Sydney’s Top Sights - Sydney - page 224

ENTERTAINMENT

City Centre

PERFORMANCE VENUE

CITY RECITAL HALL
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( 8256 2222; www.cityrecitalhall.com ; 2 Angel Pl; tickets $20-92; box office 9am-5pm Mon-Fri; Martin
Place) Based on the classic configuration of the 19th- century European concert hall, this
custom-built 1200-seat venue boasts near-perfect acoustics. Catch top-flight companies
such as Musica Viva, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and the Australian Chamber
Orchestra here.

PERFORMANCE VENUE

STATE THEATRE
( 136 100; www.statetheatre.com.au ; 49 Market St; tickets $60-235; box office 9am-5pm Mon-Fri; St
James) The beautiful 2000-seat State Theatre is a lavish, gilt-ridden, chandelier-dangling
palace. It hosts the Sydney Film Festival, concerts, comedy, opera, musicals and the odd
celebrity chef.

PERFORMANCE VENUE

METRO THEATRE
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( 9550 3666; www.metrotheatre.com.au ; 624 George St; tickets $29-100; Town Hall) Easily Sydney's
best venue to catch local and alternative international acts (the Maccabees, Public Enemy,
Ladyhawke) in well-ventilated, easy-seeing comfort. Other offerings include comedy, cab-
aret and dance parties.

EVENT CINEMAS GEORGE ST
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( 9273 7300; www.eventcinemas.com.au ; 505 George St; adult/child $19/14; 9.30am-midnight; Town Hall)
An orgy of popcorn-fuelled mainstream entertainment, this monster movie palace has 18
screens and plenty of eateries and teen-centric distractions. All tickets are $11 on tight-arse
Tuesday.

CINEMA

MUSICA VIVA AUSTRALIA
( 8394 6666; www.mva.org.au ; tickets $30-86) Musica Viva is the largest stager of ensemble music
in the world, providing some 2500 concerts around Australia in a number of musical styles

CLASSICAL MUSIC