The Hole in the Wall Theatre was a theatre in Subiaco

Subiaco, Western Australia

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, Western Australia

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, that was home to performances from 1984 to 2003. In 2005 it was refurbished and renamed to the Subiaco Theatre Centre.

The earlier theatre in that name had earlier been in McCourt Street Leederville.
The new theatre building in Subiaco was designed by Perth architect

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 Peter Parkinson. His other projects include the Octagon and Dolphin theatres at the University of Western Australia

University of Western Australia

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Hole in the Wall artistic director

Artistic director

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 Raymond Omodei told ABC TV

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’s Stateline

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 in 2006 that the Hall’s unique corner stage, while criticised by some directors, is still one of the best. “It's a very demanding space, but Joan Sydney

Joan Sydney

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, Amanda Muggleton

Amanda Muggleton

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 and the very lovely Jill Perryman

Jill Perryman

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 has each said this is the best space for a performer in the country. In my last year here we played to 89,000 people. We had great success here,” he said.

In an assessment of the Centre, the Heritage Council of Western Australia

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 said the building was “…significant in displaying aesthetic qualities of the Post-War International style. The formality and rhythm created by the articulated structure are balanced by the interest provided in contrasting materials”.

In 1987 Omodei directed Richard Dillane

Richard Dillane

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 as Hamlet

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 and in 1991 a production of Henrik Ibsen

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’s A Doll’s House at the Theatre starred Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

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 as Nora, Michael Loney

Michael Loney

-British Television:His work includes Tenko, Robin of Sherwood, Coronation Street and Howards' Way .-Australian Television:...

 as Torvald Helmer, Andrew Warwick as Dr Rank and Anni Murtagh-Monks as Kristine Linde.