His Majesty's Theatre - Perth, Western Australia
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S 31° 57.163 E 115° 51.289
50J E 391772 N 6464232
Perth's Edwardian Baroque theatre
Waymark Code: WMQK53
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 02/25/2016
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His Majesty's was built in 1904 in the Federation Free Classical style, at the time of opening, His Majesty's Theatre was the largest theatre in Australia, featured the country's largest stage and highest fly tower. The original seating capacity was 2584 people in three tiers, with 974 in the stalls and the horseshoe-shaped dress circle (seating 540) and upper gallery (seating 1,074) bringing the audience closer to the performers.
After extensive renovations in the 1970's the seating was reduced to 1254
Theater Name: His Majesty's
Country: Australia
Address:
Hay St
perth, W.A Australia
6000
Web Site: [Web Link]
Venue: Community Theater
Type of Productions:
Ballet, Opera, Musicals, Repertory,
Restored Building: yes
Date of Construction: 1904
Architect/Designer: William Wolf.
Stage Type: Proscenium
Seating Capacity: 1254
Special Productions/Events/Festivals:
Cats, Les Mis, PIAF
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