| Newcastle Civic Theatre | |
|---|---|
 Newcastle Civic Theatre at Wheeler Place, in 2007. | |
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| Alternative names | The Civic |
| General information | |
| Type | Cinema |
| Architectural style |
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| Location | 373 Hunter Street, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 32°55′38″S 151°46′20″E / 32.9273°S 151.7721°E |
| Groundbreaking | 1927 |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Owner | City of Newcastle |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Steel, concrete, Sydney sandstone |
| Floor count | Two |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Henry Eli White |
| Developer | W Stronach |
| Official name | Civic Theatre |
| Designated | 27 September 2012 |
| Reference no. | 01883 |
The Newcastle Civic Theatre, also known as The Civic, is a heritage-listed building located on Hunter Street, Newcastle, Australia. Opened in 1929, the 1520-seat theatre is now the venue for a wide range of musicals, plays, concerts and dance events each year and is the city's oldest surviving theatre.[1]
Together with the Newcastle City Hall, each site is, individually, of state heritage significance, and they are listed jointly on the New South Wales State Heritage Register as the Newcastle City Hall and Civic Theatre Precinct.[2]
- ^ "Newcastle City Hall and Civic Theatre". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01883. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Newcastle City Hall and Civic Theatre". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. Retrieved 21 September 2017. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
