 The Fortune Theatre in 2006 | |
| Formation | 1973 |
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| Dissolved | 1 May 2018 |
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New Zealand's Fortune Theatre laid claim to being the world's southernmost professional theatre company and sole year round professional theatre group in Dunedin, until its closure on 1 May 2018, citing financial difficulties.[1][2] The company ran for 44 years. The theatre regularly produced local shows and hosted touring performances.
The company was originally located in the auditorium of the Dunedin Athenaeum and Mechanics' Institute in the Octagon, but when that proved too small, moved to the former Trinity Methodist Church on Stuart Street.
Financial difficulties in 2000 threatened the theatre with closure, and forced the sale of the building to the Dunedin City Council, who leased the building back to the Fortune Theatre Trust.[3][4]
- ^ "Fortune Theatre closes". Otago Daily Times Online News. 1 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ FortuneTheatre – DunedinEnternatinment Archived 25 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dunedin's sole theatre in danger". The New Zealand Herald. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
- ^ "A look at the multi-million dollar contribution of City Property" (PDF). City Talk: 9. December 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 March 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2008.