St. James Theatre 77 Courtney Place, Wellington - 1912, Louis XVI style

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St. James Theatre 77 Courtney Place, Wellington - 1912, Louis XVI style

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The St. James Theatre (previously known as His Majesty’s Theatre, and the Westpac St. James Theatre from 1997 to 2007, usually referred to simply as “The St. James”) is a stage theatre located in the heart of New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington. The present theatre was designed in 1912 by New Zealand theatre designer Henry Eli White. The theatre currently faces on to Courtenay Place, the main street of Wellington’s entertainment district.

The building is classified as a “Category I” (“places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value”) historic place by Heritage New Zealand.

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