Want to know our secrets?
Wednesday, 4th February - With the 2015 calendar rapidly filling with an eclectic range of performing arts, the Regent Theatre is offering
guided tours to coincide with Thieves’ Alley Market Day (and Valentine’s Day) on Saturday 14 February.
It is a singular opportunity to see how many metres of electrical cabling there are, to find out what the Green Room
looks like, and to get a performer’s eye view of the auditorium. Tour organisers hope the tours will spark the
imaginations of visitors, enticing them back to watch the shows scheduled this year with a little inside knowledge about
how it all fits together backstage.
The tours take in the beautifully restored front of house, which is still one of the world’s best unspoiled examples of
the heyday of the grand picture palaces of the 1920s, as well as the intriguing spaces backstage, and visitors will be
treated to a range of anecdotes about the Theatre’s history and development
Regent Theatre Board Chair Alison Cunningham says, “We have done public tours from time to time since the Trust was
formed 40 years ago – although the last time was when the theatre re-opened after the refurbishment. We also do the
occasional private tour for organisations on request but this is a neat opportunity for the public to see behind the
scenes and show their support for this beloved intuition.”
The tours, about an hour long, will commence every half hour from 10am with the last one expected to start at 2pm. The
fee for the tour is $5 per person. Encounters with the Theatre’s ghosts come at no extra cost…
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