Isaac Theatre Royal
Isaac Theatre Royal is a cinema or theatre at 145 Gloucester Street Central City, Christchurch Central City.
Checked 24 Oct 2026
The Isaac Theatre Royal (built 1906-07) is one of the oldest theatres in Christchurch with 1266 seats over three levels. The… Read full description ↓
The spot itself carries an ECan consent, water take/use
One of 13 cinemas & theatres in Christchurch Central City, 41% of the city’s count
145 Gloucester Street Central City
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 30 Sept 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
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 13 cinemas & theatres in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 11 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 145 Gloucester Street Central City | Council licence register |
| Kind | Cinemas & theatres | Council licence register |
| Phone | 03 366 6326 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists 032605260 |
| Website | isaactheatreroyal.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| admin@itr.co.nz | Its own website | |
| Menu | isaactheatreroyal.co.nz | Its own website |
| NZBN | 9429040349992, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | THEATRE ROYAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 15 Sept 1980 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Theatre operation - except motion picture theatre | NZBN register |
| Alcohol licence | On-licence theatre/cinema, expires 16 Nov 2027 | Council licence register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
The Isaac Theatre Royal (built 1906-07) is one of the oldest theatres in Christchurch with 1266 seats over three levels. The building creates a bold architectural display which evokes an impression of Edwardian exuberance and prosperity. The painted interior dome was stored and conserved on site, and was reinstated it into the new theatre building behind the original façade. The theatre has been home to many NZ performing arts companies and hosted everything from wrestling matches, cinema and vaudeville to Shakespeare, ballet and grand opera. Many well-known artists have performed there over time including Louis Armstrong, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Dame Malvina Major.
— 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 | City centre zone | District Plan |
| Consent CRC155580 | Water Take/Use, to 9 June 2050, 21 m from the pin | ECan consents |
Godley Statue Reserve plaque
Godley Statue Reserve plaque
Godley Statue Reserve plaqueWhat stood on Gloucester Street
From Canterbury Museum. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Fable Christchurch, 2024-06. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
6,328 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 5,173 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,328 reports on file
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A cinema or theatre in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
145 Gloucester Street Central City, Christchurch Central City, on Gloucester Street Central City. On the map →
Holds an on-licence theatre/cinema on the council’s register, to 16 Nov 2027, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.
phone 03 366 6326 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email admin@itr.co.nz (its own website).
The Piano (49 m), The Court Theatre (86 m), Little Andromeda (459 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 10 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest The Studio Collective (18 m); the Manchester St Super Stop bus stop is 182 m away: routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95; a cycle lane passes within 77 m; nearest park: Cathedral Square (177 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: Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents · 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 9
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Environment Canterbury’s active resource consents, recorded where the consented activity happens (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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