Brewery Arts Centre

• Theatre ID
  2744
• Built / Converted
  1972
• Dates of use
  • 1972: continuing
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Arts Centre
• Address
  Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HE, England
• Website
  • Brewery Arts Centre

Details

Sympathetic conversion of 1972 of former brewery dating from 1790, enlarged and refurbished in 1993/4. The building is a veritable rabbit-warren with different levels and rooms. The theatre seats 260 with a single steeply-raked bank of seats, with film presentation facilities. The stage is open, and not raised; six hemp sets; no orchestra pit. There is also the Malt Room seating 350 with platform stage, a studio seating 60, twin screen cinema complex, Warehouse Gallery, restaurants and bars, which contribute considerably to the revenue of the venue.

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• Events
  • 1972 Use: continuing
  • 1790 - 0 Design/Construction: as brewery (architect unknown).
  • 1972 - 0 Design/Construction: converted to Arts Centre.
    • Bob Tarbuck - Architect
  • 1993 - 0 Alteration: enlarged and refurbished.
    • Bob Tarbuck - Architect
  • 1998 - 0 Alteration: refurbished (architect unknown).
  • 2000 - 0 Alteration: twin screen cinema opened with lottery funding (architect unknown).
  • Owner/Management: Local Authority (South Lakeland DC)
• Capacities
  • Later: 1993: 250
  • Current: Theatre: 260 Malt Room (music and comedy): 350
• Listings
  • Grade II - unconfirmed
• Stage type
  • Open stage
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: 9.15m x 8.54m