A cinema with tiered seating, wall-mounted lights, and a large projector screen at Close-Up Cinema.
A cinema lounge with leather sofas, wooden tables, and walls lined with bookshelves at Close-Up Cinema.
A cinema bar with hanging pendant lights, wooden counters, and shelves stocked with bottles at Close-Up Cinema.
A cinema lounge with brown leather sofas, wooden tables, and bookshelves at Close-Up Cinema.
A cinema with a dark brick facade, large front windows displaying posters and books at Close-Up Cinema.

Cinema at Close-Up Cinema

Cinema
·
Whole venue
97 Sclater Street, London, E1 6HR –
Aldgate East Station (0.6 mi)
Up to 40
seats
Venue doesn’t offer catering
External catering allowed

About this space

Our state-of-the-art cinema is available to hire on an hourly basis, either as a stand-alone screening room or as a full venue hire. Our adjoined café and bar is fully licensed and offers a convivial atmosphere for drinks receptions or informal post-screening discussion.

The 40-seat cinema is fully equipped with a 2K NEC D-cinema, 2 x Kinoton FP30-D 35mm and EX 6000 16mm projectors and Dolby 5.1 surround.

Located in the heart of Shoreditch, Close-Up is the ideal venue for all your screening needs, whether you wish to host a press screening, corporate event, presentation, conference, cast and crew preview, Christmas or birthday party.

Prices

Monday
8:00 – 23:00
from £180–£204 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £180 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £204 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
8:00 – 23:00
from £180–£204 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £180 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £204 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
8:00 – 23:00
from £180–£204 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £180 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £204 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Thursday
8:00 – 23:00
from £180–£204 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £180 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £204 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Friday
8:00 – 23:00
from £180–£360 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £180 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £360 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Saturday
8:00 – 23:00
from £300–£360 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £300 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £360 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
Sunday
8:00 – 23:00
from £300–£360 hire fee per hour
Per hour
8:00 – 18:00
from £300 hire fee per hour
Per hour
18:00 – 23:00
from £360 hire fee per hour
Alcohol licence until 0:00. All prices include VAT.
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Capacity

  • Theatre
    up to 40

Catering and drinks

No in-house catering available
External catering allowed Bring your own food or hire a caterer of your choice
Buyout fee for external catering
Unavailable: Kitchen facilities available for guests
Venue provides alcohol Venue can supply alcoholic beverages
No BYO alcohol allowed

Facilities

  • Wi-Fi available
  • Projector
  • PA system / speakers Venue provides a sound system for music and announcements
  • Air conditioner
  • Paid parking facilities available nearby
  • Restroom
  • Unavailable: Flatscreen TV
  • Unavailable: Whiteboard
  • Unavailable: Flipchart
  • Unavailable: Conference call facilities
  • Unavailable: Photo equipment
  • Unavailable: Natural light
  • Unavailable: Video equipment
  • Unavailable: Lighting equipment
  • Unavailable: Greenscreen
  • Unavailable: Backdrops
  • Unavailable: Storage space
  • Unavailable: Quiet space
  • Unavailable: Dance floor
  • Unavailable: Soundproof
  • Unavailable: Mirrors
  • Unavailable: Accommodation is available on-site

Music & sound equipment

  • Own music not allowed
  • Bring your own DJ not allowed
  • No noise restrictions

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible Step-free access throughout the venue for wheelchair users
  • Accessible toilets Toilet(s) adapted for guests with disabilities
  • Ground level Guests can enter without using stairs
  • Unavailable: Accessible parking spot available
  • Unavailable: Lift to all floors
  • Unavailable: Cargo lift

Rules of the space

Allowed events

  • Promoted and ticketed events Events that you’re promoting or selling tickets for
  • No wedding licence
  • No Temporary Event Notices (TENs) available

Host rules

No smoking in the building

Cancellation policy: Standard 60 day

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Reviews and ratings

(107 reviews and ratings - )

Verified reviews come from Tagvenue users. All reviews are checked by our team to uphold our trust and safety standards.

PL
Paul L.
Verified review
Screening · 40 guests · December 2025

The Close-Up cinema is a great venue and worked really well for the screening of my short films. The staff were extremely helpful from the booking, to the technical expertise and during the event itself. I would wholly recommend the Close-Up cinema for independent filmmakers working within a budget for their screening events.

4.8
RV
Roger V.
Verified review
Screening · 40 guests · October 2026

everything, they were so accommodating and genuinely amazing

absolutely nothing, utterly perfect

5.0
JN
Joz N.
Verified review
Screening · 40 guests · February 2026

Great room, really welcoming staff, just a lovely vibe for a friendly and professional-feeling screening

5.0
SF
Simon F.
Verified review
Screening · 40 guests · December 2025

Great communication pretty much throughout up until the day. And then the day went really well and was a great screening.

Maybe could have advised a little more on the sound check as it was my first time. But I'll know what to do next time. And anyone who's ran a screening before will know anyway.

4.7

FAQ

No. The cinema screens in 2K; at its throw distance and screen size, there is no actual difference between 2K and 4K.

Yes, the venue can play your music into the screening room as guests arrive.

Yes, the venue can provide a table for food and drinks.

Yes, balloons are permitted in the screening room, provided they are dismantled by the end of the booked time, as another screening will likely follow immediately.

Yes, clients can play any film but must provide the venue with a copy two working days beforehand.

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Response time: within a couple of hours
Response rate: 100%

About Close-Up Cinema

Close-Up Cinema is a Trusted Tagvenue Partner, validated by the Tagvenue team with a record of successful bookings on the platform.

Location

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Meet your host

Damien Sanville
Member of Tagvenue since July 2019
107 Reviews
5 Rating
2h Response time
100% Response rate

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