Overview
After hosting everything from live gigs to cult film screenings to craft afternoons since 2005 — and operating as a cinema in the decades before that — Fortitude Valley's New Globe Theatre is set to close its doors in April.
Announced via a Facebook post, the venue will celebrate its last day of operations on April 29, a decision that has come about "after extensive discussions with landlords, banks and just about every other stakeholder".
Shows, events and everything else on its calendar will proceed as normal in the interim, with one last big party planned for the final day of trade, of course. Full details of the shindig are yet to be revealed, but it'll include live music all day across the New Globe's stages, and using up any remaining stock.
What will happen to the site at 220 Brunswick Street is yet to be revealed, but the New Globe's loss will leave a significant gap — with its distinctive personality and eclectic roster of events, there's no other venue quite like it across the city. Much of the Valley streetscape around it has undergone significant changes in recent years, as the constant sights of cranes and high-rises demonstrates, so someone else stepping in and using the space as a venue seems far from assured.
The New Globe Theatre is will close on Sunday, April 29 with one last party at 220 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley. Entry is free.
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