Craigie College of Education Theatre, Ayr

Ayr, Craigie College (1969) Architects: A. Buchanan Campbell, FRIBA, FRIAS.

Consultant: Theatre Consultants Services (Martin Carr).

Lecture theatre and adaptable drama theatre also intended for public performance.   Retractable motorised seating tiers for 329, padded benches with folding back rests, to give clear flat floor and possible centre stage and other arrangements.

Exposed lighting bridge structures over auditorium. Proscenium. 36 ft. (11 m.) wide by 16 ft. (4-9 m.) high.

[Information derived from "Frederick Bentham, New Theatres in Britain (Rank Strand Electric, 1970), pp.28-9."   A description of the Craigie College Theatre and the Calendar Park Theatre can be found in (TABS 27.3, pp. 14-18, MC, published by Rank Strand Electric]

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