Monday Movies coming to Middleton Arena

Middleton Arena launches its Big Screen with Monday Movies

Middleton Arena launches its Big Screen with Monday Movies coming to the town from April as high definition cinema comes to Middleton.

The move into cinema screenings comes after around £25,000 has been spent on new projection equipment, sound system and large high definition, 3D screen by Link4Life, the Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust, to upgrade facilities in the centre’s purpose-built 550 seat auditorium, which opened in 2009.

Centre Manager, Claire Costigan said: “With no cinema of its own in Middleton, this is number one on many people’s lists of what they’d like to see in the town. We successfully introduced live sports broadcasts in March and our new ‘Big Screen’ film shows are something we have exciting plans to develop further in the future.”

Thor: The Dark World is the opening film on Monday 14 April at 7.15pm and award winning Disney animated movie Frozen is an Easter Monday treat for all the family showing at 2pm. Gravity, Despicable Me 2 and The Lego Movie are just three of the films coming before the end of May.

Chairman of Trustees at Link4Life, Clint Street said, “Middleton Arena is a successful venue for live music and shows and this latest investment to bring high quality cinema to the town is another fantastic step forward.”

Details of forthcoming dates are available from Middleton Arena where tickets can be bought in advance by ringing the box office on 0844 855 4020 or on the night. Details can also be found at www.middletonarena.com where tickets can be booked online.

Seating for the cinema will be in theatre style in unassigned seating. The Monday night performances will start at 7.15pm and earlier at 2pm on Bank Holiday Mondays. Ticket prices are Adults £4, Under 16s £2.50, Family Ticket £11.