Project summary

The Theatre Royal, Newcastle originally opened in 1837. In 1899 the theatre was destroyed by fire and was restored and redesigned by the accomplished theatre architect Frank Matcham, reopening in 1901.

The 2006 refurbishment provided a new restaurant, bars, foyer space, box office, small education studio theatre and new side-stage assembly area.

Charcoalblue led the design of a new double purchase flying system complete with innovative GRP grid which was part of a wider scheme to improve the working environment and technical capability of the Theatre Royal fly-tower.

The entire backstage works were completed within a three month 'dark' period between August and October 2006.