State Theatre (Melbourne)

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

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

State Theatre
Address100 St Kilda Road
Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates
OwnerVictorian Arts Centre Trust
Capacity2079
Current useLive Theatre, Opera, Ballet, Dance
Construction
OpenedOctober 1984
ArchitectRoy Grounds
Website
www.artscentremelbourne.com.au
Interior

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

The first opera in the State Theatre was the John Copley production of Verdi's Don Carlos in 1984 by the Victoria State Opera.[1]

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, Dream Lover and Evita.

See also

References
  1. Hince, Kenneth (1984). "The Victoria State Opera". Meanjin. 43 (1): 123–8. ISSN 0025-6293. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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