Paradise Theatre

Quick question – is the stage under the curtain in this theatre still operational? ie; would it work for musical performances/church services?

This theatre was used for two scenes in the 2004 feature film ‘Home at the End of the World’ with Colin Farell. The theatre has a balcony and the decor is quite plain inside. It has a small lobby area with a concession counter. I only saw one movie here and the sound wasn’t good. Hopefully someone will reopen it someday. It’s a nice neighborhood theatre worth preserving.

The Friends of the Paradise Official site—> http://www.friendsoftheparadise.com/

Here are two blogs about saving the Paradise:

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I got another # off the sign (this past winter). Don’t know if it works or is current: 416-340-8900
I don’t pass by that often but if I ever do again and see a new # I promise to post it right away! ;)

I got this number off the sign last spring, don’t know if it still works but the lease # was 416-762-5760,
Good luck!

I know that, but there is no way to contact the owner…no phone number, mailing address, not even the local business owners know the number.

Does anyone know the phone # to find out about the lease? I’ve called everywhere and no one knows the number! Please contact me via my email and let me know if you know!

Thanks

@Theme Queen: Contact the people at http://revuecinema.ca/ They may be able to put you in touch with the right people. I live just a few blocks away from the Paradise and I’d love to see it operating again. One customer right here!

I don’t know the number but it’s or at least was on the marquee so it might be worth a trip there. I’ll probably pass by within a month or two and post the number on this site. You’d definitely stand a much better chance of success with the Kingsway but the rent would have to be lowered considerably before anyone besides the owner would make money.

Here is a recent close-up view of the Paradise Theater.

Yep, it’s the correct photo.

The Festival theatre chain has run the Paradise for a number of years but closed it briefly a few years back. Low attendance caused them not to renew their lease on the theatre and it remained closed for a few months. Shortly after this decision someone out bid them on their lease renewal of their flagship theatre, The Bloor Cinema. Festival then reopened the Paradise. The Paradise is my favorite of their 7 theatres because it’s never crowded and the balcony is always open. Usually there’s never more than six people in the balcony. This is actually a good thing because the pitch of the balcony is very gentle. If anyone sits in front of you, you.ll need to move four rows back to get a clear view. Festival has done a nice job in restoring the marquee. Wide seating has been installed in about two thirds of the main floor so seating is down to about 470. Prior to the Festival chain running the theatre and in its adult cinema days, it was called Eve’s Paradise. The address of the Paradise is 1006 Bloor St. west. I have photos once the system is working again.