18s) can only enter auditorium if they are bringing a child. Children (under 18s) can only attend if accompanied by an adult. Babes in arms of 18months and under can be brought in on adults’ laps, but children over 18months need a seat purchased for them.

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Useful information

Start times: Our Family Film Club screenings are shown without ads, so the film will start just after 11am. Please make sure to turn up on time so you don’t miss the start! 

Catering Deal: Look out for our special catering offer exclusively for our FFC audience: a kid’s lemonade + popcorn for £5, order and pay at the Cinema café.

Loyalty Scheme: 
On your third visit get a kids ticket for free.
On your sixth visit get an adult ticket for free.

This discount will automatically be added when you book tickets through your Barbican account.

Got stamps left over from last year? 

From Sat 17 Jan-Sat 17 Apr 2026 take your Loyalty Card to box office to redeem your free visit. 

Pick up one of our Kids' Loyalty Cards to get a free popcorn with your sixth stamp!*
* U18s can redeem a free popcorn from the Cinema Café. Subject to availability. 

Café Games/Books: from 10.30am we’ll set out a selection of books, games and colouring for families to read/play with and they’ll be available after the screening as well.

Parent & Baby Screenings: If you’ve got an under 12 month year old, we also host our very popular Parent and Baby screenings on a Saturday morning too.

Prams and buggies: we have limited space and are unable to accommodate prams and buggies in the auditorium at Family Film Club screenings. Prams and buggies must be left outside the auditorium (at owners’ own risk). 

Please note: FFC screenings are designed for families to attend together so adults can only come if they’re bringing a child, and children can only come along if accompanied by an adult. We are able to accommodate ‘babes in arms’ at FFC screenings for children of 18 months and under. Any child over 18 months must have a seat purchased for them.

Book early to avoid disappointment. 

Cinema 2

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.