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- Built by Union Theatres, as a picture palace’ or “Palace of Dreams,” the theatre has, over the years, staged musicals, live shows and concerts. Since 1974 it has been the home of the Sydney Film Festival.
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The theatre was designed by Henry Eli White with assistance from John Eberson and built between 1926 and 1929. It hosts film screenings, live theatre and musical performances, and since 1974 it has been the home of the annual Sydney Film Festival. It is also known as State Building and Wurlitzer Organ.
In 1974, the State Theatre became the home of the prestigious Sydney Film Festival and has continued to play host to this event for two weeks in June, each subsequent year.
Venue. State Theatre. The historic State Theatre is Sydney Film Festival's largest venue and our home since 1974. The beautiful building hosts our prestigious Opening Night Gala and screenings throughout the Festival, as well as dozens of Australian Premiere screenings every year. Address. 49 Market Street. Sydney, New South Wales 2000. Phone.
Jun 25, 2015 · Sydney Classics: State Theatre. It’s one of Sydney’s most spectacular buildings and a portal to the city’s theatre-going history. We step inside the State Theatre, a 1920s movie palace. Photography: Nikki To.
The State Theatre - Sydney is a heritage-listed theatre, located in Market Street, in the city centre of Sydney, Australia. It hosts film screenings, live theatre and musical performances, and since 1974 it has been the home of the annual Sydney Film Festival.
Sydney's opulent State Theatre was built in 1929, at the height of the popularity of cinema going in Australia. It was one of the last theatres built in Sydney before the Great Depression of the 1930s, and before the prevalence of the more restrained Art Deco style in cinema design.
The ostentatiously ornate State (1929) is Sydney’s most beautiful theatre. Originally built as a movie palace during Hollywood’s heyday, it’s now a National Trust–classified building, dripping with gilt and velveteen.
