tag o ▁Theatre ▁Trust ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁building ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁adapted ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁live ▁ven ue , ▁although ▁it ▁still ▁also ▁functions ▁as ▁a ▁cinema ▁during ▁film ▁festiv als ▁every ▁year . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Dun ed in ▁City ▁Council . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁theatre ▁began ▁$ 7 . 5 ▁million ▁ref urb ish ments ▁including ▁upgrad ing ▁the ▁flying ▁system , ▁replacing ▁the ▁ch airs , ▁car pet ▁and ▁other ▁work . ▁It ▁was ▁re - open ed ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁a ▁' th ank ▁you ' ▁concert ▁for ▁spons ors . ▁ ▁Ann ual ▁book ▁sale ▁ ▁As ▁it ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁a ▁char itable ▁trust , ▁the ▁theatre ▁re lies ▁on ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁community ▁for ▁its ▁continued ▁existence . ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁support ▁is ▁the ▁Reg ent ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁Book ▁S ale , ▁the ▁largest ▁sale ▁of ▁second - hand ▁books ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁re put edly ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere . ▁Every ▁May ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁books ▁don ated ▁by ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁are ▁sold ▁at ▁the ▁theatre ▁by ▁volunte ers ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁hours . ▁Over ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁books ▁are ▁on ▁sale ▁each ▁year , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁pr iced ▁at