Theatre Royal, Hobart

Theatre Royal
The Theatre Royal exterior in 2015
Address29 Campbell Street, Hobart 7000
Hobart, Tasmania
Australia
Coordinates42°52′47″S 147°19′52″E / 42.8796°S 147.3311°E / -42.8796; 147.3311
OwnerTheatre Royal Management Board
DesignationListed building
Capacity698
ProductionBallet, opera, drama, repertory
Construction
Opened1837 (1837)
Rebuilt1837, 1850s, 1890s, 1986
Years active1834–1984
1986 – present
ArchitectJohn Lee Archer
Website
www.theatreroyal.com.au
Place ID2,191
StatusPermanently Registered

Theatre Royal is an historic performing arts venue in central Hobart, Tasmania. It is the oldest continually operating theatre in Australia; Noël Coward once called it "a dream of a theatre" and Laurence Olivier launched a national appeal for its reconstruction in the 1940s.