The Latest Breaking News from Scala

The first performance of Puccini’s Turandot – archive, 1926

On 25 April 1926, the premiere of Puccini’s posthumous opera was presented at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, almost a year and a half after his death

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22

‘Porn is the most conservative business I was ever in’: behind the scenes at Café Flesh

The 1982 film was rejected by its conservative financiers but had an influential afterlife at cinemas such as the Scala in King’s Cross. A restored print is showing in London this month

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025

Yungblud announces free London gig this Friday

Yungblud has announced a free concert at London's Scala.

BANG Premier · Mar 20, 2025

Inside London's legendary Scala cinema

I first discovered the Scala cinema in August 1981. I’d just turned 17 and had spent the summer holidays working night shifts cleaning planes at Gatwick Airport. It was dirty and hard but magical to stay up all night and see the lights, and also to be part of a crew…

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2023

Liverpool nightspot with 'hidden cameras' now reduced to rubble

The site boasts a fascinating history

Liverpool Echo · Mar 7, 2023

Two jailed over triple stabbing outside Tim Westwood club night at Scala in Islington

One man was stabbed in the head in the brutal bank holiday attack

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2023

Sicilian offers Elon Musk chance to buy a slice of Scala dei Turchi cliff

Ferdinando Sciabarrà, recently declared owner of part of limestone landmark, now wants to sell

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022