Plans to build a state-of-the-art 1250-seat performing arts theatre across the river from the Parramatta Powerhouse as part of a new cultural precinct have been revived | LindaMorrissmh
Plans to build a state-of-the-art 1250-seat performing arts theatre across the river from the Parramatta Powerhouse as part of a new cultural precinct have been revived after a year of uncertainty.
The existing Riverside Theatre would be rebirthed as the Riverside Playhouse, seating 650 to 700 people. A public campaign is under way to turn the former picture palace, now in private hands, into a 1900-seat lyric theatre. Options set out in a 2019 business case for the Riverside redevelopment included a 1500-seat lyric theatre capable of drawing international musical productions. But the government and council failed reach a mutually agreed vision for the site and the money was returned to council.The uncertainty ended this week when council broadly endorsed development of concept plans for a complement of theatres to serve Sydney’s second CBD.
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