Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal

  • Screening in honour of ONJ

    Screening in honour of ONJ

    Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal will be holding a special screening of the 1978 hit musical, Grease, for one night only this Wednesday evening in honour of the late, great, Olivia Newton-John. Castlemaine Theatre Royal’s Felicity Cripps said the PG rated classic was a great cinematic experience to be had for all ages! “TR will turn up…

  • The magnitude of all things

    The magnitude of all things

    In the wake of COP26 in Glasgow, Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival’s latest pop-up offering, The Magnitude of All Things, couldn’t be more timely. The latest offering by award-winning Canadian filmmaker Jennifer Abbott was launched at Sydney Film Festival last week and will enjoy its Victorian premiere at Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal on December 1. When Jennifer Abbott…

  • Brew to get Royal treatment

    Brew to get Royal treatment

    A new brew 100 years in the making is set to be unveiled at Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal this Saturday. The Breheny Brothers ‘Sparkling Bitter’ has been brewed from a long lost recipe perfected by the famed Breheny Brothers of late 1890s and early 1900s brewing fame. The new venture has been made possible by two…

  • Royal takes top honour

    Royal takes top honour

    Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal has won the award for Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (over 50 gigs per year) at the Music Victoria Awards 2021. This is the fourth time the local venue has claimed the honour, making it the most successful regional venue in that category in the history of the awards. The award includes $3000…

  • Women of Steel to raise vital funds

    Women of Steel to raise vital funds

    Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal is teaming up with its partners at the Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival to hold a special fundraising screening of Women of Steel. Theatre Royal operator Felicity Cripps said they were opening the venue especially for International Women’s Day on March 8 to hold the screening, which aims to raise funds for the…

  • Profound change: Film documents feminist movement

    Profound change: Film documents feminist movement

    Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal is looking forward to again partnering with the Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival on a screening tomorrow of must-see feature-length doco, Brazen Hussies. The film shows us how a daring and diverse group of women joined forces to defy the status quo, demand equality and create profound social change – contributing to one…

  • C-DOC returns to the Royal

    C-DOC returns to the Royal

    It’s been swings and roundabouts but the 2020 ‘In The Clouds’ Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival is set to go ahead this weekend, July 17-19. The C-DOC team is thrilled to announce that limited ticketing is now available for the screening of its three scheduled films at Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal. Those lucky enough to secure one…