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Theatre Royal
Opening night, "Hollywood Hotel Revue" (taken for Fuller's Theatres Ltd), Theatre Royal, Sydney, 23 September 1938 - photographer Sam Hood (7947336946).jpg
Opening night, "Hollywood Hotel Revue", Theatre Royal, Sydney, 23 September 1938, by Sam Hood.
Address 25 Martin Place
108 King Street
Location New South Wales, Australia
Owner Dexus, NSW Government
Operator Trafalgar Entertainment
Type Performing Arts Venue
Capacity 1,200
Construction
Opened 1875
Renovated 2021
Demolished 1971
Rebuilt 1976
Years active 1875-1971, 1976-2016, 2021-
Architect
  • Barnett Levey (original building)
  • Harry Seidler (1976 reopening)

The Theatre Royal is a theatre in Sydney, Australia built in 1976. It has offered a broad range of entertainment including dramas, comedy and especially musicals since the 1990s. The theatre has been closed since March 2016, but reopened in December 2021 under parent company Trafalgar Entertainment.

Earlier theatres also called the Theatre Royal, on the same site, date back to 1833.

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