ASTOR THEATRE CLOSING
Sun, 10 Aug 2008, 10:24 pmJim C53 posts in thread
ASTOR THEATRE CLOSING
Sun, 10 Aug 2008, 10:24 pmTodays news anounced the closure of the Astor Theatre. Are we to see the demise of yet another wonderful entertainment venue? The news is that it has become un-economic to run as a cinema any more.
Like most old theatres there is a small stage behind the silver screen with a green room and amenities.
The building itself is heritage listed and can not be demolished. It could be turned into
a Warehouse,Liquor Store, Bowling lane etc like many other of Perths wonderful old theatres.
It would be a shame to see this venue disappear, or even fall into the hands of some of the
large entertainment moguls when we are always looking for suitable venues for live theatre.
I am wondering if any of our members/ readers has any inside information as to the future of this theatre or contacts that could help in turning this into a Community Theatre.
There is huge potential for our collective interest, Live Theatre.
Jaguar.
The Astor was bought by a
Thu, 14 Aug 2008, 05:40 pmWalter Plinge
The Astor was bought by a prestigous (sorry bout the spelling) high school. St Michaels Grammar school. They will be using it as their theatre and I believe may still be operating it as a cinema... Don't quote me on the "cinema still running" but it was DEFINATELY bought by St Michael's and they will DEFINATELY be usiing it as their theatre. I aslo know the Astor is heritage listed and doubt St Michaels would do anything to ruin it!!!!!! I know that during the bidding for the property there were numerous potential nightclub owners that had their eye on the property and although heritage listed, who knows what w wouldhave hapened had it fallen into their hands. But we can put our minds to rest.... THE ASTOR IS SAFE