Picture Palace to Penny Plunge: Reading Cinemas by David Cliffe

Twenty different cinemas have graced Reading’s streets over the years, many long forgotten and some of the earliest very short-lived. 

Picture Palace to Penny Plunge tells the story of the era of the single-screen cinema in Reading, from the travelling shows at the turn of the twentieth century, its heyday with the Vaudeville Electric Theatre in the 20s, through to today’s multiscreen entertainment ‘villages’ and outdoor screenings. Written by David Cliffe.

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