ABC Piccadilly Circus
215 Piccadilly,
London,
W1V 9DL
215 Piccadilly,
London,
W1V 9DL
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Slightly odd experience of seeing ‘Scandal’ here: the poster for it at the entrance showed John Hurt in front of a 1960s image of the neon signs of Piccadilly Circus - and then I turned around and saw the 1989 version of the same view!
November 4th, 1934 grand opening ad as Montseigner News Theatre posted.
I went here to see a double-bill of Russ Meyer films when I first moved to London to attend university. I was 19. I naively thought this place was an arthouse cinema. But then I noticed that the all-male customers kept changing seats throughout the film. One guy sat next to me and started feeling me up. The penny then dropped as to what kind of a cinema it actually was :)
This cinema (amongst others) was owned by my family business Jacey Cinemas Ltd. that no longer exists. Anyone interested in learning more can find my webpage devoted to the ‘History of the Jacey Group’ that included Jacey Cinemas, this was created by my late Grandfather Joseph Cohen (I am the last surviving Director) Please have a look at my website: – http://www.jncohen.net/JaceyGroup/JosephCohen.htm
Saw The Conformist, and Slackers here in the early 90’s…not a great experience but at the same time a testament to London offering the chance to see some classic films in theatres
Thanks Woody.
Man, this place was an oddity. Can’t remember what i saw there, but I went a couple of times. the auditorium used to shake as the trains went past, and the auditoria were really narrow. Used to show some very weird stuff as well.
interior shots of the stairs and lobby and the former auditorium
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/492953019/
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shot of the exterior taken yesterday, now as the Pigalle nightclub, the lobby and staircase ceiling plasterwork has been restored, nothing remains of the auditorium (on view at least)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/woody1969/429778275/