The City Tavern eyes up a career in show business

The City Tavern, tucked away just off of Northumberland street has set out to be more than just your standard pub.

The pub has long been a magnet for lovers of good food, real ales and craft beers. And now it has added film fans to its clientèle after opening its very own cinema in the garden, showing everything from Paddington and Gone Girl to Blade Runner and Taxi Driver.

Partly undercover and party open air, Cinema Paradiso is tucked away in the narrow ginnel which wraps around the pub a former stable at the heart of the city. With a cinema quality projector, giant screen and cinema sound system, it shows three screenings of a different, cult classic film every day.

Cinema Paradiso which can hold up to 100 people saw off competition from cinemas across the city to premier The Constant Sea; a short film by Newcastle based writer and director, Margaret Frayne.

Discussing the City Taverns cinematic ambitions, bar owner, David King “We’ve already hosted a number of private screenings, It’s a great venue for group booking and parties because they can have sole use of the first floor space and the cinema they just let us know which film they’d like to see and we arrange the rest.”

By Mark Adair – Correspondent, Bdaily

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