BECOME A PART OF THEATRE ROYAL HISTORY
CALLING ALL LOVERS OF LIVE MUSIC, INDEPENDENT CINEMA AND THE ARTS,
GET BEHIND CASTLEMAINE’S HISTORIC THEATRE ROYAL AND
BECOME A LOYAL ROYAL TODAY
Membership levels and perks:
Your memberhsip is helping to preserve a culturally significant venue for generations to come…
Loyal Royals $50
Discounted cinema and event tickets all year ‘round, along with an LR membership card for their wallet, and a subscription to our exclusive Loyal Royal mailing list for special behind-the-scenes updates.
Business Loyal Royals $150
All the perks listed above, plus their business logo added to TR’s list of sponsors, shown on the cinema screen before each film, website and printed program.
Ultimate Royalty $150
All the good stuff up there, plus a VIP year-round discount of 15% off at the Lola bottle shop and five free cinema passes.
Sponsor-a-seat $550
All the perks of a Loyal Royal membership, plus a gold plaque engraved with the name of your choosing on a newly refurbished, art-deco cinema seat.
Business Sponsor - 1 YEAR CINEMA ADVERTISING $2000
All the perks of a Business Member, plus their business logo or an advertisement (up to 45 seconds) added to TR’s cinema reel, to screen prior to every film session for 12 months (Ad can change bi-monthly)
WHY BECOME A MEMBER?
Once again Theatre Royal are calling out for lovers of live music, independent cinema and the Arts to get behind Castlemaine’s historical Theatre Royal and become Loyal Royal members for 2023/24.
Loyal Royals not only get discounted tickets all year through, plus access to behind the scenes news and events, but also provide Theatre Royal owners Felicity Cripps and Tim Health with the means to preserve one of the oldest continuously operating theatres in the Southern Hemisphere.
For the longest continuously operating Theatre (since 1854), there’s a lot required to keep the heritage listed building in good shape. The overheads alone are far more excessive than a regular commercial space. A strong membership base allows TR to make the improvements necessary to continue as Central Victoria’s premiere venue for independent cinema and live music.
Theatre Royal has a special place in the heart of many Castlemainians, not only as one of the first Australian "picture palaces" to screen silent movies in 1919 and the “talkies” that followed, but also as the beating heart of the vibrant, artistic community, often the place for local fundraisers and community gatherings.
So far, Loyal Royal Membership has
helped TR to:
Install 100 new art deco cinema seats upstairs
Present a Summer Series of free events outside in the beer garden, with a diverse program of free DJs and live bands (2022/23)
Upgrade some of the ancient outdoor guttering and pipes, fix the collapsed ceiling area behind the stage and clean up the currently decommissioned area behind the mezzanine upstairs (still in progress)
Host more special events and community fundraisers than ever before, including raising money for Castlemaine Fringe Festival and Nalderun Education Aboriginal Corporation, Central Vic Climate Action and many more worthy causes
Support local emerging musicians by hosting the annual Castlemaine Battle of the Bands
Hold regular Pride events to support the LGBTIQA+ community
Host film festivals such as the Indigenous Film Festival, Coscars (celebrating young, local film-makers) and Melbourne International Film Festival (plus offer discounted tickets to Loyal Royals for all screenings and Q&A sessions!)
