Editing Runcorn (section)

===Theatre and cinema===
[[File:Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn.jpg|thumb|The Brindley Theatre in 2006]]
[[The Brindley]] is a theatre and arts centre which opened in 2004. It is situated in the old town and named after [[James Brindley]], engineer of the adjacent Bridgewater Canal.<ref name=backg>{{cite web |url=http://thebrindley.org.uk/brindley-background/ |title=Background |access-date=23 June 2013 |publisher=The Brindley |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528154220/http://thebrindley.org.uk/brindley-background/ |archive-date=28 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It contains a [[proscenium]] theatre seating 420 and a multi-purpose theatre seating 108, The Studio, which doubles as a cinema. There is an exhibition space for art installations, a small café and multi-purpose rooms. The centre is owned and administered by Halton Borough Council which runs community events in the building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebrindley.org.uk/facilities/ |title=Facilities |access-date=23 June 2013 |publisher=The Brindley |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529135055/http://thebrindley.org.uk/facilities/ |archive-date=29 May 2013}}</ref> In 2007, it won the title of 'Best Arts Project in the UK' at the National Lottery Awards.<ref name=backg/> A [[Multiplex (movie theater)|multiplex cinema]] was run by [[Cineworld]] at Trident Retail Park until its closure on 26 November 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/cineworld-closing-two-cinemas-today-31511494 |title=Cineworld: Runcorn |access-date=28 June 2007 |publisher=Cineworld Cinemas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024104107/http://www.cineworld.co.uk/reservation/ChoixResa.jgi?CINEMA=12 |archive-date=24 October 2007}}</ref>