The Entertainment Quarter
The Entertainment Quarter is an entertainment precinct in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The Entertainment Quarter sits beside Disney Studios Australia in the suburb of Moore Park, three kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district.
Located next to the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium, and Disney Studios Australia (previously Fox Studios) which is home to over 50 film and TV studios located just a gate away – shooting everything from major motion pictures, to local film and TV productions.
Inside the Entertainment Quarter is the Hordern Pavilion - home to Live music and events for over 25 years. Also a live venue known as Liberty Hall (previously Max Watts).
Facilities
[edit]The Market Canopy located in the heart of The Entertainment Quarter's Showring hosts a bi-weekly Market on every Wednesday and Saturday.
The Entertainment Quarter is home to restaurants, cafes, stores and activities.
EQ is the home of Sydney Roosters, Sydney FC, The New Sydney Kings basketball courts Hoops Capital and they are only weeks away from opening the new Sydney Swans HQ at the Royal Hall of Industries.
There are many live event spaces located at The Entertainment Quarter - including the 22,000 sqm Showring space, which has live events, large scale activations - like Magic Mike Live, Cirque, Van Gogh Alive and the Sydney Family Easter Show.
Activities include Hyperkarting (located on Level 5 of the carpark) - which has seen over 400,000 come through the track[citation needed], the huge Hoyts Cinema, arcades at B. Lucy and Sons, bowling at Strike Bowling, laugh along at The Comedy Store and the new World Gym.
Education
[edit]The Entertainment Quarter is home to the Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS). [1]
AFTRS relocated from its original location in North Ryde to a purpose built building in 2008,[2] located adjacent to Fox Studios Australia and around the corner from the Hoyts Cinema.
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Part of the AFTRS building's front facade -
A film studio at AFTRS -
AFTRS Entry doors
Also located within the Entertainment Quarter is Brent Street Performance Arts Dance School – which sees over 1,000 students each year.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The Entertainment Quarter and Fox Studios Australia were originally the site of Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales Sydney Showground, which hosted the annual Sydney Royal Easter Show. The Sydney Showground moved to Sydney Olympic Park in preparation for the 2000 Summer Olympics. It was developed by Lendlease and News Corp Australia. In 2004 it was sold to CFS Retail Property Trust.[3] In 2014 it was sold to Gerry Harvey, John Singleton and Mark Carnegie.[4]
Fox Studios Australia and the entertainment precinct opened at Moore Park in 1998.[5] A theme park at this location was closed, and some of the facilities have found new uses in the Entertainment Quarter.
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Bent Street -
Hoyts Cinemas -
Old Showring -
Showring markets -
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Royal Hall of Industries -
Commemorative Pavilion -
Old Showground -
Old Showground
Transport
[edit]The Entertainment Quarter is located near the Moore Park stop of the CBD and South East light rail. The multi-storey car park has capacity for 2,000 cars.
References
[edit]- ^ "Why AFTRS". Australian Film Television & Radio School. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Our history". Australian Film Television & Radio School. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Moore Park Entertainment Quarter for sale, valued at $63m Sydney Morning Herald 8 April 2014
- ^ Moore Park EQ sold to Gerry Harvey, John Singleton and Mark Carnegie for $80m Daily Telegraph 4 June 2014
- ^ History Disney Studios Australia