Roslyn Packer Theatre

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Full name	Roslyn Packer Theatre Walsh Bay
Former names	Sydney Theatre
Address	22 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay
Location	Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Coordinates	33°51′26″S 151°12′17″E  /  33.85722°S 151.20472°E  / -33.85722; 151.20472
Public transit	The Rocks , Circular Quay
Owner	Sydney Theatre Company
Type	Theatre
Capacity	896
Production	Nineteen Eighty-Four
Construction
Broke ground	October 2001
Built	January 2002?January 2004
Opened	10 January 2004  ( 2004-01-10 )
Architect	Andrew Andersons PTW Architects
Website
roslynpackertheatre .com .au

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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