Downstage Theatre was a professional theatre company in Wellington, New Zealand, that ran from 1964 to 2013. For many years it occupied the purpose-built Hannah Playhouse building. Former directors include Sunny Amey, Mervyn Thompson, and Colin McColl.
Downstage Theatre
Old Downstage Theatre building, corner Courtenay Place and Cambridge Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
Mark Hadlow in "Gulls" at The Hannah Playhouse (1988)
Downstage 25th anniversary
The Hannah Playhouse is a theatre venue situated on the corner of Courtenay Place and Cambridge Terrace in central Wellington, New Zealand. The Hannah Playhouse was given by Sheilah Winn and named after her grandfather, Robert Hannah, a very successful businessman. It was carefully designed and built to house Downstage Theatre.
Cambridge Terrace frontage, Courtenay Place to the left
Downstage 25th anniversary
The Hannah Playhouse with the roof lit up in the foreground of this night time aerial shot of Wellington's Courtenay Place.