The heart and soul of Sydney's exploding entertainment scene.
The Newtown Precinct has the highest concentration of independent theatres and live performance spaces in Sydney.
Sydneys Bohemian Centrepiece
The heartland of Sydney's vibrant bohemian culture, the Newtown Precinct is an eclectic mix of alternative cultures, ethnicity, sexuality and lifestyles. The precinct provides a fascinating haven for the great diversity of its inhabitants: from academic professionals and students of the neighboring colleges and universities to the punks, poets and artists, alongside original post war European immigrants. The precinct's spirit of acceptance and tolerance has produced a unique culture in Sydney and created a diverse street life of these myriad cultures. This unique atmosphere has become a magnet for visitors, tourists and other Sydney-siders.
The Newtown precinct is centered on famous King Street, part of a thoroughfare which stretches from Broadway to St Peters. This streetscape, listed on the Register of the National Estate is perhaps Sydney's largest and best example of 19th century commercial street architecture and includes a vast array of styles from high Victorian gothic, Queen Anne revival and Italianate. This colonnade of buildings now houses Newtown's restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels, retail stores, fashion designers, bookshops and food shops. The St Peters end of King St is renowned for its quirky specialist shops.
Entertainment-Theatre
There are seven major independent theatres in the Newtown precinct from the intimate Edge Theatre to the 2,200-seat art-deco Enmore Theatre and its eclectic productions, to the performing arts complex, the Seymour Theatre Centre, to the New Theatre, the oldest continuing theatre company in Australia. The precinct is a hub of entertainment and complimenting the theatres is a host of performance spaces in hotels and cafes together with outdoor festivals and events and street entertainment. The diversity of entertainment from drag to drama, Rolling Stones to street buskers attracts a great cross-section of patrons to the Newtown precinct, who then have the opportunity to enjoy the atmosphere and activities of the precinct.
The Newtown Entertainment Precinct Association
NEPA is an initiative by the theatres of the Newtown precinct to work together to promote Newtown as an entertainment precinct. Traditionally there has been a great synergy between theatres and vibrant street life precincts. The Association is committed to enhance this synergy, celebrate the diversity of street life and provide greater co-operation and support between the businesses and various groups in the precinct.
The foundation members comprise: The Edge, the Enmore Theatre, New Theatre, Newtown Theatre, Pact Youth Theatre, Seymour Theatre Centre and Sidetrack Performance Group.
Venue Information
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The Great Hall 16/142 Addison Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204 Ph. 02 9560 1233 |
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245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh NSW 2015 Ph. 1300 723 038 |
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199 Cleveland St, Sydney Central Ph. (02) 9213 4508 |
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130 Enmore Road, Newtown Ph. (02) 95503666 |
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105 VICTORIA ROAD, NEWTOWN Ph. 02 9550 3666 |
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542 King St, Newtown 2042 Ph. 1300 306 776 |
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Cnr Bray + King Sts 644 King St, Newtown South Ph. (02) 8507 3034 |
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107 Railway Pde, Erskineville Ph. 02 9550 2744 |
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Corner City Rd & Cleveland St, Chippendale Ph. 02 9351 7940 |
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Addison Road Centre 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville Ph. 02 9294 4655 |
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42 King St, Newtown Ph. 02 9209 4614 |
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Newtown Precinct Business Association Newtown Businesses, King Street, Enmore Road, Erskineville Road, Missenden Road. Newtown 2042 , Newtown Ph. 0413 063 412. |
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NEPA Information and Ticketing Kiosk Telstra Plaza on King St where the "I Have a Dream" mural is located, Newtown Ph. (02) 9519 9231 |
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TWILIGHT TRADING 2010 NEWTOWN PRECINCT, NEWTOWN Ph. 0413 063 412 |
