Is this the smallest public cinema in the UK or maybe the world-NOW SHOWING?
On Friday 14th August at 10.00am, Coventry Market opens what is possibly the smallest public cinema in the UK if not the whole world, certainly in the Midlands and it's a public cinema that seats just two people!
The cinema officially opens for its first showing at 10.00am on Friday the 14th August with free candy floss and pop-corn for the opening performances .
Market Manager Brian Sexton had this to say about this cinematic marvel. "We have commissioned films about the market in the last thirteen years, one for 40th birthday and the, the famous Coventry Market the Musical, for the 50th birthday celebrations. Many people have never had a chance to watch them, so how do you get people to watch them, you put them in a cinema, and so we have built our very own Market Cinema for that purpose. It's a two seater but we can bring in a couple more seats if it gets busy" he joked.
Brian continued, "We are hoping that people will pop in for ten minutes, here and there during their shopping trips, maybe buy an ice cream from the stall next door and enjoy our films. It's a two hour loop, so the chances of seeing repeated footage is not very likely, but it gives people a chance to see the story and social history that has been made about the market".