Pretty Woman

The Dome Cinema is bringing Pretty Woman back to the big screen over three nights: Monday 9, Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 November, with each screening starting at 19:30. It's the 1990 romantic comedy directed by Garry Marshall and starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, with Hector Elizondo in the supporting cast. The film runs for 119 minutes and carries a 15 certificate.

If you've only ever seen it on telly, there's a bit of a story behind it that's worth knowing. It started out as a much darker tale about prostitutes and drug dealers before it was reworked into the rom-com that became a box-office hit and made Julia Roberts a superstar. Seeing it in a cinema, rather than on a small screen, lets that transformation from gritty to glossy land a bit better.

And the venue itself has a history that fits a classic like this. The Dome first opened on 15 April 1911 as The Kursaal, a multi-purpose entertainment hall where the main draw was a roller-skating rink, with live music and theatre also popular. A small cinema opened upstairs in October 1911, showing silent movies daily and often accompanied on the piano by the building's owner, Carl Seebold. The cinema was transformed in 1921, which gave birth to the opulent Screen 1, and it's since been fully restored. Today it has three screens: the main auditorium, which seats 500; the more intimate Screen 2, with newly refurbished Premier seating; and the new Screen 3, with 41 seats. It's well-loved around Worthing for its historic charm, reasonable prices and welcoming atmosphere.

So, you've got three nights to choose from — Monday 9, Tuesday 10 or Wednesday 11 November, all at 19:30 — at The Dome Cinema, 21-22 Marine Parade, Worthing, BN11 3PT.