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Chicken Shop Date final series to screen in cinemas for one night on 24 November

Amelia Dimoldenberg's final series of Chicken Shop Date will be shown as a film in cinemas for one night on 24 November, before the last episode reaches YouTube on 27 November. Outlets differ on the New York premiere date and the cinema locations.

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Left · 2Amelia Dimoldenberg's final series of her interview show Chicken Shop Date will be screened in cinemas for one night only on 24 November, in collaboration with YouTube's Cine Club. Left · 2The screening will bring the series' episodes together as one "cinematic experience" with exclusive new material, and will end with the final, unreleased episode. Left · 2That final episode will then be released on YouTube on 27 November.

Centre · 1The Evening Standard says Dimoldenberg announced the screening on Instagram on 27 October, and that it is the first time Chicken Shop Date has been shown in cinemas. Left · 1Variety says the film covers all six episodes of the series, which so far include interviews with Oasis's Noel Gallagher, Role Model and Jorja Smith, and, per the press release, also looks behind the series at Dimoldenberg's relationship with the show and her decision to end it. Left · 3Variety lists venues including Duke of York's Picturehouse in Brighton, Picturehouse Central and Curzon Soho in London, mk2 Bibliothèque in Paris, Vue sites in Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol, Birmingham and Dublin, and Vue Westfield in London; The Hollywood Reporter describes 10 theatres in London and Paris; the Evening Standard names Vue Westfield in Shepherd's Bush plus five other venues across the UK and Ireland, including Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester.

Left · 2Invite-only premieres will precede the public screenings in London on 16 November and in New York, which Variety dates as 17 November and The Hollywood Reporter as 19 November; Variety adds that Dimoldenberg will take part in Q&As. Centre · 1Johnny Carr, Vue's head of event cinema, said Vue is partnering with mk2 alt on the event, and cited a year of box-office success for YouTube creators' films, including The Amazing Digital Circus, Obsession, Iron Lung and Backrooms; tickets are on sale now. Left · 2Dimoldenberg announced last month that the show was ending, writing that she felt "it's now time to move on from this adventure and onto a new one".

Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter adds that she began Chicken Shop Date as a column at 17, that the filmed series launched on YouTube in 2014, and that guests have included Dave, Billie Eilish, Daniel Kaluuya, Central Cee, Andrew Garfield, Cher, Little Simz, Louis Theroux and Jack Harlow.

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Left2 outlets

Framing
Both trade outlets report the announcement as celebratory entertainment news, leading with the one-night cinema event for the show's farewell.
Emphasis
Variety stresses the press-release details, venue list and the decision to end the show; The Hollywood Reporter stresses the show's history and notable guests.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither gives a reason for ending beyond Dimoldenberg's statement; they disagree on the New York date and venue geography.
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“To celebrate its final series after 12 years, Dimoldenberg is holding a one-night-only event on Nov. 24” — Variety
“The YouTuber’s smash-hit interview show will play in theaters for one night only” — The Hollywood Reporter

Centre1 outlet

Framing
The Evening Standard treats it as a London-focused entertainment story, leading with the Vue Westfield screening and Dimoldenberg's Instagram announcement.
Emphasis
Vue venues, ticket availability, a quote from Vue's Johnny Carr and the first-ever cinema release.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not mention YouTube's Cine Club, the invite-only premieres in London and New York, or the 27 November YouTube date.
Charged language
“cultural phenomenon”
For example
“The screening will take place at Vue Westfield in Shepherd’s Bush” — Evening Standard
“Tickets for the one-night-only screening are on sale now” — Evening Standard

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