Stanford Hall Theatre refurbishment proposed
2nd October 2008
Planning Application: 08/01731/FUL
Rushcliffe Borough Council has consulted The Theatres Trust on an application from Chek Whyte Industries for the Conversion of Stanford Hall, Nottinghamshire, into a single dwelling and nursing/care home with renovation and restoration works to the theatre and an enlarged foyer for use by the general public.
To view the planning application online, please click here and enter the application number in the right-hand panel and click search.
Lincoln Theatre Royal closure threat
2nd October 2008
The manager of the Theatre Royal in Lincoln has warned that the venue will have to close, due to reduced Council funding. View his comments in a BBC Audo and Video interview.
Source: BBC News
New life for Scarborough's Open Air Theatre
2nd October 2008
Scarborough’s historic open air theatre which has been left to deteriorate for more than 20 years could reopen as part of a multi-million pound redevelopment.
Source: BBC News
Campaign to keep Theatr Gwynedd open continues
2nd October 2008
More than 2,000 people have signed a petition asking Bangor University not to shut down Theatr Gwynedd until a replacement is built in three years’ time after plans for the new £25-30 million Arts and Innovation Centre were announced. The closure of the theatre has been forced for health and safety reasons, the university says.
Source: Wales Daily Post
Waverley Council approves Farnham theatre demolition
2nd October 2008
The demolition of the Redgrave Theatre, part of the controversial East Street development planning application in Farnham, has been granted permission by Waverley Borough Council. However, the application will be referred to the Government Office for the South East and is subject to a possible direction for call-in for determination by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
Source: BBC News Get Surrey
New hotel opposite Stockport Plaza
2nd October 2008
Planning Application: DC/040497
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council have consulted The Theatres Trust on an application to convert the Rock Buildings into an hotel with associated cafe, restaurant and bar facilities. The new hotel would be opposite the Plaza Theatre on the other side of Mersey Square.
To view the planning application online, please click here and enter the application number and click search.
Plymouth Palace Theatre announced as endangered by another Society
1st October 2008
The Victorian Society has announced its Top Ten Endangered Buildings for 2008. Plymouth Palace Theatre is included.
Source: The Victorian Society
DEFRA's Carbon Reduction Commitment
1st October 2008
The new emissions trading scheme (or CRC) aims to reduce carbon emissions by 1.2m tonnes of carbon per year by 2020. It will cover all organisations whose electricity consumption is greater than 6,000MWh/yr per half hour, equivalent to an annual electricity bill of £500k.
Royal Opera House digitises Edwin Sachs Collection
1st October 2008
The Royal Opera House’s Online Collections have digitised the album of photographs recording the work undertaken by Edwin Otho Sachs (1870-1919) to modernise the stage and production areas of the Royal Opera House in 1900-1901.
View Royal Opera House Collections Online
London Old Vic plays in-the-round
30th September 2008
The Old Vic has been transformed to create an intimate “in-the-round” stage for a new production at the venue. Watch the timelapse transformation of the auditorium
Source: BBC News The Telegraph
