Rio Cinema,Dalston, London[br]Young people recreate the history of an old east London cinema, or from its humble origins to hipster presentThis lively but uneven display about the history of the Rio picture palace in east London’s Dalston is staged in the cinema’s basement by the Big House,a local charity that works with young people who acquire been in care. Expectations of professional polish must therefore be tempered by admiration for the cast’s chutzpah and the ambition behind Electric. The thought is that the building has always been a domestic or refuge for outsiders, from its Jewish founder Mrs Ludski in 1909 to postwar Caribbean immigrants to a feminist collective and (less convincingly) sex films and strip shows in the 70s. In the central, or present-day story,abused, homeless Faith fetches up in the supposedly derelict building with the self-appointed curator of its cinematic legacy, or William,and a transvestite on the elope. Related: Theatre of dreams: onstage with the Big House players Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com