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Edinburgh Live
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Kris Gourlay

Edinburgh cinema to hold dog-friendly screenings with blankets and bowls of water

Edinburgh residents will be able to take their favourite four-legged friends to the cinema thanks to a special two-day screening.

Cameo Picturehouse, on Home Street, has announced two special screenings for residents who wish to bring their dogs into the cinema with them, and each pooch even gets their own blanket.

Asteroid City, by Wes Anderson, will be shown on Saturday, July 1 at 11am and Sunday, July 2 at 11.15am. The 2023 release starring Tom Hanks follows a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to a rural asteroid city to compete in a junior stargazing event.

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During the movie, dogs will be given bowls of water and the lighting levels will be left 'a little higher then usual'. The description for the screenings on Cameo Cinema's website says: "We are happy for you to bring your dog along to this special dog-friendly screening (you're welcome without a dog too).

"Before the screening there are a few things to consider: If you attend this screening with a dog, you'll be issued with a fleece blanket to cover the seat used by the dog or to use as a rug if the dog sits on the floor.

"During the screenings, we will provide bowls of water around the screen. We will leave lighting levels a little higher than usual during the screening and lower the volume of the soundtrack.

"Please be aware that we reduce capacity when offering ‘dog-friendly’ screenings, so there may be fewer tickets than usual. We limit dogs to: one dog to one adult. For further information, see dog-friendly screening policy in our cinema."

Tickets for the limited-space event are now live via the Picturehouses.com website here.

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