DARLINGTON, UK — The future of the 1938 Odeon Cinema in Darlington, County Durham, UK, could be uncertain following an announcement that Vue cinemas have secured a 20 year lease to operate a new multiplex, due to open in autumn 2010, less than half a mile away from the Northgate building. The Odeon contains 3 screens, one in the former circle and two smaller screens in the rear stalls.

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