The Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay is a theatre in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. The theatre is on Hickson Road at Walsh Bay , 150 metres (490?ft) west of The Wharf Theatre , opposite Pier 6/7 on Walsh Bay. [2] It seats up to 896 people. Originally named as the Sydney Theatre, the theatre was renamed in March 2015 in honour of Roslyn Packer AC , the widow of Kerry Packer . James Packer and family made a philanthropic gift to the Sydney Theatre Company in advance of the renaming. [3] [4] [1]
The theatre is used by the Sydney Theatre Company , the Sydney Dance Company and the Sydney Writers' Festival .
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