St. James Theater (or St. James Theatre) is located in the heart of the capital of New Zealand - Wellington.

When in 1912, was built by His Majesty Theatre (later called the Theatre of Saint James), it was the largest theater in New Zealand, Australia and adjacent islands. The skill of the architect Henry White, who built the theater building, was well known on both sides of the Tasman Sea. In addition to the St. James Theatre in Wellington Henry White designed the 120 theaters. Saint James was the first in this hemisphere, whose frame is made of steel and concrete. Designed for vaudeville scene was lower and wider than in other theaters, which made the audience closer to the actors. The interior of the auditorium was decorated with cherubs, intricate swirls, gilded lyres, harps, cupids and masks of drama and comedy.

In the 1980s, the building was subject to the threat of demolition. Then the people of Wellington stood up for him. Led by photographer Grant Sheehan and later Peter Harcourt, organized a whole campaign against the demolition of the building, which was a success. The building is not demolished. Wellington City Council organized by the St. James Theatre and agreed to allocate $ 10.7 million for the reconstruction and modernization of the theater. There were other sponsors, which made it possible to raise $ 21.4 million that went to redevelop the building.

St. James Theatre was awarded the New Zealand Historic Places by the first category among prominent cultural and historically significant buildings.

The auditorium of the theater is designed for 1552 seats, banquet hall accommodates 289 people, and the theater audience - 320 people. In the large lobby of the theater you can eat in the cafe Jimmy.

The theater is the main venue for the most important celebrations of the city of Wellington: awards, prizes, grand concerts and shows, exhibitions, presentations and so on.