His Highness the theater located on the corner of Hay Street and King Street in downtown Perth. Built in the years 1902-1904 during the effervescence of the city, the theater in the style of Edwardian Baroque. At the time, the theater was the largest in Australia - it could accommodate an audience in 2500. It is also believed that it was the first building in Perth, built on reinforced concrete frame.

In the early 20th century, Perth experienced a period of rapid growth and development associated with the gold rush in Western Australia. The prosperity of the city resulted in including in the construction of buildings in a magnificent Baroque style. A local politician Thomas Molloy in 1896 bought the hotel "Metropol" and adjacent to the theater with 1200 seats, to combine them into an entertainment complex. The name has been selected - Theatre and Hotel His Highness in honor of the recently ascended to the English throne of King Edward VII.

During the construction of the complex public worried about the future reliability of the buildings in the light of the level of the groundwater on the site and the presence of an underground stream. To solve this problem were built special drainage pipes, which are rejected waterways. The official opening of the theater took place on Christmas Eve 1904.

In those years the theater of His Highness was the largest theater in Australia with the biggest stage and the highest grate - the upper part of the theater scene. For a sample of architectural style 4-storey building were taken British and European theaters of the 19th century. The building housed 65 hotel rooms, but they were separated from the theater space with iron doors. Electric lift moves the guests on the roof with a magnificent panoramic view over Perth.

Over the years, the history of the theater staged numerous musical performances, ballet, opera, Shakespeare's plays, etc. The building was restored several times - the last major repair was held at the end of the 1970s, when the theater acquired the government of Western Australia and upgrade some facilities. Since then, the theater of His Highness - this is the main area for performances of the West Australian Ballet and Opera. The value of the theater for the cultural life of Perth was recognized by making it to the list of sites of historic value nationwide. It is believed that this is the country's only incumbent Edwardian theater.

In 2006, the theater of His Highness "affinity" with the world's second operating theater of the same name - His Highness Theatre in Aberdeen, Scotland.