The magic that allows friends and family to converge at one place to watch films with moving images about 50 times bigger than the screen at home, has been brought back to Guyana.
This was made possible by a multimillion dollar investment in a movie theatre by the Panday family. The theatre on Water Street, Georgetown, was opened on Saturday. The Pandays said the younger generation can now enjoy a cinema, a popular place for family outings about two decades ago.
Harry Panday said it will be a new experience for many young Guyanese.
“We are having two other in-door theatres, the buildings exist already, it’s just to put it together. We will have stage shows, that stage there is being constructed right now and we have a stadium and pavilion and another one which will overlook the stage,” he noted.
He added: “The two cinemas are accommodating 235 persons each; the two other cinemas will accommodate approximately 300 persons each. The seating capacity on the pavilion is about 200 and that next stadium type pavilion will accommodate another 300, and in addition to the car park which will take in about 120 to 130 cars – that’s a lot of seating and capacity for movies and a total of six movie theatres showing at the same time.”
Admission to the theatre is $500 for adults and $300 for children.
The Pandays said that the project is the beginning of a few new investments that will transform Water Street into an entertainment hub.