Following the exciting news that The Rex is going to re-open in the near future, work is well underway to turn the building into a two screen luxury, boutique cinema.
The Mundin family, who refurbished and opened the Savoy cinema in Heaton Moor in 2015, have been focussing their efforts on the old auditorium, where we will be soon be able to watch all the latest films.
The first job was to take out the old seats to make way for new and improved seating. They will be reusing the stanchions from the seats, after a good clean, as they felt they were too beautiful to get rid of, but they will be replacing the old seats to make them bigger and more comfortable.
Speaking about the refurbishment Sophie Mundin explained "We are in the process of building a new wooden rake, which will provide more legroom and give an optimum viewing experience from all seats. We are reducing the number of seats in the auditorium by over half to ensure maximum comfort when you sit down to watch a film with us."
Whilst clearing out one of the store rooms they discovered an old sign, pictured above, which they are hoping to use somewhere in the new Rex.
Sophie added "We have been completely overwhelmed by your response to our big news and this has made us even more excited about bringing the lovely Rex back to Wilmslow. A huge thank you to everyone for your support, kind words and for those of you who have taken out a membership with us already. All the money made from the memberships will be put straight towards the renovation, which will make the Rex even better!
"The most asked question so far has been when our opening date will be. We are being deliberately vague at the moment, as there is still a lot to do! We are hoping that we will be able to announce an official opening date at the end of October."
Speaking to Sophie at the Artisan Market on Saturday, 15th September, she told me ideally they would like to open the new Rex cinema before the end of the year but if that is not possible they will be open in time for the Oscar season, in February 2019.
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Well done to those who campaigned, and to the Mundin family for taking this on.