Light Cinema Stockport set to shine at Redrock

Light Cinema Stockport will open this Friday, 24^th November, bringing the fastest growing UK cinema brand to Redrock Stockport.

The scheme also includes Zizzi and Pizza Express, both of whom opened last week,  with GBK and MangoBean Coffee to follow in the New Year. This will be The Light’s eighth cinema and is part of an expansion programme that is set to open 20 more in the next 3 years.

The Light Cinema was co-founded seven years ago by Keith Pullinger along with business partner John Sullivan. Both have extensive experience in cinema and property development. Keith stated ‘our philosophy is to offer a really good quality cinema, appealing to everyone, and with pricing kept at a sensible level. The Light believes in good service, community interaction, customer experience, people and content.’ The aim is to provide a dynamic cinema experience offering more than the usual multiplex.

Light cinema Stockport

The Light Cinema Stockport  has a total of 914 with 10 screens with capacities from 42 to 177. All screens are licensed and have extra wide luxury reclining seats with side tables so guests can bring their drink and food in with them to see their chosen film.

The new Business Manager for Light Cinema Stockport is Jamie Pitt who has over 10 years of hospitality experience within Manchester working for Carluccios (Spinningfields), CAU (MediaCityUK) and Gaucho (Manchester).

“We are really looking forward to welcoming the people of Stockport into the cinema and to Redrock. It will add another evening leisure destination to the area so guests can come and enjoy a film and eat a meal at the new restaurants before or afterwards.  We aim for Light Stockport to be a hub for the local community.”

The spacious café-bar offers local beers and food as well as the usual variety of wines, spirits, soft drinks, popcorn and ice cream. Light Cinemas like to support local suppliers so Stockport has a choice of irresistible locally made cakes,  Dizzy Blonde by Robinson’s, and savoury pies from speciality pie maker ‘Lord of the Pies’; options include ‘The Stockport Pie’ made with Robinson’s ale, ‘Cheshire Lamb’, ‘Confit Pork with Bury Black Pudding’, and ‘Spinach and Goats Cheese’, along with a ‘monthly special’.

Light Cinema Stockport opening films will be Justice League, Battle of the Sexes and in December the latest Star Wars film. As well as playing all the blockbuster films, there will also be popular old and contemporary classics such as seasonal favourites It’s a Wonderful Life and Elf plus new releases  Wonder, Suburbicon, and The Man Who Invented Christmas. There will also be live theatre events from prestigious venues including the magical Nutcracker ballet from The Royal Opera House and the Oscar Wilde Season from the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End.

To mark the opening, and to celebrate The Last Jedi Stormtroopers will take over Stockport at the Merseyway shopping centre on the 25th November. Plus there will be a chance to win a private screening of the new Star Wars film during the opening weekend for the best photos taken with the Stormtroopers. Other giveaways include 40 pairs of complementary tickets and totes bags filled with goodies with be give away by Stormtroopers on 2 December at the cinema.

Light Cinema Stockport will create 30 jobs for local people. A large part of the recruitment was achieved through working with local housing association Stockport Homes. There was a 5 day pre-employment training course working on customer service skills to ensure everyone that completed the course had an interview.