Theatre Royal Dumfries
dumfries theatre: exterior image from rmjm
Theatre Royal in Dumfries - Building PR from RMJM Architects Feb06
Plans for a new Theatre Royal in Dumfries designed by award-winning architects
RMJM have been approved by Dumfries and Galloway City Council. The new
development will replace Scotland's oldest working theatre, linked to
famous Scots, poet Robert Burns and author JM Barrie. Over the past 200
years, the building has been subject to radical alterations, leaving very
little of the original, 1792 theatre.
Following a series of proposals to the local planners, including the
rebuilding of the theatre behind the existing façade, Dumfries
and Galloway
City Council finally gave the green light to the building of a new, modern
facility on the existing site which can significantly contribute to the
social, cultural and economic life of the area.
dumfries theatre: interior image from rmjm
RMJM has worked in close partnership with Dumfries Theatre Royal Trust
since
2002 on the long-running project. The bold new £7 million proposal
aims to
create an exemplary, state-of-the-art hub for the performing arts in
Dumfries and south west Scotland. Facilities for the surrounding community
will include a 300-seat flexible theatre, 100-seat studio space, a youth
media centre, bar and restaurant.
The design of the new building shows the theatre wrapped in decorative,
coloured steel cladding, etched with poems and texts, like a piece of
sculptural art. At night the building will come to life when the theatrical
texts are colourfully backlit to contrast with the theatre's large urban
windows which frame views of the patrons within. Internally, a play of
light will reflect the words across the internal spaces.
Theatre Royal in Dumfries, Scotland - Building PR from RMJM 20.02.06
Dumfries Theatre Royal - Update
Proposal abandoned by Client Mar 2006 due to Council pulling their funding
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Royal Dumfries : RMJM Architects
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