The Queen's Theatre was a former cinema located at Geylang Road in Singapore. The theatre had been one of the main entertainment places in Geylang from 1930 to 1982.

Venue: Queen's Theatre
Town: Singapore, SG

The Queen's Theatre was a former cinema located at Geylang Road in Singapore. The theatre had been one of the main entertainment places in Geylang from 1930 to 1982. The building was founded as Wembley Cinema in 1930 before being renamed as Ritz Cinema in 1933. It was finally renamed as the Queen's Theatre in 1939. The front façade of the building is now conserved and becomes part of the Grandlink Square. In 1930, Wembley Cinema was opened as a suburban theatre in Geylang. The announcement of the opening was published on The Malaya Tribune, a local press. The cinema was equipped with Western Electric apparatus to offer patrons good sound reproduction and synchronization. There would be two changes of program weekly, and two shows nightly at 6.15 pm and 9.15 pm. A matinee would be shown on Sunday at 3 pm when children were admitted at half price. Many popular films were shown there, like the American musical operetta film The Vagabond King and British crime film Deadlock. The films shown in Wembley Cinema ranged from international and local films. The cinema was so popular in 1930 and 1931 that it had developed into a main place of entertainment in Geylang. In 1933, Ritz Cinema, which was also located at Geylang, moved into Wembley hall. The consolidation of the two suburban cinemas in Geylang brought more people to the building, whose name was officially changed to Ritz Cinema. 1933-1938: Films like “Saramang”, an American pro-code action film, and Charlie Chaplin’s epic comedy film “Modern Times” were well received. An Egyptian talkie entitled “Long Live Love” was re-screened due to the fact that Abdul Wahab, whose singing and acting have delighted local Muslim cinema-fans was featured in the principal role. The price was sometimes halved to attract more people. In 1939 Malaya Tribunes announced that the Ritz Cinema was closed due to reconstruction, and the name was changed to Queen's Theatre. New car park was added for the Queen's Theatre after the renovation. 193