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The Regent Theatre site on Collins Street was purchased by Hoyts Theatres director Francis W. Thring to be the flagship for his Regent theatre circuit. It was designed by Cedric Ballantyne, a noted theatre architect who had designed earlier theatres for Thring, [1] including the Regent Theatre, Ballarat, [2] [3] and toured movie palaces in the US, drawing inspiration from their eclectic ...
theatre, comedy: Replaced one of Melbourne's earliest theatres, the Olympic Theatre [4] Deakin Edge Federation Square: 2003 269–450 live music, events, talks Forum Theatre: 154 Flinders Street: 1929: 1,320: live music, comedy: Downstairs Auditorium seats 800, Upstairs Auditorium seats 520 [5] Her Majesty's Theatre: 219 Exhibition Street: 1886 ...
The East End Theatre District is a precinct within the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and is bounded by Spring, Flinders, Swanston and Lonsdale Streets. The district is home to eight theatres, including the Princess Theatre , Her Majesty's Theatre and the Regent Theatre . [ 1 ]
Her Majesty's Theatre is a 1,700-seat theatre in Melbourne's East End Theatre District, Australia. Built in 1886, it is located at 219 Exhibition Street , Melbourne . It is classified by the National Trust of Australia and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register .
Regent Theatre, Collins Street, Melbourne. Original architect: Cedric Henry Ballantyne, constructed late 1920s. Fire damage 1945. Reopened 1947, architect: Cowper, Murphy & Appleford. Major restoration and reconstruction undertaken in 1996 followed 25 years of neglect for the spectacular Regent Theatre, originally constructed as a cinema. In ...
The State Theatre (renamed the Forum in 1963) and the Regent Theatre both opened in Melbourne in 1929, originally as cinemas, while the Astor Theatre opened in 1939. [28] The Palais Theatre, St Kilda is still the largest seated theatre in Australia,.
On 8 September 2024, Reece announced he wanted Melbourne City Council to sell its 51% share of the Regent Theatre if he was re-elected. [24] An urgent motion at a council meeting was tabled by councillor Jamal Hakim noting that council has "no intention or policy basis to sell the Regent theatre" was passed several days later with six votes in ...
The company origins of Village Roadshow and Village Cinemas came in 1954 from the foundation in one of Australia's first drive-in theatre operations in Croydon, Melbourne (Melbourne's third drive-in, but only the fourth in the entire country), established by Roc Kirby. The drive-in was adjacent to the shopping strip, Croydon Village; hence the ...