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.
Theatre Royal Plymouth makes £50k savings from going green
14th June 2008
Theatre Royal Plymouth is the first performance venue to receive the Carbon Trust’s Energy Efficiency Award and has saved nearly £50,000 on utility bills after making environmentally friendly changes to its maintenance system, Kevin Faulkner speaking at The Theatres Trust’s Annual Conference
New certificates to make theatres monitor energy use
14th June 2008
At Building Sustainable Theatres, The Theatres Trust’s conference on June 10 David Richards from Arup highlighted that theatres look set to be effected by new legislation coming into force in October, which will require all public buildings to display a certificate detailing their use of energy.
Work together on climate change, says Hodge at Theatres Trust Conference
13th June 2008
Opening ‘Building Sustainable Theatres’, The Theatres Trust Annual Conference, Culture minister Margaret Hodge has called on the theatre industry to create a unified approach to tackling climate change, in a bid to influence audiences to be more environmentally friendly.
The Theatres Trust seeks Chair of Trustees
6th May 2008
The Theatres Trust is seeking to appoint a successor to Rupert Rhymes OBE, whose term of office ends on 30 January 2009. The post is a public appointment made by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and applicants are asked to apply through the Department of Culture, Media and Sport
Closing date for applications is Friday 30 May 2008
Derby Hippodrome Injunction Granted
25th April 2008
The Theatres Trust was present today in London at the granting of the High Court injunction by Mr Justice Wyn Williams to prevent the Derby Hippodrome’s owner from carrying out any further work following its partial demolition on 28 March 2008.
Journey into the world of 'Exploring Theatres'
23rd April 2008
The Theatres Trust, The National Advisory Public Body for Theatres, launched a new online Learning Resource, ‘Exploring Theatres’. Go live took place on Wednesday 23 April 2008.
Conference 08: Building Sustainable Theatres
17th April 2008
The Theatres Trust’s Conference 08, taking place on 10 June 2008 at the Cottesloe Theatre in London, aims to help theatres meet the environmental challenges of climate change and rising energy costs and understand what’s behind the new energy performance regulations that will affect theatre buildings. Download the full Press Release (PDF). Booking is now open.
Derby Hippodrome High Court judgment welcomed by The Theatres Trust
10th April 2008
Mhora Samuel, Director of The Theatres Trust attended the High Court hearing held today in London where Derby City Council (claimant) applied for an injunction to prevent the owner of the Derby Hippodrome (respondent) from carrying out further demolition of the theatre. In the three and a half hour hearing the owner continued to assert that his experts declared the building was unsafe and required demolition, contrary to the views of the Council and English Heritage who considered that the building was safe to the public on the street and could be saved.
Theatres Trust meets Derby City Council to save Hippodrome
2nd April 2008
Following partial demolition of the listed grade II Derby Hippodrome on Friday 28 March, The Theatres Trust has met with senior officials of Derby City Council to discuss plans to secure the future of the theatre. Mhora Samuel, Director and Mark Price, Planning and Architecture Adviser for The Theatres Trust met with Richard Williams, Assistant Director of Regeneration and Councillor Evonne Williams at the council’s offices.
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