All Go

I took a short walk around the city this afternoon. It didn't rain but the wind was cold and blustery at times but at least the sun was shining. There had been a few changes from my last visit. One being that the Christchurch Central Library has gone now apart from the rubble.

The collage today is of the Isaac Theatre Royal with all the workmen busy to get all the work finished for the reopening on the 17th of November, that is Monday. Not much time left now, I would say they will be working all weekend to make sure it is ready for the opening night. Here are photos I have taken on Flickr of the rebuild.

After nearly 4 years of closure, during which a $40 million rebuild and restoration has been undertaken following the 2011 earthquakes, the central city’s most famous heritage theatre will once again stage the type of large scale theatrical productions she has been famous for since first opening in 1908. The ‘ITR’ is the preferred venue for major local and touring productions in the city hosting musicals, ballet, plays, opera, film, concerts, comedy, recitals, community events, children's theatre and even ice shows. The theatre has staged the best in the world and the best of our own world-class talent during its illustrious 106-year history.

The Isaac Theatre Royal is being restored once again to her superb original Edwardian-style, and will be celebrated once again as the South Island’s premier venue for the performing arts. The Grade-A heritage listed Theatre Royal was the only surviving Edwardian style theatre in the country. The building was saved from demolition in the early 1980’s, refurbished and upgraded to World Class theatrical production standards in 2004 and renamed “ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL” after re-opening mid 2005.