Project summary

The proposed National Skills Academy will be a state-of-the-art training facility in Thurrock, Thames Gateway, providing a national centre, rehearsal and administrative space to showcase the industry. Working together with employers, freelancers, colleges and training-providers throughout the country, the NSA will deliver industry-endorsed training for young people and professionals. The scheme is supported by over 120 leading employers from theatre and live music, and is an ambitious vision to provide world-class training for the world's greatest stages.

Charcoalblue is providing a full planning and technical systems design service for the project, including developing alternative master-planning proposals, creating area schedules and adjacencies plans, designing seating and staging configurations, developing stagelighting, audiovisual and stage engineering proposals, and providing guidance on work at height considerations and related health and safety issues.