{"id":38272,"date":"2023-12-01T12:23:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/?p=38272"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:22:55","slug":"a-tragic-day-as-bristol-showcase-cinema-closes-after-final-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/2023\/12\/01\/a-tragic-day-as-bristol-showcase-cinema-closes-after-final-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A tragic day&#8221; as Cabot Circus cinema closes after final screening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Showcase De Lux cinema in Cabot Circus has officially closed after its final showing last night, and many have gone to social media to express their dismay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlie Watts posted on \u2018X\u2019 saying \u201cit\u2019s a tragic day for cinema goers in Bristol as Showcase Cabot Circus closes forever tonight\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another user says \u201cGoodbye Showcase Cinema De Lux Bristol\u2026 I\u2019ve got so many memories from this cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last visit to this cinema at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CabotCircus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CabotCircus<\/a><br><br>RIP Showcase Cinema De Lux Bristol<br>2008-2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/shKCbBFL2B\">pic.twitter.com\/shKCbBFL2B<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shahan Miah (@shahanshahan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shahanshahan\/status\/1730296809883324854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are currently no plans for the existing space, but a new independent cinema is reportedly being planned to be built in Broadmead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some &#8216;X&#8217; users have speculated over the future of the building with the possibility of &#8220;the next hotel or student accommodation&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dan Shirley posted, &#8220;How about we put one massive IMAX in there? Like the BFI in London&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s a tragic day for cinema-goers in Bristol as Showcase Cabot Circus closes forever tonight. The final film, a screening of \u2018Saltburn\u2019, starts at 10.10pm <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JXTcYSPsrg\">pic.twitter.com\/JXTcYSPsrg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Charlie Watts (@char1iewatts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/char1iewatts\/status\/1730152806089207912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The closure comes due to an agreement not being met on a new lease after the cinema\u2019s 15 year run in Cabot Circus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A screening of \u2018Saltburn\u2019 at 10:10pm was the final ever showing at Bristol&#8217;s premiere cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cineworld at the Hengrove Leisure Park also closed in November, leaving the south of Bristol without a cinema.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showcase De Lux cinema in Cabot Circus has officially closed after its final showing last night, and many have gone to social media to express their dismay. Charlie Watts posted on \u2018X\u2019 saying \u201cit\u2019s a tragic day for cinema goers in Bristol as Showcase Cabot Circus closes forever tonight\u201d. Another user says \u201cGoodbye Showcase Cinema [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":280,"featured_media":38273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/280"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38272"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38299,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38272\/revisions\/38299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}