Half of the Regent Theatre will be sold off and the proceeds invested back into the local arts scene under a re-election proposal from Melbourne's Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece.

Melbourne's lavish Regent Theatre was first opened in 1929 as a picture palace that embodied the glorious fantasy and escapism of the Hollywood era. There's no denying the venue's opulence, ...

A theatre for Melbourne. The Regent was built in the late 1920s as an opulent movie cinema. But as movie going habits changed, along with the rise of television and the dawning of the era of the ...

Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has backed down from a plan to sell the City of Melbourne's share in the historic Regent Theatre. During his campaign in the mayoral election last year, Mr ...

Key points. The Regent will be sold if Nick Reece is re-elected as Melbourne’s lord mayor. The City of Melbourne owns 51 per cent of the century-old theatre, which was saved from demolition in 1969.

The Regent Theatre on Collins Street in the '60s. ... But selling a major piece of Melbourne’s theatre landscape won’t help. If the military is struggling (as if), ...

One Melburnian did and their curiosity means you no longer have to wonder – or are just about to learn a new fact. The theatregoer, who had recently been at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne ...

The cash would provide a serious sweetener to the City of Melbourne’s $781 million budget and rather more than the Regent Theatre, which is co-owned with the state government.

Half of the Regent Theatre would be sold off and the proceeds invested back into the local arts scene under a re-election proposal from Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece. Mr Reece said if he was ...

Regent Theatre, Collins Street in 1929. State Library Victoria. In 1969, its owners Hoyts Cinemas sold the theatre to the City of Melbourne who closed it the following year.