Capitol Theatre, Singapore

Capitol Theatre
Capitol Theatre, Singapore.
Capitol Theatre is located in Singapore
Capitol Theatre
Capitol Theatre
Location in Singapore
Former namesKyo-Ei Gekijo
Address17 Stamford Road, Singapore 178907
LocationSingapore
Coordinates1°17′36.5″N 103°51′04.3″E / 1.293472°N 103.851194°E / 1.293472; 103.851194
Owner
Operator
TypeTheatre
Capacity977[2]
Construction
BuiltJuly 1929
Opened22 May 1930 (1930-05-22)
Renovated
  • 1939–1940
  • 1948–1951
  • 1989
  • 2011–2015
Closed
  • 1 December 1941 (1941-12-01)
  • 1944
  • 30 December 1998 (1998-12-30)
Reopened
  • 1942
  • 31 March 1951 (1951-03-31)
  • 19 May 2015 (2015-05-19)
ArchitectKeys & Dowdeswell
BuilderMessrs Brossard and Mopin
Project managerKeys & Dowdeswell
Structural engineerMessrs Brossard and Mopin
Services engineerMessrs Sherwin-Williams Paint Co.
Messrs Lohmann and Co.
Website
www.capitolsingapore.com/capitol-theatre

Capitol Theatre, briefly Kyo-Ei Gekijo, is a historic cinema and theatre located in Singapore. It was adjoined to four-storey building known as the Capitol Building. The Capitol Theatre was considered one of Singapore's finest theatres in the 1930s during that time.

  1. ^ Leow, Annabeth. "Perennial set to be sole owner of Capitol after $528m buyout".
  2. ^ Lee, Jian Xuan (2015-07-13). "Organiser of Singapura musical, which ended prematurely, says it will 'honour' payment contracts". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-12-08.