Local history: Mudgee's Criterion Theatre - more than just movies

November 27 2020 - 12:00am
Even though it's the same building, the facade of Mudgee's former Criterion Theatre bears little resemblance to what you see at 74 Church Street today, photo courtesy of Mudgee Historical Society.
Even though it's the same building, the facade of Mudgee's former Criterion Theatre bears little resemblance to what you see at 74 Church Street today, photo courtesy of Mudgee Historical Society.

As a theatre, the Criterion spanned the "silent" and "talkie" eras and was a stage. As a venue it hosted a variety of - at times quite odd - events and entertainment. It would be re-purposed for a second life of retail, but its history shows there was more on its biography than just movies.

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