Media in category odeon leicester square the following 34 files are in this category, out of 34 total. The odeon leicester square is a cinema which occupies the centre of the eastern side of leicester square, london, dominating the square with its huge black polished granite facade and 120 feet 37 m high tower displaying its name. Piccadilly circus piccadilly line bakerloojubilee only 5 minutes away. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates. Right demolition of the alhambra theatre in 1936 and the odeon cinemas construction in 1937 from the archives of the cinema theatre association. The odeon, leicester square, london opened on the 2nd november 1937 with the royal premiere of the film, prisoner of zenda. Odeon leicester square london nearby hotels, shops and. Odeon leicester square 2018 refurbishment flying ladies. We are proud to have revolutionised odeon leicester square into an even more luxurious and technologically advanced cinema that will continue to set the standard for generations.
The leicester square theatre was designed by architect andrew mather and opened on 19th december 1930 as a dual purpose live theatre cinema with 1,760 seats in stalls, dress circle and balcony levels. From stately buckingham palace and the houses of parliament to the raucous soho nightlife, from the bustle of oxford street, to the rolling vistas of the royal parks it would take weeks to describe everything to see and do in londons heartland. Initially intended as a live theatre, there were problems acquiring adjacent properties and the stage space proved insufficient. Several major theatres were built in the 19th century, which were converted to cinemas towards the middle of the next. Jan 21, 2014 plans to knock down one of leicester square s oldest cinemas to make way for a hotel have been approved. Leicester square holds a number of nationally significant cinemas such as the odeon leicester square, empire, leicester square, which are often used for film premieres and the now closed odeon west end. Home to hundreds of premieres since 1937, our most famous auditorium offers an unrivalled experience with luxurious reclining odeon luxe seats and the captivating experience of dolby cinema. Odeon leicester square in london, gb cinema treasures. Feb 04, 2019 overall i would say that this is the best cinema in leicester square. Titanic and come across hidden treasures that should be shouted from. Odeon entertains film fans across more cinemas than any other cinema chain in the uk. The odeon leicester square, currently branded odeon luxe leicester square, is a prominent cinema building in the west end of london. Find the latest film times, trailers, prices at your local cinema in streatham. May 02, 2016 the final event of this years space hop summer reading challenge took place on saturday 16 october at the odeon leicester square.
There are stories of at least one relief organist who turned up at the odeon and, upon seeing no console, promptly left again. A new set of plans for a hotel were approved by westminster council on 21st january 2014, and the odeon west end closed on 1st january 2015. Odeon leicester square wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Odeon leicester square cinema history around the world. August the empire cinema and the mecca ballroom at leicester square, london. With 114 cinemas fully digital, odeon offers an experience like no other. Find the latest film times, trailers, prices at your local london cinema in london leicester square odeon luxe. You cant miss it it is a shiny black marble fortress with a massive tower dominating the rest of the square.
Esher projects finnkino, plevna projects odeon luxe stafford projects reel cinemas, dubai mall projects the lot, san ramon projects c home theatre. The edwardian group will replace the odeon cinema west end with a tenstorey block. Odeon luxe leicester view listings and book cinema. Our leicester square cinema has become a cineworld. Leicester square northern linepiccadilly line only 5 minutes away. Odeon birmingham new street view listings and book. Lots to watch with the people around, feel the bustle of the london city at its epicentre. Hire london leicester square cineworlds awardwinning cinemas are the perfect venues to host your event. Ellis williams architects proposals to give a facelift to the odeon cinema chains flagship leicester square theatre have been cleared by westminster council.
Following the reopening of the ols on the 21st december 2018, in a notquitefinished state, the 1998 recreations of the original 1937 flying ladies golden nymphs have returned to the front splay walls, following repair and presumably reconditioning work. A new cinema with stage facilities, the odeon, leicester square, was built on the site, and opened on the 2nd of november 1937 with the film the prisoner of zenda. All its screens have wheelchair spaces and three also have audio description and subtitling facilities. If you are planning on driving you can park in the ncp car park just behind the cinema. Adding dolby cinema to this odeon leicester square was a tougher task than doing so in a newer build as the designers had to create the cuttingedge tech while.
This book examines the development of the multiplex from its beginnings. Leicester square project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The newly reborn odeon luxe leicester square offers the ultimate cinema experience. We have a number of alternative empire cinema locations around the uk. Odeon luxe london haymarket view listings and book. Our iconic premiere screen has been transformed into the first dolby cinema screen in the uk.
Offering a stellar lineup of cast and crew from the liveaction remake of a disney classic, get ready catch a glimpse of the stars including yifei liu, donnie yen yoson an, jason scott lee and director niki caro. It contained two screensscreen 1 seats 500 and screen 2 seats 832. Cinema treasures is the ultimate guide to movie theaters. Find the latest film times, trailers, prices at your local london cinema in london covent garden. Odeon leicester square film showtimes and tickets london uk. Odeon london leicester square odeon luxe london cinema. The surround sound is amazing and no matter where you sit you always have a good view.
The joint odeon cinemas groupdolby press release went out via businss wire. If you would like to book tickets for this location please click cineworld leicester square. Whatever you decide to watch, prioritise screenings at one of the seven central cinemas including vue west end, odeon luxe leicester square, empire cinemas haymarket and vue piccadilly. Find the latest film times and trailers for your local cinema in leicester. The odeon west end, from 1930 to 1988 known as leicester square theatre, was a cinema on the south side of leicester square, london. To find or pre book your parking space at odeon panton street please click here. The empire, leicester square is a cinema currently operated by cineworld on the north side of. Built in the art deco style and completed in 1937, the building has been continually altered in response to developments in cinema technology, was the first dolby cinema in the united kingdom. The site is on an adjacent side of the square to the much larger flagship odeon leicester square. The leicester square theatre, 40 leicester square, westminster.
The odeon leicester square, currently branded odeon luxe leicester square, is a prominent cinema building in the. Opened in september 1936, designed by george coles, the odeon is one of a handful of the original odeon cinemas. Odeon was the first cinema chain in the uk to be fully digital across all of its cinemas. See the latest films, listings, times, imax,3d, 2d film releases at odeon. Odeon covent garden in london, gb cinema treasures. It was laid out in 1670 and is named after the contemporary leicester house, itself named after robert sidney, 2nd earl of leicester. Your odeon leicester is situated approximately half a mile from the city centre within freemans park, with 12 screens of exciting edgeofyourseat entertainment. Odeon cinema, leicester square, city of westminster, greater. Profile of the lumiere cinematographe, at the theatre. The historic glamour and charm of this unique venue has been lovingly restored and perfectly blended with the latest dolby cinema technology and our trademark odeon luxe reclining seats to create a new golden age of cinema in the heart of londons west end. It was originally built as a home for both live shows and film presentations, and opened on the 19th of december 1930 as the leicester square theatre.
Odeon london covent garden london cinema view listings. The odeon leicester square branded odeon luxe leicester square, is a prominent cinema building in the west end of london. The cinema occupies the centre of the eastern side of leicester square in london, featuring a black polished granite facade and 120 feet 37 m high tower displaying its name. Uniquely designed for royal, global and european film premieres, odeon luxe leicester square is one of the most iconic cinemas in the world. A 12 screen odeon is in freemens park in the south of the city, a sizable business park on aylestone road, just south of leicester colleges vocational campus. The 10 best london movie theaters with photos tripadvisor. Since opening on 2nd november 1937 with the prisoner of zenda, our grand auditorium has been attended by royalty and film stars from across the globe, with queen elizabeth ii, marilyn monroe and r2d2 to name but a few. Robins cinema in burtonupontrent, gb cinema treasures.
The odeon leicester square bills itself as europes premiere cinema and its true in more than one way. Odeon leicester square luxe cinema london 2020 all you. Vogue theater movies, music and booksdannville, colo. It was equipped with the mighty 5 manual, 17 rank british built compton organ. Digging begins at leicester square hotel site skyrisecities. We took a sneak peek inside the uks first dolby cinema at odeon leicester square.
Odeon luxe leicester view listings and book cinema tickets now. Built in the art deco style and completed in 1937, the building has been continually altered in response to developments in cinema technology, and was the first dolby cinema in the united kingdom. Odeon luxe leicester book tickets online to relax and recline in your luxury cinema. No article about londons art deco cinemas could be complete without mention of oscar deutsch. Lying on the edge of leicester square, the property was previously occupied by the odeon west end cinema. The cinema in its later years was also the west end base for the annual london film festival. Can i take my own snacks and drinks into the cinema. Odeon leicester square 2070 the site has played a crucial part in the history of public entertainment in london, having been occupied in turn by the royal panopticon and the alhambra a conversion of the panopticon in a series of guises, as the alhambra circus, alhambra palace music hall, etc, rivalling the empire as inter alia a variety. Test location uk do not book 20 fouberts pl, london. The 10 best hotels near odeon cinema leicester square in.
Jan 05, 2015 right at the heart of londons cinemaland leicester square. Empire cinemas leicester square is now operated by cineworld. The downside is that the seats are not as comfortable as some other large cinema chains but if you see a great movie you wont even notice this. Construction crews are digging at the site of a future 350room hotel and cinema complex developed by edwardian hotels london. The odeon leicester square and the odeon westonsupermare. Cinematour cinemas around the world odeon leicester.
London, odeon leicester square the cinema organ society. The adjacent odeon mezzanine screens have been renamed screens 2 5 odeon leicester squarethey have their own page on cinema treasures. Cinematour cinemas around the world odeon leicester square, london uk. Odeon luxe leicester square has reopened following an 11 month, multimillionpound refurbishment. Odeon streatham view listings and book cinema tickets now. Leicester squares odeon cinema to be demolished bbc news. It also reopened on 21st december 2018 and have a reduced seating capacity of 116 in four screens. Blue neon outlines the exterior of the building at night. Odeon is internationally recognised as the home of uk cinema and has hosted some of the biggest european and world film premieres at its iconic 1683 seat cinema, odeon leicester square. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. These london buildings all used to be cinemas londonist. The leicester square theatre was designed by architect andrew mather and opened on 19th december 1930 as a dual purpose live theatrecinema with 1,760 seats in stalls, dress circle and balcony levels. The opening production was for the love of mike a play with tunes which ran until june 1932. Charing cross road runs past the back of the odeon leicester square.
City of westminster it is impossible to even begin to capture everything that westminster the seat of britains government has to offer. The odeon leicester square was the flagship cinema of oscar deutschs chain of odeon theatres ltd. Odeon london leicester square odeon luxe book online. This is the same release but includes two high resolution renderings. The golden age of cinema is back the newly reborn odeon leicester square offers the ultimate cinema experience. The nearest car parks for that perfect spot are located in whitcomb street on the south side of the square or in china town. Under the scheme, the art deco building would get a structural glass firstfloor extension to its lobby bar providing an additional 40sq m of space with views out over the square.
Its odeon leicester square events to add a touch of hollywood glamour to your event and give your guests a little feel of the red carpet magic. Odeon leicester square is world famous for the glitz and glamour of its starstudded hollywood premieres name any legendary actor or actress and you can guarantee theyve been there. Odeon luxe leicester square has hosted over 700 of europes biggest film premieres. Dont miss the european film premiere of mulan at odeon luxe leicester square on thursday 12 th march 2020. The leicester square theatre was built for actorfilm star jack buchanan and impresario walter gibbons. Laura reynolds these london buildings all used to be cinemas. Over 1,300 tickets were given out to children who read six or more books over the school holidays and their parents or carers to see toy story 3. The cinema has no parking, to find or pre book your nearest car parking space for odeon leicester square please click here.
Find the latest film times, trailers, prices at your local cinema in birmingham new street. Famous across europe and as the flagship site for odeon cinemas group, film fans can experience. It originally opened as an odeon cinema and had 1,028. There are now only three compton organs remaining in working cinemas and they are. Odeon luxe leicester square reopens with luxurious. Now the nearby empire has reduced the capacity of its main auditorium, the odeon is the last truly big beast on the block. Feb 02, 2014 farewell, leicester square plans to replace the odeon west end and other historic buildings with a 10storey hotelcinema complex are symptomatic of a pointless rush to keep up with rival. Odeon london leicester square odeon luxe london cinema view listings and book tickets now. Dec 05, 2018 the top prices for mary poppins returns at odeon leicester square have left many wondering whether the luxury cinema movement has gone too far guy lodge wed 5 dec 2018 06. The adjacent odeon mezzanine screens have been renamed screens 2 5 odeon leicester square they have their own page on cinema treasures. Odeon leicester square information one of londons biggest cinemas, the odeon leicester square regularly plays host to premieres and awards ceremonies as well as screening the biggest of the weeks big releases. Both are situated only 2 minutes walk from the cinema. Do you have a personal alltime favourite cinema as steeped in memories as prousts madeleines.
Odeon london leicester square odeon luxe odeon cinemas. Odeon leicester freemens park, 90 aylestone road, leicester. Check out our whats on page for the full list of screenings and filmfocused activities taking place in and around leicester square. It was often used for smaller film premieres, and hosted the annual bfi london film festival. T he odeon west end was situated at the south west corner of leicester square and was running as a cinema until january the 1st 2015. Odeon luxe leicester square to reopen following multi million pound luxe upgrade and introducing the uks first dolby cinema. I was in the middle stalls and the screen felt a bit too far away, its a huge cinema. Can i book onlineover the phone with promotionalgift vouchersgift cardsguest passes. From highprofile conferences and exhibitions to private film screenings and big screen gaming, your guests will enjoy comfortable seating and faultless sightlines with stateoftheart screens and sound. How can i collect my prebooked limitless tickets at the fast ticket machine. We took a sneak peek inside the uks first dolby cinema at. The top prices for mary poppins returns at odeon leicester square have left many wondering whether the luxury cinema movement has gone too far guy lodge wed 5 dec 2018 06.
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