Introducing the Phoenix Centenary Project
It’s our 100th birthday next year. We are collaborating with Oxford Brookes University and the Oxford Mail to compile a history of the cinema, told, as far as possible, in the words of its customers and staff. We aim to produce a book, a website and an exhibition, as well as holding lots of special screenings and events.
But we need your help!
Please share your cinema memories with us. We’d like to hear about your experiences of visiting The Phoenix, Studios 1 & 2, and The Scala over the years. Perhaps you may even remember your parents or grandparents talking about the North Oxford Kinema, as it was called in its earliest days.
What does the cinema represent in your life, and what are your fondest memories of it? Was it host to a film or event that made a profound impact on you? Did you share your first kiss on the back row? In what ways has it changed since your first visit? Do you have any old photographs or memorabilia you could give us permission to reproduce? We’d find it very useful if you could indicate approximate dates of your memories (e.g. ‘around 1970’).
We’d like to share your stories with the rest of our customers, but your contact details will remain confidential. Please let us know how you would like your name to appear if we publish material from your letter or email (e.g. ‘Jane Doe’, ‘Mrs J. Doe’, ‘Jane’).
Please send your reminiscences to phoenix-memories@picturehouses.co.uk, or to:
Centenary Project
Phoenix Picturehouse
57 Walton Street
Oxford
OX2 6AE
You can also pick up a questionnaire from the cinema, where our staff will be happy to tell you more about this exciting project.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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