Overview

• The Prince Charles Cinema has lodged a bid to take over and renovate the former Stratford Picturehouse as a second London outpost.
• Discussions with landlord Zedwell LSQ Ltd, owned by Criterion Capital, center on a break clause that could force the cinema to vacate its Leicester Square site within six months.
• The petition to secure the cinema’s future has surpassed 165,000 signatures and drawn support from directors including Quentin Tarantino and John Waters.
• Paul Vickery, the cinema’s head of programming, says the east London venue is meant to bolster rather than replace the flagship operation in Leicester Square.
• Management is exploring further expansions beyond Stratford with the aim of adding third and fourth venues in other London districts.