A site was cleared and actual construction on the theatre building was begun in April 1974. The building is wide across the front, deep, and rises to a height of almost . It contains two large theatres with 6,000 seats and 1,100 seats respectively with a cinema theatre of 600 seats. Its over of floor space provide for some 600 other rooms in support of the theatres. The building opened on 7 October 1975.
