Odeon Queensway

This reopened as Cinecenta on August 21st, 1977, to the public. It was the Compton cineclub 24.

Reopening as Cinecenta 14 Aug 1977, Sun Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, West Midlands, England) Newspapers.com

Biffaskin.. I would like to see them re-open. But alas The Rates on these 3 screens was eyewatering. They paid far more rates then the Alexandra Theatre and The Rep. Some years ago I did a study for a City Councillor On the finances of Birmingham Theatres as against the Commercial operations Like for like The Birmingham Odeon Theatre (Live) as against The Hippodrome Now that was an education Hippodrome paid more then double the cleaning cost of the Odeon using the same contractor On the other The Hippodrome only paid 32% of the rates The Odeon New St was charged. I must add I did put the Cat amongst the Pigeons :)

One of the better cinemas from my childhood – this was the place where I saw STAR WARS on it’s original run in 1978 and on a 70mm reissue in 1979. I also saw the likes of LORD OF THE RINGS, ALIENS, CROCODILE DUNDEE, SHORT CIRCUIT, KARATE KID PART 2. By 1987 though, the audiences had dwindled with the likes of CREEPSHOW 2 and SPACEBALLS not getting the audiences. Much missed by long remembered.