BAFTA-award winning actress and screenwriter – and Inside Croydon reader – Joanna Scanlan is to become the Patron of the David Lean Cinema.
Croydon supporter: Joanna Scanlan
The South Croydon resident will accept the official invitation to become the art-house cinema’s Patron at a special volunteers’ event to be held on June 7.
The David Lean Cinema is a 68-seat independent cinema at the Croydon Clocktower, which takes its name from the Croydon-born Oscar-winning director of films including Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge On The River Kwai and Brief Encounter.
The cinema is now run by volunteers for a not-for-profit, community interest company which presents up to six film screenings every week. Continue reading
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