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title: Creating an icon at the Errol Flynn Filmhouse
description: View the luxury modular cinema extension created by Elite Systems, 4 years on from the original commission, for the Errol Flynn Filmhouse theatre complex.
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# [Creating an icon at the Errol Flynn Filmhouse](https://www.elitesystemsgb.co.uk/project/errol-flynn-filmhouse)

 Written by [Kelly Gabe](https://www.elitesystemsgb.co.uk/project/author/kelly-gabe) | Nov 15, 2025 12:00:34 PM

## Project Brief

Elite Systems was commissioned to construct the Royal and Derngate Theatre’s unique cinema – designed by One 17 architects – in 2013.  Four years later, Elite was once again tasked with expanding the space to accommodate a second screen. 

 

 

## Our Approach

In 2013, Elite Systems constructed the 88-seat cinema extension to the existing theatre, with off-site construction providing a fast and efficient solution in a tricky city-centre location.  The steel-framed building was clad in attractive Western Red Cedar to complement the existing theatre.

After 170,000 people streamed through the doors, Elite Systems was tasked with making One 17’s vision for the extension a reality.  Elite undertook the project as a traditional build, constructing a building which sits parallel to the original cinema with a new raised terrace, complete with an outdoor seating area. 

 <https://www.elitesystemsgb.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/stanway3.jpg>

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