Alhambra Theatre
Music Hall · Theatre · Cinema
12 Bellfield Street
Location details
- Other names
- The State Cinema / Whitehall Theatre
- Owner / operator(s)
- John Young
- Opened
- Jul 1898
- Closed
- -
- Present status
- Building extant. Still a theatre
The history of this location
John Young’s Alhambra opened on 13th July 1898 with a performance of ‘The Lady of Lyons’.
By 1927 the venue was showing cinema screenings alongside more traditional live performances. In 1940 it was converted to a full time cinema, The State Cinema, which it operated as until 1968.
In 1969 Dundee City Council purchased the building and converted it back to a theatre, renaming it the Whitehall Theatre.
The Alhambra’s early years were popularised by theatre performances, pantomimes, and music hall acts.
For more on the building’s history check About Us – The Whitehall Theatre
From the collection
Whitehall Theatre poster, 12 December 1977
Poster · Alhambra Theatre
Whitehall Theatre poster 18 March 1974, 1
Poster · Alhambra Theatre
Whitehall Theatre poster 18 March 1974, 2
Poster · Alhambra Theatre