Metropolis Fremantle, Music venue and heritage theatre in Fremantle, Australia
Metropolis Fremantle occupies the two-storey King's Theatre building at 58 South Terrace, next to the Sail and Anchor Hotel. Its rendered brick facade keeps a decorative cornice, stuccoed parapet and pediment, and the street frontage is given over to shops. The former auditorium, built for 1,200 people, now holds the club.
The foundation stone was laid on 20 February 1904 by owner James Gallop, and the King's Theatre opened on 27 September 1904, seating 1,200. It hosted concerts, pantomime, plays, follies, films and boxing, and in World War I was used by the Black Butterflies repertory group. It reopened as Metropolis Concert Club Fremantle in 1991 and, after renovations, as Metropolis Fremantle in 2002.
The venue shows how Fremantle transformed from a place of traditional theatre performances to a living music hub. Visitors today can experience how this space attracts artists and audiences from the region and beyond.
The location is in central Fremantle and easy to reach; best visited on weekends when events take place. There are private areas and service options available for special occasions.
The theatre's 1904 sliding roof and large fly system survive above the shops that now occupy the street frontage. The site was an open-air venue called the Old Englyshe Fayre, built in 1897 by Elsie Court and Thomas W. Butcher, before James Gallop's theatre replaced it.
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