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Thebarton Theatre archive images.
Sixty-six photographs of Thebby: the 1928 opening, sixties bands, fight nights, a squash court, the bars, the 2019 community meeting and decades of sold-out shows. Photographer credits are shown where they are known, and images we could trace to a published source link to it.
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01
Community meeting in the auditorium
A full house in front of a panel on stage. From the theatre's gallery set "Thebby wants to save her suburb", taken during the 2019 campaign to protect the theatre from the South Road upgrade.
02
Speaking from the floor
A speaker at the floor microphone, with the dress circle boxes behind. From the theatre's gallery set "Thebby wants to save her suburb", taken during the 2019 campaign to protect the theatre from the South Road upgrade.
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After the meeting
The crowd in the hall once the speeches finished, with Thebby badges on lapels. From the same 2019 meeting.
04
Thebby at sunset
The Henley Beach Road frontage, with "Thebarton Town Hall" lettered on the facade and the marquee lit. Part of the gallery set "Thebby is glorious".
05
Mark Holden
Mark Holden leads a youth choir on the main stage. From Thebby's 90th birthday celebration in 2018, which the theatre's gallery describes as "with legendary friends".
Photo: occhio
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The Angels
The Angels on stage. From Thebby's 90th birthday celebration in 2018, which the theatre's gallery describes as "with legendary friends".
Photo: Lisa Vincent
07
Harvest Live
A full house under the coffered ceiling, captioned Harvest Live in the theatre's gallery.
08
Crowd surfing
A performer carried over the front of a standing crowd.
Photo: Bronwen Caple Photography for Hi Fi Way
09
Tribute show
A tribute concert on the main stage with a video screen behind the band.
Photo: occhio
10
Fight night
The hall set up for boxing, with the ring on the floor and seating on all sides.
12
Clothing sale
The hall filled with racks for a clothing sale, one of the many non-music uses of the room.
13
The facade at dusk
The restored front of the building on Henley Beach Road.
14
Flames on stage
Pyrotechnics during a sold-out show. The theatre files this image under Dune Rats.
15
Green and purple
The same cartoon backdrop, lit in green and purple. The theatre files this image under Dune Rats too.
16
The East Bar
Outdoor seating at the East Bar, which the theatre describes as the place to take a night out to the next level.
17
Getting in
The three entrances on Henley Beach Road: Thebby Lane, the Main Door and the East Bar.
Image: Google Maps
18
The foyer
The stairs to the Dress Circle and Lounge.
19
Seated
The auditorium set with seating for a theatre show.
20
The ceiling
The coffered ceiling lit red over the stage.
21
New Thebarton Town Hall
A newspaper illustration of the new town hall on Henley Beach Road, from the period of its construction.
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Opening ceremony, 11 June 1928
The hall packed for the official opening by Mayor HS Hatwell.
Image: Thebarton Historical Society
23
The Silence, 1967
The Silence on stage on 7 July 1967, during Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds.
24
Go-Set, 15 August 1970
The Go-Set pop music newspaper reporting a battle of the bands result: Flying Circus first, Zoot second, Autumn third.
25
Thebby by day
The Henley Beach Road facade in daylight. Part of the gallery set "Thebby is glorious".
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Thebby at night
The facade lit up at night, in black and white.
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The new foyer at night
Thebarton Theatre and its new foyer lit up on Henley Beach Road.
28
The entrance
The Thebarton Theatre sign over the main entrance.
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Lining up on Henley Beach Road
A queue outside the theatre before a show.
30
The auditorium
The full auditorium from the balcony, set with rows of seats.
31
Ceiling in purple
The coffered ceiling lit purple and red, looking towards the stage.
32
Ceiling in red
The ceiling lit red above a blue-lit stage.
33
The house is live
A wide view of a full house, used as a banner image on the theatre's website.
34
Set up for theatre
A stage set seen from the balcony. Part of the gallery set "Thebby's been theatrical".
36
Stage and stalls
A painted backdrop on stage with the stalls set below.
37
Musicals
A musical set on stage. Thebby's history page lists Nunsense (1987), Boy's Own McBeth (1981) and Hair (1992) among its musicals.
38
Lit in pink
A stage lit in pink and green for a show.
39
Quiz night
The hall set with round tables for a quiz night.
40
Squash court
A glass squash court built on the hall floor. Part of the gallery set "Thebby's been sporty".
42
The Main Bar
The bar that the theatre says is always open on show nights.
43
Thebby Lane
The lane bar beside the theatre, with old posters on the walls.
44
Julia Zemiro and Jimmy Barnes
From Thebby's 90th birthday celebration in 2018, which the theatre's gallery describes as "with legendary friends".
45
Red Symons
From Thebby's 90th birthday celebration in 2018, which the theatre's gallery describes as "with legendary friends".
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At the microphone
A speaker at the floor microphone, seen from behind. From the theatre's gallery set "Thebby wants to save her suburb", taken during the 2019 campaign to protect the theatre from the South Road upgrade.
47
The panel
The panel on stage, seen from the back of the hall. From the theatre's gallery set "Thebby wants to save her suburb", taken during the 2019 campaign to protect the theatre from the South Road upgrade.
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In the crowd
People talking in the hall. From the theatre's gallery set "Thebby wants to save her suburb", taken during the 2019 campaign to protect the theatre from the South Road upgrade.
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Addressing the hall
A speaker on stage facing the crowd, from the same 2019 meeting.
50
Sticky Fingers
Sticky Fingers on stage, filed as July 2022.
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The Amity Affliction
A packed floor for The Amity Affliction, filed as 2022.
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The Amity Affliction
The stage and crowd from the back of the hall.
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The Amity Affliction
The crowd under the lights, in black and white.
54
Lead singer
A singer on stage in front of the light rig. The file is named for Two Door Cinema Club, but the theatre's past shows page captions it as the lead singer of The Jungle Giants.
55
Adi Toohey
Light beams over a DJ set, captioned Adi Toohey in the theatre's gallery.
56
Project Hardstyle
Lasers and lights over the stage at Project Hardstyle.
57
The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers on stage, seen from the stalls.
58
The Proclaimers crowd
Faces in the crowd at The Proclaimers.
59
Peking Duk
Smoke cannons over the crowd, in black and white.
60
Peking Duk
The stage and crowd from the side of the hall.
62
Dune Rats
Flames on stage at Dune Rats, seen from the floor.
63
From the wings
The crowd seen from the side of the stage.
64
Concert night
Two fans in front of the stage.
65
Sparks on stage
Spark fountains at the front of the stage during a show.
66
Under the lights
The stage lit in purple and white for a show.
If you took one of these photographs, or have more from Thebby, we would like to hear from you so we can credit it properly or add it to the archive.