 Adelaide Festival Centre at night with the River Torrens in the foreground | |
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| Address | King William Road Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Coordinates | 34°55′10″S 138°35′52″E / 34.91944°S 138.59778°E |
| Owner | Adelaide Festival Centre Trust |
| Type | Performing arts centre |
| Capacity | Festival Theatre: 2,000 Dunstan Playhouse: 590 Space Theatre: 350 Her Majesty's Theatre: 1,009 |
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| Opened | 2 June 1973 |
| Architect | Hassell |
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Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia's first capital city multi-purpose arts centre and the home of South Australia's performing arts, was built in the early 1970s and designed by Hassell Architects. The Festival Theatre opened in June 1973 with the rest of the centre and the Festival Plaza following soon after.
Located approximately 50 metres (160 ft) north of the corner of North Terrace and King William Road, it is distinguished by its two white geometric dome roofs, and lies on a 45-degree angle to the city's grid. The complex includes Festival Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse (formerly The Playhouse and Optima Playhouse), Space Theatre (formerly The Space) and several gallery and function spaces.
The Festival Centre is managed by a statutory corporation, the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust, which is responsible for encouraging and facilitating artistic, cultural and performing arts activities, as well as maintaining and improving the building and facilities of the complex and Her Majesty's Theatre. The centre hosts Adelaide Festival and presents numerous major festivals across the year.
The centre was erected on land between Elder Park and Parliament House, and several historic buildings were demolished to make way for the new project. Recently, the external plaza site is undergoing major redevelopment, started in 2016, but the theatre spaces have remained open. The car park and plaza area have since been completed[1][2] as has Festival Tower,[3] and the overall redevelopment is expected to be completed in 2028.[4]
- ^ "Festival Theatre reopens with two grand new entrances". 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Festival Plaza car park to open as office tower work looms". The Advertiser. 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Festival Plaza – Award-Winning Commercial Offices + Retail – Festival Tower". www.festivalplaza.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Festival Plaza". Renewal SA. Retrieved 2 November 2024.