Odeon Luxe West End
The Odeon Luxe West End is a two-screen cinema on the south side of Leicester Square, London. It has historically been used for smaller film premieres and hosting the annual BFI London Film Festival. The site is on an adjacent side of the square to the much larger flagship Odeon Luxe Leicester Square.
| Odeon Luxe West End | |
|---|---|
Odeon Luxe West End (2021) | |
| Former names | Leicester Square Theatre Odeon West End |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Classification | Cinema |
| Location | London |
| Address | 38 Leicester Square |
| Town or city | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51.5099°N 0.1303°W |
| Opened | 19 December 1930 |
| Renovated | April 1968 - December 1968 July 1991 - October 1991 April 2015 - September 2021 |
| Client | Odeon Cinemas |
| Owner | Edwardian Group |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Andrew Mather (1930) |
| Architecture firm | Arnold Dick Associates (1968 rebuild) Arup (2021 rebuild) |
| Known for | Premieres Public Screenings Cast & Crew Screenings BFI London Film Festival |
| Other information | |
| Seating type | Recliners |
| Seating capacity | Screen 1 (Dolby): 168 seats (166 recliners, 2 wheelchair spaces) Screen 2: 72 seats (70 recliners, 2 wheelchair spaces) |
| Parking | Offsite |
Odeon Cinemas sold the building to three Irish investors in 2006, who continued to lease it. In 2012, it was bought by the Radisson Edwardian hotel group. It closed as a cinema on 1 January 2015. After extensive asbestos removal, the entire site was demolished the same year.
It reopened in September 2021 as an Odeon Luxe cinema, following a £300 million redevelopment of the site that also includes a luxury hotel. It is London's second Dolby Cinema.