Location | Dunedin |
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Operator | Performing Arts University of Otago |
Capacity | number of people |
Construction | |
Opened | 1914 |
Renovated | 1970s |
Architect | Edmund Anscombe |
Official name | University of Otago Allen Hall Theatre and Archway |
Designated | 7 July 1988 |
Reference no. | 2225 |
Allen Hall, also known as the Allen Hall Theatre, is a building at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is named after James Allen, Vice-Chancellor and then Chancellor of the university, who was instrumental in raising funds for building the hall. Originally the student association building, opened in 1914, the hall now operates as a theatre. Allen Hall is known for the series of Lunchtime Theatre performances. The hall and archway are registered as a Category I historic place by Heritage New Zealand.