Star Theatre, Invermay
Building in Tasmania, Australia
41°25′06″S 147°08′03″E / 41.4182°S 147.1342°E / -41.4182; 147.1342 Tasmanian Heritage Register
The Star Theatre is a historic Streamline Modern/Art Deco theatre in the inner Launceston suburb of Invermay, Tasmania. When it opened in 1937, the theatre provided seating for 852 persons. The cinema was purchased in 1971[2] by the St. Vincent de Paul Society as a charity store after the theatre originally closed in 1969.[3]
Andrew Quaile, Ben Davis and Paul Lee-Archer purchased the property in 2015, restoring it to an independent cinema, café and bar. The cinema re-opened on 6 April 2018.[4] In 2022, it was purchased by Michael Smith, proprietor of the Sun Theatre in Yarraville, Victoria, Australia.[5]
References
- ^ "Permanent and Provisional Registrations as at 22 Jan 2021" (PDF). Tasmanian Heritage Register. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Willard, Jessica (24 March 2018). "Glory days of Star Theatre returns to Launceston". The Examiner. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Tasmanian 20th Century Modernism : January 2012". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "Star Theatre in Invermay, AU - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Anderson, Dana (2 January 2022). "New owners take on Launceston's Star Theatre". The Examiner (Tasmania). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
External links
- Official website
Further reading
- Overton, Jenny (2020). At the Movies: The History of the Star Theatres of Tasmania. Forty South Publishing. ISBN 9780648972754.
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