Ulumbarra Theatre

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Ulumbarra Theatre
HM Prison Bendigo, Sandhurst Gaol
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Front entrance of the theatre
Ulumbarra Theatre
Address10 Gaol Rd
Bendigo, Victoria
Australia
Coordinates 36°45′15″S144°16′49″E / 36.75416°S 144.28035°E / -36.75416; 144.28035
Owner City of Greater Bendigo [1]
Capacity 953
Construction
Opened2015
Years active2015-
ArchitectY2 Architecture [2]
Website
https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/space/ulumbarra-theatre

The Ulumbarra Theatre is a 953 seat theatre in Bendigo, Victoria. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [ excessive citations ]

The stage is in a Black box style and equipped with a fly system. [8] [9] It opened in 2015 and was estimated to cost $25,580,000 on the site of the Sandhurst Gaol which closed in 2004. [10] [11] Bendigo Senior Secondary College and Ulumbarra Theatre share some amenities such as studios and a bar. [12] Ulumbarra was designed by Young Lehmann & Co Pty Ltd, trading as Y2 Architecture. Principal Architects, Directors Garry Thompson and Matthew Dwyer. Bendigo Venues and events administers this and several other cultural sites around Bendigo. [13]

The word "Ulumbarra" comes from the Djadjawurrung word meaning "gather together" or "meeting place". [14]

Awards

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The foyer in the Ulumbarra

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Capital Venues & Events. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ulumbarra". Y2Architecture. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ulumbarra Theatre brochure". City of Greater Bendigo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Parker, Fiona; Kingsley, Terri-Anne (19 January 2015). "Old meets new as prison becomes theatre". ABC News . Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Gray, Darren (17 April 2015). "Gold strike: Goldfields jail converted into stunning 1000 seat theatre". The Age. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Sciberras, Allanah (28 April 2021). "Bluey leaps from screen to Bendigo stage". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Pedler, Chris (21 October 2021). "Arena Theatre Company to present first show in almost two years". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Parker, Fiona; Kingsley, Terri-Anne (19 January 2015). "Old meets new as prison becomes theatre". ABC News. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Hire Ulumbarra".
  10. ↑ "Ulumbarra Theatre". Capital Venues & Events. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Protesting workers at Bendigo's Ulumbarra Theatre consider class action as they wait to be paid - ABC (none) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "From prison to performance - Ulumbarra is growing in Bendigo - ABC (none) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Our Venues". Capital Venues & Events. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  14. ↑ Bell, Andrew (17 April 2015). "From jail to theatre: Bendigo turns its notorious prison into arts centre". ABC News . Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Bendigo entertainment boss resigns as city cements itself as regional Victorian attraction". ABC News. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.


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