The Egg (theatre)

The Egg
Address Bath
England
Designation Listed Building Grade II
Construction
Opened 2005
Architect Haworth Tompkins
Website
www.theatreroyal.org.uk/the-egg

The Egg (styled as the egg) is a theatre in Bath, built specifically for the use of young people.[1] It was converted from a former cinema and church hall by architects Haworth Tompkins.[2] The Grade II listed[3] Victorian building houses the eponymous 'egg'-shaped auditorium, around which an arts cafe, rooftop rehearsal space and basement technical workshop are arranged. The idea was supported by the children's author Bel Mooney.[4] It opened in October 2005.[5] In 2007, the Peter Hall Company made use of the space in order to stage a production of George Orwell's Animal Farm.[6]

The auditorium is flexible in enabling both fully day-lit or blacked out theatre and is usable end-on, in the round, flat floor and traverse.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Tyrrel, Rebecca (11 October 2005). "Kids go to work on the Egg". Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Egg Theatre". Haworth Tompkins. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "St Paul's Church Hall". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Writer to lead theatre appeal". Bath Chronicle. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "the egg theatre opens in Bath!". BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  6. ↑ Vale, Allison. "Animal Farm". Reviews. Britishy Theatre Guide. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Case Study: The Egg" (PDF). HAT Projects. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

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Coordinates: 51°22′54″N 2°21′49″W / 51.3817°N 2.3635°W / 51.3817; -2.3635


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