Thebarton Theatre
Thebarton Theatre | |
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General information | |
Address | 112 Henley Beach Road Torrensville, South Australia |
Current tenants | Weslo Holdings Pty. Ltd |
Opened | 11 June 1928 |
Renovated | 1981 |
Cost | £30,000 (A$2.31 million in 2016 dollars[1]) |
Renovation cost | over A$1.0 million (A$3.78 million in 2016 dollars[2]) |
Owner | City of West Torrens |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Karberry & Chard |
Other information | |
Seating capacity | 2,000 |
Website | |
www.thebartontheatre.com.au |
The Thebarton Theatre, also known as the Thebbie Theatre or simply Thebbie/Thebby, is an entertainment venue located in the inner-western
Its capacity is 2,000 people, with customisable seating, enabling to be arranged from "in the round", or with the seating partially or fully removed to make room for a dance floor. It is known as a music venue for both big international names and newly established artists, as well as a range of other types of performance. Thebarton Theatre is in partnership with Holden Street Theatres, and houses its office headquarters.
History
When the "old" Town Hall, designed by
Cinema entrepreneur
The theatre was designed by Sydney architects
It continued to operate as a cinema in the Clifford circuit until, after Clifford's death in 1942, the company's holdings, including Thebby, were taken over by
From the early days, Thebby has hosted school concerts for a variety of schools across Adelaide.[6]
The building was revived from the 1960s onwards, when it became a venue for the
In 1979, Weslo Holdings took over the lease of the town hall, renaming it Thebarton Theatre, and spent more than $1 million on refurbishing the theatre, including the provision of new foyers, toilets, carpets, seating, electrical system, bars, and other retail areas.[6]
The theatre was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register on 23 September 1982.[11] Along with the adjacent municipal offices, it was listed in around 2000 by the Australian Institute of Architects as one of 120 nationally significant 20th-century buildings in South Australia.[12][13]
Outdoor bars were added in 2018.[6]
In May 2023 a major upgrade to the building was announced. The plans, lodged for public consultation, include the demolition of the old eastern extensions; addition of a new secondary entrance to the theatre in the form of a two-storey building 7.35 m (24.1 ft) tall; expansion and upgrade to the eastern carpark and plaza; and minor refurbishments and repair works to the existing building. Funding of A$4m had been announced in the 2020/21 state government budget, with an additional A$4m to be provided by
Description
Thebarton Theatre is in partnership with Holden Street Theatres, and houses its office headquarters.[15]
The capacity of the theatre is 1,990 fully reserved seating, or 2,000 people with some general admission,[16] but there is a huge amount of flexibility for other configurations, whether a dance floor, kickboxing tournament or intimate performance.[6]
Selected list of past acts
The Thebarton Theatre has hosted a very large collection of acts, including: AFI, Alice Cooper, Alter Bridge, Air,
See also
References
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- ^ "Decimal Inflation Calculator". RBA. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "John Walkley '45". Rostrevor College. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Dan Clifford, starting as newsboy/bookmaker, builds his classy Star circuit of Adelaide film theatres from 1917". AdelaideAZ. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Dan Clifford". Awesome Adelaide. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Thebarton Theatre: History". Thebarton Theatre. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 25, 705. South Australia. 17 May 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 15 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Hennessy, Antoinette (2016). Entertaining the Classes: An archaeological investigation of historic cinemas in Metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia, and their development in relation to social class, 1896-1949 (MA). Flinders University. p. 97. Retrieved 18 December 2022.PDF
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- ^ Roe, Ken. "Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide, AU". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Thebarton Theatre". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "120 notable buildings" (PDF). Australian Institute of Architects. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2017.
- ISBN 0 646 30157 8
- ^ Kelsall, Thomas (10 May 2023). "Thebarton Theatre's $8m facelift revealed". InDaily. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Venue Hire". Holden Street Theatres. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Venue hire". Thebarton Theatre. Retrieved 19 February 2020. General admission Reserved seating