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A few venerable venues of interest

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Nick Walker

Cineteatro Macau

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This old movie theatre on Rua de Santa Clara near Hotel Lisboa consists of three halls that can be booked for events. Hall One seats 946 people in an auditorium, which features excellent acoustics. It can be used for other meetings or various stage performances. Halls Two and Three are the 'deluxe' part of the cinema, and have 170 and 104 seats respectively. A slightly shabby exterior belies a lovely interior that feels and looks eminently cinematic, especially if the facility's top-rate lighting equipment is used to full effect.

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Dom Pedro V Theatre

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This 19th-century theatre house built in a neo-classical style, in St Augustine's Square, seats 350 and features a fine period foyer with red plush curtains and crystal chandeliers, all of which look as if it were sequestered from the movie set of Moulin Rouge. Built in 1860, the theatre was mothballed in the early 1970s and left unused for almost 20 years until extensive restoration work was carried out on the building in 1993. It has also been refurbished in recent months and now provides one of Macau's most intriguing venues. It is possible to make bookings for events through the offices of the Macau Business Tourism Centre.

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