Christchurch's Court Theatre finds new temporary home

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Christchurch's Court Theatre devastated by February's earthquake has found a temporary new home - an old grain store in the suburb of Addington.

Digital Photograph: Temporary Theatre, London Street, Lyttelton

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 6 September 2011 showing the temporary theatre erected on the site of the Volcano Café on London Street for a production of Macbeth by The Loons Circus Theatre Company. The green canopy supported on shipping containers was used to shelter the audience. The stage area was the demolition site partia...

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Part of the makeshift theatre on the site of the demolished Volcano Cafe in London Street, Lyttelton".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking out onto the 'stage' of the makeshift theatre in London Street, Lyttelton".

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:25 (16)

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A photograph of a performer on top of a temporary platform during an event for FESTA 2013.

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A photograph of a large-scale puppet titled The Knight. The puppet is outside the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:20 20:32:17

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A photograph of a large-scale puppet titled The Merchant. The puppet is outside the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.

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A photograph of a large-scale puppet titled The Knight. The puppet is being moved out of the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.

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A photograph of one of the large-scale puppets titled The Friars. The puppet is in the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:20 20:13:13

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A photograph of puppets and masks being constructed in the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street. The puppets and masks will be used in the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

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A photograph of one of the large-scale puppets titled The Friars. The puppet is outside the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.

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A photograph of one of the large-scale puppets titled The Friars. The puppet is outside the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:27 21:31:29

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A photograph of a performer on top of a temporary platform on Oxford Terrace during the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:27 21:31:28

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A photograph of a performer on top of a temporary platform on Oxford Terrace during the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:27 21:28:16

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A photograph of a performer on top of a temporary platform on Oxford Terrace during the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:27 21:28:28

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A photograph of a performer on top of a temporary platform on Oxford Terrace during the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:26 (14)

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A photograph of the shadow of a large-scale puppet created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales.

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A photograph of the head of a puppet created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, as part of FESTA 2013.

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A photograph of a temporary platform next to the Avon River on Oxford Terrace. The platform will be used during the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

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A photograph of the large-scale puppet titled The Merchant. The puppet is in the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street.

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A photograph of Ryan Reynolds during the Canterbury Tales procession. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.

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A photograph of the large-scale puppet titled Wife of Bath. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, as part of FESTA 2013.

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A close-up photograph of a large-scale puppet titled The Scholar, created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales. Canterbury Tales was the main event of FESTA 2013.

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A photograph of the head of one of the large-scale puppets titled The Friars. The puppet is in the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:20 19:41:30

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A photograph of the head of one of the large-scale puppets titled The Friars. The puppet is in the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:26 (12)

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A close-up photograph of the face of the large-scale puppet titled Wife of Bath. The puppet was created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales, as part of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:26 (19)

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A close-up photograph of the head of one of The Friars, a large-scale puppet created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales. Canterbury Tales was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Canterbury Tales Photograph 2013:10:20 20:13:06

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A photograph of one of the operators of a large-scale puppet titled The Merchant. The operator is putting on part of the costume, in the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street.

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A close-up photograph of the bodice of a large-scale puppet titled Wife of Bath, created by Free Theatre Christchurch for Canterbury Tales. Canterbury Tales was the main event of FESTA 2013.

Good news and bad for Christchurch Theatres

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Years after the earthquakes, Christchurch is still desperately short of theatre space. But now the city council's investment of 30-million dollars to help the Court Theatre replace its very successful temporary home in Addington, is being widely applauded.