HistoryA Little History
In the 1920s, Walter Burley Griffin and his wife Marion Lucy Mahony turned the creative energies from designing Canberra to the suburb of Castlecrag with roadways that hugged the contours of the hills and houses that nestled into the landscape.
They discovered a gully with excellent acoustics and together they designed it as a community theatre site. In the 1930s the new residents with the help of local sculptor and stone mason Bim Hilder came together to construct “ The New Haven Scenic Theatre“ as their first community project. The theatre was resurrected and redesigned in 1976, then rebuilt in 1992 with a 100sq.metre stage. underground power, lighting and seating for over 300 people.
Have a look at the advertisment for Castlecrag made by the Griffins in 1928.
The Haven Amphitheatre is truly one of the great outdoor theatre treasures of Sydney.
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