The Newcastle Civic Theatre (also known as The Civic), located in Newcastle, Australia, is one of Newcastle's most popular and prestigious venues. The 1520-seat Civic Auditorium hosts a wide range of musicals, plays, concerts and dance events each year and is the city's oldest surviving theatre. The building opened in 1929 on Hunter Street as a picture theatre. It is decorated in Spanish baroque style with a marble staircase, terrazzo balcony and chandeliers.