BKSTS Past President John Aldred has been keeping Cinema Technology readers up to date with progress at the Worthing Dome over the last few years, so it was good to hear that the historic cinema reopened in July after a £2.3million makeover. This was made possible by a grant of £1.654m from The Heritage Lottery Fund, £200,000 from English Heritage, with additional funding from the Architectural Heritage Fund. A rather nice rumour had suggested that the cinema would open with "The Importance of Being Earnest", an Edwardian subject for an Edwardian Cinema, whiich would have been particularly appropriate as Oscar Wilde wrote the play whilst staying at The Esplanade Hotel, Worthing.
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