National Theatre, Melbourne

National Theatre

Victory Theatre
Address	Cnr Barkly and Carlisle Streets, St Kilda, Victoria Melbourne Australia
Coordinates	37°52′01″S 144°58′51″E / 37.8668542°S 144.9809236°E / -37.8668542; 144.9809236
Owner	Australian National Memorial Theatre Ltd
Capacity	783
Current use	Community Arts Centre & Performing Arts Schools
Construction
Opened	1921
Rebuilt	1972/4
Website
www.nationaltheatre.org.au

The National Theatre is a 783-seat Australian theatre and theatrical arts school located in the Melbourne bayside suburb of St Kilda, on the corner of Barkly and Carlisle Streets. The building was constructed in 1921 as The Victory Theatre (3000 seat cinema), rebuilt as 2550 seat cinema in 1928, finally converted to a live venue in 1972/4 with 783 seats. The stalls seating was converted to studios and rehearsal rooms for the schools.