Theatre Royal
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Restoration of the Newcastle's grade I listed, Frank Matcham designed, theatre
Along with the restoration and refurbishment of the auditorium, better access, improved comfort and more appropriate technical solutions for the theatre engineering have been introduced.
Previous interventions have been stripped out to restore the theatre, wherever appropriate, to Matcham's original design. The original seating rake has been recreated to Matcham's design with the return to his tiering at gallery level and the re-introduction of the amphitheatre in place of a lighting trench.
Data
- Begun: Mar 2011
- Completed: Sep 2011
- Sector: Arts and culture
- Total cost: £4.1M
- Procurement: JCT
- Address: Theatre Royal, 100 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6BR, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Sansome Hall Architects
- Client: Newcastle City Council, Theatre Royal
- Theatre consultant: Theatresearch
- Cost consultant: F K Howard
- Theatre consultant: Charcoalblue
- Services engineer: Max Fordham
- Structural engineer: Cundall
- Planning supervisor: Atkins
- Acoustic consultant: Max Fordham
- Main contractor: Surgo Construction
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