Roslyn Packer Theatre
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The Ros[1] | |
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| Full name | Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay |
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| Former names | Sydney Theatre |
| Address | 22 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°51′26′′S 151°12′17′′E / 33.85722°S 151.20472°E / -33.85722; 151.20472 |
| Public transit | The Rocks, Circular Quay |
| Owner | Sydney Theatre Company |
| Type | Theatre |
| Capacity | 896 |
| Production | Nineteen Eighty-Four |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 2001 |
| Built | January 2002 – January 2004 |
| Opened | 10 January 2004 (2004年01月10日) |
| Architect | Andrew Andersons PTW Architects |
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| roslynpackertheatre | |
The Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay is a theatre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The theatre is on Hickson Road at Walsh Bay, 150 metres (490 ft) west of The Wharf Theatre, opposite Pier 6/7 on Walsh Bay.[2] It seats up to 896 people. Originally named as the Sydney Theatre, the theatre was renamed in March 2015 in honour of Roslyn Packer AC , the widow of Kerry Packer. James Packer and family made a philanthropic gift to the Sydney Theatre Company in advance of the renaming.[3] [4] [1]
The theatre is used by the Sydney Theatre Company, the Sydney Dance Company and the Sydney Writers' Festival.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Morris, Linda (22 October 2014). "Sydney Theatre to be renamed Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay, or 'The Ros'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Roslyn Packer Theatre". Our venues. Sydney Theatre Company.
- ^ "Sydney Theatre to be renamed" (Press release). Sydney Theatre Company. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Paget, Clive (22 October 2014). "Roslyn Packer gets her own theatre". Limelight . Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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