The Playhouse Theatre Cheltenham



Before the refurbishment started, we took the seats out.
All the seats went into one skip!
Click here for more photos of the dismantling of the auditorium
27th April 2008


The Playhouse Theatre, Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 7HG.  +44 (0)1242 522852  
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The Playhouse Theatre Refurbishment   May - July 2008

On Monday 28 April, the first stage of our five-year improvement plan to refurbish the theatre began.

The Playhouse appointed Glyn Mellor, an architect with a wide experience of theatre and cinema design, to produce the plans which will transform the venue. This involves installing a considerably new heightened rake

(the sloping/stepped nature of the floor) to significantly improve visibility throughout the theatre. The height at the rear of the auditorium will be sufficient to enable the creation of a corridor underneath the seating, thereby allowing patrons to enter the lounge bar from the foyer.

There will be new sound and lighting boxes; new doors, which will help deaden the sound of Bath Road traffic; new carpeting throughout auditorium, lounge bar and dressing rooms; new house lights; and, most importantly, brand new seating! The auditorium will also be redecorated.

This part of the refurbishment will cost in the region of £250,000 and we are hopeful that it may be possible to undertake some additional work in other parts of the theatre, time permitting and subject to planning consents.

The diary below will keep you informed of the exciting changes to the theatre as they take place.



The Playhouse needs to raise just over £650,000 to
achieve all the improvements it wishes to make to the complex over the next five years.
The first stage of the programme is the refurbishement of the auditorium and work will commence in May 2008, with the theatre reopening in July 2008.
This is the most substantial and urgent part of the overall programme and is going to cost in the region of £250,000

As part of our fundraising, we have launched a SPONSOR A SEAT campaign. The refurbished auditorium will be equipped with brand new comfortable seating and we are offering everyone the chance to sponsor a seat for just £100.

If you are interested in sponsoring a seat, or making any form of contribution to the overall appeal, please contact Paul Scott on 01242 522852.
 
Summer and Autumn Productions Preview

July 2008
Tue 15th - Sat 19th July 'THE GOOD DOCTOR'
September 2008
Thu 11th Sept ANNA GALLIERS & CLAIRE GREEN
(Clairvoyants)
Sat 20th - Sat 27th Sept
(no Sun performance)
Cheltenham Operatic
and Dramatic Society Production
October 2008
Thu 9th - Sat 11th 'BEAUTIFUL GIRLS'
Mon 13th - Sat 18th Oct
LITERATURE FESTIVAL
Thu 23rd - Sat 25th Oct Focus Theatre Production
November 2008
Sat 1st - Sat 8th Nov 'THE GUT GIRLS'
Wed 12th - Sat 15th Nov
'EPSOM DOWNS'
Mon 24th - Sat 29th Nov 'THE SORCERER'
December 2008
Wed 3rd - Sat 6th Dec Jacob's Well Religious Musical
Thu 11th - Sat 13th
      and
Thu 18th - Sat 20th Dec
Friends Alternative Panto