Playhouse & Galaxy Cinema

Hinton Road,
Bournemouth, BH1 2EN

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DG
DG on August 9, 2019 at 7:25 am

The well-loved British film star Jessie Matthews appeared here in the Alan Melville play “Castle in the Air” in the early 1950s.

Ian
Ian on July 6, 2010 at 4:01 am

Another photo from 1990 here:–

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/4766666725/

dericbotham
dericbotham on December 15, 2009 at 5:31 am

I appeared on the stage of this lovely theatre many times in the 60’s and 70’s. Thank goodness it has been preserved.

Ian
Ian on March 10, 2009 at 5:59 am

A photo from 1976 here:–

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stagedoor/376591461/

There is an interesting planning consent here. The church was granted a “su generis” consent which means that it applies only to the current users. If the building is ever sold again it has to be sold as a theatre / cinema, and the church are not allowed to make any changes to the building which could prevent or make difficult a return to entertainment use.