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Article: Belfast's Lyric Theatre embarks on #17m.
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- Design Week
- Article date:
- June 26, 2008
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Belfast's Lyric Theatre will embark on a major reconstruction this week which aims to establish a world-class theatre for the Northern Ireland capital.
The #17m revamp, overseen by architect O'Donnell Tuomey and a raft of theatre design specialists, will provide improved facilities including an enlarged stage, an acoustically enhanced auditorium, an extra studio to support community projects, a much-needed rehearsal room, dressing rooms, bar and foyer. The Lyric will also be rebranded before opening to the public in 2010.
Lyric Theatre executive director Michael Diskin explains that the original 1960s-built theatre, which was last week levelled in ...