Sydney Coliseum Theatre

The Coliseum’s form is distinctive; a flowing concrete curtain sweeps across foyers and around the auditorium creating a fluid movement that intrigues. Glimpses through the concrete curtain are accentuated through vertical glass slivers that reveal interior colour to the neighbourhood beyond. A shimmering white concrete curtain gently glimmers by day, and as the light dims, the glow of performance illuminates the night sky.

On arrival at Sydney’s Coliseum, anticipation begins well before the performance. From across the street, patrons take in the elegant form, guided towards the top of the theatre curtain by an elevated glass bridge.

Passing through the curtain, guests are invited into the theatre’s interior, transitioning from spectator to part of the performance itself. Patrons now mingle within a vast, light-filled atrium as a large-yet-delicate crystal chandelier floats above. Pausing to take in the scene, patrons behold a grand flowing staircase and the bustling human drama of the foyer below.

The Coliseum, in its form, sequence, atmosphere and crafting, seeks to draw all into the drama with heightened senses commensurate of an ‘evening at the theatre’. The Coliseum is an embodiment of delight that begins and ends well beyond the rise and fall of a stage curtain.