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    MarmadukeToday's Times 13:00
    Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldToday's Times 16:50 14:00
    The ExpendablesToday's Times 19:30 17:15
    The IllusionistToday's Times 19:20
    The Last Airbender 2DToday's Times 15:00
    Ladies and Gentlemen The Rolling StonesTuesday, 21st September
    No Impact ManTuesday, 7th September
    Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldMonday, 6th September
    Tamara DreweFriday, 10th September
    The ExpendablesTuesday, 7th September
    The Girl Who Played With FireMonday, 13th September
    The IllusionistMonday, 6th September
  • Live Performances
    Frazer HinesSunday, 7th November
    Shaun Dennis ClairvoyantWednesday, 3rd November
    You Will Never Make A HairdresserFriday, 8th October
  • Live Satellite Performances
    Das RheingoldSaturday, 9th October
    NT Live: A Disappearing NumberThursday, 14th October
    NT Re-Broadcast: PhedreThursday, 23rd September
    Stephen Fry Live in The Fry ChroniclesMonday, 13th September

The History Of Scala Prestatyn

bookThe oldest one screen cinema in North Wales, Prestatyn’s Scala Cinema was open from 1913 to its closure in 1999.   A  popular and much loved cinema, the original Scala was a crucial part of Prestatyn’s heritage and community.

Now it has been reborn as an ambitious, cutting edge cinema and arts venue for the whole of North Wales to enjoy. The Scala certainly has a colourful story to tell.  Established by cinema pioneer Saronie (real name James Roberts) established the Scala in the Prestatyn Town Hall and ran it until his retirement in 1963, sadly passing away in 1967.

The Scala entertained generations of Prestatyn residents through the golden age of cinema in the 1930’s and 1940’s with queues regularly half way up the High Street.

With the ascendance of multiplex cinemas it was much harder for the Scala to compete, and as with most local cinemas, the Scala closed.  However, due to the vision and persistence of a number of local residents, the dream of a new Scala rising from the ashes of the old was created.  Over the past few years, this dream has become real.

A detailed history of the Scala can be read at  Friends of The Scala website 

Location And Venue Information

We are a fully accessible located in the heart of Prestatyn north Wales
10 mins off the A55 Get Directions

Scala Cinema and Arts Centre
47 High Street Prestatyn Denbighshire, LL19 9AH
Telephone: 01745 850197 Email:

 

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