Stables Theatre, Sydney
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The Stables Theatre is a 105-seat theatre in Darlinghurst, Sydney. The intimate theatre has a kite-shaped stage.[1]
The theatre was built in 1970Nimrod Theatre Company which originally performed there. The name changed to the Stables Theatre in 1975.[citation needed]
, converting an old stables. It was originally called the Nimrod Street Theatre, giving its name to theGriffin Theatre Company has been resident in the theatre since the early 1980s.[2] It was purchased in 1986 by Rodney Seaborn when it was up for sale and risked demolition. He established a trust called the Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation as owners, with his cousins Peter Broughton and Leslie Walford on the board.[3]
References
- ^ "SBW Stables Theatre - Griffin Theatre Company". Time Out Sydney. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Our finest venues take their bows". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "The Founder". Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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