Theatre Royal Sydney is opening its doors on 2 December 2021 after a complete refurbishment that has transformed the iconic 1200 seat historical Australian theatre.
The Broadway hit musical, Jagged Little Pill, will run to 19 December, followed in January 2022 by multi award-winning productions of the 21st Century, Girl from the North Country, and award-winning Broadway musical An American in Paris in April 2022.
One of Australia’s oldest theatrical institutions, originating in 1832, the current Theatre Royal Sydney was built in 1976, designed by acclaimed architect Harry Seidler, offering a broad range of entertainment including dramas, comedy and musicals. Many leading Australian and international performers have graced the Theatre Royal Sydney stage. In 1980, Mel Gibson and Noni Hazlehurst took to the stage in “No Names…No Pack Drill”. The rich performance history also includes an interval bomb scare at the Australian Premiere of CATS in 1985, with audience members including Prime Minister Bob Hawke, Treasurer Paul Keating, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh and a three year season of Phantom of the Opera from 1993 seen by over one million people, the longest running musicals ever staged at Theatre Royal Sydney.
Create NSW has proudly facilitated the re-opening of the Theatre Royal in partnership with building owner Dexus and new operator Trafalgar Entertainment.
IMAGE: Theatre Royal Sydney, Auditorium, November 2021. Credit Pierre Toussaint
