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ROLEYSTONE THEATRE BADGE

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2018

Overview

A circular, white, plastic badge, with a yellow line around the circumference, and text written in black: [SAVE OUR / ROLEYSTONE / THEATRE / EST.1933] .The theatre logo of two buildings with a tree behind are situated in the centre of the circle, coloured beige.On the back of the badge is a silver pin .

Historical information

The Roleystone Hall was built along the Brookton Highway in 1922,with the progress association raising funds with, Ugly Men and Popular Girls contests among others. Since 1933 the hall has been the home of the Roleystone Theatre, a very active and well regarded community armature theatrical group
In 2018 following a structural review of the building it was discovered the building had a number of issues, including loose asbestos making it unsafe to use, especially when there was a strong easterly wind. The local community feared that the City of Armadale who owned the building would demolish the structure rather than spend the money to make the building safe for use. The 'Save Roleystone Theatre' campaign was started and sold badges and shirts to raise money to help with the campaign. Thousands of signatures were also collected supporting the saving of the building.
In December 2018 the City of Armadale committed itself to the reopening of the Roleystone Theatre building and started work on making it safe once again as well as modernizing many of its amenities. The building is due for reopening in 2022.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2018.88

Material

Ferrous Metal

Plastic

Width

5.8000 cm

Themes

People

Social History

Keywords

Roleystone Theatre Group

Brookton Highway, Karragullen

Roleystone Theatre

Year

2018

Statement of significance

The Roleystone Hall was built in 1922 and in 1933 became the home of the community armature theatre group the Roleystone Theatre. Since then the building and the Roleystone Theatre group have played an important role in the local social and art scene. The organisation has also been the starting group for a number of people who have moved on and had successful careers in the theatre industry around the world.

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Well provenanced

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