Restoration of London’s Regent Street Cinema receives greenlight.
The restoration of the UK’s first cinema, on London’s Regent Street, has been given the go ahead by Westminster City Council, as the campaign to raise funds for the landmark project moves into its next phase.
The Regent Street Cinema, currently used as a lecture theatre within the University of Westminster, is known as the ‘Birthplace of British Cinema’ as it was used by pioneering filmmakers, the Lumière brothers, to perform their first ever moving picture show in the UK on Feb 21, 1896.
The project will see the preservation of the key architectural features of the cinema from its 1920’s heyday, combining the restored fabric with up-to-date technology. Once completed, the venue will house a 200-seat auditorium that will be open to the public.
The restored cinema’s programming will combine cutting edge and experimental work with a mix of current releases, documentary films, retrospectives...
The restoration of the UK’s first cinema, on London’s Regent Street, has been given the go ahead by Westminster City Council, as the campaign to raise funds for the landmark project moves into its next phase.
The Regent Street Cinema, currently used as a lecture theatre within the University of Westminster, is known as the ‘Birthplace of British Cinema’ as it was used by pioneering filmmakers, the Lumière brothers, to perform their first ever moving picture show in the UK on Feb 21, 1896.
The project will see the preservation of the key architectural features of the cinema from its 1920’s heyday, combining the restored fabric with up-to-date technology. Once completed, the venue will house a 200-seat auditorium that will be open to the public.
The restored cinema’s programming will combine cutting edge and experimental work with a mix of current releases, documentary films, retrospectives...
- 2/21/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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