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14 Issue 59 • June 2022

CHANGING FACE OF WORCESTER

Architects appointed for

city’s new arts centre

Worcester City Council has taken an important step forward in the
creation of a new performance arts and theatre venue in the northern part

of the city centre, with the appointment of architects and consultants.

Director of Worcester City
Artist’s impression of how the
refurbished Corn Exchange could look Council, said: “It’s very
exciting to be progressing
this major investment in
the northern part of the
city centre. This project will
stimulate economic growth
in Worcester, creating a new
city centre hub for theatre,
music, comedy and more.

“The broader regeneration
of the Angel Street and
Angel Place area will also
bring social, economic,
and environmental
benefits, alongside new
living opportunities in
the city centre and the
enhancement of some
The City Council secured new theatre and cultural cost consultants for this of our city’s most striking
£17.9 million from the hub, which will offer major initiative to stimulate historic buildings.”
Government’s Future leading theatrical, music economic growth at the
High Streets Fund to and performance facilities northern gateway to the The City Council recently
revamp the area around in the heart of the city. The city centre. Their pedigree completed the acquisition
Angel Place and Angel company has a strong track includes projects at the of the Scala, following
Street, and improvements record in designing arts Royal Opera House, Natural its purchase of the Corn
are already underway facilities, including the Hall History Museum and the Exchange and 8 Angel
to the pavements and for Cornwall in Truro, the British Museum, among a Street last year.
environment of the area. Almeida Theatre in London, wide range of other work.
the Onassis Cultural Centre A planning application is
The architects and in Athens, and many others. MAJOR INVESTMENT expected to be submitted
consultants will play central David Blake, Managing in the coming months.
roles in transforming the Specialist theatre consultants
Scala Theatre and Grade- Theatreplan have also been
II-listed Corn Exchange appointed to work on the
buildings into a performance project. With their previous
arts venue for the city, work including Battersea Arts
alongside the broader Centre, the Glasgow Citizens
revival of the area, including Theatre and Sydney Opera
the currently empty building House, they bring a wealth
at 8 Angel Street, formerly a of experience to the creation
Co-op store. of a new arts centre within
some of Worcester’s most
INTERNATIONAL historic buildings.
CREDENTIALS
Architects Burrell Foley The City Council has
Fischer have been appointed Equals Consulting Artist’s impression of how the
appointed to design the as project managers and revamped Scala Theatre could look

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