Michael talks to Stuart Greene, Sydney’s State Theatre historian about 90 years of the icon theatre’s history.

Heritage-listed, the State is located at 47-51 Market Street in the Sydney central business district and was designed by New Zealand theatre architect Henry Eli White, the designer of some 120 theatres in Australia and New Zealand & built from 1926 to 1929.

During its first week patrons were offered "entertainment of unparalleled magnificence" opening with the Ernst Lubitsch, (mostly silent) film THE PATRIOT on 7 June 1929, accompanied by Price Dunlavy billed as a "debonair genius" playing on the wurlitzer organ. The first sound film screened was Paramount's A DANGEROUS WOMAN on 29 June 1929.

The State hosts film screenings, live theatre and musical performances and since 1974 it has been the home of the annual Sydney Film Festival. 

Michael talks to Stuart Greene, Sydney&rsquo;s State Theatre historian about 90 years of the icon theatre&rsquo;s history.
Heritage-listed, the State is located at 47-51 Market Street&nbsp;in the Sydney central business district and&nbsp;was designed by New Zealand theatre architect Henry Eli White, the designer of some 120 theatres in Australia and New Zealand &amp; built from 1926 to 1929.
During its first week patrons were offered "entertainment of unparalleled magnificence" opening with the Ernst Lubitsch, (mostly silent)&nbsp;film THE PATRIOT&nbsp;on 7 June 1929, accompanied by Price Dunlavy billed as a "debonair genius" playing on the wurlitzer&nbsp;organ. The first sound film&nbsp;screened was Paramount's A DANGEROUS WOMAN&nbsp;on 29 June 1929.
The State hosts film screenings, live theatre and musical performances and since 1974 it has been the home of the annual Sydney Film Festival.&nbsp;

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