Skip to main content

Kōrero: Theatres, cinemas and halls

Ground floor plan of the Whanganui Opera House

The ground floor plan for the Whanganui Opera House underscores the social class dimension of theatre-going, with separate entrances to the low-end pit, middle-end stalls and high-end dress circle.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Whanganui Regional Museum

Reference: 1802.3677b

Permission of the Whanganui Regional Museum must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ben Schrader, Theatres, cinemas and halls – Early 20th century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/44080/ground-floor-plan-of-the-whanganui-opera-house (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 8 May 2014.