Bennetts Associates unveil Royal Shakespeare Theatre design

A much needed major revamp of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, UK has been announced. Unveiling the £100 million scheme for the Stratford theatre, project architects Bennetts Associates’ plans will restore the key Art Deco elements of the Grade II* listed theatre. At the heart of the proposals is a new main stage for the Company, designed with theatre consultants Charcoalblue which will be repositioned, thrusting into the audience in the tradition of renaissance theatres, rather than being tucked into a "second room" behind the proscenium arch. The new Royal Shakespeare Theatre will replace the 1932 auditorium which owes more to cinema than theatre design and separates the audience from the actors and have only two galleries, reducing the distance between audience and actors.