Theatre Royal, Melbourne, Former theatre site in Melbourne, Australia

Theatre Royal was a theatre on the north side of Bourke Street between Swanston and Russell Streets, built by John Melton Black. It opened on 16 July 1855 with Richard Sheridan's The School for Scandal and could hold 3,300 people. After a fire in April 1872 it was rebuilt with seating for 4,000 over four tiers, and in 1904 it was remodelled to seat fewer people more comfortably on three tiers.

The building was constructed in 1855 and served as a performance venue in Melbourne through the early 20th century. After a fire destroyed it in 1872, it was rebuilt and continued operating as a theatre for decades afterward.

The 1855 opening night featured Richard Sheridan's The School for Scandal. Barry Sullivan was sole lessee and manager from March 1863 to 16 February 1866, when he played his last night. George Coppin, sole manager when the theatre burned in April 1872, rebuilt it and reopened that November with Stewart, Harwood and Hennings.

The theatre stood on the north side of Bourke Street between Swanston and Russell Streets, at what is now 236 Bourke Street, in the block that later held Manton's department store. The site is now occupied by a Kmart store, so there is no theatre building to enter; the address is the only trace left.

After closing, the site was occupied by different retail operations over the years, reflecting how urban spaces in Melbourne shifted over time. The transformation from theatre to department store showed the changing nature of the city's commercial life.