Century Theatre/New Century Theatre

49 Oxide Street,
Broken Hill, NSW 2880

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Previous Names: Johnsons Indoor/Open Air Theatre

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Johnsons Indoor/Open Air Theatre was opened on 23rd June 1915. The Indoor Theatre had 1,500-seats and the Open Air Theatre had 1,067-seats.

On 16th April 1955 it was re-named Century Theatre with Humphrey Bogart in “The Cain Mutiny” and the Open Air Theatre was re-named New Century Theatre. It was destroyed by fire in 1964.

A new cinema was built on the site which opened on 14th September 1967 as the Silver City Cinema (which has its own page on Cinema Treasures).

Contributed by Ken Roe

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davidcoppock
davidcoppock on November 2, 2019 at 10:32 am

Century Theatre opened with “Caine Mutiny”.

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