Whitehall

• Theatre ID
  2310
• Built / Converted
  1928
• Dates of use
  • 1969 - 1968: continuing
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Theatre
• Address
  Bellfield Street, Dundee, Tayside, DD1 5JA, Scotland

Details

Although only ten minutes walk from the town centre, the situation of this former cinéariety, on a hill and with little passing trade, is disadvantageous. Externally its stucco façe, with a long row of first floor windows, a crowning cornice and an asbestos roof visible behind, is less than exciting. The stadium plan auditorium, seating 750, feels narrow and deep. It has simple pilastered side walls and a flat beamed ceiling. The stage house is commodious. Stage right wings lead to a workshop. Flat stage with pros arch and small orchestra pit. Raked seating with raised platform at back. The acquisition by the Whitehall Theatre Trust of an adjoining church (the Caledonian Halls) made possible the provision of caféar, green room, workshop, store and offices.

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• Other names
  State (until closure as a cinema), Alhambra
• Events
  • 1969 - 1968 Use: continuing
  • 1928 Design/Construction:
    • Frank Thomson - Architect
  • 1984 Alteration: stage extended
    • Unknown - Architect
  • Alteration: (later) coffee bar extension added
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1928 Owner/Management: Arthur Henderson
  • 1940 - 1949 Owner/Management: Pennycooks Cinema Circuit
  • 1960 Owner/Management: J B Milne
  • 1969 Owner/Management: Dundee Corporation
  • 1982 Owner/Management: Whitehall Theatre Trust, owners; Whitehall Theatre (Dundee) Ltd, managers
• Capacities
  • Later: 1951: 1150
  • Current: 742
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • Proscenium, flat
• Dimensions
  • Proscenium width: 10.35m
  • Height to grid: 9.75m
  • Orchestra pit: capacity about 8