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Mark Enstone/Julian Flannery & Paul Covell
Selected
Theatre Experience - Current & Recent Projects
Letchworth Garden City: Plinston Hall
Feasibility study into performing arts facilities in Letchworth with
particular
emphasis on the future of Plinston Hall.
Involvement:
assessment of existing facilities and planning advice regarding
layout and access, including outline designs for seating and
technical systems.
Dunoon: Queen's Hall
Feasibility study into future of
the Queen's Hall.
Involvement:
assessment of existing facilities and outline planning advice
regarding layout and access.
Dudley College: Town Centre Campus
New build campus for the college, including flexible
theatre/performing arts facilities.
Capacity:
<200 (seated)
Involvement:
general and detailed planning advice, and design of seating, stage
lighting, sound, communications and audio-visual systems, and
suspensions for lighting, drapes and scenery.
Mansfield: West Nottinghamshire College
Conversion and refurbishment of existing
building into a new Media Centre with a flexible studio theatre,
three drama/dance performing areas, a music rehearsal room, four
music practice rooms, two live/recording music studios, a TV studio,
a radio studio, and circulation areas.
Capacity: approx 150 (studio theatre)
Involvement: outline planning advice on
theatre seating and control room layout, and
design and specification of stage lighting, sound,
communications, audio-visual and recording systems in all relevant
areas, and of suspensions
for lighting and drapes in the studio theatre, performing areas and
TV studio.
St Andrews University: Younger Hall
Feasibility study into possible refurbishment and extension of this
important Category B listed building in the centre of St Andrews.
Capacity:
<1000 (seated)
Involvement:
general contribution to the study in helping to identify the
building’s potential, with specific responsibility for advising on
performance and conference facilities.
Liverpool: Gateacre School
Community Comprehensive School being re-built under the BSF scheme,
and double drama studio/performance space.
Capacity:
circa 300 (seated)
Involvement:
outline planning advice on staging and seating layouts, and design
and specification of new stage lighting, sound, communications and
audio-visual systems, and suspensions for lighting and drapes.
Stoke Gifford: Abbeywood Community School
New build secondary school for 1200 pupils to replace the existing
Filton High School, including dance studio, drama studio, music
department with recording facilities, and flexible assembly hall.
Involvement:
outline design and specification of stage lighting, sound,
communications, audio-visual and recording systems, and suspensions
for lighting and drapes.
Cardiff: Pierhead
Renovation of existing hall in listed building to provide
multi-purpose exhibition, presentation and performance space.
Capacity:
<100
Involvement:
design and specification of retractable staging, event lighting,
sound, communications and audio-visual systems.
Livingston: Howden Park Centre
Extension of existing building to form new-build fixed format
proscenium theatre and small studio, and remodeling of existing
flexible format studio.
2010 winner of Edinburgh Architectural Association's Building of the
Year Award.
Capacity:
400 (Theatre)
Involvement:
general planning advice, and design and commissioning of stage
lighting, working light, sound, communications and audio-visual systems, and
suspensions for lighting, drapes and scenery.
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Selected
Theatre Experience - Earlier Completed Projects
Derry: Playhouse
Remodeling of existing flexible performance space as part of the
renovation of this listed building which was a Northern Ireland
finalist in the BBC’s “Restoration” programme.
Capacity:
<190 (seated)
Involvement:
design and specification of new stage lighting, sound,
communications and audio‑visual systems, and suspensions for
lighting and drapes.
West Bromwich The Public: Event Space
Flexible and sub-dividable space in new art gallery, for
performances, conferences, lectures, exhibitions and other
functions.
Capacity:
<500 (standing), <250 (seated)
Involvement:
seating and staging layouts and outline design and specification of
stage lighting, sound, communications and audio-visual systems, and
suspensions for lighting and audio‑visual equipment.
St Ives: Kidz R Us
Existing partly converted Wesleyan Chapel used as a vibrant youth
theatre.
Capacity:
<320
Involvement:
outline design and specification of revisions to staging layout,
including addition of temporary orchestra pit.
Stornoway: An Lanntair Arts Centre
New-build flexible format proscenium theatre with retractable
seating.
2007 award of a Civic Trust Commendation.
Capacity:
239
Involvement:
general planning advice, and design and commissioning of stage
lighting, working light, sound, communications and 35mm and video
projection systems, and suspensions for lighting, drapes and
scenery.
St Andrews: Byre Theatre
New-build fixed format proscenium theatre and flexible format studio
theatre.
2003 award of a Civic Trust Commendation.
Capacity:
220 (Theatre), 80 (Studio)
Involvement:
general planning advice, and design and commissioning of stage
lighting, working light, sound and communications systems, and
suspensions for lighting, drapes and scenery.
Dublin: O’Reilly Theatre - Belvedere College
New-build proscenium theatre with retractable seating and orchestra
pit.
Capacity:
590
Involvement:
design and commissioning of stage lighting, sound and communications
systems, suspensions for lighting, drapes and scenery, and orchestra
pit lift.
Armagh: Market
Place Theatre
New-build fixed format proscenium theatre and flexible format
studio theatre.
Capacity: 390 (Theatre), 150 (Studio)
Involvement: design and commissioning of stage lighting,
working light, sound, and communications systems.
Dundee: Rep Theatre
Refurbishment of fixed format proscenium theatre.
Capacity: 455
Involvement: design and commissioning of stage lighting,
working light control, communications, and extension to stage
machinery (rigging) systems.
Edinburgh:
Traverse Theatre
New-build flexible format performance spaces.
Capacity: 250 (Traverse 1), 100 (Traverse 2)
Involvement: design and commissioning of stage lighting,
working light, sound and communications systems.
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Selected Theatre Consultancy
Experience - Pre-1990
Trondheim: Olavshallen
(Concert Hall)
Galashiels: Volunteer
Hall
Kuwait: Bayan Palace
Conference Centre
Enniskillin: Ardhowen
Arts Centre
Redhill: Harlequin
Theatre
Tsim Sha Tsui: Hong Kong
Cultural Centre
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