Under the ownership of Barrie and Brenda Stead, the last live show, The East Of England Orchestra was on Friday 6th January 1995, then the conversion to a triple cinema began. Films continued to be shown while the conversion took place.
Screens 2 and 3 in the former Stalls opened Friday 7th April 1995 with the films Dumb And Dumber in Screen 2, and the re -release again of Walt Disneys 101 Dalmatians and Shallow Grave in Screen 3, ready for the Easter Holidays. Screen 1 in the former Circle then opened Friday 28th April 1995 with Legends Of The Fall.
The Ritz didn’t close in 1996, but did close after the final performances of Tomorrow Never Dies, Spice World The Movie and The Borrowers on Thursday 8th January, 1998.
This was lockdown number two, November 2020
Under the ownership of Barrie and Brenda Stead, the last live show, The East Of England Orchestra was on Friday 6th January 1995, then the conversion to a triple cinema began. Films continued to be shown while the conversion took place. Screens 2 and 3 in the former Stalls opened Friday 7th April 1995 with the films Dumb And Dumber in Screen 2, and the re -release again of Walt Disneys 101 Dalmatians and Shallow Grave in Screen 3, ready for the Easter Holidays. Screen 1 in the former Circle then opened Friday 28th April 1995 with Legends Of The Fall. The Ritz didn’t close in 1996, but did close after the final performances of Tomorrow Never Dies, Spice World The Movie and The Borrowers on Thursday 8th January, 1998.