Theatre Royal Castlemaine
30 Hargraves Street
Castlemaine VIC
Contact
(03) 5472 1196
A cinema, a live-music venue, a bar, a bottle shop and a cultural institution all housed within a heritage-listed building, Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal – established in 1854 – is a truly unique place.
For more information, please visit the Theatre Royal website: theatreroyalcastlemaine.oztix.com.au/
Accessibility
The Theatre Royal Castlemaine is step-free and wheelchair-accessible through the front entrance to the front of the cinema.
There is one step at the front bar; the band room and garden bar are step-free and wheelchair-accessible.
There is a steep incline to the rear of the garden.
The front bar offers table service at tables that are step-free and wheelchair-accessible.
The Theatre Royal Castlemaine has a seated capacity of 300. Wheelchair-accessible spaces with companion seats are available on request.
Open Captions: Theatre Royal Castlemaine may offer Open Captions at specific screenings. Please see the venue’s website for more information.
There is a gender-neutral accessible bathroom.
What's On
Feature
Brigette Lundy-Paine and Justice Smith star as teen outsiders whose obsessive pop-culture fandom causes rifts in their realities.
Dir.
Jane Schoenbrun
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2024
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100 mins
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USA
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English
Feature
Rooney Mara stars in this gorgeously shot, righteously angry portrait of kitchen workers stewing in the pressure-cooker conditions of an NYC bistro.
Dir.
Alonso Ruizpalacios
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2024
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139 mins
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USA, Mexico
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English, Spanish
Feature
Legendary Australian musician Warren Ellis takes us on a guided tour through his world and one very special animal sanctuary.
Dir.
Justin Kurzel
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2024
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105 mins
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Australia
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English, Indonesian
Feature
Ten animators adapt Alison Lester’s children’s book, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation destined to become a family favourite.
Dir.
Robert Connolly
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2024
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74 mins
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Australia
Feature
Sarah Snook lends her voice alongside Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski, Eric Bana and Jacki Weaver in the second claymation feature from Adam Elliot.
2024
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94 mins
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Australia
Feature
Two men in rural Queensland search for solace in spirituality in this cinematic blend of documentary and fiction.
Dir.
Jaydon Martin
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2023
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90 mins
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Australia
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English
Feature
For eight survivors of childhood sexual abuse, a program that combines boxing and writing turns into a journey of recovery and friendship.
Dir.
Shannon Owen
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2024
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98 mins
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Australia
Feature
Three Australian girls seek the ultimate success in the world of competitive skateboarding while sliding into an adolescence without handrails.
Dir.
Eliza Cox
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2024
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87 mins
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Australia
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English
Feature
A profile of Australian academic, agitator and surveillance expert Des Ball – the man who counselled the US against nuclear escalation in the 1970s.
Dir.
John Hughes
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2024
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89 mins
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Australia
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English
Feature
Pulitzer-winning playwright Annie Baker’s debut film is a sublime mother–daughter coming-of-ager that pays extraordinary attention to the ordinary.
Dir.
Annie Baker
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2023
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113 mins
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USA
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English
Feature
Be swept up in this homage to the birth of Aussie surf culture compiled from 200 hours of home movies, iconic documentaries and restored 16mm footage.
Dir.
Jolyon Hoff
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2024
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79 mins
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Australia
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English
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