Visiting Theatre Royal

About Theatre Royal

Opened in 1837 on Campbell Street, the Theatre Royal is Australia's oldest continuously operating theatre, with a horseshoe-shaped auditorium of tiered boxes. It stages drama, comedy and music, and seeing any show is the way to get inside.

Tip: Check the programme before you travel; even a modest touring show is worth it for the historic interior.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: 2–3 hours with a show.
• Cost: Mid-priced.
• Book ahead: not usually needed; buy on arrival.
• Where: Waterfront and CBD, fishing docks, ferry piers and the compact grid of the city centre.

Best time to visit Theatre Royal

Theatre Royal is indoors, which makes it a good plan for the wettest months:

• August: 13°C (55°F) highs, about 12 rainy days, very quiet crowds.
• September: 15°C (59°F) highs, about 12 rainy days, quiet crowds.
• October: 17°C (63°F) highs, about 12 rainy days, moderate crowds.

When to visit Hobart has the full month-by-month picture.

Fit it into your trip

Our 3-day Hobart itinerary visits Theatre Royal on day 2, together with Constitution Dock and the fish punts, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and Mawson's Huts Replica Museum.

• No. 15 of the 16 sights in our Hobart things-to-do list.
• Day 2 of the 2-day plan.
• Day 2 of the 5-day plan.
• One of the picks in historic sites in Hobart.

Near Theatre Royal

Also in Waterfront and CBD, so you can walk between them:

• Farm Gate Market — 1 hour, free
• Mawson's Huts Replica Museum — 45 minutes, low cost
• Constitution Dock and the fish punts — 1 hour, low cost

If you like Theatre Royal

• MONA – Museum of Old and New Art — Berriedale, 3–4 hours
• Salamanca Place — Salamanca, 1 hour
• Battery Point and Arthur Circus — Battery Point, 1–2 hours
• Cascade Brewery — South Hobart, 1.5 hours

Staying near Theatre Royal

Stay in Waterfront and CBD ($$$) to walk here: fishing docks, ferry piers and the compact grid of the city centre. All areas to stay in Hobart.

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