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Opening night, State Theatre, Sydney, 1929. The State Theatre opened on 7 June 1929. The theatre was envisioned by Stuart Doyle, owner of Union Theatres and the architect Henry White. It was to be seen as 'The Empire's Greatest Theatre' and was designed as a picture palace when such monuments to movies were seen at their grandest and most ...
State Theatre, Adelaide, former cinema in Hindley Street built on the site of the old Wondergraph; State Theatre (Melbourne), a theatre opened in 1984, part of the Arts Centre Melbourne; State Theatre (Sydney), heritage-listed cinema built in the 1920s
Joan Sutherland Theatre: A proscenium theatre with 1,507 seats, [22] the Sydney home of Opera Australia and The Australian Ballet. Until 17 October 2012 it was known as the Opera Theatre. [23] [24] Drama Theatre: A proscenium theatre with 544 seats, used by the Sydney Theatre Company and other dance and theatrical presenters.
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The Capitol Theatre in Sydney had a long history as a covered market, a circus and a cinema before becoming a theatre for major musicals in 1972. [27] The State Theatre (renamed the Forum in 1963) and the Regent Theatre both opened in Melbourne in 1929, originally as cinemas, while the Astor Theatre opened in 1939. [28]
Tonight British performing artist legend, Cliff Richard, performed to a full house at Sydney's iconic State Theatre. The 72-year-old singer strutted his way around the stage like a much younger man. Not quite The Rolling Stones pace, but maybe a step or two faster that if The Beatles were still going.
Its cinema brands include Event Cinemas, BCC, CineStar, Greater Union, GU Film House, Moonlight Cinema, and the Sydney State Theatre. Event also owns over 60 hotels worldwide, operating more than 10,000 rooms, under the subsidiaries Atura Hotels, Rydges Hotels & Resorts, QT Hotels & Resorts, Lylo and the Thredbo Alpine Village, making it ...
Sydney Theatre Company was formed in December 1978, following the closure of the Old Tote Theatre Company the month before. [2] The then premier, Neville Wran, approached Elizabeth Butcher who had been seconded from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) to administer the Old Tote and asked her to set up a new state theatre company to perform in the drama theatre of the Sydney Opera House.