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Two horses pull a fuel tanker on a track in a rainforest

Adrián Balseca: In the Forest Ruins

Sat 16 May - Sun 2 Aug 2026

A pair of silver slippers on a ruby red carpet

Francis Dosoo: Portrait of Dorothy Gale

Sat 16 May - Sun 2 Aug 2026

Upcoming events

Family making in DCA Create Space

Family Art Lab: Francis Dosoo and Adrián Balseca (May)

Sun 24 May 2026

Windows of Create Space with vinyl artwork

Make Now, Think Later!

Fri 15 May - Sun 21 June - Join us in Create Space to see work created as part of the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Awards 2025-26.

Image from the Wiz, the characters of the Wizard of Oz

Artist's Choice Screening: The Wiz

Sun 24 May 2026

A lavish, impressive musical with catchy songs and elaborate sets, The Wiz still stands as a cult classic with a dedicated following.

A young man flirts with a barmaid in stage play The Playboy of the Western World

NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World

Thu 28 - Sun 31 May 2026

Two men stand on stage in suits, close to a drum kit.

Power Ballad + Q&A

A cute baby standing up, holding on to an orange cinema seat for support.

Baby Takeover

Tue 9 June - Celebrate Scottish Breast Feeding Week and Infant Mental Health Awareness Week with events for babies and their families at DCA.

News and stories

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Little alien Grogu rides on a desert space bike

New films from Fri 22 May

See what's on, including Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, The Wizard of the Kremlin, and more.

Sound bowl created by Soundplay Projects and Kingspark School pupils

Autonomous Instruments

Kingspark School and Soundplay Projects create interactive art for the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Awards 2025-26.

Child smiling while holding a piece of colourful fabric

We're taking part in Dundee Play Festival

We're excited to be part of Dundee Play Festival, taking place across the city from Thu 11 to Sun 14 June.

Discovery Film Festival

Five young people wearing Discovery Film Festival t-shirts sit in DCA Cinema.

Discovery Young Programmers 2026

Age 15–19 and interested in film? Apply to join our exciting summer programme!

Adult and child looking at drawings

Family Activity at DCA

Find out what's on for families during May and download our Family Activity Calendar

Six paperback books selected for Invisible Women's Dundead Reading List, including Men, Women and Chainsaws, Her Body and Other Parties, Feeding the Monster, The Bloody Chamber, Rouge and Unlikeable Female Characters

Dundead by the book

A reading list inspired by She's a Maneater!

A cinema-goer enjoys DCA Cinema.

Vouchers and gift memberships

A DCA voucher is the perfect gift for the film fan, artist or creative in your life. Alternatively, a DCA Gift Membership provides discounts, offers and priority booking.

Cinema 1 at DCA with blue seats and spotlights

Take your seat

Celebrate good times or remember a loved one by naming a seat in Cinema 1.

Two children and two adults sitting at a table doing creative activities, laughing.

Donate to DCA

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