The Screen on the Green

Early history (1910–1913) The Pesaresi brothers ran their original animated picture show at 83 Upper Street. With finance from Thomas Harrold who ran the "fancy drapery" store next door at number 82, they bought out Stean's Printers, Fosdykes' Confectionery and Vivian Lester's Sign Writers, numbers 84 to 86 respectively. They demolished the old shops and built an electric theatre designed by architects Boreham & Gladding, and a new single-price policy was introduced, initially with each seat costing 1s 9d. The reopening ceremony included a fanfare of trumpets from the Islington Air Training Corps. In the early 1960s, the cinema ran regular film shows for the local Turkish population. The films were specially flown over from Turkey and shown without subtitles. In the late 1960s, the local Greek community organised Greek-language film shows that ran every Sunday. The Rex closed on 20 June 1970. It was known as a "fleapit". The Screen on the Green (1970–present) The cinema re-opened on 13 September 1970 as The Screen on the Green, after being purchased by Romaine Hart's Mainline Pictures Group. The Screen on Baker Street and The Screen in Winchester. In 2008, the circuit was sold to the Everyman Media Group. Everyman the cinema is under the Everyman banner, also known as Everyman Screen on the Green. ==Live events==