St. James Theatre
The St. James Theatre is a large proscenium stage theatre in central Wellington, New Zealand, and home to the Royal New Zealand Ballet. The building was designed in 1912 by New Zealand-born theatre designer Henry Eli White.Photo: Bruce.staples, Public domain.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater and former cinema in Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as: “His Majesty’s Theatre”, “St James Theatre”, and “St. James Theatre, Wellington”
- Address: 77 Courtenay Place, Te Aro
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of New Zealand and Wellington Opera House.
Museum of New Zealand
Museum
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum and is located in Wellington. Usually known as Te Papa, it opened in 1998 after the merging of the National Museum of New Zealand and the National Art Gallery. Museum of New Zealand is situated 390 metres northeast of St. James Theatre.
Wellington Opera House
Theater building
Photo: Quilt Phase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wellington Opera House is a proscenium theatre in Wellington, New Zealand, located on Manners Street opposite Te Aro Park. Wellington Opera House is situated 260 metres northwest of St. James Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Te Aro and Mount Victoria.
Te Aro
Suburb
Photo: Frozen-Coke-Rocks, Public domain.
Te Aro is an inner-city suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It comprises the southern part of the central business district including the majority of the city's entertainment district and covers the mostly flat area of city between The Terrace and Cambridge Terrace at the base of Mount Victoria.
Mount Victoria
Suburb
Photo: Jack Magnus McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Victoria is a suburb of central Wellington, New Zealand, named after the 196 metres hill Mount Victoria to the east. Mount Victoria's residential area is on its north-western slopes.
Mount Cook
Suburb
Photo: Pakoire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Cook is an inner city suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. It is located 1.74 km south of Wellington's central business district. It is part of Wellington Central electorate and lies within the City of Wellington local government area.
St. James Theatre
- Categories: movie theater, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wellington, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.29337° or 41° 17′ 36″ southLongitude
174.77972° or 174° 46′ 47″ eastLevels
3Operator
Venues WellingtonOpen location code
4VCPPQ4H+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 288450695OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q565497
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“St. James Theatre” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسرح سانت جيمس”
- French: “St. James Theatre”
- German: “St. James Theatre”
- Polish: “St. James Theatre”
- Spanish: “St. James Theatre”
- Spanish: “Teatro St. James”
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