A small theatre seating 225–240 people, it was had no wings, nor other common items of theatrical architecture having been adapted from a short-lived newsreel cinema.

[1] The space that became the Eblana Theatre was planned as a small newsreel cinema to entertain waiting bus passengers, and so it operated for about two years.

She and associates (including actor Des Nealon) ran the venue as a conventional theatre and home to her company, Gemini Productions.

Its early cinematic purpose meant the theatre had no wings, which made complex sets and mounting large plays impossible.

In 2012, plans to refurbish the theatre to house the Fry Model Railway were announced at an estimated cost of one million euros.