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New cinema to open in major city shopping centre

Getty Images Multi-tier shopping centre with large glass roof arcing between the different buildings. Three avenues on different levels are visible. People can be seen walking down the avenues, and an escalator can be seen in the middle. The sky is blue and pink at sunset.Getty Images
The cinema at Cabot Circus closed in 2023

A city shopping centre will soon have a new cinema, replacing one which closed last year.

Cabot Circus in Bristol has been without a cinema since the Showcase De Lux there closed in 2023.

A new Odeon theatre will open in the same place, likely in 2025.

Cabot's owner, Hammerson, said it had canvassed customers, who said a new cinema was the thing the centre needed most.

Concrete walled cinema with a two-floor glass window on the first and second floor. SHOWCASE is written in capitals on the wall, and a purple banner below it reads CINEMA DE LUX
The Showcase cinema closed in 2023.

Hammerson's Director of Asset Management, Toby Tait, told BBC West: "This new partnership with ODEON is the culmination of months of hard work to select the best operator and bring the latest technology and experience into a completely renewed cinema venue.

"It adds to our growing line-up of restaurants and entertainment venues, specifically introduced to boost day and night experiences at Cabot Circus in the heart of Bristol."

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