Beau Nash Cinema Bath
Later known as the abc cannon mgm before closing in october 2005.
Beau nash cinema bath. About komedia bath komedia is baths first community owned venue dedicated solely to live entertainment. Hosting over 400 events per year in the beautifully restored grade ii listed former beau nash cinema komedia bath offers an unparalleled. Komedia is baths leading live entertainment venue.
Opened as the electric cinema pre 1stww and rebuilt to the design of alfred taylor as the beau nash in 1920. A cinema was erected in westgate street in bath in 1920 and named the beau nash picture house in memory of nash. Find opening times for beau nash bath in 31 brock st bath somerset ba1 2ln and check other details as well such as.
Hosting over 400 events per year in a beautifully restored grade ii listed former beau nash cinema komedia bath offers an unparalleled programme of comedy music cabaret kids events club nights and just about everything in between. Throughout the georgian period 1714 1830 bath was the focal point of out of london social activity. In spite of its magnificence and size the forum was always overshadowed by the odeon cinema which was located directly opposite and the beau nash abc cinema which was also a short walk away.
Thus both the forum and the bath little theatre were condemned to showing third run films whilst the majors were always given the first bite of the celluloid apples. It re opened as the beau nash picture theatre on 16th december 1920 and had a classical style facade in the local bath stone. Opened as the beau nash in 1920 a reconstruction of the earlier electric cinema this became abc cannon mgm in bath.
Phone number map website and nearby locations. An interesting old cinema taken over by associated british cinemas. It lasted as a 1088 seat reduced to 733 seat single screen cinema until closure in 2005.
Movie palaces 158 the beau nash cinema westgate street bath avon. In 1929 it underwent further enlargement to have a seating capacity of 1088. Royalty the aristocracy and commoners all bathed in the spa waters.
The building now grade ii listed is currently known as the komedia.