THE STATE THEATRE

49 Market Street, Sydney, NSW 2000

The State Theatre opened on the 7th of June 1929. The Theatre was the vision of Stuart Doyle, owner of Union Theatres and the esteemed architect Henry White. It was to be seen as “The Empire’s Greatest Theatre” and was designed as a picture palace when such monuments to movies were at their grandest and most spectacular.

During its first week patrons were offered “entertainment of unparalleled magnificence”.

2023 - The State Theatre has long been at the forefront of Sydney’s artistic and cultural life; the theatre is also responding to the changing needs and demands of its commercial patrons.

The theatre has hosted large corporate events for some of Australia’s largest and well-known brands, red carpet premieres for “Game of Thrones”, “Skyfall”, “Unbroken”, “Les Miserables”, “Django Unchained” not to mention:

World class musical acts to grace our stage have included Prince, Chris Isaak, The Seekers, Tina Arena, Arj Barker, Air Supply, Cyndi Lauper, Florence and the Machine, John Legend, Julie Andrews, Dawn French, Chris Rock and James Blunt.

The State Theatre is Sydney’s most iconic venue for film, theatre, music and more.

Capacities:

 The Stage Cocktail                Dinner

550                         250