Playhouse Theatre | |
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General information | |
Type | Theatre |
Address | 3 Pier Street |
Town or city | Perth, Western Australia |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 31°57′21″S 115°51′42″E / 31.9559°S 115.8617°E |
Completed | 1956 |
Inaugurated | 22 August 1956 |
Demolished | October 2012 |
Cost | £65,000 |
Client | National Theatre Company |
Owner | Diocese of Perth |
Landlord | Perth Theatre Trust |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Krantz & Sheldon |
Website | |
The Playhouse Theatre |
The Playhouse Theatre was a theatre in central Perth, Western Australia. It was purpose-built for live theatre in 1956 and remained one of the city's principal venues for performing arts for over half a century until replaced by the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia in January 2011. It was home to the National Theatre Company from its establishment until 1984, and then to its successor, the Western Australian Theatre Company, until its disbandment in 1990.
The theatre was demolished in October 2012 as part of a redevelopment of Cathedral Square.