Tag: Ritzy cinema
Music, politics and Brixton – an unbeatable combination at The Ritzy
Now showing at the Ritzy is Summer of Soul, a documentary set in Harlem, New York, but with great relevance for Brixton. Simone Richardson went...
Managing Brixton’s Ritzy cinema … a labour of love
Nana Acheampong fell in love with the Ritzy as a youngster – and now she’s a duty manager at the cinema. Simone Richardson finds...
A journey down the A23 and into film production
Rising film producer Yaw Basoah is a South Londoner with long-term memories of Brixton. Simone Richardson spoke to him about films, art and the...
Brixton Ritzy reopens next week
All Picturehouse cinemas, including Brixton’s Ritzy, are to reopen on Wednesday 19 May.
New releases to be screened will include Oscar and BAFTA winners Judas And...
From lockdown to Mocktales
The Mocktales played outside The Ritzy throughout the lockdown, helping Brixton meet its need for live music. Simone Richardson listened and asked how they...
Brixton – dynamic, oppressed and a game
Getting out the PlayStation to survive a locked down Christmas? You could join Richard Haas on a virtual stroll through our town in the...
Brixton’s Ritzy among hundreds of cinemas to suspend operations
The Cineworld Group announced this morning (5 October) that all of its Picturehose cinemas in the UK – which includes Brixton’s Ritzy – will...
Townscape Heritage Entertainment Series: The Ritzy Cinema
Following the interest in our recent article exploring the entertainment culture that has thrived in Brixton since the Victorian era, we decided to do...
Brixton architecture on paper
Brixton artist and designer Henry O’Boyle has recently completed a collection of illustrations of the iconic buildings surrounding the area.
Henry moved to Brixton last...
A tour of Brixton through sketches
During lockdown we are all missing a leisurely wander through the streets of Brixton, brother and sister design duo Jess and Tom Jones-Berney have...
Alex and the Wonderland celebrate song release at the Ritzy
Brixton supporters of the live music are in for a treat this week. Local music artist and band Alex and the Wonderland are celebrating the...
Union calls off Ritzy boycott but fight for equal pay continues
The long running dispute between Ritzy workers and Cineworld has been suspended says BECTU, the trade union representing cinema workers. The boycott campaign which...
Another Ritzy union rep wins case against sacking
A former Brixton Ritzy cinema worker, sacked for her trade union activities in support of the Living Wage, has won a victory with major...
Picturehouse seeks to vary planning condition for new Lambeth cinema
Picturehouse cinemas, the owner of Brixton’s Ritzy, is seeking to vary the terms of Lambeth council’s planning conditions for its new cinema in West...
Ritzy union reps were unfairly dismissed
Union representatives at Brixton’s Ritzy Cinema were unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Workers at the Ritzy have been campaigning over several years to...
Picturehouse campaigners reject ‘disgraceful’ management’s new threats
Workers employed by the Picturehouse cinema chain at Brixton’s Ritzy and BECTU, their union, have reacted to convoluted new legal threats with an angry...