Bob Jordan

[…] work in this business is incredibly - you just don't know where the next job's going to come from and I went to see a trade showing at the Odeon Leicester Square one Sunday morning. And I walked out the foyer who should be there but “Su” [Wolfgang] Suchitsky.And it was the time […]

Jonathan Balcon

[…]to David because whilst we were down in Mevagissey and St Austell "The Way Ahead" came, came out and Mick sent for a copy and we all trooped into the Odeon in St Austell, after it had closed at 10.15 one evening, and watched "The Way Ahead". Which again as a film impressed me enormously and Mick mus[…]

Tony Lawson

[…]sted in sort of film? Tony Lawson  1:17  I'd always been to the cinema with my grandmother. She used to take me to the local Odeon every week to see whatever, literally, whatever, was on. But I can't say that I was ever interested in film as a young person beyond enjoying go[…]

Ron Goodwin

[…]wn Speaker  8:01  one? Estelle cinema,Speaker 2  8:02  yeah, no, I was thinking the one, I think the Leicester Square, was it the Odeon or Leicester Square theater? Les square theater usedSpeaker 1  8:11  to, I used to live near the elephant in Castle, and I know they h[…]

Cyril Page

[…]Cyril Page: No. I do charity now, I work in a local theatre. I do the Front of House for the Stag Theatre is er, the only theatre we've got converted Odeon Cinema in Sevenoaks, and I do Front of House, and I do carpentry for the scenery. Er...then I do the Guide Dogs. I'm a great believer in the Gui[…]

Richard Marden

[…]bing theatre where you do hear  everything perfect everything's wonderful is on you can't recommend that for who's going to be like at the local Odeon unfortunately I'mSpeaker 2  23:27  not sure devices around to get over this problem like compressors and things but people don't like […]

Emmanuel (Manny) Yospa

[…]azin: Yes. So why did the Ostrers leave and what was the situation?Manny Yospa: Well - I don't really know [chuckles]. No, the Ostrers, they were the Odeon people weren't they?Charles Drazin: Yes.Manny Yospa: No I don't know why. But I was stationed at Poole Street in Islington, though I occasionall[…]

Rodney Giesler

[…]he day and I didn't have to be back at school until the evening. Then I found myself in Leicester Square. I had a few bob on me, so I popped into the Odeon, and the film showing there was Odd Man Out. And that was a total milestone. I had been depressed for not more than an hour and a half, and I ca[…]
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