Regent Theatre - Dunedin, New Zealand
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S 45° 52.468 E 170° 30.243
59G E 461510 N 4919780
Built in 1928 it served for the first 40 years of life as a cinema. Today it is Dunedin's performance arts centre.
Waymark Code: WM7H8N
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 10/26/2009
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"Modelled on the Regent Theatre in New York, and with other ‘sister’ Regents around the country", the Regent Theatre was completed in 1928. Originally it was a cinema and performed in this function until the 1970s when Dunedin's main performing arts centre was condemned. At that time the Otago Theatre Trust was established to maintain and operate the facility.
Theater Name: Regent Theatre
Country: New Zealand
Address:
The Octagon
Dunedin, Otago New Zealand
0000
Web Site: [Web Link]
Venue: Community Theater
Type of Productions:
Stage plays, concerts, book sale, films.
Restored Building: yes
Date of Construction: 1928
Stage Type: Proscenium
Seating Capacity: 1830
Special Productions/Events/Festivals:
New Zealand Film Festival
Architect/Designer: Not listed
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