Manning Entertainment Centre

Sports and Recreation Facilities

The Manning Entertainment Centre offer first-class facilities for the performing arts, from school productions and amateur theatre to artists of national and international acclaim.
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The Manning Entertainment Centre is a 505-seat theatre in Taree, New South Wales and serves the residents of the Manning Valley, Great Lakes, Gloucester and Camden Haven regions.

The Centre was built as a bicentennial project in 1987 for AUD2.4 million and has a long history of attracting the highest quality performers to the region including The Australian Ballet, Dame Joan Sutherland, Circus Oz, Guy Sebastian and the Doug Anthony Allstars.

The Manning Entertainment Centre is an important asset for local performers, with regular use by local schools, dance schools and groups including the Taree Arts Council, Manning Valley Choral Society and Taree and District Eisteddfod.

Information

Website

mec.midcoast.nsw.gov.au

Address

31 Manning River Drive, New South Wales, 2430

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