- To support and promote all art forms including performing, visual and musical; across all ages and abilities.
- To design and build a centre that has flexible space and facilities that will accommodate the needs of many organizations and cohorts.
- The Centre will provide sufficient capacity to attract world class artists to perform in our town.
- Inclusivity, accessibility, sustainability and community engagement are the corner stones of the project
To build a centre which includes:
- Flexible and fully accessible theatre space to accommodate between 250 and 600 people.
- Including comfortable seating with professional standards for sight lines & acoustics.
- Appropriate professional sized stage with adequate back stage, wings, green, and dressing rooms with dedicated space for set construction and storage capabilities.
- State of the art sound and lighting equipment and infrastructure.
- Rehearsal & educational spaces.
- Outdoor gathering and performance spaces.
- Gallery space for art installations, speaker series, receptions & small events.
- Office space for theatre/property management, anchor production company, front of house & catering, tourism offices, BMFA, etc.
- Box Office (central hub for ticketing)
- Retail space, (including gift shop run by BMFA, showcasing work by local artists and students).
- Food and Beverage outlet, (bar, café, light snacks).
- Kitchen and food prep area, (outside catering of events, weddings, etc.).
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