The new galleried theatre will be a flat-floored flexible studio space
created by inserting a new steel structure within the volume of the existing
church. The existing balcony will be retained but extended forward and
re-tiered, to provide good sightlines to the stage area. Two levels of new
galleries will be inserted at the sides, together with high level suspensions
for scenery and stage lighting. The lower gallery will be used for the audience
while the upper gallery will provide technical facilities and a control room. A new single storey rear extension will be added to provide foyer and
back stage facilities, radiating around the apsidal end of the chancel and
opening onto a landscaped garden.
John Whittaker, who is leading the Theatreplan team said, “I am looking forward
to working with Tim Foster and his team on this exciting project.”
