Screen On The Green, Movie theater on Upper Street, Islington, United Kingdom.
Screen on the Green is a single-screen cinema on Upper Street in Islington, London, with around 125 seats that include sofa-style seats with footrests and a bar at the back of the room. Films are shown in both 35mm and 4K digital projection, offering a range of formats in one small space.
The building opened in 1913 as the Empress Electric Theatre, with a capacity of around 600 seats, and changed names and owners several times over the following decades. By 1951 it was known as the Rex Cinema, before eventually being reduced to the single-screen format it operates as today.
The venue is closely tied to a 1976 punk concert that featured the Sex Pistols, The Clash, and the Buzzcocks on the same night. For many visitors, it is not just a place to watch films but a spot with a direct connection to a turning point in British music.
The cinema is a short walk from Angel tube station, served by the Northern Line, which makes it straightforward to reach from most parts of London. The room is small, so booking seats in advance is a good idea, especially at weekends or for popular screenings.
The original barrel vault ceiling from 1913 is still visible inside the building today, surviving more than a century of changes. Outside, neon tubing follows the outline of the roof along the Upper Street facade, making the building easy to spot after dark.
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