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The university constructed the Roundhouse Theatre in 2004 to meet its needs for a theatre for training students in the performing arts, but wanted the theatre to be used commercially as well to generate income and to be consistent with the philosophy of the urban village of integrating the university
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as a mixed use precinct combining educational, residential and retail use of the site. The urban village had a strong arts and entertainment theme as the university was placing its Creative Industries Faculty in the village. This was complemented by the
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to sell the La Boite Theatre Building and lease the Roundhouse Theatre instead, a commercially viable arrangement for both the theatre company and the university.
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in 2004. However, it struggled to be commercially viable and was eventually redeveloped as commercial offices.
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The Roundhouse Theatre can seat 400 people for central staging (audience on four sides) or 336 people for
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with the community. By constructing the university's theatre as a theatre-in-the-round, it enabled the
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This article is about the theatre in Brisbane. For the performing arts venue in London, see
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and wished to sell the land. This led to a partnership being formed between the
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was Australia's first purpose-built theatre-in-the-round, constructed for the
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Theatre-in-the-round in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Index

Roundhouse (venue)
Round House Theatre
theatre-in-the-round
Kelvin Grove Urban Village
Brisbane
Queensland
Queensland University of Technology
La Boite Theatre Company
La Boite Theatre Building
Brisbane Repertory Theatre
La Boite Theatre Company
Queensland Heritage Register
Australian Army
Gona Barracks
Queensland Department of Housing
Brisbane City Council
Queensland University of Technology
Kelvin Grove Urban Village
Queensland Academy for Creative Industries
La Boite Theatre Company
thrust stage
La Boite Theatre Company
QUT Gardens Theatre
Gardens Point
Queensland Conservatorium of Music
"La Boite Theatre (entry 602171)"
Queensland Heritage Register
"Gona Barracks (entry 601966)"
Queensland Heritage Register
"Premier opens $ 38m Kelvin Grove Urban Village Infrastructure"

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