| Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade | |
|---|---|
 Hay Street Mall entrance to Piccadilly Arcade, Perth | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Arcade open Cinema closed (October 2013) |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Town or city | Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°57′13″S 115°51′30″E / 31.9536°S 115.8582°E |
| Completed | Arcade – February 1938 Theatre –10 March 1938 |
| Cost | A£75,000 |
| Client | Claude Albo de Bernales |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Baxter Cox and Leighton |
| Structural engineer | General Construction Company |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | 20 December 2002 |
| Reference no. | 2065 |
The Piccadilly Cinema Centre (formerly Piccadilly Theatre) and Piccadilly Arcade are located at 700-704 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia. It is an art deco style cinema and shopping arcade, designed by architect William T. Leighton for mining entrepreneur Claude de Bernales. The theatre and arcade opened in 1938, with the arcade connecting Hay Street through to Murray Street.
In 1984 the theatre and arcade underwent a significant refurbishment, with the refurbishment winning an architectural award from the Royal Australian Institute of Architecture (WA Chapter) in 1986.[1] The theatre and arcade are classified by the National Trust of Australia and are included on the State Heritage Register. The Piccadilly Cinema was the last operating cinema in the Perth central business district before its closure in 2013 and until the opening of Raine Square's Palace Cinema in 2018.[2][3][4] Following a three-year refurbishment and renovation, the arcade was reopened in November 2021.[5]
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- ^ Young, Emma (29 October 2018). "Works to start at Piccadilly Arcade, cinema to reopen as live theatre". WAtoday. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "New-look Piccadilly left waiting for live music debut". The West Australian. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2022.