First Dagenham got the green light for a £100 million film studio, now neighbouring Barking is to have its first Arthouse cinema.
Barking and Dagenham council has given the go-ahead for the two-screen picture house, as part of the cultural regeneration of one of London’s most deprived boroughs.
The cinema will be run by Arthouse, which already has a site in Crouch End. It will be the first cinema in Barking for some years as the three-screen Odeon closed in 1998 and was demolished in 2001.
Darren Rodwell, leader of Barking and Dagenham council, said: “The plans will improve the borough’s health in terms of art and social life and the cinema will add vibrancy to the town centre.”
Ed Skeates, Be First Development Director, said: “This development will boost Barking and Dagenham’s reputation as London’s latest creative hotspot.”
