The Lounge
We've just completed an exciting refurbishment of our popular Lounge - our luxurious living room-style space available for private hires - specially redesigned by local star of the BBC’s Interior Design Masters Monika Charchula.
Now complete, The Lounge at Broadway has just received brand new furniture, furnishings, a fresh coat of paint, and comes fully equipped with a 4K projector, surround sound and Blu-ray and DVD capabilities.
Tucked away on Broadway’s ground floor, this unique hidden gem is already a popular space for private events for up to 15 people, regularly playing host to birthday parties, book clubs, gaming nights and more; the recent refurbishment looks to build on this success by creating an even more special experience.
Nottingham-based designer and furniture artist Monika Charchula, winner of the BBC’s popular Interior Design Masters series in 2023, jumped at the opportunity to collaborate with her local independent cinema, saying: “Broadway Cinema is actually one of the first places I visited after moving to Nottingham, so when they reached out to me asking if I could redesign [The Lounge], I was absolutely ecstatic.”
"My intention with the design was to evoke a sense of opulence and elegance, so we have deep, rich colours, the moody lighting, lots of velvet... it's very cozy and intimate"
Designer Monika Charchula
Charchula continues: “Designing a private Lounge in a cinema, you have to go a bit dark and a bit moody and that style is very close to my heart. My intention with the design was to evoke a sense of opulence and elegance, so we have deep, rich colours, the moody lighting, lots of velvet. One of the biggest features in the room is the iconic Broadway eye logo which I decided to gild using brass against an entire black wall. It’s cozy and very intimate - the perfect balance for a private Lounge space.”
Broadway CEO Lucy Askew says of the recent refresh: “As a massive Interior Design Masters fan, I was totally starstruck when I saw Monika walking through Hockley last year. It’s been a dream come true that from that passing moment we’ve now worked with her on this stunning new look for the Lounge. The brief was for the space to be a total luxurious escape from the world, and Monika has more than delivered on that.”
The newly refurbished Lounge is now open for business with the team here at Broadway once again welcoming bookings for The Lounge for 2025.
Bookings are now being taken for The Lounge at Broadway, alongside the venue’s selection of other hireable spaces - find out how to book a private event at Broadway by visiting broadway.org.uk/venuehire or contact Broadway Cinema by phone on 0115 952 6611.