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| Full name | Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay |
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| Former names | Sydney Theatre |
| Address | 22 Hickson Road,Walsh Bay |
| Location | Sydney,New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°51′26″S151°12′17″E / 33.85722°S 151.20472°E /-33.85722; 151.20472 |
| Public transit | The Rocks,Circular Quay |
| Owner | Sydney Theatre Company |
| Type | Theatre |
| Capacity | 896 |
| Production | Nineteen Eighty-Four |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 2001 |
| Built | January 2002 – January 2004 |
| Opened | 10 January 2004 (2004-01-10) |
| Architect | Andrew Andersons PTW Architects |
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TheRoslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay is a theatre inSydney,New South Wales, Australia. It is a former cargo storage site from the 1830’s located on Hickson Road atWalsh Bay, 150 metres (490 ft) west ofThe Wharf Theatre, opposite Pier 6/7 on Walsh Bay.[2] It seats up to 896 people.
First opening in 2004 as the Sydney Theatre, it was renamed in March 2015 in honour ofRoslyn PackerAC.James Packer and family made a philanthropic gift to the Sydney Theatre Company in advance of the renaming.[3][4][1]
The theatre is used by theSydney Theatre Company, theSydney Dance Company and theSydney Writers' Festival.
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