Poly Theatre, Theatre building in Dongzhimen, China
Poly Theatre is a theatre building at 14 Dongzhimen South Street in Beijing's Dongcheng District. Its two-tier auditorium seats 1,500 people, with two VIP boxes on the first level and eight terrace boxes on the second. Since its 2000 renovation it has staged large-scale opera, musicals, symphonies and ballet.
Poly Theatre began hosting public performances in 1991 at 14 Dongzhimen South Street in Dongcheng District. In December 1999 the China Poly Group Corporation started a full renovation, completed in October 2000, when the venue reopened. The rebuilt hall can stage large operas, musicals, symphonies and ballet.
Poly Theatre is run by Beijing Poly Theatre Management Co., Ltd., founded in October 2003, which by 2019 managed 66 theatres in 58 cities across 21 provinces, with over 120 auditoriums and more than 130,000 seats. In 2018 the company staged over 9,100 performances for more than 9 million spectators. The Dongzhimen venue is one of the 42 theatres and companies it operates, alongside Beijing's Zhongshan Park Music Hall and Shanghai Oriental Art Center.
The theatre stands at 14 Dongzhimen South Street in Dongcheng District, under Beijing Poly Theatre Management Co., Ltd. The auditorium seats 1,500 across two levels: two VIP boxes on the ground floor and eight terrace boxes on the second. It is equipped for large-scale opera, musicals, symphonies and ballet.
The Poly Theatre's auditorium has 1,500 seats on two levels: two VIP boxes on the ground floor and eight terrace boxes on the second. Its operator, Beijing Poly Theatre Management Co., Ltd., founded in October 2003, ran 66 theatres in 58 cities by 2019.
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