Forum Melbourne [Melbourne]
type: Item
label: Forum Melbourne
description: theatre building in Melbourne, Australia, opened 1929
description: theater in Victoria, Australië @nl
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 136173
Wikidata source: Q5473086
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Country: Australia
City: Melbourne
GPS: Point(144.969 -37.8166)
opening date: 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: 150-62 Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Web: forum-melbourne
architectural style: Moorish Revival architecture
Wikidata instance: Q8719053
Wikidata instance: Q41253
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q184964
Carthalia ID: 766
Note: Built 1928-1929 as State Theatre cinema by Bohringer, Tayler and Johnson after designs by John Eberson for Stuart Doyle and Union Theatres. Opened 23 Feb 1929. Originally 3371 seats, later 3420 seats. 1961 divided to two theatres. Proscenium and stage area re-opened 1962 as Forum Theatre, dress circle area opened 1963 as Rapallo. 1981 major renovations, renamed Forum I and Forum II. 1986 purchased by the Melbourne Revival Centre and used as a meeting place. 1995 purchased by Staged Developments Australia. 2016-2017 renovations. - Downstairs hall used for cabaret performances (800 seats), upstairs hall used for various live performances and as a cinema (500 seats).