It’s pretty massive news, so just had to share, because the opening of a new Empire Cinema in Waltham Forest in late 2014 will mark the end of a 10 year absence of a cinema in the birthplace of Alfred Hitchcock, one of Britain’s most celebrated filmmakers.
To celebrate the creation of The Scene at Cleveland Place, which includes a nine-screen cinema, homes, shops and restaurants the borough is hosting ‘Hitchcock’s East End’ – a year-long season of screenings and unique events that will celebrate and explore Alfred Hitchcock’s connection to Waltham Forest.
Hitchcock’s East End is a series of screening and special events programmed by Create London and the Barbican and has been commissioned by Hill Residential Ltd, in partnership with Waltham Forest Council and ISHA (Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association).
The series will begin in September 2013 with a spectacular Saturday night screening of one of Hitchcock’s most celebrated films ‘VERTIGO’. The special screening will take place in the Victorian surroundings of St Margaret’s Church in Leytonstone on Saturday 28 September 2013 at 7.00pm.
Tickets, priced at £8.50 and just £5.50 for Waltham Forest residents, are released today and can be purchased from the Create London website www.createlondon.org. With each ticket including entry to a guided walk that takes in Hitchcock’s birthplace and the local streets where the director grew up and the appearance of a very special guest from the film industry for a pre-screening talk, organisers are urging fans to purchase their tickets early to avoid missing out.
Create London, which is sponsored by Deutsche Bank, will produce this season of special screenings and events to bring the suspense, adventure and glamour of Hitchcock’s films back to the place that was perhaps their original inspiration.
Hadrian Garrard, Director, Create London, said:
“It’s hard to believe that there hasn’t been a cinema for over 10 years in the birthplace borough of one of this country’s leading film directors. We thought the opening of the new cinema in 2014 was something worth celebrating. Hitchcock’s East End will be a very special series of screenings that will provide a stunning east London setting for some of the director’s greatest work and give the opportunity for local people and wider audiences to discover the heritage and creative history of Waltham Forest.”
Robert Rider, Head of Cinema, the Barbican, said:
“We’re delighted to be working with Create London to bring these Hitchcock classics to the director’s birthplace in Leytonstone. The Barbican has a long history of high-quality programming and partnerships with artists and organisations in the east London and we’re thrilled to be adding these unique screenings to the Beyond Barbican programme.”
Producing and commissioning socially engaged projects in east London for the past four years, Create London work to spread the benefits of being home to Europe’s largest cultural quarter to the people who live in east London. It’s brilliant news!
