Saturday, April 28, 2012

King Street Theatre ... knockout opening!

It was a knockout opening. The King Street Theatre opened last night after long rennovations and the assembled guests couldn't believe their eyes. I couldn't believe my eyes either. In the morning I had been there to help hang my paintings but when I left there were still carpenters and lighting people on ladders, a man laying carpets and mess everywhere. By 6pm the place had been miraculously transformed.
Twelve noon on opening day
6pm on opening night




















When the guests arrived at 6:30 the show began. A pianist played, a singer sang, Sylvia performed a wonderful one-person piece about selling wine and the guests watched entranced.

Gifted pianist and singer entertain
Sylvia performs
Guests are entranced
About 10pm when most of the guests had gone, Mel sang a thank you song for Markus who sat with his arm around his daughter and tears in his eyes. The pianist read the notes from his ipod!

Markus and daughter
Mel sings

Then Maria and a friend sang Summertime.
Singing Summertime


One of the guests said, "This is So New York!"
I thought "and so Berlin, and so special."

2 comments:

  1. what number on King st is it? and opening hours?

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hi Sally,
    The theatre is on the south end of King street, corner Bray Street and King Street, right next to the South End Cafe. Program is here: http://www.kingstreettheatre.com.au/program/

    ReplyDelete