Fortune Theatre, Dunedin
Former theatre company in Dunedin, New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Formation | 1973 |
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Dissolved | 1 May 2018 |
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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]