Beacon Arts Centre

Greenock, Scotland

The Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock overlooks the River Clyde Estuary. It opened in January 2013 to replace the ageing Greenock Arts Guild Theatre which had served the local community for over 65 years.

The new Beacon Arts Centre features state-of-the-art stage technology with two performance spaces as well as three large rehearsal rooms and a bistro/bar area. In addition to this, the three rehearsal rooms can be extended to provide a reception suite for up to 170 guests.

The Beacon’s main stage is one of the largest in Scotland and is fully equipped with a full height counterbalanced stage cage, two trap doors, a retractable orchestra pit and generous side technical areas. The theatre can accommodate over 500 spectators on three levels. The studio seats 130 people on retractable bleachers and is adaptable to a black box space.

Architects: LDN

Acoustic Design: Arup

Theatre Design: Theatre Projects

Sébastien Jouan’s role: Acoustic Design and Project Manager for Arup

Arup Acoustics Team: Sébastien Jouan, Francesca Coppa, Stephanie Harper

Budget: £8m (€11m)

Delivery: 2013

More info on LDN Website