THE 16th century former pub, the King of Prussia, is being converted into a community- owned arts centre, with a cinema theatre, an art gallery and artists’ studios, and a cafe bar/restaurant. The ground floor of the old


pub will be an art gallery, and upstairs will be artists’ studios. Outbuildings behind the pub


are being demolished and a 118-seat cinema theatre constructed. Linking the old and the new


buildings will be a glass roofed atrium with a cafe bar and a


high-quality restaurant. The plans for the Cinema


Paradiso include operating every day showing a couple of new movies each week (shown in the fourth week of release). In addition, three times a month there will be live screenings of opera, ballet and theatre productions from the Royal Opera, National Theatre, RSC and others. Bovey Players will put on three live productions each year and there will be touring live small-scale theatre. The theatre facilities will be available, for example, music,


open-mic nights, and drama workshops for kids. The vision is to convert the


top end of Fore Street into a community leisure and entertainment hub, with the Dartmoor Whisky Distillery (with its wine bar, gin bar and bistro), the rejuvenated Bell pub, and the King of Prussia offering complementary facilities. For the latest news about the


project and what’s on at the King of Prussia, go to our website at www.paradiso.org.uk.


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