The council is searching a contractor to ship pre-construction providers and a 77-week major works package deal that can kind the centrepiece of its town-centre masterplan.
The mission replaces the previous Poundstretcher unit on the Excessive Avenue, now being demolished to create a transparent website for the venue, which can turn into the brand new residence for The Lights.
5 contractors are anticipated to be invited to submit full tenders with an award due round Might subsequent yr.
Designed by theatre specialist Burrell Foley Fischer, the three-storey venue will home a 400-seat auditorium, a second versatile efficiency area, dance studios, assembly rooms and café/bar areas. Cautious acoustic separation will permit the theatre to host a number of occasions directly, pushing whole occupancy near 1,000.
The stone-arched façade is impressed by St Mary’s Church and the Guildhall, forming a brand new public sq. linking the Excessive Avenue to City Mills Riverside Park.
The £25m programme — together with £600k {of professional} providers and £24.4m of development — is backed by £18.3m of presidency funding.
Chief Phil North mentioned the brand new theatre would act as a catalyst for financial development and assist draw extra individuals into the city centre day and evening.
