The Curzon Mayfair cinema is under threat – and… | Little White Lies

The Cur­zon May­fair cin­e­ma is under threat – and you can save it

16 Sep 2016

Words by Little White Lies

Illuminated Curzon cinema building at night, with neon sign and blurred movement of vehicles on the street.
Illuminated Curzon cinema building at night, with neon sign and blurred movement of vehicles on the street.
This icon­ic two-screen cin­e­ma in the heart of Lon­don needs your support.

Let’s all just agree to stop lay­ing waste to London’s inde­pen­dent cin­e­ma cir­cuit, shall we? The appar­ent­ly ram­pant charge to trans­form the city into a play­ground for the super­rich con­tin­ues apace, with the Grade II list­ed Cur­zon May­fair now in the fir­ing line. It’s not over­stat­ing to say that the May­fair is a cul­tur­al oasis in an area that’s clut­tered with bou­tique hotels, high-end restau­rants and antique gun shops, and it needs to remain in business.

A steep sound­proof­ing bill hand­ed over by prop­er­ty devel­op­ers can be read as stealthy march­ing orders for the icon­ic cin­e­ma, and you can show your sup­port by sign­ing this peti­tion. Aside from the fact that the Mayfair’s screen one is one of the finest audi­to­ri­um in Lon­don, with per­fect sight-lines and 35mm capa­bil­i­ty still in tact, it’s not like they’re screen­ing ear-both­er­ing block­busters at par­tic­u­lar­ly unso­cia­ble hours. So do your bit before it’s too late.

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Help save the Cur­zon May­fair now by sign­ing this peti­tion.

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