Canterbury Childrens Theatre
Canterbury Childrens Theatre is a cinema or theatre at 71 Colombo St, Beckenham, the map pin sits in Somerfield, Christchurch.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Canterbury Children's Theatre (CCT) has a proud 50 year history of producing quality theatre for children. All shows are… Read full description ↓
Sits inside The Malthouse and Setting, highly significant in the District Plan
The only cinema or theatre on the record in Somerfield
71 Colombo St, Beckenham
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 18 Oct 2026, Its own website.
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other cinemas & theatres
More nearby cinemas & theatres 5
All 1 cinemas & theatres in Somerfield → · Every one in the city →
Also in Somerfield
More businesses in Somerfield 7
What the record holds 9 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 71 Colombo St, Beckenham | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Cinemas & theatres | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 332 3271 or 0800 BOOKINGS | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists 033323278 |
| Website | malthouse.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| enquiries@malthouse.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| Menu | malthouse.co.nz | Its own website |
| NZBN | 9429042603054, Incorporated Society | NZBN register |
| Registered name | CANTERBURY CHILDRENS THEATRE INCORPORATED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 28 July 1954 | NZBN register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Canterbury Children's Theatre (CCT) has a proud 50 year history of producing quality theatre for children. All shows are performed by adult volunteers who give their time. CCT is in the unique position of owning, utilising and preserving the wonderful historic Malthouse building - step inside the doors and enter the world of make believe.
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Residential Suburban | District Plan |
| Heritage item | The Malthouse and Setting (Heritage NZ category 2), highly significant in the District Plan | District Plan |
The reports nearby
185 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Rubbish & dumping, 163 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Flooding
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Dumped Rubbish
Pavement - Damaged
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Roads - General
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Street Cleaning
Flooding
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Street Gutters / Storm WaterQuestions, answered briefly
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A cinema or theatre in Somerfield, Christchurch.
71 Colombo St, Beckenham, the map pin sits in Somerfield, on Colombo St. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades.
phone 03 332 3271 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email enquiries@malthouse.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Riccarton Players (1.4 km), Metro Gold & Academy Cinema (1.7 km), Showbiz Christchurch (Christchurch Operatic Society) (2.7 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 2 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Malthouse Costumes (9 m); the Colombo St near Fisher Ave bus stop is 75 m away: route 1; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Colombo Reserve (321 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 6
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
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