Premier Arts and Entertainment Venue for Mount Gambier and surrounds. New cinema facilities added in 2013.
An excellent choice
...for convention organisers wishing to take delegates away from the hustle and bustle of fast-paced city environments to a quieter regional setting to focus on the issues at hand and enjoy the local hospitality.
...for producers, presenters and promoters to link into Country Arts SA’s network of performing arts centres across South Australia and benefit from collaboration on tours and negotiation of venue costs, performances and box office as a statewide package.
An ideal location
The South East of South Australia is famed for its sparkling seas, fine Coonawarra wines, seafood fresh from the ocean, fascinating limestone caves and tall timber.
Mount Gambier is the unofficial capital of the South East, and is built on the slopes of an extinct volcano that gives it its other name – the Blue Lake City. The lake within the volcano crater holds one of nature’s great mysteries, its waters turning brilliant blue for several months of the year.
The Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre is a fully equipped multi-purpose arts centre in the heart of this beautiful country and can accommodate a diverse range of conferences, performing arts, film screenings, seminars and product launches.
Centrally located in the heart of Mount Gambier, the centre is within easy walking distance to the main retail shopping precinct, cultural attractions and fine restaurants. The centre draws on a local population of 23,000 with a total of 50,000 from surrounding districts.
Conveniently located midway between Adelaide (439km to the North West) and Melbourne (452km to the East), the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre provides the perfect stopover for touring productions en route to Adelaide.
Everything you need
528 seat proscenium arch auditorium
a centre based manager plus box office and technical staff
stage with depth of 12.3m x 20m wide
full technical facilities and support
computerised box office
licenced bar
disabled access
ample car parking
fully appointed dressing rooms, wardrobe room, laundry facilities and green room
spacious rehearsal area with mirrors and barres
orchestra pit for up to 40 musicians
Yamaha Concert Grand and Yamaha upright pianos
sound loops for the hearing impaired
public address system