An illustrated history of the Theatre Royal

Since February 1908 Christchurch's Theatre Royal has been the venue for thousands of plays, recitals, operas, operettas, musicals, magic shows, rock concerts, wrestling matches, public lectures—in short, almost anything that needs a stage on which to perform and seats for an audience.

Like a stage show itself, the book is presented by more than a dozen 'voices', each approaching the task from a different viewpoint or area of expertise. Together with more than 300 illustrations, the authors' words bring to fascinating and readable life the story of a theatre that has moved with the times and is securely prepared to face its next 100 years.