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| architect = Roy Grounds| owner = Victorian Arts Centre Trust| capacity = 2079| type = | opened = October 1984| yearsactive = | rebuilt = | closed = | othernames = | production = | currentuse = Live Theatre, Opera, Ballet, Dancewww.artscentremelbourne.com.au}}}}The State Theatre opened in 1984 and is part of the Arts Centre Melbourne located by the Yarra River and St Kilda Road.WEB, 2023-04-14, World Theatres Day,www.heritage.vic.gov.au/about-us/news/news-stories/world-theatres-day, 2023-09-30, Victorian Heritage Register, en, Like the other performance venues within the Arts Centre, the State Theatre is underground.WEB, 28 April 2023, Curtain up on major upgrades at Arts Centre Melbourne,www.aussietheatre.com.au/news/curtain-up-on-major-upgrades-at-arts-centre-melbourne, 1 Oct 2023, Aussie Theatre, It has over 2,000 seats and its stage is one of the largest in the world.WEB, Lahey, John, 2020-10-28, From the Archives, 1984: Melbourne launches the Arts Centre theatre complex,www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/from-the-archives-1984-melbourne-launches-the-arts-centre-theatre-complex-20201023-p5682p.html, 2023-09-30, The Age, en, The State Theatre is typically used as a venue for ballet, opera and musical theatre.The first performances in the State Theatre were Fiddler on the Roof by Opera Australia in May 1984,NEWS, 1984-05-11, Theatre centre unveiled, Australian Jewish News,nla.gov.au/nla.news-article261455995, 2023-09-30, and the John Copley production of Verdi’s Don Carlos in by the Victoria State Opera in August.JOURNAL, Hince, Kenneth, The Victoria State Opera, Meanjin, 43, 1, 1984, 123–8,search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=906314389337341;res=IELLCC, 0025-6293, 2013-05-30, NEWS, 1984-06-15, State Opera season, Australian Jewish News,nla.gov.au/nla.news-article261457644, 2023-09-30, Opera Australia and The Australian Ballet each use the State Theatre as their main Melbourne venue. It is also used by The Production Company for short seasons of musical theatre.Over summer, the State Theatre usually hosts a major musical or large-scale theatre production. Notable summer productions have included The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, My Fair Lady, The King and I, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hello, Dolly!, H.M.S. Pinafore, Dusty, War Horse, Chicago, The Secret Garden, The Full Monty, Saturday Night Fever, (Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical|Dream Lover) and Evita.

Gallery

File:State Theatre Melbourne interior.jpg|InteriorFile:State_Theatre Lobby 2017.jpg|Lobby

See also

• List of theatres in Melbourne

References

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External links

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• State Theatre page at The Arts Centre website

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