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]
 | |
 | |
| Address | Bath England |
|---|---|
| Designation | Listed Building Grade II |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2005 |
| Architect | Haworth Tompkins |
| Website | |
| www.theatreroyal.org.uk/the-egg | |
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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Tyrrel, Rebecca (11 October 2005). "Kids go to work on the Egg". Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "The Egg Theatre". Haworth Tompkins. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "St Paul's Church Hall". Images of England. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Writer to lead theatre appeal". Bath Chronicle. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "the egg theatre opens in Bath!". BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Vale, Allison. "Animal Farm". Reviews. Britishy Theatre Guide. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Case Study: The Egg" (PDF). HAT Projects. Retrieved 5 May 2011.