The Enmore Theatre is a theatre and entertainment venue in Sydney, since opening in 1908 it is the longest running live music venue still operational in New South Wales. It is located on Enmore Road in the suburb of Enmore, south-west of the adjoining suburb, Newtown and is a medium-sized venue. The Enmore Theatre's distinctive art deco style has led to it being listed in the Historic Buildings Register of the Australian Institute of Architects, and the theatre's listing in the Office of Environment and Heritage states that the building "illustrates the development of suburban theatres in the late 1930s - early 1940s and is of social significance for the local community"
Australian comedy acts that have played at the theatre include: Merrick and Rosso, Wil Anderson, Lano and Woodley, Rove McManus, and Carl Barron. The Enmore Theatre is becoming known as a major space for children's entertainment featuring acts such as The Wiggles, Justine Clarke, The Fairies & Lah-Lah. It was the venue of several Miss Globe pageant during 1950s and 1960s.
The history and atmosphere of the building has attracted some of the world's largest bands, and recent international acts which have played the Enmore Theatre include Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher, Kraftwerk, Marilyn Manson, Die Antwoord, The Cranberries and Kevin Smith.
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“Compare ... the cinema with theatre. Both are dramatic arts. Theatre brings actors before a public and every night during the season they re-enact the same drama. Deep in the nature of theatre is a sense of ritual. The cinema, by contrast, transports its audience individually, singly, out of the theatre towards the unknown.”
—John Berger (b. 1926)