Sydney is to see a significant addition to its theatre capacity with the announcement that Foundation Theatres and casino operators The Star Entertainment Group plan to transform the 4,000-capacity Event Centre at The Star Sydney into a two-theatre complex.
The new complex will feature a 1,550-seat Broadway-style New Theatre on two levels with the capacity to host large scale musicals, dance, drama, concerts, ballet and opera productions. It will feature a full fly system and an orchestra pit.
The second room (1,000 seats), the Live Room, will host comedy shows, live music, cabaret, plays and smaller-scale productions.
The New Theatre will feature similar technology to that employed in the Sydney Lyric Theatre (currently hosting the Hairspray the Musical), which uses moveable walls to make a “breathable” auditorium of 2020 seats into a more intimate 1350-seater within minutes. The technology allows the space to respond to ticket sales, while at the same time creating the ambience of a full house at every performance.
Foundation Theatres currently owns and operates two of Sydney’s major theatre venues; the Capitol Theatre, Haymarket, and the Lyric...
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