Theatres Trust salvo on Tameside theatre
24th June 2008
Tameside Council has been warned by the national theatre watchdog that it must be consulted on any development of Tameside Hippodrome. The Trust was alerted by a local former actress and dancer, who was put in touch with them when she wrote to culture secretary Andy Burnham to protest against the Ashton theatre’s closure. The Hippodrome closed its doors on 1 April 2008. Tameside Council said it was shut down for refurbishment..
Source: Salford Advertiser
Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre stays open through works
21st June 2008
Cardiff’s Chapter Arts Centre is about to undergo a £3.8m redevelopment but will be open for business as usual.
Countdown to DEC's........invitation to free information event
20th June 2008
Free half day events being hosted by Communities and Local Government in partnership with Asset Skills and ESTA are to help public sector colleagues understand what they need to do to get ready for Display Energy Certificates (DECs).
Belfast Lyric to be levelled for new theatre
19th June 2008
On the 19th June 2008 bulldozers and demolition workers moved in on the Belfast Lyric theatre in order to demolish it. A new-look multi-million pound Lyric, is scheduled to open for business on the same site at Ridgeway Street on the banks of the River Lagan in March 2010.
Access theatres with the London Festival of Architecture 2008
18th June 2008
The London Festival of Architecture 2008 will be the biggest event of its kind in the world, with over 500 events across the capital from 20 June to 20 July, encouraging visitors to take a fresh look at London’s Architecture.
Civic Trust Award goes to rejuvenation of Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal
17th June 2008
The second Haymills project to receive a Civic Trust Award in recognition of true construction best practice. was the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds. This 1819 building is one of a handful of Grade 1 listed theatres in the country and is the only working theatre in the National Trust’s portfolio of properties.
Wrexham Hippodrome damaged by fire
17th June 2008
A fire engulfed Wrexham’s oldest theatre building, the Hippodrome on 16 June. The incident is now under investigation.
More information from the Wales Daily Post
Shortlist for 2008 Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award announced
16th June 2008
Twenty-one projects have been shortlisted for this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award, which is sponsored jointly by CABE and the Office of Government Commerce.
The Ashden Directory reports on Theatres Trust Conference
14th June 2008
The Ashden Directory, which brings together environmentalism and the performing arts, posts notes from the Theatres Trust Conference on ‘Building Sustainable Theatres’ held at the NT’s Cottesloe on June 10.
Theatr Brycheiniog to become first Welsh solar-powered arts venue
14th June 2008
Lee Collins, Deputy Director of Theatr Brycheiniog speaking at ‘Building Sustainable Theatres’ said the panels will save the venue 5,095kg of CO2 emissions per annum – the equivalent of running a kettle continuously for 125 days, or running 20 Dell PCs with LCD monitors for 637 days – and cut electricity costs by £1,000 each year.
