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The Alhambra Theatre (Dunfermline)Newest Review: ... and see Mamma Mia! the first film to be shown here in over 40 years last weekend. My least favourite part of the old time cinema experience was queuing up waiting for the doors to open as tickets were not bookable in advance. The queue snaked round the corner and down the New Row. At least it wasn't raining and I bumped into a friend and we had a good gossip while we waited. Finally it was ... more |
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by wigglylittleworm - written on 16/09/08 (Very useful, 149 readings)
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The Alhambra theatre first opened in Dunfermline in 1922 and due to financial problems staging live shows became The Temple Of Motion Pictures in 1924. It ended up closing down in 1965 and being turned into a bingo hall. A couple of years ago the bingo hall moved to Dunfermlines eastern expansion and the building became vacant. A property developer and theatre manager saw the potential in the place and decided to restore it to its former glory. The Alhambra reopened in 2008 and Dunfermline favourites Nazareth were the first act to play in the venue again. The line up so far has included KT Tunstall, Roy Chubby Brown and One Night Of ...


