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The '''Ulumbarra Theatre''' ([[Help:IPA|/ʌlʌmbɹə/]] {{respell|uh|lum|bra}}) is a 953 seat [[Theatre|theater]] in [[Bendigo, Victoria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/About/Document-Library/ulumbarra-theatre-brochure|title=Ulumbarra Theatre brochure|publisher=City of Greater Bendigo|access-date=April 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Fiona |last2=Kingsley |first2=Terri-Anne |title=Old meets new as prison becomes theatre |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-19/old-meets-new-as-sandhurst-gaol-becomes-ulumbarra-theatre/6022058 |access-date=28 September 2021 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |date=19 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gray|first=Darren|date=2015-04-17|title=Gold strike: Goldfields jail converted into stunning 1000 seat theatre|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/gold-strike-goldfields-jail-converted-into-stunning-1000-seat-theatre-20150416-1mmgw7.html|access-date=2021-11-17|website=The Age|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sciberras|first=Allanah|date=2021-04-28|title=Bluey leaps from screen to Bendigo stage|url=https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/7230077/bluey-leaps-from-screen-to-bendigo-stage/|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Bendigo Advertiser|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pedler|first=Chris|date=2021-10-21|title=Arena Theatre Company to present first show in almost two years|url=https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/7478085/arena-theatre-company-to-present-first-show-in-almost-two-years/|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Bendigo Advertiser|language=en-AU}}</ref>{{Overcited|date=December 2021}}
The '''Ulumbarra Theatre''' is a 953 seat [[Theatre|theater]] in [[Bendigo, Victoria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/About/Document-Library/ulumbarra-theatre-brochure|title=Ulumbarra Theatre brochure|publisher=City of Greater Bendigo|access-date=April 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Fiona |last2=Kingsley |first2=Terri-Anne |title=Old meets new as prison becomes theatre |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-19/old-meets-new-as-sandhurst-gaol-becomes-ulumbarra-theatre/6022058 |access-date=28 September 2021 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |date=19 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gray|first=Darren|date=2015-04-17|title=Gold strike: Goldfields jail converted into stunning 1000 seat theatre|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/gold-strike-goldfields-jail-converted-into-stunning-1000-seat-theatre-20150416-1mmgw7.html|access-date=2021-11-17|website=The Age|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sciberras|first=Allanah|date=2021-04-28|title=Bluey leaps from screen to Bendigo stage|url=https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/7230077/bluey-leaps-from-screen-to-bendigo-stage/|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Bendigo Advertiser|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pedler|first=Chris|date=2021-10-21|title=Arena Theatre Company to present first show in almost two years|url=https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/7478085/arena-theatre-company-to-present-first-show-in-almost-two-years/|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Bendigo Advertiser|language=en-AU}}</ref>{{Overcited|date=December 2021}}


The stage is in a [[Black box theater|Black box]] style and equipped with a [[fly system]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Parker|first1=Fiona|last2=Kingsley|first2=Terri-Anne|date=2015-01-19|title=Old meets new as prison becomes theatre|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-19/old-meets-new-as-sandhurst-gaol-becomes-ulumbarra-theatre/6022058|access-date=2021-10-27|website=ABC News|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/hire-ulumbarra|title=Hire Ulumbarra}}</ref> It opened in 2015 and was estimated to cost $25,580,000 on the site of the [[HM Prison Bendigo|Sandhurst Gaol]] which closed in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ulumbarra Theatre|url=https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/space/ulumbarra-theatre|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Capital Venues & Events}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Protesting workers at Bendigo's Ulumbarra Theatre consider class action as they wait to be paid - ABC (none) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/07/15/4274083.htm|access-date=2021-11-17|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref> [[Bendigo Senior Secondary College]] and Ulumbarra Theatre share some amenities such as studios and a bar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=From prison to performance - Ulumbarra is growing in Bendigo - ABC (none) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/07/21/4050426.htm|access-date=2021-11-02|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref> Ulumbarra was designed by Young Lehmann & Co Pty Ltd, trading as Y2 Architecture. Principal Architects, Directors Garry Thompson and Matthew Dwyer. Bendigo Venues and events administers this and several other cultural sites around Bendigo.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Venues|url=https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/our-spaces|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Capital Venues & Events}}</ref>
The stage is in a [[Black box theater|Black box]] style and equipped with a [[fly system]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Parker|first1=Fiona|last2=Kingsley|first2=Terri-Anne|date=2015-01-19|title=Old meets new as prison becomes theatre|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-19/old-meets-new-as-sandhurst-gaol-becomes-ulumbarra-theatre/6022058|access-date=2021-10-27|website=ABC News|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/hire-ulumbarra|title=Hire Ulumbarra}}</ref> It opened in 2015 and was estimated to cost $25,580,000 on the site of the [[HM Prison Bendigo|Sandhurst Gaol]] which closed in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ulumbarra Theatre|url=https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/space/ulumbarra-theatre|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Capital Venues & Events}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Protesting workers at Bendigo's Ulumbarra Theatre consider class action as they wait to be paid - ABC (none) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/07/15/4274083.htm|access-date=2021-11-17|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref> [[Bendigo Senior Secondary College]] and Ulumbarra Theatre share some amenities such as studios and a bar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=From prison to performance - Ulumbarra is growing in Bendigo - ABC (none) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation|url=https://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/07/21/4050426.htm|access-date=2021-11-02|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref> Ulumbarra was designed by Young Lehmann & Co Pty Ltd, trading as Y2 Architecture. Principal Architects, Directors Garry Thompson and Matthew Dwyer. Bendigo Venues and events administers this and several other cultural sites around Bendigo.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our Venues|url=https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/our-spaces|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Capital Venues & Events}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 01:33, 2 May 2024

Ulumbarra Theatre
HM Prison Bendigo, Sandhurst Gaol
Front entrance of the theatre
Map
Address10 Gaol Rd
Bendigo, Victoria
Australia
Coordinates36°45′15″S 144°16′49″E / 36.75416°S 144.28035°E / -36.75416; 144.28035
OwnerCity of Greater Bendigo[2]
Capacity953
Construction
Opened2015
Years active2015-
ArchitectY2 Architecture[1]
Website
https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/space/ulumbarra-theatre

The Ulumbarra Theatre is a 953 seat theater in Bendigo, Victoria.[3][4][5][6][7][excessive citations]

The stage is in a Black box style and equipped with a fly system.[8][9] It opened in 2015 and was estimated to cost $25,580,000 on the site of the Sandhurst Gaol which closed in 2004.[10][11] Bendigo Senior Secondary College and Ulumbarra Theatre share some amenities such as studios and a bar.[12] Ulumbarra was designed by Young Lehmann & Co Pty Ltd, trading as Y2 Architecture. Principal Architects, Directors Garry Thompson and Matthew Dwyer. Bendigo Venues and events administers this and several other cultural sites around Bendigo.[13]

The word "Ulumbarra" comes from the Djadjawurrung word meaning "gather together" or "meeting place".[14]

Awards

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  • Performing Arts Connections Australian Venue of the Year 2017.[15]
The Foyer in the Ulumbarra

References

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  1. ^ "Ulumbarra". Y2Architecture. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "About Us". Capital Venues & Events. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Ulumbarra Theatre brochure". City of Greater Bendigo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. ^ Parker, Fiona; Kingsley, Terri-Anne (19 January 2015). "Old meets new as prison becomes theatre". ABC News. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ^ Gray, Darren (17 April 2015). "Gold strike: Goldfields jail converted into stunning 1000 seat theatre". The Age. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ Sciberras, Allanah (28 April 2021). "Bluey leaps from screen to Bendigo stage". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. ^ Pedler, Chris (21 October 2021). "Arena Theatre Company to present first show in almost two years". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. ^ Parker, Fiona; Kingsley, Terri-Anne (19 January 2015). "Old meets new as prison becomes theatre". ABC News. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Hire Ulumbarra".
  10. ^ "Ulumbarra Theatre". Capital Venues & Events. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Protesting workers at Bendigo's Ulumbarra Theatre consider class action as they wait to be paid - ABC (none) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  12. ^ "From prison to performance - Ulumbarra is growing in Bendigo - ABC (none) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Our Venues". Capital Venues & Events. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  14. ^ Bell, Andrew (17 April 2015). "From jail to theatre: Bendigo turns its notorious prison into arts centre". ABC News. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Bendigo entertainment boss resigns as city cements itself as regional Victorian attraction". ABC News. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.


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