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Websites for independent cinemas and theatres

Independent cinema and theatre web design, built around tonight's listings.

PrimeStart designs a website around your venue, then hosts it, updates it and looks after it for you. Built to answer a visitor's question about tonight's programme before they ever pick up the phone — from £99.99 a month with £0 upfront design fee.

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£99.99a month, £0 upfront
Custom builtnever a template
Fully managedhosting, changes, updates
What's on, showtimes and access shown clearlyA visitor checking your listings tonight wants to know what's on, what time it starts and whether tickets are still available.

Example enquiry — not a real customer

Example design — fictional business

Why a website

A visitor checking your listings tonight is deciding fast, often against a big chain's app.

They want to know what's on, what time it starts and whether there are still tickets - and, for some visitors, whether the venue is genuinely accessible to them. A site that answers all three clearly, rather than a printed programme photographed and posted online, keeps people choosing your venue over the multiplex.

01

A visitor checks tonight's programme

What's screening or performing today and this week, shown clearly rather than buried in a PDF.

02

A visitor checks the ticket price

Your own prices and concessions, shown plainly rather than "see box office for details".

03

A visitor checks accessibility before they book

Wheelchair access, a hearing loop, accessible screenings - whatever your venue provides, told apart clearly.

04

They want a fast way to ask a question

A simple enquiry route, rather than a form built for something else, catches the questions you'd otherwise lose after closing.

Getting found

A visitor usually searches before they set off for the evening.

"independent cinema near me", "what's on Lewes tonight", "cinema wheelchair access" — searches made by people deciding where to spend the evening. Website + SEO is the ongoing work of being visible when they do.

  • Local searches, agreed with you. We pick the three searches that matter most to your venue — say, "independent cinema Lewes", "what's on tonight" and "cinema wheelchair access" — and work on them every month.
  • Google Business Profile. Set up and kept current, so you appear on the map with your opening times, your programme and a way to get in touch.
  • Reviews handled carefully. A simple way to gather genuine reviews from visitors, shown as written and never used to imply a result we can't confirm.
  • Content that answers real questions. What's showing, what access is available, and how membership works, written accurately for the people asking.
  • A monthly report you can read. What moved and what we're doing about it — in your Client Platform, without the analytics jargon.

We never promise rankings or a number of new visitors. We do promise consistent, honest work on being found — and to show you exactly what we did.

Built for you

A visitor needs tonight's programme and ticket prices in one place, not one generic listings template.

They're deciding whether to come tonight, and a generic listings template that buries showtimes behind a slow-loading calendar makes that harder than it should be. We don't.

Every PrimeStart website is designed from scratch and custom coded on WordPress in HTML and PHP — no page builders, no theme bought off a shelf with your logo dropped in. It's built around what your venue actually offers: your programme, your access information, and your own ticketing.

"A visitor deciding what to do tonight picks the venue whose website actually tells them what's on and whether they'll get a seat. The rest get a phone call to a box office that's already closed for the evening."

Why tonight's programme sits on the first screen of every venue site
Custom HTML & PHP on WordPress No page-builder templates Fast on mobile Yours after the term
1Programme, told apart 2Tickets, by price 3Access, stated as fact 4Ticket route
  • 1

    What's on today and this week, never assumed

    Described exactly as your venue has it, never inflated to look bigger than it is.

  • 2

    Standard and concession prices, told apart clearly

    Never one vague "see box office" line that makes a visitor ring to find out.

  • 3

    Wheelchair access, hearing loop - your own facilities

    Never skipped over or implied to be available if it isn't.

  • 4

    A link to your existing box office or ticketing system

    Never an online ticket-booking system we build — a clear route to however tickets are already sold.

What's included

Everything a website needs to run, handled for you.

You don't need to learn hosting, domains or WordPress. Every PrimeStart website comes with the technical side done and looked after — for as long as you're with us.

Design & build

  • Custom design around your venueApproved by you
  • Custom coded on WordPressHTML & PHP
  • Up to 5 pages to startMore via your platform
  • Mobile-first, fast loading

Hosting & security

  • Hosting, included
  • Domain name & SSL certificate
  • Daily backups
  • Security monitoring & updates

Changes & management

  • Small changes when you need themWithin service scope
  • WordPress & plugin updatesEvery month
  • Enquiry forms to your inbox
  • Support from real people

Your Client Platform

  • See your site's progress
  • Request changes in a click
  • Order extra pages
  • SEO reports (Website + SEO)Monthly
Before the house lights come up

We're on the website. Updates, fixes, backups and changes happen in the background — you'll only hear from us when there's something worth hearing.

How it starts

Tell us about your venueYour programme, your access information and your own ticketing.
See your designWe design your site and you approve it before anything goes live.
Go live, looked afterYour site launches, and we keep running it from then on.

Choose your plan

Two plans. The difference is whether you want help being found.

Both give you a complete, managed website. One adds ongoing SEO work to it. Pay monthly, or pay upfront for the year and save 25%.

Website

A professional independent cinema or theatre website, looked after for you.

£99.99a month

Save 25%

12-month plan. £0 upfront design fee.

Start my website
Months 1–12£99.99 a month
OwnershipYours after the 12-month term

£899.91once

12 months of Website paid upfront — saving £299.97.

Start my website
Instead of£1,199.88 over 12 months
OwnershipEarly handover once approved, or keep it managed

Design, build, hosting, domain, SSL, backups, updates, small changes, support and your Client Platform login.

For getting found

Website + SEO

For venues who want help being found on Google.

£349.99a month, in total

Save 25%

Includes your managed website. SEO runs for a 6-month minimum.

Start Website + SEO
Months 1–6£349.99 a month · SEO minimum
Months 7–12£349.99 · or stop SEO and pay £99.99

£3,149.91once

12 months of Website and 12 months of SEO paid upfront — saving £1,049.97.

Start Website + SEO
Instead of£4,199.88 over 12 months
Covers12 months of Website and SEO

Everything in Website, plus three agreed local searches worked on monthly, Google Business Profile, reviews, technical fixes and a monthly report.

First payment at signup, no setup charges. Monthly customers own their site after the agreed 12-month term; upfront customers can take early handover once the site is complete and approved. Full terms on the pricing page.

Questions

What independent cinemas and theatres ask us.

The commercial questions, answered plainly. Anything else, ask us — a real person will call you back.

Not sure which plan?

Tell us how much of your audience comes from search versus regulars and word of mouth, and we'll say honestly whether SEO is worth it for you yet.

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Can the site show our own listings and ticket prices?
Yes - your own programme, showtimes and ticket prices, shown exactly as you set them. We never invent a screening or a figure on your behalf.
Does the website include online ticket booking?
No. We never build or promise an online ticket-booking system as part of the standard plan. The site shows your programme and links to your venue's own existing box office or ticketing system - however tickets are already sold - rather than replacing it.
Can the site mention UK Cinema Association membership?
Yes, but only where it's true. We state membership of the UK Cinema Association, the trade body for cinema exhibition in the UK, only when you confirm it, and never assume it applies to every venue.
Can the site describe our accessibility features?
Yes, described exactly as your venue provides them - wheelchair access, a hearing loop, accessible screenings, whatever applies. We never invent an access feature or imply one is available when it isn't.
How much does a website for an independent cinema or theatre cost with PrimeStart?
Website is £99.99 a month for 12 months with no upfront design fee, or £899.91 paid upfront for the year (save 25%). Website + SEO is £349.99 a month in total, or £3,149.91 paid upfront for 12 months of Website and SEO. For new agreements, after the first 12 months the website continues automatically at £49.99 a month for hosting and aftercare, with no new minimum term, unless you give 30 days' notice; Website + SEO continues at £299.99 a month while SEO is still running. Existing customers keep the pricing in their own agreement.
Is the domain name included?
Yes. Your domain name is registered and managed as part of the plan, and if you already own one we will use it.
How quickly will I see a first draft?
We aim to have your first website draft ready within 5 working days once PrimeStart has everything needed and confirms your project is Ready to Build. Nothing is published until you have reviewed and approved it.

Get started

You run the programme. We'll run the website.

Choose a plan, tell us about your venue, and see your first design before anything goes live.

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