The Friends of the Empire Theatre Inc is an independent, close-knit community of over 600 theatre-lovers who support the Empire Theatre through volunteer duties and an annual membership contribution. To become a Friend, connect with other theatre enthusiasts and support your Empire Theatre, become a member today.
There are four ways that you can join the Friends:
1. FRIEND - $10 per year
2. SILVER FRIEND - $20 per year
3. GOLD FRIEND - $30 per year
4. PLATINUM FRIEND - $100 per year
All friends receive the following benefits:
monthly newsletters
invitations to Friends' events
Voting rights at the Annual General Meeting
Volunteer Incentive Program for volunteers
Please Note: To enjoy these benefits as a member of the Friends, it is not a requirement to be a volunteer.
Volunteer Incentive Program
If you would like to be more involved in the Empire Theatre's activities, you can join the Friends' volunteer workforce. All Friends volunteers receive Volunteer Incentive Program Points (VIPP) for any duty performed. These VIPs can be traded for tickets to selected shows.
Volunteer duties include:
View/Download Friends of the Empire Theatre Volunteer Interest Form
Please note all patrons will be required to check in via QR Code when attending the theatre.
Increased hygiene facilities and social distancing measures are in place including COVID safe seating in the auditoriums, contactless payment preferred, and extensive contact tracing policies required for all patrons.
We encourage and support the use of the COVID Safe App. For more information on the Empire Theatre COVID Safe operations please visit the COVID Safe page of our website.