The Electric cinema, recognized as the UK's oldest working cinema located in Birmingham city centre, is set to close its doors from today, as confirmed by staff and reported by multiple news outlets including BBC News and Birmingham Live. This closure marks a significant loss for the arts and culture scene in Birmingham, as expressed by local MP Shabana Mahmood.
It’s been a tough month for arts and culture in our city, making the news that Britain’s oldest working cinema is set to close even sadder. The Electric was one of those places that was uniquely Birmingham and will be sorely missed. https://t.co/KHeoLgY15E
The UK's oldest working cinema is closing its doors, the BBC understands. https://t.co/4ZSQGADC8r
UK's oldest working cinema closing its doors https://t.co/v4tPcJUEei
BREAKING The Electric cinema in Birmingham city centre is to close from today, staff have confirmed - live updates https://t.co/Y0Vtw8hmHh
Sad day in media 😢 - this must have been very hard decision for Shari Redstone I’ll never forget Sumner Redstone talking about how smart he was to retain the real estate underlying his movie theaters vs all the other chains being leases. Looks like National Amusements was… https://t.co/gLdveG6u1a