Sydney Theatre (Theme Day: Entertainment)

The ICC Sydney Theatre is located along Darling Drive at Darling Harbour. It was built in 2016 as part of the International Convention Centre Sydney, an exhibition and convention centre. in 2023, the theatre became known as the Tik Tok Entertainment Centre, partly paying homage to the old Sydney Entertainment Centre, which it replaced.

Linked to: Theme Day, Happy Now, Wordless Wednesday, Signs, Signs.

Thirroul, theatre

Anita's Theatre is located on the corner of Lawrence Hargrave Drive and King Street, in the village of Thirroul, north of Wollongong. It was designed by renowned architects Kaberry and Chard and first opened as the King's Theatre in 1925. It operated as a cinema until 1966 and then was converted into a roller-skating rink called Skateland until the mid-1990s. It was renovated and reopened in 2007 as Anita's Theatre, named after the wife of owner John Comelli.
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Sutherland, Pavilion Performing Arts Centre (Theme Day: Glass)

The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre is located along Eton Street, in the southern suburb of Sutherland. The original Entertainment Centre building was designed and built in the 1970s but it was redeveloped in 2023. The redevelopment is composed of a grid of mass laminated timber and glass, designed by Chrofi and NBRS.

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Sutherland, Entertainment Centre

The Sutherland Entertainment Centre is located along Eton Street, the southern suburb of Sutherland. It was designed and built in the 1970s as a multi-purpose venue used for exhibitions, conferences, presentations, dinners, product launches, community and professional theatre and concerts. This is a heritage photo from 2007 before the building was redeveloped in 2023. I will share a photo of the redeveloped building tomorrow.
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Pyrmont, bar

The "Maho Magic Bar" is a neon pop-up venue which has been installed in Pyrmont Bay Park. It hosts a magic show which features charismatic master magicians from Japan.

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George Street, theatre

 
The heritage listed former Plaza Theatre is bounded by Wilmot Street, George Street and Central Street. It was designed by Eric Heath and built in 1930 in the Spanish baroque style as a 2000 seat cinema for the Hoyts Group. It now houses a McDonald's fast food restaurant, shops and the Star Bar pub which was formerly a Planet Hollywood. The CBD and South East Light Rail Service runs along George Street with trams on the L2 Randwick Light Rail line and L3 Kingsford Light Rail line from Circular Quay via Central. 
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Redfern, theatre

This former theatre and night club is a heritage listed building which is bounded by Cleveland Street, Walker Street and James Street, in the inner city suburb of Redfern. It was built in 1890 as the Palace Skating Rink. By 1905 it was occupied by Petchell F and Co boot manufacturers. From 1914 it was the Eclipse Printing Company. By 1930 it had become the Empire Picture Theatre and by 1961 was a nightclub known as The Stage Club. It has now been converted to commercial office space. The James Street facade retains its Federation Free Style Classical style but the Cleveland Street facade seen here was modified into a stylised, post-modern interpretation of Art Deco style.

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Cronulla, theatre

Cronulla Theatre is located on the corner of Cronulla Street and Kingsway in the southern suburb of Cronulla. It was opened in 1928, with a seating capacity for 1,532. Around 1950, it was renamed the Odeon when it was taken over by the Greater Union Theatres chain. The roof was raised and the main entrance was moved to the side street. It was refurbished after it was taken over by the Hoyts chain in 2019 and there are now six screens in the building. The artwork on the side of building give pedestrians and drivers, along the Kingsway, the illusion of arches and columns against a blue sky.
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Haymarket, Capitol Theatre

The Capitol Theatre is located along Campbell Street, in the inner city suburb of Haymarket. It was originally built in 1892 in the Federation Free Classical style for use as the Belmore Markets. In 1916, the building was converted to a hippodrome designed specifically for the Wirth Bros circus. It was converted into the Capitol Theatre in 1928 by John Eberson, a renowned American designer of theatrically themed theatres. In 1981, a conservation order saved it from demolition and it was restored and reconstructed in the 1990s. It is currently hosting another run of the musical Beauty and the Beast. 

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Homebush Theatre

The former Homebush Theatre is located along Parramatta Road, in the western suburb of Homebush. It was built in 1925 and renovated in 1939 when it became the Homebush Vogue until it closed in 1959. The theatre was converted into the Homebush Ice Rink which operated until it closed in 1980. It was extensively renovated in 1986 to become the Niterider Theatre Restaurant and was later known as the Midnight Star Reception Centre which closed in 1996.

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Theatre Royal, sculpture

"Mercator" is a geometrically precise hanging sculpture in the lobby of the Theatre Royal, designed by American Charles Perry for the opening of the theatre in 1976. It was commissioned by the Harry Seidler, who designed the the theatre and surrounding MLC Centre skyscraper. It was taken down in the 1990s when it was considered unsafe but returned in 2021 after the theatre was refurbished. The ribbed lobby ceiling was designed by Italian concrete engineer Pier Luigi Nervi.
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Campsie, Orion Theatre

The former Orion Theatre is located along Beamish Street, in the south western suburb of Campsie. The cinema was built in 1936 in the art deco style and closed in 1959. It was purchased by Canterbury Council and served as a community market, public meeting hall, theatre rehearsal venue and migrant neighbourhood centre. It was restored in 1984 and became the Orion Function Centre.

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Globe Theatre

The former Globe Theatre, located along George Street, was designed by Clarence Backhouse in the Renaissance/Moorish style in 1914. The exterior originally had a huge globe surmounted on top of the central pediment of the building. The theatre closed in 1924, when a new floor was erected across the building at the level of the former balcony, and the upper area became a radio studio, while the ground floor was converted for retail use. There are plans to redevelop the building but the National Trust has put in a submission to the City of Sydney to oppose the proposed demolition.

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Eveleigh, Carriageworks, art

CarriageWorks is a multi-venue arts centre in the inner city suburb of Eveleigh. It is housed in the former Eveleigh railway yards which were built between 1880 and 1889. The railway workshops on this site closed in 1988 and the heritage buildings were redeveloped into an art centre dedicated to the development and presentation of contemporary arts. The Carriageworks sign structure has been used to create a unique artwork featuring a series of portraits titled "Thom Roberts Counts Trains". Artist Thom Roberts sees people as trains and trains as people.

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Genesian Theatre

This heritage listed building is the Genesian Theatre, located along Kent Street. It was originally the St John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church built in 1868 in the Victorian Free Gothic style. It served as a church school between 1868 and 1883, and as a poor school from 1905 to 1927. Between 1932 and 1938 it housed the Kursaal Theatre. The St Vincent de Paul Society then used the building as a refuge for destitute men, the Matthew Talbot Hostel, until 1952. It then became the Genesian Theatre.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Fences Around The World, InSPIREd Sunday.

Rockdale, The Guild Theatre

The Guild Theatre is located on the corner of Walz Street and Railway Street, in the southern suburb of Rockdale. This community theatre was formed in 1952 with performances at Rockdale Town Hall. In 1965, the Rockdale Community Hall at Walz Street was secured and eventually the small hall was converted into an intimate theatre.

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Glebe, cinema

The former Valhalla Cinema is located along Glebe Point Road, in the inner west suburb of Glebe. The cinema opened in 1937 as the Astor and operated until 1959. It reopened in 1968 and operated until 2005 under various names such as the Filmor Red Star Cinema, the New Arts Cinema and the Curzon Cinema and the Valhalla from 1979. The heritage listed façade and row of shops were designed by Kaberry & Chard and built in the art deco style. The cinema was converted into offices in 2008.

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Millers Point, Roslyn Packer Theatre

Roslyn Packer Theatre is located along Hickson Road, in the inner city suburb of Millers Point, opposite the Walsh Bay wharves. It seats up to 896 people and is managed by the Sydney Theatre Company, which was established in 1978 and also manages The Wharf Theatre located opposite at piers 6/7. The theatre integrates heritage elements of the former Bond Stores into the venue. It was originally known as the Sydney Theatre but was renamed in 2015, to honour the philanthropist and supporter of the arts.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Thursday Doors.

Darlinghurst, Eternity Playhouse

The Eternity Playhouse is a theatre on the corner of Burton Street and Palmer Street, in the inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. The heritage-listed building was originally built by the Baptist Church as the Burton Street Tabernacle, designed by John Stone and built in 1887 in the Victorian Free Classical architectural style. In 2013, it was restored and transformed into a theatre. Inspired by a sermon at the Burton Street Tabernacle, where Rev John Ridley said he wished that he could "shout eternity through the streets of Sydney", Arthur Stace took to the streets of Sydney with a piece of chalk, writing the word "Eternity" on the footpaths of Sydney’s streets for over 35 years. The theatre is named in his honour and his famous "Eternity" script is used for the name on the marquee.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, InSPIREd Sunday.

State Theatre, George Street

This facade of the State Theatre is along George Street. The heritage listed theatre was designed by Henry E. White and built between 1926 and 1929 in primarily Gothic and French Empire architectural styles, with also some art deco stylings. The main street frontage is along Market Street but the George Street facade has a similar style. 

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