This is a list of theatres located in the City Centre of Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre has two distinct areas with concentrations of theatres: the East End,[1] situated in the Hoddle Grid, which contains many of Melbourne's historic theatres; and Southbank, which is home to the more contemporary venues of the Melbourne Arts Precinct.
Mainstage
East End, Hoddle Grid
Name |
Address |
Opened |
Seats |
Use |
Notes |
Athenaeum Theatre |
188 Collins Street |
1927 |
880 |
theatre, comedy |
Opened in 1842. Theatre remodelled in current form in 1927.[2] |
Comedy Theatre |
240 Exhibition Street |
1928 |
997 |
theatre, comedy |
Built on the site of one of Melbourne's earliest theatres, the Olympic Theatre.[3] |
Forum Theatre |
154 Flinders Street |
1929 |
1,320 |
live music, comedy |
Downstairs Auditorium seats 800, Upstairs Auditorium seats 520.[4] |
Her Majesty's Theatre |
219 Exhibition Street |
1886 |
1,700 |
theatre, opera |
Opened as the Alexandra Theatre.[5] |
Melbourne Town Hall |
100 Swanston Street |
1887 |
1,990 |
theatre, live music |
Main Auditorium was rebuilt and enlarged in 1925.[6] |
Princess Theatre |
163 Spring Street |
1857 |
1,488 |
theatre, comedy |
Opened as Astley's Amphitheatre in 1854. Renovated as the Princess Theatre in 1857.[7] |
Regent Theatre |
191 Collins Street |
1929 |
2,143 |
theatre, opera |
Originally a cinema, and reopened as a theatre in 1996.[8] |
RMIT Capitol Theatre |
113 Swanston Street |
1924 |
600 |
university lectures, comedy |
Originally a cinema, and reopened as a lecture theatre in 1999.[9] |
Arts Precinct, Southbank
Name |
Address |
Opened |
Seats |
Use |
Notes |
Beckett Theatre, Coopers Malthouse |
113 Sturt Street |
1990 |
198 |
theatre |
Converted from a brewery built in 1892.[10] |
Chunky Move Studio |
111 Sturt Street |
2002 |
300 |
dance |
Part of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.[11] |
Fairfax Studio |
100 St Kilda Road |
1984 |
376 |
theatre |
Part of the Theatres Building of the Arts Centre Melbourne.[12] |
Hamer Hall |
100 St Kilda Road |
1982 |
2,464 |
live music, comedy, theatre |
Forms part of the Arts Centre Melbourne.[13] |
Iwaki Auditorium |
120-130 Southbank Boulevard |
1994 |
400 |
live music |
Part of the ABC's Southbank Centre.[14] |
The Lawler, Southbank Theatre |
140 Southbank Boulevard |
2009 |
150 |
theatre |
Home of the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC).[15] |
Melbourne Recital Centre |
cnr Southbank Boulevard and Sturt Street |
2009 |
1,136 |
live music |
Adjoins the MTC Southbank Theatre.[16] |
Merlyn Theatre, Coopers Malthouse |
113 Sturt Street |
1990 |
512 |
theatre |
Converted from a brewery built in 1892.[17] |
Playhouse |
100 St Kilda Road |
1984 |
884 |
theatre |
Part of the Theatres Building of the Arts Centre Melbourne.[18] |
Sidney Myer Music Bowl |
Kings Domain, St Kilda Road |
1959 |
2,030 |
live music |
The lawned area can hold an additional 10,000 patrons.[19] |
State Theatre |
100 St Kilda Road |
1984 |
2,085 |
theatre, opera, live music |
Part of the Theatres Building of the Arts Centre Melbourne.[20] |
The Sumner, Southbank Theatre |
140 Southbank Boulevard |
2009 |
500 |
theatre |
Home of the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC).[21] |
Other
Name |
Address |
Opened |
Seats |
Use |
Notes |
Alex Theatre St Kilda |
Level 1, 135 Fitzroy St, St Kilda |
2015 |
499 |
theatre, comedy |
Theatre 1 with 499 seats and Theatre 2 with 291 seats[22] |
National Theatre |
cnr Barkly Street and Carlisle Street, St Kilda |
1972 |
783 |
theatre, dance |
Originally opened as the Victory Cinema in 1921.[23] |
Palais Theatre |
Lower Esplanade, St Kilda |
1927 |
2,896 |
theatre, comedy, live music |
Largest seated theatre in Australia.[24] |
The Palms at Crown |
8 Whiteman Street, Southbank |
1997 |
800 |
live music, comedy, theatre |
Casino showroom.[25] |
Independent/fringe
Notable venues for independent or fringe theatre in the Melbourne City Centre or areas immediately surrounding.
Name |
Address |
Opened |
Seats |
Use |
Notes |
Arts House |
521 Queensberry St, North Melbourne |
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Brunswick Mechanics Institute |
270 Sydney Rd, Brunswick |
|
100 |
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The Butterfly Club |
5 Carson Place |
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Chapel Off Chapel |
12 Little Chapel St, Prahran |
1995 |
255 |
|
Footscray Community Arts Centre |
45 Moreland St, Footscray |
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fortyfivedownstairs |
45 Flinders Lane |
2002 |
|
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Gasworks Arts Park |
21 Graham St, Albert Park |
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La Mama Theatre |
205 Faraday St, Carlton |
1967 |
40 |
theatre |
Also operates La Mama Courthouse which seats 100 approx.[26] |
Melba Spiegeltent |
35 Johnston St, Collingwood |
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Northcote Town Hall |
189 High St, Northcote |
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The Owl and Cat Theatre |
34 Swan St, Richmond |
2010 |
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Red Stitch Actors Theatre |
Rear, 2 Chapel St, St Kilda East |
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Theatre Works |
14 Acland St, St Kilda |
1985 |
144 |
theatre |
Independent theatre.[27] |
Tower Theatre, Coopers Malthouse |
113 Sturt Street |
2005 |
99 |
theatre |
Converted from a brewery built in 1892.[28] |
Trades Hall |
54 Victoria St, Carlton |
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References
- ↑ Melbourne celebrates newly named East End Theatre District, TheatrePeople, retrieved 19 August 2014
- ↑ Athenaeum Theatre, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Comedy Theatre, Marriner Group, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Forum Theatre, Marriner Group, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Her Majesty's Theatre, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Melbourne Town Hall, Epicure Catering, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Princess Theatre, Marriner Group, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Regent Theatre, Marriner Group, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Capitol Theatre, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Malthouse Theatre, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Studio, Chunky Move, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Fairfax Studio. Arts Centre Melbourne, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Hamer Hall. Arts Centre Melbourne, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Iwaki Auditorium, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ The Lawler - Melbourne Theatre Company, retrieved 20 May 2014
- ↑ Melbourne Recital Centre, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Malthouse Theatre, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Playhouse. Arts Centre Melbourne, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Arts Centre Melbourne, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ State Theatre. Arts Centre Melbourne, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ The Sumner - Melbourne Theatre Company, retrieved 20 May 2014
- ↑ http://artsreview.com.au/introducing-the-alex-theatre-st-kilda/
- ↑ National Theatre, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Palais Theatre, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ http://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/the-palms-at-crown#.VxXd9Efl98s
- ↑ La Mama Theatre, retrieved 17 February 2014
- ↑ Theatre Works, retrieved 20 May 2014
- ↑ Malthouse Theatre, retrieved 17 February 2014
Theatres in the Melbourne City Centre
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