Quarry Theatre, Bedford
Client
Bedford School
Value
£4,000,000
Division
Special Projects
Awards
RICS Community awards 2015.
RIBA East Award 2016 in Bedfordshire Category.
Key Features
Renovation and conversion of Grade II listed chapel in the heart of Bedford.
Includes a three hundred seat galleried theatre, front of house facilities, offices and a congregation hall.
New single-storey rear extension containing a foyer, bar and back stage facilities.
Theatre created by inserting a new steel structure.
A balcony was extended forward and re-tiered to provide good sightlines to the stage area.
Two levels of new galleries were inserted at the sides with stage lighting.