New Performing Arts Venue

Located on at the corner of Roe and William Streets in Northbridge, the new performing arts venue, which will be named after actor Heath Ledger, will feature a 575 seat main theatre and a 200 seat flexible studio theatre, with associated rehearsal spaces.

Designed by award-winning Kerry Hill Architects, the concept for the venue was unanimously judged the winner of the CentreStage design competition by an international jury panel in 2005.

Kerry Hill Architects’ design will deliver a building which will not only provide a functional and inspiring venue for performers and their audiences, but will also be a defining architectural landmark for Perth.

The venue will present contemporary performing arts, such as theatre and dance, in diverse ways with a focus on distinctive professional and contemporary work produced locally, nationally and internationally.

With state-of-the-art technology and facilities, the venue will ensure that audiences are able to experience this diversity of work.

With one fifth of all Western Australians attending theatre performances – the second highest attendance rate in Australia – the new performing arts venue will help to distinguish Perth and Western Australia as a world-class cultural destination and provide a new identity for performing arts in the State.