Fans gather for final screenings at La Scala

Thanks for the memories: La Scala patrons posing in front of the theatre building as they visit it for the last time. — Reuters

Donning masks and observing social distancing practices, movie and theatre fans bid a final farewell to Thailand’s La Scala theatre in Bangkok, which is set to close its doors in the wake of the pandemic.

The 50-year-old theatre, built in the late modernism architectural style with an Art Deco interior, has been struggling for the last decade to stay profitable amid competition from new media and increases in its land lease costs.