{"id":4894,"date":"2020-01-19T01:31:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T01:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=4894"},"modified":"2020-01-19T01:31:13","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T01:31:13","slug":"magic-of-theatre-celebrated-on-big-screen-at-civic-playhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/01\/19\/magic-of-theatre-celebrated-on-big-screen-at-civic-playhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic of theatre celebrated on big screen at Civic Playhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

City of Newcastle is bringing the magic of cinema back to the city centre with the Civic Playhouse screening a selection of the most acclaimed productions from London’s National Theatre.
\nLord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said locals can watch incredible international performances in all their theatrical glory thanks to an initiative known as National Theatre Live which broadcasts performances from London\u2019s National Theatre.
\n\u201cCinema and theatre have a long and proud history in Newcastle\u2019s CBD and we\u2019re pleased to combine the two for the enjoyment of our community after the closure of the Tower Cinemas.
\n\u201cA trial season at the Civic Playhouse has proven to be a massive hit and the City is now planning to continue this movie experience until Easter, and potentially beyond.\u201d
\nWhile the new offering has been exceptionally popular with patrons of all walks of life, for those who can cast their memories back to before the mid-1970s, they know cinema viewing at the Civic Theatre was in fact a regular and much-loved pastime in Newcastle.
\nThe Civic Theatre opened in 1929, and although designed as a live theatre, it was immediately leased as a cinema. Forty-five-years ago City of Newcastle decided to move towards more live productions and phased out cinema operations completely.
\n\u201cThe films have been really well received with lots of positive feedback from patrons who are eager for them to continue,\u201d Civic Theatre Manager Leonie Wallace said.
\n\u201cWe have screened internationally acclaimed theatre shows like Arthur Miller\u2019s All My Sons starring Sally Field and Bill Pullman and Shakespeare\u2019s King Lear portrayed by Ian McKellen as well as the French comedy Slack Bay and foreign language film The Square.
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve seen many of our patrons make repeat bookings. Our next step is to establish a pattern of regular screenings and to explore the possibility of programming children\u2019s films during the school holidays.
\n\u201cPeople love the fact we are revisiting something that historically occurred in the Civic Theatre. We have older Novocastrians who remember the past screenings fondly and are thrilled that the Playhouse is being used for movies.\u201d
\nThe initiative is part of the Civic\u2019s Beyond the Stage program of cultural offerings beyond the traditional uses of the City\u2019s jewels, Civic Theatre and City Hall. This has included the Civic Beats events at Civic Digest and lunchtime concerts at City Hall.
\nThe Civic Theatre, City Hall, Playhouse and Wheeler Place are owned by the City of Newcastle for the people of Newcastle. They form a key destination where everyone is welcome and new connections and lifelong memories are formed.
\nFor more information about the program of films and how to book tickets, visit\u00a0https:\/\/civictheatrenewcastle.com.au\/Whats-On\/All-Shows\/Civic-Cinema-in-the-Playhouse<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

City of Newcastle is bringing the magic of cinema back to the city centre with the Civic Playhouse screening a selection of the most acclaimed productions from London’s National Theatre. Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said locals can watch incredible international performances in all their theatrical glory thanks to an initiative known as National Theatre Live … Continue reading “Magic of theatre celebrated on big screen at Civic Playhouse”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4894\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}