Old Fitz Theatre

Kings Cross & Potts Point


Is it a pub? A theatre? A bistro? Actually, it’s all three. Grassroots company Red Line Productions stages loads of new Australian plays at this likeable venue in a quiet Woolloomooloo street.


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Nearby Kings Cross & Potts Point attractions

1. Coca-Cola Sign

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2. Australian Design Centre

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3. The Cross Arts Projects

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This little commercial gallery stages interesting curated shows, including lots of Aboriginal art.

4. Artspace

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5. Fitzroy Gardens

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6. St John’s Church

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7. McElhone Stairs

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These stone stairs were built in 1870 to connect spiffy Potts Point with the Woolloomooloo slums below. The steep steps run past an apartment block:…

8. Woolloomooloo Wharf

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A former wool and cargo dock, this beautiful Edwardian wharf faced oblivion for decades before a 2½-year demolition-workers’ green ban on the site in the…