Civic Theatre

The Civic Theatre Newcastle is one of Australia's great historic theatres and hosts a wide range of musicals, plays, concerts, dance and other events each year in the nation's seventh largest city.

The Civic Theatre Newcastle is funded by The City of Newcastle as a key cultural institution for the city.

Located in the heart of Newcastle’s City Centre, the 1,520 seat Lyric Theatre is one of Newcastle’s most popular and prestigious venues.

The heritage-listed Civic Theatre was designed by prominent architect Henry White and originally opened by the then Premier of New South Wales in 1929.

Find out what's on at the Civic

For shows and activities at Civic Theatre visit the Civic Precinct Newcastle website 

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Contact us

City Administration Centre
282 King Street
Newcastle NSW 2300

Tel: 02 4974 2000