Adelaide Rep is the longest surviving
amateur theatre company in the
Southern Hemisphere, having been set up in 1908 by students from the
Elder Conservatorium. Since its inception, the company's venues have included: •
Unley Town Hall • Walkerville Hall •
Queen's Hall at 102a
Grenfell Street (later the Embassy Ballroom, Plaza Theatre, and Paris Cinema, before demolition) • King's Theatre (built 1911, on the corner of
Carrington Street and
King William Street, Adelaide) •
Tivoli Theatre (now Her Majesty's) • Victoria Hall, in
Gawler Place In 1963, the company built The Arts Theatre in
Angas Street in the
Adelaide city centre. The 500-seat theatre was built for £45,000, on land bought 15 years prior by the company. It has since become a major venue for other amateur companies as well as
Adelaide Fringe and other performances. The first production there was the
Peter Ustinov comedy,
Romanoff and Juliet. ==Description==