The Eternity Playhouse is a 200-seat theatre in
Darlinghurst, Sydney
Darlinghurst is an inner-city suburb in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Darlinghurst is located immediately east of the Sydney central business district (CBD) and Hyde Park, within the local government area of the Ci ...
. The playhouse, which opened in 2013, was created from the heritage-listed Burton Street Tabernacle. The name 'Eternity' references the work of
Arthur Stace
Arthur Malcolm Stace (9 February 1885 – 30 July 1967), known as Mr Eternity, was an Australian soldier. He was an alcoholic from his teenage years until the early 1930s, when he converted to Christianity and began to spread his message b ...
inscribing that word on Sydney streets. It is owned by the
City of Sydney
The City of Sydney is the Local government in Australia, local government area covering the Sydney central business district and surrounding inner city suburbs of the Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established by Act of Parliament ...
.
Darlinghurst Theatre Company was the resident company until it ceased operations in mid-2024 due to financial pressures.
References
Theatres in Sydney
2013 establishments in Australia
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