New Plymouth Operatic Society Inc - New Plymouth Central
About New Plymouth Operatic Society Inc
Perhaps the most significant event in the society’s history has been the saving of the Opera House. A theatre was originally built in 1883 on the Devon Street site of the Opera House. Known as the Alexander Hall, it was enlarged in 1904 and sold to the New Plymouth Theatre Company and renamed the Theatre Royal but was then destroyed by fire in 1916. After being rebuilt it opened on the 28th of November 1925 as The New Plymouth Opera House and has been the ‘home’ to most of New Plymouth Operatic’s productions ever since. However, the theatre faced demolition in 1969 when its owners ran into financial trouble and the New Plymouth City Council refused to purchase the building. Members campaigned fearlessly to save the Opera House. Then President John Murphy was spat on in the street by people objecting to his campaign to have the council spend money on purchasing the building.
In 1970, although the government valuation was $135,000, New Plymouth Operatic was able to purchase the Opera House for $80,000. Operatic raised a mortgage over its rooms in Robe Street to provide funds for the deposit. To enable the purchase, a number of members; Brien Bennett, Don Clarke, Brian Inns, John Murphy, Leo Noble Campbell, David Parker, Mike Parkes, Geoff Samson, Al Offord and Charles Rush had to sign joint personal guarantees to secure funding. The Society gifted the theatre to a trust for the people of New Plymouth in 1972.
In 1999 there was a major development of the complex driven by New Plymouth Operatic and its members. Today three venues are housed within one complex – the TSB Theatre (the Opera House), the smaller Theatre Royal and the Alexandra Room realising the vision John Murphy had for the venue back in 1969. John’s legacy will always be remembered at the Opera House, with the naming of the ‘John Murphy Green Room’ after the 1999 redevelopment.
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| Address : | New Plymouth Operatic Society Inc 76 King Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth 4310, New Zealand |
| Phone : | π +7898 |
| Postal code : | 4310 |
| Website : | https://npos.co.nz/ |
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β β β β β By the book!!!!! Old school!!!! No, little imagination!!!, same old faces, more grey hair, complete with back scratchers..
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Duchesne Markham on Google
β β β β β Incredible world-class shows. It is amazing to learn this is amateur theatre because the shows are so good they could be professional!
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Sam Bennett on Google
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Claudia Orozco on Google
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Evelyn Mills on Google
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Alan Jacob on Google
β β β β β Really great, Staff helped no end for the costume i was after , ?Thank you !!.
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Rob Kadlec on Google
β β β β β Incredible selection of costumes for every occasion. Very knowledgeable and friendly staff.
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