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We're
in the new Carriageworks theatre, and
the Guild held its first annual awards night at the theatre on Saturday
12 November 2005 - photos.
The Carriageworks theatre now offers Guild members and audiences a more modern and easily accessible venue (max.350 seats), with a larger stage area and a second performance space as well (Upstairs@Carriageworks, with a max. of 70 seats), which may be used for greenroom productions as well as smaller productions. LCC info about the venue www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk 2005 was a year of huge change for members of the LCAG, with the closure of the Leeds Civic Theatre back in May. The societies who used the Civic Theatre, along with their patrons and supporters campaigned against its closure - a campaign helped hugely by the support of the Yorkshire Post Newspaper. Once everyone had presented their arguments for saving the theatre and its community, the local council agreed that this theatre based community was worth saving. The council were committed to the Civic Theatre building becoming part of the redevelopment scheme, transforming it into a City Museum. However, they finally agreed to provide alternative accommodation "as good as if not better than" [... the Civic Theatre]. So they have built a brand new theatre just a few paces away from the old place, on Millennium Square - The Carriageworks theatre. Carriageworks theatre opening
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 model, photographed at the Civic Theatre Open Day 2003. Pre-development tour of the site |
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 under construction (7 June 2005) |
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| Friday
11 Nov. 2005 - LCAG Exec and others attended the council's official
opening of the Carriageworks (more)
Saturday 12 November 2005 - The LCAG Awards evening at the new Carriageworks theatre (photos) The list of Awards, nominees and winners can be viewed here, or download a copy (pdf file) |
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Jan 2005 - Leeds City Council's Executive Member for Leisure, Councilor
John Procter, met with hundreds of members of LCAG in the Civic Theatre
as the theatre was running over a year behind schedule. One Guild member
kindly let us have a copy of their notes of meeting - link
to read them . Link to email
Cllr Procter |
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| "Work
is progressing the new £12m of the historic Electric Press building
to include the new CarriageWorks Theatre and Conference Centre. There
will be a 350-seat main auditorium an 80-seat performance area, which
will also provide a venue for art exhibitions, meeting rooms, rehearsal
space and storage. A giant video screen will form part of the theatre’s
exterior wall facing out onto Millennium Square. The development will
also provide new headquarters for the Leeds Art Guild, an umbrella organisation
representing amateur drama groups in the city. There will be offices on
the on the upper floors with bars and restaurants on the ground floor." Contact David Roche, Tel: 0113 247 4746. E-mail: david.a.roche@leeds.gov.uk |
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If
you want to take an early look at The Carriageworks, we have added a few
links for you:
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