You can look forward to more fabulous entertainment at the Don Russell Performing Arts Centre in 2023. The new brochure is now available to download here.

To book any shows in our January to June brochure, please click  here.

Enjoy a great line-up of professional, top-rated theatre shows right on your doorstep.

With our free parking facilities and easy access to public transport, you can enjoy a great night without the hassles of travelling to the CBD. 

Our modern venue attracts around 14,000 patrons a year, and includes a wide range of hire facilities:

  • Auditorium with a fully equipped professional theatre and tiered seating for 216 people
  • Modern audio and lighting systems
  • A large stage and backstage area, dressing room and room with amenities, and a drive-in loading bay
  • Suitable for presentations, conferences, product launches, award nights, school graduations, seminars and performances
  • Studio room with sprung wooden floors and versatile layout – suitable for meetings, workshops and conferences
  • Foyer with comfortable seating and spaces to mingle, mix or gather in groups. This is a common area the perfect setting for networking and pre and post event drinks

Venue hire

The Don Russell Performing Arts Centre is a modern, universally accessible and self contained venue close to public transport and free parking.
The centre offers two areas for hire:

  • Auditorium with a fully equipped theatre and tiered seating for 235 people, modern audio and lighting systems, a stage and backstage
    area featuring a separate dressing room and green room with full amenities. An easy access drive-in loading bay access. Suitable for theatre productions, presentations, conferences, product launches, award nights, school graduations, seminars and performances.
  • Studio with a professional dance floor, mirrors, curtaining and ballet bar, this space is versatile in it's room layout making it suitable for dancing, meetings, workshops and conferences.
  • Additional rooms can be hired with either of the above main rooms including, the food preparation area, and undercover courtyard.
  • The venue is available to hire between the hours of 7:00am and 11:45pm, 7 days a week.

More information

For general enquiries or for booking dates within the next 7 days:

Please note: this is not suitable as a party venue.

Don Russell Performing Arts Centre, Lot 13 Murdoch Road
Thornlie WA 6108
Australia

Events

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For five decades John Farnham's music has graced the Aussie charts. Craig Boladeras and The Whispering Jacks recreate the energy and sound of a live Farnham concert. With an 8-piece band, it’s an...

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Morning tea included in ticket price Doors open at 10am for morning tea Performance 11am – 12 pm Music is good for the soul, learning good for the mind, and fun good for the heart. Take care of all...

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Join us for a fun afternoon at the Don Russell Performing Arts Centre. Our Creative Kids families are welcome to come along and watch The Bad Guys with us. Included in your ticket price is a popcorn...

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One Vision, featuring Freda Mercury, is the ultimate tribute to the legendary music of Queen, arguably the biggest rock and roll band of all time. One Vision perform an authentically inauthentic...

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Join professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge (the Word Nerd and the Science Freak) for a thrilling voyage through the alphabet – where great big chewy sesquipedalian words inspire mind-blowing scientific...

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Ticket price includes grazing plate and a drink! Andrew Simpson stars in this comedy musical feast! Join Dr Franknfurter (Rocky Horror) as he sings and dances his way through some of The Rocky Horror...

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Roleystone Theatre presents: Neil Simon's classic comedy THE ODD COUPLE - the Female Version (play) Olive has always been lazy and messy. Florence has always been a neat-freak ..... and now the Slob...

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Morning tea included in ticket price! Doors open and morning tea served from 10am. Performance 11am-12pm. Grand Handz Piano Duo offer a wide repertoire, encompassing most genres of popular music...

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Art With a Glass - Geraldine Gustavino Pointillism - Parrot This is anything but an art class. This is an opportunity to come out with friends, have a laugh and get messy - no skills required. What...

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Due to circumstances outside of our control, the film screening of Bride & Prejudice as advertised in our New Season Shows 2023 Edition One brochure, has been cancelled

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Cartooning - Aussie Animals Ticket price includes all materials 7pm - 10pm in The Studio This is anything but an art class. This is an opportunity to come out with friends, have a laugh and get messy...

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Presented by Fred Smith Productions Settle in for an extraordinary song cycle on Australia’s 20-year involvement in Afghanistan. Fred was there at the beginning in Uruzgan Province and returned at the...

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Rescheduled to July 2023 (date to be confirmed) An hour of hilarious, interactive magic. Be prepared to laugh and gasp in equal parts as Cameron the Magician takes you through a journey of chains...

Contact

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Open Hours

Monday: 10am ‐ 2pm
Tuesday: 10am ‐ 2pm
Wednesday: 10am ‐ 2pm
Thursday: 10am ‐ 2pm
Friday: 10am ‐ 2pm

Features

  • Professional theatre set up
  • Fully equipped studio
  • Shared foyer area
  • In house kiosk serving cafe coffees, snacks and cold drinks
  • Accessible parking bays
  • Accessible toilet
  • Seating
  • Air-conditioning
  • Microwave
  • Universal access
  • Toilets
  • Standard free parking bays