Film tickets go on sale at new cinema

Customers will be able to book on-line from Monday for all performances on the opening night (Friday 19 December) and for future movies.

The cinema box office will also sell tickets to the public during its two open days on Wednesday 17 December, between 12pm and 8pm and on Thursday 18 December, between 12pm and 6pm when visitors will be able to see inside the new building on Trinity Street for the first time.

The following films will be shown on the opening night (Friday 19 December):

• 5:50pm - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

• 5:55pm & 8:45pm - Twilight

• 6:10pm – Mamma Mia

• 6:40pm – High School Musical 3

• 8:30pm – James Bond: Quantum of Solace

• 9:00pm – The Day the Earth Stood Still

• 9:15pm – Four Christmases

Adult tickets will be £6.00, concessions £4.50 for children under 15 and senior citizens over 65. All shows commencing after 7:00pm – all seats will be £6.50 for both adults and children. The cinema will also offer family tickets for £18.00 before 7:00pm.*

The Mayor of Restormel, Councillor Jackie Bull and David Williams, Managing Director of WTW Cinemas will cut the ribbon on the new £3.5 million cinema at 5.30pm. A competition is currently being run to find a local school child to start the projector on the very first film. Children under 16 can enter or be nominated via www.wtwcinemas.co.uk or by putting their name, age and contact details on a postcard and dropping into the Engine House on Trinity Street before 17:00 on Wednesday 17 December.

White River Cinema is Cornwall’s first brand new cinema complex for over 70 years and marks the first completed phase of the £75 million St Austell town centre regeneration scheme.

David Williams, Managing Director of WTW Cinemas, which also owns and operates cinemas in Truro, Wadebridge and Padstow said: “With less than a week to go now, our staff are working really hard on making sure that everything is ready for when we open to the public for the first time. We’re confident there will be a huge demand for tickets as they go on sale – I’m sure the opening night and first few weeks of trading will be especially popular.

He continued: “People in St Austell and the surrounding areas have missed having a cinema on their doorstep and White River Cinema is part of our commitment to delivering high-quality film viewing in a comfortable, state-of-the-art building for all to enjoy.”

Over 650 people will be able to watch films in the four screens on the first floor of the building. The entrance and foyer are located on the ground floor with access from Trinity Street.

Next spring, a charity gala premiere for invited guests will be held to celebrate the opening of the cinema and more details will be revealed in the New Year. White River Cinema is part of a three year development plan by WTW Cinemas which includes achieving planning consent for a new four screen cinema in Newquay and the refit of the existing Plaza cinema in Truro.

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