The former Gran Vía cinema, later Teatro Compac Gran Vía in Madrid, later Teatro de la Luz Philips Gran Vía and now “Teatro EDP Gran Vía” is an entertainment venue in Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain, located at number 66, Gran Vía.
Opened as a theatre in 1913 on the site of the old Mostenses market, three years later it became a cinema until the original building was demolished to make way for the construction of Madrid’s Gran Vía street.
A new project by Germán Álvarez de Sotomayor was inaugurated as a cinema in 1944 with the premiere of El rey de las Finanzas, by the director Ramón Torrado.
After more than half a century as a hall for film premieres, it was converted in 2004 into a space for the performing arts, under the name Teatro Compac Gran Vía de Madrid. In 2017 it already appeared under the name Teatro de la Luz Philips Gran Vía. As of November 16, 2019 and for sponsorship reasons, it is called Teatro edp Gran Vía.
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