The egg, Bath

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name = the egg


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city = Bath
country = England
designation = Listed Building Grade II
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architect = Haworth Tompkins
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opened = 2005
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website = http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/the-egg

the egg is a theatre in Bath, built specifically for the use of young people. It was converted from a former cinema by architects Haworth Tompkins. The Grade II listed Victorian building houses the eponymous 'egg'-shaped auditorium, around which an arts cafe, rooftop rehearsal space and basement technical workshop are arranged. The idea was supported by the children's author Bel Mooney. It opened in October 2005. In 2007 the Peter Hall Company made use of the space in order to stage a production of George Orwell's Animal Farm.

The auditorium is unique in the UK enabling both fully day-lit or blacked out theatre and is usable end-on, in the round, flat floor and traverse.

External links

* [http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/the-egg Official website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/content/articles/2005/10/19/the_egg_review_feature.shtml Review of the theatre by the BBC]
* [http://www.haworthtompkins.com Haworth Tompkins - architects for the new building]