This article is about the theatre in Invermay, Tasmania. For other uses, see Star Theatre.
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]
Star Theatre
The Star Theatre when it housed the St. Vincent de Paul Society
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]
Referencesedit
^"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. from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^"Tasmanian 20th Century Modernism : January 2012". from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
^"Star Theatre in Invermay, AU - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. 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 linksedit
Official website
Further readingedit
Overton, Jenny (2020). At the Movies: The History of the Star Theatres of Tasmania. Forty South Publishing. ISBN9780648972754.
January 01, 1970
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