The most infamous and influential of all British cinemas, the Scala's iconic programs tell their own unique story about culture and society between 1978-1993, a post-punk / pre-internet period of significant change.
The Scala rose from the ashes of a defunct socialist collective on the site of an ancient concert hall and theatre in London's West End. Pushed out of its premises by the arrival of Channel 4 television in 1981, the Scala moved...