ONE of the oldest pubs in Broken Hill, The Theatre Royal has a fascinating history of live music, violent brawls and drunken shenanigans, though today only currently opens for five hours per week on a Saturday night.

Opened in 1886 as the Exchange Hotel, the venue became Theatre Royal in 1890, was briefly named Hotel Argent in 1971 and then returned to Theatre Royal in 1984.

The nightclub and li...