Civic Theatre turns into cinema, capacity poised to jump to 500

Michael Parris
Updated April 14 2021 - 11:52pm, first published September 16 2020 - 5:30am
BACK IN BUSINESS: An audience inside the theatre during an open day to celebrate the Civic's 90th anniversary on March 1, three weeks before the COVID-19 lockdown began. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
BACK IN BUSINESS: An audience inside the theatre during an open day to celebrate the Civic's 90th anniversary on March 1, three weeks before the COVID-19 lockdown began. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

The Civic Theatre will convert into a cinema this week before increasing its capacity to 500 for the return of live shows next month.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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