The Cheapest Cinema in London.. (Prince Charles Cinema)

Member Name: vhart

Product:	Prince Charles Cinema
Date:	24/08/00 (515 review reads)
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Advantages: cheap, good atmosphere, good films, concession bar which is a bar!

Disadvantages: dip in the auditorium, not as comfy as some of the modern cinemas

The Prince Charles Cinema is something of an oddity.. it is located just off Leicester Square, behind Haagen-Dazs, and is notable for having the lowest priced tickets in the West End, at £2 (weekdays before 5pm) rising steeply to £2.50 in the evenings and at weekends! They have introduced a member's scheme where you roughly £5 for a years membership or £15 for life membership, otherwise the prices are £1 higher.

It is a repertory cinema and shows films that are usually a couple of months past their release date, but if you want to catch a certain film on the big screen, it is worth the wait.

As for the actual cinema, it has a small bar in the basement, and there is actually a dip in the auditorium, making it.. unique.. is the only word that springs to mind, but if you go, try to sit either at the front, or at the back, because the middle dips down a bit.

Also, this is the cinema which shows (at a higher price!), the Rocky Horror Show at midnight every Friday night, and, that new addition to it's repertoire.. sing-along-a-sound of music, which is, well, exactly what it says. It shows every Friday evening (7.30pm, before the Rocky Horror Show) and Sunday at 1pm (for kids, whatever the age!). People go dressed as characters (nun is a particular favourite) but this is not (luckily) obligatory.

It is one of those rare cinemas that has a character all of its own and if you are in London, it's always worth a visit.

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