Theatre Royal Nelson. The Theatre Royal in Nelson is over 1. New Zealand. Before the theatre closed in 2. However, since 2. Theatre Royal has stood empty. Moore (who also built St Marys Convent and the first wooden buildings of Nelson College) on land owned by market gardener Samuel Bolton. The theatre was designed by Mr Bethwaite, of Bethwaite & Robertson and the Oddfellows, who had their club next door, financed the construction. The Theatre was built to seat 8. July 1. 87. 8 with an audience of 1. In 1. 88. 4, at the height of its popularity and with special trains running from Foxhill to Nelson on theatre nights, ownership of the theatre shifted to The Loyal Howard and Loyal Nelson Oddfellows Lodges who held onto it for 2. Harry Saunders in 1. Saunders carried out major alterations, replacing seating, covering the mud floor and installing a projection box for moving pictures. True Story Theater offers audiences fresh perspectives, deeper connections, and a renewed appreciation for our common humanity. Our events page should return shortly. Dog Story Theater Local, live theater in downtown Grand Rapids, MI-Home; About. Dog Story History; Meet the Companies! Share Your Story OSU Peer Theatre is striving to bridge the gap between those with experience (You) and those who need a little guidance (50,000+ students at OSU). Unfortunately, the creation of the Majestic Theatre and the 1. In 1. 94. 4 Saunders decided that he could not hold onto it for any longer and the theatre was bought by the Nelson Repertory Club for . In 2. 00. 5 the theatre passed hands to the Nelson Historic Theatre Trust for $1. In addition, the theatre was Nelson’s very first cinema and was used as a . In the early days, when it had mud floors, the Theatre doubled as a boxing venue. Ownership was then transferred from the Repertory to the Trust, which then set up a management structure.” Shaw also said that he was driven to take on the role of Chairman by a desire to help retain some of Nelson’s history, because he felt Nelson had lost touch with a lot of it. Over the past six to seven decades the theatre had been continuously repaired to help with stability, however never to the degree of the work done between 2. Improvements for the theatre during this time included, but were not restricted to, more comfortable seating, total rebuilding of the backstage area, restoration of the veranda, a rebuilt fly tower and new protruding window boxes. It is a 3. 42 seat venue, and many of those seats have been sponsored by local individuals and groups. The Theatre Royal is now believed to be the oldest surviving operating wooden theatre in Australasia, and possibly in the southern hemisphere. The auditorium has a Historic Places Trust B classification. The theatre makes a significant contribution to New Zealand’s heritage of timber architecture and will hopefully be available for public use for many more years to come. This story is an edited version of a Nelson College for Girls History assignment, 2. Mudcakes and Roses article, 2. Nelson City Council interpretation panel outside the theatre. Sources used in this story. Want to find out more about the Theatre Royal Nelson ? View Further Sources here. Do you have a story about this subject? Find out how to add one here. Further sources - Theatre Royal Nelson. Books Robitai, Bev (2. Murder in the second row. Mackay Books (Fiction)http: //www. Theatre Royal Conservation Plan (2. Nelson, N. Z.: Palmer and Palmer (Architects) Ltd. Nelson Repertory Theatre (Inc.) (1. The show of the century. Nelson (N. Z.): Nelson Repertory Theatre (Inc.). Articles A royal tour. Boyd, Noni.(1. 98. September, (2. 2) Five theatres. Historic Places in New Zealand, p. Clark, Karen & Gasteiger, Frank. New Zealand Heritage, Autumn (1. Publications/Heritage. NZMagazine/Heritage. Nz. 20. 10/HNZ1. 0- Nelson%2. Theatre. aspx. Collett, Geoff. November 1. 4) Theatre Royal to reopen in two years. Nelson Mail, p. 1Moriarty, Angela. The Nelson Mail, p. Neal, T. Nelson Mail, p. Nelson's Theatre Royal (2. May 2. 5) Restored to full glory. Nelson Mail, Supplement. O'Regan, S. Nelson Mail, p. Parker, Anna. This little gem should be preserved. Nelson Historical Society Journal, 6 (5),http: //www. NHSJ0. 6. Empire theatre)Peters, C. D4. Theatre Royal history is in the detail (2. January 7) Nelson Mail, p. Theatre Royal owners plan $1 million upgrade (1. March 1. 2) Nelson Mail, p.
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