Local Highlight

Metro Minerva Theatre

When: Currently Closed 
Where: 26-30 Orwell Street, Potts Point NSW 2011 

For decades the Metro-Minerva Theatre was the very heartbeat of Kings Cross and contributed to the cultivation of a vibrant and culturally exciting community.

Located on Orwell Street just a few confident steps off Macleay, from the moment the Metro-Minerva Theatre opened it became the jewel in the crown of the Kings Cross and Potts Point area that was already buzzing with galleries, cinemas, nightclubs, revues, coffee shops and fine dining establishments.

The Metro-Minerva Theatre Action Group is committed to saving this historically and culturally significant venue for future generations. Returning the Metro-Minerva Theatre to it's original use will reinvigorate the local economy and strengthen community bonds. The Metro-Minerva Theatre should be a corner stone to the the City of Sydney and the NSW Governments plan to revive Sydney's night time economy 

After 37 years of the theatre being lost to a live audience and the community, with Kennedy Miller’s sale in 2019 to Abacus Group ,The Metro-Minerva Action Group see a window of opportunity to Make the Metro-Minerva live again!

The Minerva Theatre is an art deco masterpiece and has received increasing recognition and attention since its sale to Abacus Group. The Minerva was recently awarded state heritage inclusion under the NSW Heritage Act and is subject to conservation orders.

In a submission to the City of Sydney, Andrew Anderson’s carefully details a master plan for the Minerva Theatre’s return as a 1000 seat working heritage theatre, meeting all of today’s fire and safety codes and contemporary standards in public and artist amenities.