Comments about Futurist Theatre in Scarborough, GB

Ian on March 4, 2013 at 12:02 am

A 1989 shot of the exterior here, when all the cladding tiles were the same colour and the other businesses in the block were up and running!

FUTURIST THEATRE

Ian on August 2, 2012 at 12:54 am

Some more photos – taken shortly before the Council meet to decide the fate of the Cinema in August 2012 – largely of areas never seen by the public.

AUDITORIUM PANORAMA

1950’s LIGHTING BOARD

ROOF VOID OVER DOME

ROOF VOID OVER BALCONY

Ian on September 24, 2011 at 1:07 am

Unusually permission was granted this week (during the run of a stage play (The Calendar Girls) to take some pre-show photos of the the theatre with an audience – so for a view of what it is like in full use …

EXTERIOR

AUDITORIUM TOWARD STAGE

AUDITORIUM FROM STAGE

TLSLOEWS on November 1, 2010 at 2:35 pm

Thanks Ian.

Ian on October 10, 2010 at 6:59 am

A two year reprieve has been announced securing the theatres future through to the Autumn of 2012. In the meantime options of restoring and retaining the theatre by a Trust are to be prepared.

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Dramatrauma on May 18, 2010 at 4:43 pm

Wow only took the SBC 4 years to find a consultant that told them what they wanted to hear.

Ian on March 17, 2010 at 12:59 am

Here is a splendid scan of an advert – advertising the cinemascope screen so I guess from around the mid 1950’s, but before 1958, showing the interior of the theatre including the organ and grills, and the previous proscenium arch.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4438117599/

TLSLOEWS on March 3, 2010 at 6:13 pm

Very nice looking theatre does not look a old as it is,and The Beatles played there too.

kencmcintyre on February 20, 2010 at 2:40 pm

Here is a 1968 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/yfk7y9x

Ian on July 17, 2009 at 5:47 am

An exterior night shot as “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” begins its three times daily run here (July 2009):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3729113058/

Ian on June 12, 2009 at 4:06 am

Scarborough Council have the results of yet another consultancy (who did not bother to contact the lessee of the Futurist) which recommends putting all entertainments into the Spa Grand Hall and closing the Futurist.

Some photos taken in June 2009 of the auditorium here:–

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3618306963/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3619126434/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3619126304/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3618306421/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/3619125842/

lostmemory on December 30, 2008 at 2:48 pm

This is a December 2008 b/w photo.

MPol on October 27, 2008 at 5:27 pm

Wow!! Some of those cinema palaces in England would dwarf many, if not most of the remaining movie palaces here in the United States. Fantastic-looking cinema palaces they are, as is the Futurist Cinema.

Ian on October 22, 2008 at 6:20 am

Uptodate exterior photo here – taken October 2008 (sadly the cladding still covers the faiance tiles):–

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/2962719882/

Ian on September 23, 2008 at 5:58 am

An older photo from circa 1995 showing the circle area here:–

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Ian on August 16, 2008 at 1:52 am

It is continuing through 2008 and 2009 and appears to be doing fairly well. There is a planning application at present for a new development which will include a 5 screen multiplex on the North Street Car Park site. If that goes ahead the future of the Futurist will be in grave doubt.

Two more photos from August 2008 here.

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philbertgray on August 14, 2008 at 1:24 am

Any status updates on future of this theatre? I must say I do find the interior compellingly bizarre, but any theatre this size that still shows films should remain.

DavidJones on February 19, 2008 at 5:00 pm

Would anone else be interested in starting a serious campaign to save the Futurist? Surely if we get enough support we can save the building from demolition. Please reply if you feel this idea is viable.

lostmemory on January 26, 2008 at 5:06 pm

Here is another recent photo of the Futurist Theater.

Ian on December 14, 2007 at 5:08 am

A night time shot of the Futurist (both 2007) here:–

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and a close up (Mr de Mille!):–

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Ian on October 4, 2007 at 5:40 am

Exterior picture taken in September 2007:–

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Ian on August 31, 2007 at 9:22 am

Sorry – trying to be clever and launch a larger image of the first one, not realising that you need Yahoo registration to see it!