Christ Church Grammar School’s revised plans for a lavish three-storey performing arts centre on the banks of the Swan River have received backing from the Town of Claremont.

The new centre, named PERFORM, is expected to cost the school $39.2 million and feature a 470-seat auditorium, a 220-seat black box theatre with retractable seating, an ensemble room, an orchestral rehearsal room and a terrace, all with sweeping river views.

The proposed centre will also have music classrooms, a percussion studio, a green room, a costume design room and a recording studio.

Although the school had previously stated a new performing arts centre would be available for community use outside school hours, the current application indicates its intention that it will not be leased to groups outside the sc

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