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{{Short description|Theatre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia}}
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{{About|the theatre in [[Arts Centre Melbourne]]|the former State Theatre (1929)|Forum Theatre}}
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The '''State Theatre''' opened in 1984 and is part of the [[Arts Centre Melbourne]] located by the [[Yarra River]] and [[St Kilda Road]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-14 |title=World Theatres Day |url=https://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/about-us/news/news-stories/world-theatres-day |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Victorian Heritage Register |language=en}}</ref> Like the other performance venues within the Arts Centre, the State Theatre is underground.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 2023 |title=Curtain up on major upgrades at Arts Centre Melbourne |url=https://www.aussietheatre.com.au/news/curtain-up-on-major-upgrades-at-arts-centre-melbourne |access-date=1 Oct 2023 |website=Aussie Theatre}}</ref> It has over 2,000 seats and its stage is one of the largest in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lahey |first=John |date=2020-10-28 |title=From the Archives, 1984: Melbourne launches the Arts Centre theatre complex |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/from-the-archives-1984-melbourne-launches-the-arts-centre-theatre-complex-20201023-p5682p.html |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>
Melbourne's original '''State Theatre''' was built in 1929 to seat 3,371 patrons and is situated on Flinders Street. It was conceived as an "[[Atmospheric theatre|atmospheric auditorium]]", a novelty in Melbourne at the time. Another notable feature was the dual-console Wurlitzer organ, the first to be built "west of Chicago", and since relocated to the Moorabbin Town Hall<ref>http://www.theatreorgans.com/southerncross/Victoria/Moorabbin.htm</ref> in 1967. The State Theatre was renamed the [[Forum Theatre|Forum]] in 1963.<ref>http://www.theatreorgans.com/southerncross/Victoria/StateMelb.htm</ref>


The State Theatre is typically used as a venue for [[ballet]], [[opera]] and musical theatre.
The current State Theatre opened in 1984 and is part of the [[The Arts Centre (Melbourne)|The Arts Centre]] located by the [[Yarra River]] and [[St Kilda Road, Melbourne|St Kilda Road]], the city's main thoroughfare. The State Theatre is a venue for [[ballet]], [[opera]] and other productions (but not plays, which are performed elsewhere). Like the other performance venues within the Arts Centre, the State Theatre is underground. The stage is one of the largest in the world.


The first performances in the State Theatre were [[Fiddler on the Roof]] by [[Opera Australia]] in May 1984,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1984-05-11 |title=Theatre centre unveiled |work=Australian Jewish News |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article261455995 |access-date=2023-09-30}}</ref> and the [[John Copley (producer)|John Copley]] production of Verdi's ''[[Don Carlos]]'' in by the [[Victoria State Opera]] in August.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Hince, Kenneth|title=The Victoria State Opera |journal=Meanjin|volume=43| issue = 1|date=1984|pages=123–8|url=http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=906314389337341;res=IELLCC|issn=0025-6293|accessdate=2013-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1984-06-15 |title=State Opera season |work=Australian Jewish News |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article261457644 |access-date=2023-09-30}}</ref>
Companies performing opera in the State Theatre include [[Opera Australia]] (which has presented seven or eight operas each season). In the future, it is anticipated the [[Victorian Opera (Melbourne)|Victorian Opera]], created in November 2005 after the separation between the Sydney and Melbourne "wings" of Opera Australia, will also be making appearances there.


Opera Australia and [[The Australian Ballet]] each use the State Theatre as their main Melbourne venue. It is also used by [[The Production Company]] for short seasons of musical theatre.
The theatre is frequently home to The Production Company, a theatre company specialising in short season revivals of classic Broadway musicals.

Over summer, the State Theatre usually hosts a major musical or large-scale theatre production. Notable summer productions have included ''[[The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play)|The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby]]'', ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', ''[[The King and I]]'', ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'', ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'', ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]'', ''[[Dusty – The Original Pop Diva|Dusty]]'', ''[[War Horse (play)|War Horse]]'', Chicago, The Secret Garden, The Full Monty, Saturday Night Fever, ''[[Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical|Dream Lover]]'' and ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]''.

==Gallery==
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File:State Theatre Melbourne interior.jpg|Interior
File:State_Theatre Lobby 2017.jpg|Lobby
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==See also==
*[[List of theatres in Melbourne]]


==References==
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==External links==
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{{Primary sources|date=January 2007}}
*[http://www.theartscentre.com.au/discover/venues/state-theatre.aspx State Theatre page at The Arts Centre website]
*[http://www.theartscentre.com.au/discover/venues/state-theatre.aspx State Theatre page at The Arts Centre website]


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Latest revision as of 00:20, 10 April 2024

This article is about the theatre in Arts Centre Melbourne. For the former State Theatre (1929), see Forum Theatre.

State Theatre
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Address100 St Kilda Road, Southbank
Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates37°49′13″S 144°58′6″E / 37.82028°S 144.96833°E / -37.82028; 144.96833
OwnerVictorian Arts Centre Trust
Capacity2079
Current useLive Theatre, Opera, Ballet, Dance
Construction
OpenedOctober 1984
ArchitectRoy Grounds
Website
www.artscentremelbourne.com.au

The State Theatre opened in 1984 and is part of the Arts Centre Melbourne located by the Yarra River and St Kilda Road.[1] Like the other performance venues within the Arts Centre, the State Theatre is underground.[2] It has over 2,000 seats and its stage is one of the largest in the world.[3]

The State Theatre is typically used as a venue for ballet, opera and musical theatre.

The first performances in the State Theatre were Fiddler on the Roof by Opera Australia in May 1984,[4] and the John Copley production of Verdi's Don Carlos in by the Victoria State Opera in August.[5][6]

Opera Australia and The Australian Ballet each use the State Theatre as their main Melbourne venue. It is also used by The Production Company for short seasons of musical theatre.

Over summer, the State Theatre usually hosts a major musical or large-scale theatre production. Notable summer productions have included The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, My Fair Lady, The King and I, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hello, Dolly!, H.M.S. Pinafore, Dusty, War Horse, Chicago, The Secret Garden, The Full Monty, Saturday Night Fever, Dream Lover and Evita.

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  • Interior
    Interior
  • Lobby
    Lobby

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Theatres Day". Victorian Heritage Register. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Curtain up on major upgrades at Arts Centre Melbourne". Aussie Theatre. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ Lahey, John (28 October 2020). "From the Archives, 1984: Melbourne launches the Arts Centre theatre complex". The Age. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Theatre centre unveiled". Australian Jewish News. 11 May 1984. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ Hince, Kenneth (1984). "The Victoria State Opera". Meanjin. 43 (1): 123–8. ISSN 0025-6293. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  6. ^ "State Opera season". Australian Jewish News. 15 June 1984. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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