History and Showtimes For Majestic Cinema | Theatre On The Steps
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Majestic
Cinema
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The Majestic Cinema, Bridgnorth,
is a fine and all too rare example of
a really artistic cinema, and the patrons
are given the opportunity to enjoy an
atmosphere of genuine luxury.
Since
1937 we've been bringing films to the
people of Bridgnorth.
Now in the 21st century our commitment
to the movies continues. With three screens
showing films in stunning Dolby stereo,
there's top notch entertainment for everyone
every day of the week. It
comprises the best features, which its
designers, Messrs. Mollo &
Egan, have evolved through their
great experience of cinema designing—wonderfully
harmonising shades, soft concealed lighting,
and beautiful modelling work. |
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Theatre
On The Steps
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In
about 1960 the Congregational Church situated
on Stoneway Steps and known for generations
as the Stoneway Chapel came onto the market as a result of the
merger of its members and those of the
Methodist Church which is on Cartway.
They became known as the United Reformed
Church.
After
two years a company of enthusiastic amateur
actors and interested townspeople, under
the leadership of Mr Peter Taylor, began
negotiating with the church authorities
for the purchase of the building. By the
end of 1962 the deal was arranged and
work began both on the raising of the
capital needed with stage productions
and coffee mornings, jumble sales, etc.,
going on in parallel with the work needed
to convert the building into the small
but intimate theatre it has become. This
last effort involved stripping the interior
of pews, pulpit and organ, these items
finding new homes in other churches both
near and far. Apart from taking all these
items up the stairs, the conversion also
required that a lot of material had to
come down as well. The earliest requirements
of course were for sand, cement, bricks,
plaster and plasterboard, and even a thirty
foot rolled steel joist had to be carried
slowly down and manoeuvred carefully through
the front doors and then lifted into position
in the foyer until it supported the floor
of the 'Green Room' above
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