Heritage Open Day - The key to the future is the past  ↓ Leave a comment

To survive theatre must keep pace with life in the twenty-first century and that suggests that we should update and modernize our Georgian theatre but how far should we go?  

Should we be looking at modern décor and take out the Georgian and Victorian influences?

Should we change the stage and bring it further into the auditorium?

Join the debate! What are your thoughts?

Sarah Smith - Project Co-odinator

This entry was posted on June 13th, 2008 at 9:08 am and is filed under Open House days.

4 Responses to “Heritage Open Day - The key to the future is the past”

  1. bob acheson says:

    Satisfying all stakeholders will be difficult. Modernisation is obviously important but please do not forget the older generation, many of whom have contributed to the appeal. Comfy seats, a bit of style and a programme which has something for all tastes would be appreciated!

    June 16th, 2008 at 3:40 pm

  2. J.Löffler (Andrzej Blonski Architects) says:

    The Old Vic is a very old building, currently asleep, but by no means dead.
    For any building, to be alive means to be inhabited and to be employed for human activity. In order to stay alive it has to adapt. A living theater is a space where performers develop their ideas and where they can meet their audiences. Over time spatial and technical requirements for both groups change and the spaces and infrastructures have to be updated. These changes happen again and again throughout the lifetime of a theater.
    The historic substance of the building is its main asset. No modern theater can offer spaces of a similar atmospheric quality. The challenge for the architect is to preserve these qualities and give meaning to them that goes beyond documentation of the past, to allow it to become the place of today’s and tomorrows performances, to keep it alive.

    June 19th, 2008 at 6:29 pm

  3. J.Löffler (Andrzej Blonski Architects) says:

    Here are some illustrations relating to my previous comment:

    http://image-temp.lima-city.de/unzip_images-web/images-web/

    June 19th, 2008 at 7:02 pm

  4. Peter Ellis says:

    Put the forestage back it will enhance the relationship between actor and audience.

    Re think the seating,put the cheaper seats back in the stalls(The Pit)this will i think create a buz and attract a younger and more diverse audience.

    July 8th, 2008 at 9:17 pm

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