About Theatr Colwyn

THEATR COLWYN COMMUNITY ROOM

As part of the redevelopment, Theatr Colwyn now offers an upstairs community room for hire from £7.50 per hour.
The community rooms seats 48 people and hire includes the use of an LCD projector, PA and kitchen.
The space is suitable for meetings / conferences / art displays / small tabletop sales / parties and much more.

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‘Theatr Colwyn – the UK’s oldest operating cinema’

It was more than 126 years ago that the venue now known as Theatr Colwyn first opened its doors to the public.

Back in the 1880s, it was then called a Public Hall – as the stone plaque at the top of the building still testifies – but it’s uses were many, just as they are today – a place of entertainment, for discussions, dances and fundraising events.

We are pleased to announce that recent investigations in public archives revealed the venue is now the UK’s oldest operating cinema.

The first screenings took place in January, 1909, when the building was run by the entrepreneur Harry Reynolds.

Time, taste and technology have all taken giant leaps since then, but the venue and its small group of staff, volunteers and supporters, led by manager Phil Batty, still operate at the very heart of the community, as those in charge of the venue did all those years ago.

Theatr Colwyn is a receiving theatre, seating 329 people (including wheelchair spaces) and hosts a wide variety of performances ranging from dance and drama to rock music concerts, Welsh language shows and a very popular Christmas pantomime.

It has a thriving cinema audience who enjoy not only the latest blockbuster releases on the big screen, but also independent, classic and foreign language films, courtesy of the Rialto Film Night.

The venue is available to hire (please contact Phil Batty for rates), as is the newly installed recording studio and rehearsal room. A bar selling alcohol and soft beverages is available before and during the interval at most live performances.
We are privileged to have Terry Jones as our patron, the Colwyn Bay-born Monty Python, actor, writer and director.