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Orion Theatre 159 Beamish Street, Campsie, NSW – Ornate ceiling

Photo © – Courtesy of Ken Roe

The Orion theatre at 153-155 Beamish Street in Campsie opened on 7th March 1936 as the Orion Theatre. Named after the ship Orion it comprised 999 seats and was the most highly regarded cinema in Campsie for many years. The Orion was closed in 1959 until Canterbury City Council decided to refurbish it as a community hall in the 1980s.

The Wurlitzer organ from the Capitol Theatre was restored and installed in the Orion which was re-opened in 1988.

The theatre is currently operating as a Function Centre – Contributed by Greg Lynch –