Bitterne Park School, Southampton

Bitterne Park School is a thriving secondary school for 1,430 pupils aged 11-16, which is rated as outstanding by Ofsted. Drama by Design worked as theatre consultants on the design and specification of the new £6.3M Sixth Form Centre which caters for up to 180 6th for .. read more

Pavilion Dance Centre, Bournemouth

Bournemouth Borough Council invested £3.29 million in the construction and fit-out of the new Dance Centre in Bournemouth and employed Drama by Design as theatre consultants on the project. There is a welcoming foyer, an impressive 180 seat performance auditorium/the .. read more

SET Theatre, Kilkenny

The SET Theatre is part of the Langtons Hotel in Kilkenny, Ireland. Constructed in 2009 it is a state of the art conventional theatre performance space which can hold 270 people seated and 350 standing/seated. It was designed as a multipurpose auditorium which can cater .. read more

City of Westminster College, London

This project involved the design and construction of a brand new 23,200m2 facility at the College’s Paddington Green campus. Drama by Design were employed by the College as theatre, drama and performing arts consultants to work with the architect on th design and spec .. read more

University of the Arts, London

The new King’s Cross campus for the University of the Arts’ Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is the new home to 5,000 staff and students pervously located in a number of disparate buildings on six separate sites across London. The College forms the .. read more

Our comprehensive range of services include:

Theatre and arts consultants assisting with the design and specification of theatre, drama studios, TV and recording studios.
Theatre consultancy for feasibility studies, planning and programming assistance.
Architectural layout, seating and sight lines consulting.
Lighting, Sound, Staging and Audio Visual design, specification and commissioning.
Acoustic consultancy
Energy efficiency advice

Welcome to
Drama by Design Consultants

Drama by Design are professional theatre consultants and media/performing arts consultants on all aspects of performing arts, drama and studio spaces including theatre, education, architectural , TV and recording studios. We can get involved at any stage of a project from providing feasibility studies during the initial stages, through to general and/or detailed design, planning, provision of full technical specifications for all specialist lighting, sound, communications and stage engineering systems.

We provide a comprehensive range of solutions to building professionals and owners whether it be for a simple refurbishment of a small drama studio or a full scale new theatre construction or rennovation.

The services we provide can be grouped into the following main categories:

Theatre Design Consultants – design and specification of all types of theatre and performing arts spaces including advice on building layout, seating layouts, sight lines analysis, stage lighting, sound/audio systems, communications, staging, curtains and tracks, audio visual systems, stage engineering and acoustics
Audio Visual Design Consultants – design, specification and integration of specialist audio visual systems including conference, hotel and lecture theatre systems
TV/Recording Studio Design Consultants – design and specification of TV and Music Recording Studio spaces including advice on building layout, studio lighting, sound/audio systems, broadcast video systems and cameras, communications, curtains and tracks, rigging and acoustics
Acoustics Consultants – full acoustical analysis services including testing and measurement, reverberation time analysis, advice on heating and ventilation systems and acoustic treatments
Cinema Design Consultants – design and specification of professional cinema spaces including advice on building layout, seating layouts, sight lines, sound/audio system, digital cinema projection and screens

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Latest industry news
from The Theatre Trust:

Gate Arts Theatre, Goole, to be converted into a charitable furniture retail unitPlanning Application: DC/12/00785/PLF/WESTWW/TWILL East Riding of Yorkshire Council has consulted the Theatres Trust on the above planning applicat
New Wimbledon Theatre to make alterations to front-of-house bar areaListed Building Application: 12/P0865 The London Borough of Merton has consulted The Theatres Trust on the above listed building application for im
Thanet council set to buy the Theatre Royal in MargateThanet Council is to buy the struggling Theatre Royal in Margate. The theatre’s board of trustees took the decision to close its current operat