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Could this $6 million makeover rescue NSW’s forgotten schools of arts?
A revised proposal to build two independent theatres and three artists’ studios, with a ground floor cafe and theatre bar, is to be lodged with Inner West Council by year’s end.
The new $6 million Newtown Arts Club would include a 40-seat black box space designed for comedy nights and ensemble music groups and the upstairs ballroom, a 200-seat theatre on par for size with the Old Fitzroy, Hayes and New Theatres, with a removable stage.
SMH November 24, 2024
Newtown School of Arts to undergo $2 million upgrade
Minister for the Arts Ben Franklin said the funding will see a new 200-seat theatre, cabaret, and music venue; a 50-seat theatre for the development of new work; upgraded artist studios, incubator spaces and creative meeting rooms, and a new café…
30 August 2022
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