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.
Fund raising . . .
Fri, 15 Aug 2008, 10:07 pmYes, Jim, in the back of my mind I was trifling with some sort of fund-raising, possibly involving a staged presentation of a play reading - that is, Graham's idea of a 'reading group' expressed by him in another thread on this forum.
Graham, if you're still tuned in, what do you reckon? What a fabulous and worthy way to kick it off, if you'd really like to get it happening. I've already expressed my own interest in it (the reading group), so let's see if others either agree or come up with better ideas.