Llanelli Theatre

Client: Carmarthenshire County Council
Project: Llanelli Theatre (Works 2)
Value: £14.5m
Date: 2008-2012

Following on from ‘The Works’ Cultural Centre lottery submission in 2008, Lawray were commissioned to design a ‘Landmark’ replacement for the Theatre Elli in Llanelli. This development includes an innovative new-build 512 seat Main Auditorium with associated Bars, Cafes, Dressing Rooms and administration facilities, as well as refurbishments to the neighbouring Zion Chapel that accommodate a flexible 100-seat ‘Theatre in the Round’, a rehearsal Space, public enterprise offices and public meeting facilities.

The main Auditorium seating, Stage and adjacent Foyers feature a continuous floor level throughout. Besides offering unrivalled DDA access, these features offer optimum flexibility with facilities capable of being (re)configured to accommodate a range of both performance and non-performance layouts that suit the requirements of the following presentations :

‘State of the art’ technical features include :

Architecturally, the scheme intends to make strong statements about context of Llanelli and the medium of Theatre itself.

The project is now underway and is due to be completed Summer 2012.

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