Topic: Majestic Theatre

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A brief history

Operated in Tutanekai Street for about 60 years up to March 1989.

Excerpt from Rotorua newspapers, in Rotorua Theatres booklet compiled by Allan Webb.

The 'new' Majestic Theatre was listed as having 830 seats some of which were 'cuddle' seats which hailed from the days when couples were 'courting', it opened in December 1928. 

The Majestic Theatre was demolished in Jan 1990. 

Other resources :

Programmes. Held Alexander Turnbull Library 
Rotorua
Operatic Society. "Rose Marie". Producer, Constance Haggart. Musical director, Andrew Carter. Majestic Theatre, Rotorua, 1961.

Rotorua Amateur Operatic Society Inc presents "The belle of New York". Produced by Gordon Sutherland; musical director Andrew Carter. Majestic Theatre, Rotorua, 16-21 July [1960]. (partly missing back cover)

Rotorua Junior Operatic Society. "Cinderella". Produced by Dorothy Bell; musical director Keith Ridings; ballet mistress Fay Donne. Majestic Theatre, 30 April - 1 May 1962

Don Stafford's "The new century in Rotorua : a history of events from 1900" 

Papers Past : Articles from "Waikato Times 9 April 1928 and Poverty Bay Herald 18 October 1937.

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Majestic Theatre


City:Rotorua
Location:

1267-1271 Tutanekai St, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand


Latitude and Longitude coordinates: -38.1384642,176.2511452

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