Image source, Secret Cinema Image caption, CGI drawings show what the new Secret Cinema venue on the Greenwich Peninsula will look like
Entertainment company Secret Cinema, which produces immersive cinema experiences, has applied for a premises licence for its first long-term venue on the Greenwich Peninsula in south-east London.
The licence would allow the new location to remain open and sell alcohol until 23:30 BST on weekdays and midnight at weekends.
A decision is due to be made by Greenwich Council on 11 August, with the application receiving two objections from local residents, who both expressed concerns that the new venue could increase noise and disturbance to those living nearby.
The authority granted Secret Cinema planning permission to build a 1,500-seat venue last month.
The development is set to last for a temporary period of 10 years before the land is used for residential tower blocks as set out in the Greenwich Peninsula Masterplan, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service .
Secret Cinema said: "The state-of-the-art immersive venue will be designed flexibly, as a potential home to a successive series of immersive productions based on some of the most famous and high profile film titles in the world."
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The theatre is to be built on the eastern side of the Greenwich Peninsula
The entertainment company combines movie screenings with live theatre performances and themed environments, allowing audiences to immerse themselves in their favourite stories.
Secret Cinema has been presenting its signature immersive film productions across the capital since 2007.
It is currently showing Grease The Immersive Movie Musical at Battersea Park until mid-September, and its past productions include Guardians of the Galaxy in Wembley in 2022 and Stranger Things in Canning Town in 2019.
The new cinema will be situated next to the new Troubadour Theatre, which is also under construction.
The theatre was granted planning permission to build a 3,000-seat venue last month, making it London's biggest theatre by capacity once built.
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