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What is the oldest theatre in Perth?

Thu, 21 Sept 2006, 07:20 pm
Kirilee12 posts in thread
A very quick posting, I'm just wondering as it has been kind of bugging me for a while now, which theatre in Western Australia is the oldest? Or even what was the first built? The oldest record I can find is His Majesty's Theatre - 1904. Anything earlier?

Longest running

Sat, 23 Sept 2006, 03:11 pm
The Adelaide Repertory Society began in 1908 and have not missed a year. They claim to be the longest continuosly running amateur society in the southern hemisphere. A very difficult claim to support or challenge, The Launceston Players have I believe been running for 75 to 78 years in Tasmania without ever missing a year. What an amazing piece of history those flats were. I bet they've disappeared now. I believe I belong (at 55) to the last generation that were as a matter of course taught to build flats with full lap jointing and size and canvas stretching. Size of course is a health and safety nightmare but you can use PVA glue to seal and stretch canvas if you dilute it carefully with ordinary water. Got to get it just right. Is that all there is? Well if that's all there is my friend, then let's keep dancing. www.tonymoore.id.au

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