Empire Theatre
Norwood News, 22 Jan 1915: “The exterior of the building to be known as the Empire Theatre, Beckenham Road, Penge, is a distinct improvement to the appearance of that thoroughfare, and should do much to smarten up that portion of the district.”
Used as a theatre until 1949 when it was bought by Essoldo Cinemas and was renamed “The Essoldo Penge.”
The final screenings were in April 1960.
Past productions
- And the Whistle Blew, Derek and Reginald Salberg
- The Cat and the Canary, Howard and Waller
- Touch and Go, Globe Players [Derek and Reginald Salberg]
- On the Spot
- The Cat and the Canary, Harry Hanson’s Court Players
- George and Margaret, Harry Hanson’s Court Players
- Women of the World, Frank O’Brien Production
- The Silent House, Dorothy Wilmer and George Pickett
- Penge
- Opened 5th April 1915
- Closed 9th April 1960
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Photo credits
- Empire Theatre, Penge, Public domain due to age
- OS Map from 1952 by National Library of Scotland / Ordnance Survey, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
