Mechanical Memories Magazine

Hammer Film Productions was launched in 1934 - the same year that Dreamland' s
iconic Grade II* listed 2,200 seat cinema complex was built on Margate 's seafront.
The Dreamland cinema was to become the forerunner for Britain's super-cinema chain
and features in an exclusive, free photographic exhibition at the Harbour Arm Gallery,
Margate from Friday 26 th October until Sunday 4 th November.
Bookings are now being taken at the Theatre Royal Box Office 0845 130 1786 -
the Box Office will only be open from 4pm prior to any evening performance and two
hours prior to any matinee performance. Outside of these hours you can leave an
answer message or email box@theatreroyalmargate.com.
Tickets for the double bill film screening and Hammer Studio talk are £10 per
person or £8 concessions. For special rate group bookings email me at:
jan@dreamlandmargate.com.
DREAMLAND REVISITED
Photographer, Sam Benard, returns to Margate this October to exhibit a selection of
his work from an exclusive photo shoot of Dreamland's disused Grade II* listed
cinema complex during the council' s urgent works to the building in 2011.
Never without a camera in hand, Sam is eager to experiment with different styles
and techniques producing dramatic and haunting images of empty public spaces and
buildings with just a hint of human presence; whether that be in a cemetery in Madrid
or Dreamland's iconic 2,200 seat cinema.
The photographs will be exhibited from Friday 26 th October until Sunday 4 th
November in the Margate Harbour Arm Gallery http://www.margateharbourarm.co.uk
alongside images from The Dreamland Trust's archive contrasting the building's
current condition with the elegant 1934 interiors. This free exhibition is open daily
between 1 0am and 5pm.
Nick Laister
Nick Laister (Chairman, The Dreamland Trust)
Jan Leandro (Audience Development Officer)
www.dreamlandmargate.com
www.savedreamland.co.uk
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