 The Theatre Royal exterior in 2015 | |
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| Address | 29 Campbell Street, Hobart 7000 Hobart, Tasmania Australia |
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| Coordinates | 42°52′47″S 147°19′52″E / 42.8796°S 147.3311°E |
| Owner | Theatre Royal Management Board |
| Designation | Listed building |
| Capacity | 698[1] |
| Production | Ballet, opera, drama, repertory |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1837 |
| Rebuilt | 1837, 1850s, 1890s, 1986 |
| Years active | 1834–1984 1986 – present |
| Architect | John Lee Archer |
| Website | |
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| Place ID | 2,191[2] |
| Status | Permanently Registered |
Theatre Royal is an historic performing arts venue in central Hobart, Tasmania. It is the oldest continually operating theatre in Australia; Noël Coward once called it "a dream of a theatre"[3] and Laurence Olivier launched a national appeal for its reconstruction in the 1940s.[4]
- ^ "THEATRE ROYAL, HOBART HIRE CHARGES AND VENUE DETAILS" (PDF). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
SEATING CAPACITY Maximum Seating Capacity is 69 8 made up as follows; Sta ll s 337 (includes 2 wheelchair positions) Dress Circle 174 Gallery 187 698
- ^ "Permanent and Provisional Registrations as at 22 Jan 2021" (PDF). Tasmanian Heritage Register. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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