Theater: Sydney
Theater in Sydney has suffered from inconsistent audience taste to economic woes due to a struggling Australian dollar. The era of lavish musical productions may be over unless they are produced through state-supported theater companies. There are newcomers, such as producers John Erskine and Ben Gannon, who believe in Sydney’s potential.

SYDNEY Aussie legit producers and promoters importing popular acts have seen better days. Today, they have to contend with the ailing Australian dollar (which has plummeted more than 20% against the greenback in the past two months), not to mention .

The site on which The Capitol Theatre stands has been used for entertainment for well over 100 years. Originally built as a market place where entertainment included circus, theatre and side shows, a second market was built on the site in the early 1890’s.

In 1915 the market building was carefully demolished, brick by brick, and the walls rebuilt exactly the same but some four metres higher to form Wirth’s Circus Hippodrome, complete with hydraulic seal pit (the now instrument room is inside the walls of this former seal pit)!

In 1927 the interior was remodeled to make The Capitol Theatre. For the next 60 years the theatre enjoyed a chequered history playing host to opera, rock concerts, movies and stage performances.

The theatre underwent a $35 million dollar refurbishment in the 90’s and is now regarded as one of the finest theatres in the country a grand old tradition continues..