Radley College

Near Oxford

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Theatretech were involved in a number of schemes to convert an existing theatre facility in the heart of the School. This was eventually considered impractical, and plans for a new stand-alone theatre were formulated. Theatretech worked closely with the Oxford-based architects Gray, Baynes and Shew to develop a 350 fixed seat wedge shaped auditorium, whose capacity could be increased to up to 600 and thus whole school if pupils and staff also occupied the wide stage wings.

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The theatre is semi-flexible, with a small forestage that can transform into a shallow orchestra pit, and a pair of proscenium towers that act as technical lighting and audio stacks, but can move in and out, and rotate, in an advanced adjustable proscenium capacity. There are a number of hoist motors on the overstage suspension rigging sets, and lighting and sound facilities are to a professional standard.

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There are generous backstage dressing rooms, and a large foyer on two levels that doubles as an art gallery.