West's Theatre

Export | Feedback | Print
Resource InteractiveResource: Website / Online media
Title West's Theatre
Creator Organisations
Abstract/Description West’s Olympia Cyclorama was Adelaide’s first permanent theatre. It opened on this site on 5 December 1908. The building once housed a skating rink. In 1939 the theatre’s owner, T.J. West, decided to knock it down and build a modern one in its place. The new West’s Theatre was reopened on 1 December 1939. More than 1,500 people attended the opening to watch the popular British film Pygmalion. The papers reported that the "House Full" sign lit up minutes after the doors opened. 

 The theatre is now the home of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. The original orchestra pit, green room and dressing rooms are still there. However they have been covered and are not visible to the public.
Related Venues
Item URL
Language English
Citation Adelaide City Explorer, West's Theatre
Resource Identifier 64721