Picturehouse Cinemas
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| LSE: CINE | |
| Industry | Leisure, Entertainment & Refreshments |
| Parent | Cineworld |
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Picturehouse Cinemas is a network of independent cinemas in the United Kingdom, operated by Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd[1] and owned by Cineworld.[2] The company also runs its own film distribution company, Picturehouse Entertainment.[3]
The first cinema, Phoenix Picturehouse, opened in Oxford in 1989, but many of the others in the chain operated independently before then:[4] the Duke of York's Picture House in Brighton, for example, opened in 1910 and is Britain's longest continually operating cinema.
Locations
Current
| Location | Name | Screens | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | The Little Theatre Cinema | 3 | |
| Bradford | Picturehouse at the National Media Museum[6] | 3 | Includes the first IMAX screen in Europe |
| Brighton | Duke of York's Picturehouse | 1 | |
| Brighton | Duke's at Komedia | 2 | |
| Cambridge | Arts Picturehouse | 3 | |
| Edinburgh | The Cameo | 3 | |
| Exeter | Exeter Picturehouse | 2 | |
| Henley-on-Thames | Regal Picturehouse | 3 | |
| Liverpool | Picturehouse at FACT | 4 | |
| London | Clapham Picturehouse | 4 | |
| London | The Gate | 1 | |
| London | Greenwich Picturehouse | 5 | |
| London | Hackney Picturehouse | 4 | |
| London | The Ritzy | 5 | |
| London | Stratford East Picturehouse | 4 | |
| Norwich | Cinema City | 3 | |
| Oxford | Phoenix Picturehouse | 2 | |
| Southampton | Harbour Lights Picturehouse | 3 | |
| Stratford-Upon-Avon | Stratford-Upon-Avon Picturehouse | 2 | |
| York | City Screen | 3 |
Former
| Location | Name | Screens | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | The Belmont Picturehouse | 3 | Sold in 2014 to the Centre for the Moving Image |
| Bury St Edmunds | The Abbeygate Picturehouse | 2 | Sold June 2014 to Abbeygate Cinemas[7] |
Planned
| Location | Name | Screens | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| London - Shaftesbury Avenue | Picturehouse Central | TBC | Due to open late spring 2015 |
| London - East Dulwich | Picture House East Dulwich | TBC | Originally Christmas 2014 but still not open |
Industrial action
In 2014 Cineworld was subject to industrial action owing to its refusal to pay the London Living Wage to its staff.[8] The workforce attracted the support of Eric Cantona[9] and Terry Jones.[10]
References
- ^ Picture House Corporate site Linked 2013-08-23
- ^ "Cineworld buys Picturehouse in cinema chain takeover". BBC. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ Picturehouse Entertainment: About Picturehouse Entertainment Linked 2013-08-23
- ^ White, Debbie (January 24, 2013). "Jericho cinema to mark centenary". The Oxford Times. p. 29.
- ^ "Cine-files: The Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford". The Guardian. October 23, 2012.
- ^ "Cinema chain takes over operation of National Media Museum's three screens". 29 September 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Bury St Edmunds Picturehouse Cinema sold after competition ruling". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Cinema staff go on strike over London Living Wage". BBC News. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Rucki, Alexandra (10 June 2014). "Eric Cantona lends support to Ritzy Living Wage campaign". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Lusher, Adam (20 July 2014). "Nudge, nudge: Python supports ushers striking for the living wage". The Independent. Retrieved 22 July 2014.