History of the UPP – TalkU
Dream Palaces: A history of the Ultimate Picture Palace and early cinema in Oxford
When the Oxford Picture Palace (now the Ultimate Picture Palace) opened in 1911 it was Oxford’s first purpose- built ‘electric theatre’. The technology of projecting moving images on to a screen was still in its infancy, but the ‘cinematograph’ had become wildly popular and a wave of new cinemas quickly followed, offering thrilling entertainment to both Town and Gown. In a 27-year period no fewer than ten new cinemas opened.
Join local historian Liz Woolley (www.lizwoolley.co.uk) for this talk and find out more about this fascinating aspect of Oxford’s history.
The Oxford Civic Society is hosting this talk as a fundraiser for the UPP’s #SaveTheUPP campaign. Tickets cost £5 each and are being sold through the Oxford Civic Society.
Book tickets
| Saturday 1 August | 11.00am | Book tickets |
What else is on?
Today (Wednesday 29th July)
15:00
A Private Life 15
1h 43m | French w/ English subtitles
17:30
The Invite 15
1h 47m
20:00
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2h 30mTomorrow (Thursday 30th July)
15:15
The Invite 15
18:00
The Invite 15
1h 47m20:30
A Private Life 15
1h 43m | French w/ English subtitlesPlan your visit
Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!