Ensemble Theatre Group

With the main purpose of serving the Durham community by presenting films and live performance programming, Carolina Theatre of Durham is recognized as one of the best places to see movies in Durham and Chapel Hill area. It is the theatre that hosts most film festivals that come to the city such as the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, the Retrofantasma film series, the Escapism Film Festival, and the Nevermore film festival. Apart from the films the theatre has a wonderful surrounding that is further complementing.

With more space and comfortable seating this theatre is well frequented by local and foreign movie and theatre lovers. The theatre is run under the stewardship of a nonprofit organization named The Carolina Theatre of Durham Incorporated. An architectural firm named Milburn & Heister engaged in designing of the museum in the Beaux-Arts style.

Though dating back to 1926, the theatre began showing its movies in 1930.This complex has two cinema screens which can host 276 and 76 seats, while the main hall named as Fletcher Hall can facilitate seating arrangement for 1014. This theatre also offers facilities for receptions which can be held at the Kirby Lobby located in front of the Fletcher Hall, the Upper Balcony Lobby and the Connie Moses Ballroom. The Carolina Theatre’s offerings will certainly unlock your imagination and celebrate the rich cultural diversity in Durham region through cinematic and performing arts.

A holiday in Durham will not be completed without a visit to Carolina Theatre. In your trip to this city find Durham accommodation in a Durham Hotel. One such recommended hotel would be Millennium Hotel, which is located in Durham, North Carolina.

Regarded as one of Australia’s most beloved landmarks, Princess Theatre hosts world class stage dramas and musical productions like Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Mama Mia!, The Sound of Music  and The Producers. This theatre is the second building in the same site that was used for entertainment for a period of 135 years. The first building was Astley’s Amphitheatre that was opened in 1954 and the present theatre was opened in 1886 with the name christened as Princess Theatre. The theatre has been refurbished several times after this period and today it boasts as one of the theatres with world’s first sliding roof and ceiling with state of the art electric stage lighting.

It is also said that the theatre is haunted by a friendly ghost named as Federici who died after a performance of the opera, ‘Faust’. As an honour a seat in the third row dress circle is kept empty since it is regarded as a sign of good luck to see him in the theatre. His appearance has been witnessed by many staff in the theatre. This theatre’s grand Victorian style elegant foyer and stairway is compared to that of the Paris Opera. The theatre has a seating capacity of nearly 1500 with other modern facilities for the visitors as well. This placed is also used as the venue for Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Visitors also have the luxury of dinning in the Melba or Marriner rooms before they visit to see a musical production that takes place in the theatre. While Princess Theatre is the ideal place for a perfect evening of entertainment, visitors also have the luxury of entering into a perfect mood of relaxation at a Spa in Melbourne. One of the best spas would be Chuan Spa Melbourne.