Theatre legend’s house up on the market: ‘You’d hear and see Mardi Gras’

1201/1 Francis St, Darlinghurst, was the house of the late Ken Horler and his widow Lilian Horler.

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The Darlinghurst house of Australian theatre legend the late Ken Horler and his widow Lilian Horler is heading to public sale on March 14.

The dad and mom of AFI award-winning actor Sacha Horler, identified for Dwelling and Away, The Moodys and Girls in Black, purchased the two-bedroom condo in 2011 for $880,000, based on information.

“They cherished it as a result of they have been initially attorneys may stroll to town, however they may additionally go as much as their authentic theatre in Nimrod St. Generally they’d go all the way down to the STC and see me in a play,” Sacha stated.

“When my youngsters have been little, we’d all hang around at Invoice and Tony’s in Stanley St across the nook and play pinball. We’d get spaghetti and provides the youngsters greenback cash — that made them the very best grandparents on the earth.”

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Award-winning actor Sascha Horler together with her late father Ken Horler on the opening evening of Peribanez on the Seymour Centre in 2006. Sacha performed the function of Ines.

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The house workplace at 1201/1 Francis St, Darlinghurst.

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Though the Horlers first purchased an off-the-plan condo within the Lumina on degree six, they later moved as much as the twelfth ground.

“Each single 12 months we did the fireworks, you’d hear and see Mardi Gras, and the Christmas lights at St Mary’s and it was all fairly thrilling.”

The Horlers additionally co-founded Sydney’s Nimrod Theatre Firm within the early Seventies the place many house grown thespians tread the boards for the primary time. Ken juggled his day job as a barrister whereas working the theatre; he additionally turned chairman of the Council of Civil Liberties within the late Nineteen Eighties and was an performing decide. On the theatre, he directed a younger John Bell in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night time and Germaine Greer in her first play.

Germaine Greer, pictured right here with the late Barry Humphries in 2016, appeared in her first play at Nimrod Theatre Firm within the Seventies.

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The stone kitchen options Smeg fuel home equipment, a dishwasher, plus a library with built-in shelving.

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An entertainer’s condo, the Horlers house has welcomed an illustrious record of who’s who in Australian theatre through the years.

Available on the market with Chris Cantarella and Graeme Anderson of The Company, the 106sq m condo has value expectations of $2m.

From the twelfth ground of the Marchese and Companions designed Lumina constructing at 1 Francis St, the residence has a postcard backdrop of Sydney’s most well-known landmarks, together with views over St Mary’s Cathedral, The Area and harbour.

It options an open plan format, a full-width balcony, a stone kitchen with Smeg fuel home equipment and dishwasher, plus a library with built-in shelving.

There may be additionally a safety automotive house and storage on title, a concierge, and fitness center entry. Lumina is inside a brief stroll to Stanley St’s eateries, Oxford St’s boutiques and bars, in addition to Museum Station.

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