Prince Charles Cinema

Cinemas, Independent Leicester Square
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Prince Charles Cinema

The Prince Charles in Leicester Square is the only cinema in London where no one is going to shush you. In fact, it’s all about audience participation. Aca-along to ‘Pitch Perfect’, sing-along to ‘Frozen’ or get on your best jimjams and settle in for a marathon all-night pajama party. The Prince Charles started life as a porn cinema and it’s still central London’s wild card cinema. The programme isn’t quite as sleazy as it might’ve been 40 years ago, but it’s still a fantastic blend of new-ish blockbusters and arthouse titles with heaps of horror, sci-fi and teen-flick all-nighters, double bills and short seasons, often screened from 16mm or 35mm celluloid. Luxurious it ain’t, but it’s comfy, cheap and very cheerful, and the programming is as good as it gets. Voted 'best for fun' in Time Out's cinema awards.

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    Brooklyn Nights: Jaws

    See a movie with some teeth at this Prince Charles Cinema special with Brooklyn Brewery Beer, where you’ll sit down to watch 1975 classic ‘Jaws’ with a  can their Summer Pale Ale. Don’t listen to the critics: this film is totally about a shark. 

    Film events Tuesday July 4 2017

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