Picturedrome
Alma Terrace, Taibach,
Port Talbot,
SA13 1TN
Alma Terrace, Taibach,
Port Talbot,
SA13 1TN
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There was a big war which erupted between Plaza and Picturedrome in 1987 on who would have the main films for Port Talbot. It made all the front pages and Screen International (the trade press). There were London hearings and appeals, but in the end Plaza won the right to have “first pickings” or all new releases and after Plaza added extra screens in 1988, this finished of Picturedrome.
The difference being that Plaza was run by cinema people, Picturedrome was run by people that wanted to make a fast buck on the back of Plaza’s success. They also ran bingo as well as films, whereas Plaza was solely a film operation at the time.
And as the “also known as” it was known locally as “The cach”
And it re-opened in 1986 due to the successful re-opening of the Plaza in 1985 just down the road which I imagine then became the reason why the Picturedrome eventually closed.