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Tyne Theatre & Opera House – Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Sorcerer” and The Grave Trap
This video demonstrates the use of the Grave Trap for the descent of John Wellington Wells in Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Sorcerer" - shot at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House in Newcastle upon Tyne with Dr. David Wilmore of Theatresearch - it uses the original 19th...
Grand Theatre, Blackpool
Grand Theatre, Blackpool Grade II* - 1894, Frank Matcham, Conservation Plan and NLHF Application
King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
King’s Theatre, Edinburgh Grade A, 1906, Swanston & Davidson – Conservation Plan
Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Grade A, 1878, James Sellars, Conservation Plan and Historic Stage Machinery Recording
Stockton Globe Restoration
Globe Theatre Stockton-on-Tees Grade II listed 1935, Percy L. Browne – Lead Consultants, HLF Application & Conservation Plan for the Local Authority (client) : Value £28 million
Darlington Hippodrome Restoration
Darlington Hippodrome Grade II listed 1907, Owen & Ward – Lead Consultants, HLF Application & Conservation Plan for the Local Authority (client): Value £16 million
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Grade I – Conservation Plans and Historic Stage Machinery Recording and Supervision
Theatre Royal | Bristol | 1766
Architect: Thomas Patey Theatresearch was appointed as the Heritage Team Leader for this highly prestigious project. As the oldest working theatre in the British Isles the complex story of this building’s evolution needed to be unraveled both carefully and...
Theatre Royal | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 1901
Architect: Frank Matcham 2011: Sansome Hall Theatresearch wrote the Conservation Management Plan for this project in 2010 and this formed the core restoration philosophy for the project. As a Grade I listed building the Theatre Royal is one of the most important...
Gaiety Theatre | Douglas, Isle of Man | 1900
Architect: Frank Matcham Theatresearch undertook a 10 year programme of restoration and conservation works to this sensational Frank Matcham Theatre. This included the restoration of the iconic Rosary window, which is so much a feature of the auditorium ceiling. In...
The Plaza | Stockport | 1932
Architect: William Thornley 2006-07: Brock Carmichael This project has received an award from the HLF and is currently in Stage 2 development. The proposals include a full restoration of the faience tiled main elevation and foyers. Theatresearch provided: Conservation...
City Varieties | Leeds | 1865
Architect: George Smith Current Architects: Jacobs Theatresearch undertook the Conservation Management Plan in order to understand this extremely complicated building which had been altered many times since its original construction in 1865. As a Grade II* listed...
Theatre Royal | Bury St. Edmunds | 1819
Architect: William Wilkins Architects 2006-07: Levitt Bernstein Theatresearch was commissioned by The National Trust to undertake a detailed piece of research to support and underpin the restoration of the theatre. The image clearly shows the Georgian ventilation duct...
Royal Theatre & Opera House | Northampton | 1884
Architect: Charles Phipps Architects 2004-06: Arts Team This theatre has been restored and given a true identity within the Derngate complex. The stage has been lowered back to Phipps’ original datum and many of the changes brought about over so many years have now...
Theatre Royal & Opera House | Wakefield | 1894
Architect: Frank Matcham Architects: Arts Team Current proposals include a new and exciting extension to provide new bars, foyers, lift access and a studio theatre all to be built on an adjoining empty piece of land. There will also be improvements to the stage house...
Palace Theatre | Redditch | 1913
Architect: Bertie Crewe Architects 2006: Sansome Hall This project was recently completed with assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund. It now forms a central focus to the population of Redditch and is doing sensational business at the box office. Theatresearch...
Everyman Theatre | Cheltenham | 1890
Architect: Frank Matcham Architects 2000-03: Sansome Hall The Everyman Theatre is the earliest surviving auditorium by Frank Matcham. Many of the murals have been painted over, and the original sensational scagliola proscenium arch has been obscured – but it is still...
Georgian Theatre Royal | Richmond | 1788
Architect: Unknown Architects 2003: Allen Tod The theatre as restored after significant research and development work to create an authentic period auditorium which was also a community theatre for the people of Richmond – Theatresearch developed a Conservation...