Theatres · London
The Fridge
The Fridge in England London, United Kingdom.
Christopher Hilton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The Fridge is a cinema or movie theatre in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 1981. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Fridge was a nightclub in the Brixton area of South London, England, founded, in 1981, by Andrew Czezowski and Susan Carrington, who had run the Roxy during punk music's heyday in 1977. The Fridge closed on 17 March 2010 and has no link with Electric Brixton which opened in September 2011 and now occupies the building.
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Background
History
The Fridge started in 1981, in a small club at 390 Brixton Rd, and later, in 1982, above Iceland in Brixton Road with a radical decor that included beat-up ice boxes and artificial dead cats hanging from its ceiling. Early guest DJs included Keith Barker-Main, later a lifestyle journalist and social commentator. It claims to have been the first British club to have such innovations as video screens and a chill out lounge. The Fridge was at the heart of the early 80s New Romantic movement, and booked such acts as Eurythmics and the Pet Shop Boys before they were well known and drew famous faces such as Boy George, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Magenta Devine, as well as Marc Almond and Grace…
Description
The Fridge Bar, located next-door to The Fridge, was typically used to host an afterparty on Saturday mornings, with DJs playing music to the small basement dancefloor. A hand-stamp allowed paying punters to come and go freely, some choosing to spend part of the morning in the Peace Gardens park situated immediately opposite the venue.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4602, -0.1169
- District
- Lambeth
- Parish
- Lambeth, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW2 1RJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clapham and Brixton Hill
- Established
- 1981
Sources
- wikidata: Q7735292 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Fridge (nightclub) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Fridge?
- The Fridge is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW2 1RJ), in the parish of Lambeth, unparished area.
- When was The Fridge built?
- Built or established in 1981.
- Who owns The Fridge?
- The Fridge is owned by Aleksandra and Susan Carrington.
- How do I get to The Fridge?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SW2 1RJ. It sits within the Clapham and Brixton Hill parliamentary constituency.