Stars Come out for the Palais
ON STAGE The Summer 2008 newsletter of Vol.9 No.1 Stars come out for the Palais atchdog group for the St Kilda their plan was announced. around one million dollars has already triangle development, unChain UnChain St Kilda is a diverse group been pledged. WSt Kilda, has come to the aid of campaigning for an urgent rethink of the Each donor has already picked out their the Palais Theatre, and is recruiting stage, overall development of what is known as favourite seat and if each seat was sold in screen and rock stars into the action. the St Kilda triangle. this way the result would be $13.5 million Actor Rachel Griffiths, a St Kilda native Already the group Human Nature, with which to refurbish the heritage theatre. now resident in Los Angeles, and her performers Bruce Springsteen, Shannon Noll, By doing so, unChain St Kilda says, the mother Anna Griffiths, unChain St Kilda’s David Campbell, and Rachel Griffiths pressure to pay for renovations will be taken spokeswoman, have hit on the idea of herself, have promised their financial support, off the St Kilda triangle developers, Citta raising money to restore the theatre by selling unChain St Kilda reports. Promoter Paul Properties, obviating the need for around its 2700 seats at $5000 each. They led a Dainty has confirmed that the Rolling 180 shops, pubs and nightclubs in the * rally at the theatre on 28 December when Stones would add their support. A total of Twin icons: The Palais Theatre, St Kilda, with its neighbour, Luna Park. (Picture: Frank Van Straten) development and thereby reducing the need for an over-sized project to pay for it.
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