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Why 24 people need a 350-seat theatre

A tiny town in the Riverina is about to move its popular opera program from a converted pig-pen to a $700,000 theatre. Here's how.

3 Feb 2016 12:00

Deborah Stone

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Opera in Morundah. Image: Jeff Busby

The official population of Morundah in NSW is 76 but Councillor David Fahey says only 24 people ‘actually live in the village’. Either way it’s not a population size that obviously requires a 350-seat theatre complete with green room, stage lighting and carefully thought-out acoustics.

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