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Auckland
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Theatres
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Several command performances here for the Duke of Edinburgh
during NZ's first royal visit in 1869 |
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Bijou Theatre
A performance of Hamlet during 1869, attended by the
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Abbots Opera House (1882) Queen St.
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Fitzroy Theatre (1843) In the Royal Hotel
15 Shortland St. renamed Royal Victoria 1844
closed 1845
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Albert Barracks Theatre (1855)
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His Majesty's Theatre 1902 Durham St West
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Albert Theatre (1841) Adjoining Watsons Exchange
Hotel - NZ's 1st recorded play perfromance.
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Mercury Theatre (1968) closed 1980's (see
cinemas below)
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Brunswick Music Hall renamed Prince
of Wales (operating during 1860's)
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Theatre Corporate
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St James Theatre
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Theatre Royal (1853) destroyed by fire 1858
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Theatre Royal (1856) Victoria St East
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Theatre Royal (1864) formerly Oddfellows
Hall
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Watershed Theatre
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Theatre Royal (1876) 1500 seats
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Cinemas
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Adelphi Newmarket
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Adelphi Richmond Rd renamed Esquire
renamed Academy
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555 Brown's Bay
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Alhambra renamed Grafton
1915 renamed Tivoli 1917
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Alexandra greenlane. renamed Victory
demolished mid 70's
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Ambassador Pt chevalier
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Britannia 1905 Three Lamps renamed Windsor
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Broadway Newmarket
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Cameo Surrey Crescent
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Capitol 1922
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Charlie Gray's Pictures Tamaki Drive 1920's
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Central Papatoetoe
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Civic Theatrette Queen st under Civic Theatre.
renamed Continental renamed de Paris
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Crystal Palace Mt Eden (Dance Hall)
Still operating in December 2003, in need of upgrading and repair.
Still has stage, moulded plasterwork, woodwoork. (Thanks to
Michael Day)
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De Luxe Mt Albert
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Delta New Lynn
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Embassy
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Embassy 1924 Tuakau
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Empress Ponsonby Rd renamed Avon
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Empire renamed Astor
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Gaiety Otahuhu
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Queen Street. Architect: B C Chilwell. Built in 1912. Later renamed
Hippodrome. Was burnt out in early 1927. |
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Gaiety Takapuna renamed Tudor
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Grantham Pukekohe
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Street. Architect: B C Chilwell. Built in 1914. Renamed Oxford.
Demolished 1972 to make way for the Downtown Shopping Centre. |
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King George 1912 Durham St West Auckland.
renamed National 1917 renamed Century
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Grosvenor Avondale renamed Hollywood
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Kiwi Birkenhead renamed Highbury
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Kings Northcote renamed Bridgeway
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Kosy Blockhouse Bay demolished 1972
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Lyceum 1917 Waiuku renamed Empress
renamed Regent
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Lyceum 1911 Onehunga
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Lyceum Newmarket
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Majestic 1926(?)
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Lyric Upper Symonds St. Architect B C Chilwell.
Opened 11 November 1911. At the time was billed as the premier
picture palace in Auckland and on the roof had Auckland's first
flashing sign, advertising 'Haywards Pictures'. Became part
of Kerridge chain and renamed State in 1931. Last screening
30 March 1960.
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Monterey Howick
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Mayfair Edendale
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New Orpheus Otahuhu
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Metro Mangere
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Oaklley Panmure
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Otara Cinema Otara
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Orewa Theatre 1961 Orewa
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Parnell Picture Palace cnr Parnell rd &
Gibralter Cres. Architect: B C Chilwell. Built 1914. renmaed
Liberte in 1930s. Closed in mid 1960s. Currently the
Danish Reception Lounge.
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Paragon 1915 Papakura renamed Windsor
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Princess Dominion Rd
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Peerless St Helliers renamed Tattler
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Princess Queen St renamed Plaza
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Regent Manurewa destroyed by fire
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Regent Epsom renamed Lido
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Royal Kingsland
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Regent Queen St
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St James renamed Odeon renamed
Westend
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Rex Te Papapa
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State Devonport
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Rialto Newmarket
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Strand Onehunga
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Southern Cross Ellerslie
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Strand Pukekohe
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Star Glen Eden renamed Playhouse
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The Kings 1910 renamed
Prince Edward renamed Playhouse became
Mercury Theatre (live) 1968 closed 1980's
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State Onehunga
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The Strand renamed Mayfair renamed
Cinerama
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State Papakura
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Tivoli renamed State renamed
Arcadia renamed Vogue
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The Newton Palace
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Tudor Remuera renamed
Moulin Rouge
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Tivoli 1911 Onehunga
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Westend renamed Regal
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Victoria Devonport
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Waikato
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Bay of Plenty
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Gisborne
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Hawke's Bay
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Theatre Royal, Napier (operating by 1896)
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Taranaki
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The Alexandra Hall, (1883) New Plymouth.
renamed Theatre Royal 1904, destroyed by fire 1916.
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The Military Theatre,
Marsland Hill, New Plymouth. (1857) |
State
Theatre, New Plymouth.
Demolished 2004. |
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Wanganui
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Manawatu
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Theatre Royal, Palmerston North (operating
by 1895)
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Wellington City
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Cinemas
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Academy 1981 Cuba st 1st floor of Mckenzies
bld. Closed 1985
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Britannia (1913) Manners St - renamed Roxy
in 1935. Demolished 1975
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Adelphi (1912) Willis St.- renamed Empress
- demolished 1928 to build Majestic - closed
1984, demolished 1987
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Crown 1916 cnr Molesworth St & Sydney
St. Renamed Artcraft 1918
Renamed Tivoli 1935 demolished 1962 after a
fire.
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Federal Hall Manners St. renamed McMahons
1911 renamed New Theatre 1914 - renamed Princess
1920 Demolished 1976 for Farish St extension.
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Everybody's (ex Wellington Opera House) -
renamed Tivoli 1924 - demolished 1926 to build
Regent demolished to build Regent 3 multiplex
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Kings (1910) Dixon St Remodelled 1938 in Deco
Style. Demolished 1980
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Plaza (1934) Manners St Demolished 1985
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Peoples Picture Palace 1912 Manners St. renamed
Strand closed 1929
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Queens 181 Cuba St. renamed Rex
1935 - renamed Time 1941 closed 1951.
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State 1933 Courtenay Place - renamed Cinerama
1966 demolished 1987
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Shorts (1911) Willis St. demolished 1938 to
build Tudor - Renamed Lido.
Demolished 1983
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Theatres
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Aurora Theatre Interior sketch of the Reform Banquet
March 1849
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Wellington Saloon
Attached to the Ship Hotel in Manners Street. First
performance here May 11, 1843 - the theatre was crowded and 2
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Choral Hall renamed His Majesty's
Theatre (1908) demolished 1911 to build the present
St James (opened as His Majesty's)
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Britannia Saloon (1845) Willis St. Renamed
Royal Lyceum
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Lyceum Theatre (1861)
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Imperial Theatre (1878) Manners St . Destroyed
by fire 1879 Re-opened as Te Aro Opera
House 1886, but burnt down again March 1888.
Re-opened Dec 1888 as Wellington Opera House.
Renamed Everybody's 1914 upon adaptation to
movies. (See Cinemas)
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Theatre Royal (1870) Johnston St closed 1911
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Royal Victoria Theatre (1843) NZ's first purpose
built theatre, gas lit. Closed after 36 performances, 1843.
Re-opened as Royal Olympic Theatre 1856. Demolished
in 1880's.
A plaque commemorating the theatre was placed near its site
(the present Mid City complex in Manners St) in September 2003
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Federal Theatre
Operating by 1901
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The
Parthenon (The James Cabaret). Closed 2004 |
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Wellington Suburban
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Cinemas
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Capitol, Miramar
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Empire, Island Bay. Built 1925, closed 1960's.
re-opened 2005 in 3 screen boutique cinema.
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Grand, Petone.
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Regent, Naenae. Opened 1958, closed 1985.
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Prince Edward (1930) Woburn. Closed 1980,
Demolished June 2005
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Our Theatre, cnr Riddiford & Constable
Sts, Newtown. renamed Ascot. Closed 1976
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Regal, Karori
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Royal, Eastborne
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Newtown Theatre Company - 1911, designed by James Bernie
(Paramount, Kings). Became Star in 1934, renmaed Rivoli
1948. Demolished 2005.
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Royal, Brooklyn. Renamed Vogue -
Closed but later renamed Penthouse & still
operating.
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Seaside Pictures, Lyall Bay
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Star, Kilbirnie. Renamed Rivoli
- renamed Kinema
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State, Petone (1935) Closed 1977
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King George,
Lower Hutt. Built 1906, converted to a cinema 1910, closed 1974.
The Odeon built on same site, opened 1976, closed 1992.
Hoyt's Five Lower Hutt built on same site 1993, still in
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| Deluxe, Lower
Hutt (1931) Closed 1965 |
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