Lyric Hammersmith Capital Project
For over 100 years, the Lyric Hammersmith has been changing lives through our pioneering productions and work with young people. Now we have a once in a generation opportunity to change the landscape of Hammersmith and the lives of thousands of people, both young and old, who live in West London. This is a defining moment in our history and we hope you will join us on our journey. Look inside to find out more about our plans.
Sean Holmes Artistic Director
Jessica Hepburn Executive Director
A ‘living’ Green Roof will create a habitat for wildlife and help lower urban air temperatures
Drama Studio with integrated light and sound facilities
Foyer providing social space for young people, artists and staff
Film & TV Studio with green wall and professional camera equipment
Recording Studio & Editing Suite
Dance Studio with sprung-floor and floor-to-ceiling mirrors
Wardrobe Workshop & Costume Store shared by professionals and young people
Scenic Workshop with direct access to the Lyric’s main stage
Props Store
Intimate 60-seat Cinema to showcase young people’s work, community screenings and lectures
State of the art Digital Playspace for classroom teaching and individual study and research
Meeting & Creative-Breakout Spaces for young people, artists and staff
Music Practice Rooms for individuals and small groups of young people
Tea & Talk Room for the provision of young people’s advice and guidance services
Green Room for artists, staff and teachers
Lyric Young Company Headquarters (LYC HQ) for Lyric’s Youth Board and LYC members
Staff Offices for the Lyric team
‘It is a pleasure to be able to lend a helping hand to a project that highlights the use of the arts to aid and transform young people’s lives.’
‘The Lyric makes a valuable contribution to the lives of young people and their new facilities will enable even more young people to benefit.’
Will Young, Singer and Actor
Larry Wright, Head of the Youth Offending Service
‘The Lyric’s expanded facilities will enable the BBC to work with the Lyric to deliver an introduction to the learning and career options available to young people from West London in the world of television and media.’
‘For decades, the Lyric has been one of West London’s great centres for theatre and the performing arts and its exciting plans will enable it to broaden its excellent educational activities and to reach out to young people from the communities of Hammersmith and Fulham and beyond.’
Alec McGiven, Head of BBC Outreach
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
The Lyric Hammersmith is West London’s largest professional theatre. In 2011 we will start work on a £13.5million capital project to build the UK’s first ever ‘teaching theatre’ for the performing arts. The new facilities will be linked to the existing building and will create a unique learning environment in the heart of a professional theatre where artists and teachers will collaborate to support, train and inspire young people to achieve their potential. Open seven days a week from 8am in the morning to 11pm at night we will engage up to 200 young people a day and 20,000 each year in a range of formal education and apprenticeship programmes as well as extra curricular activities in drama, dance, music, film, TV, visual arts and technical skills. Our activities will be open to all local young people with a strong emphasis placed on engaging those most in need, working in partnership with schools and agencies including the Youth Offending Service and Social Services.
Project team Architect: Rick Mather Architect Contractor: Mace Plus Structural Engineer: Pell Frischmann Service Engineer: Mott MacDonald Theatre Consultant: Charcoal Blue Sustainability & BREEAM Consultant: Rickaby Thompson Accessibility Consultant: David Bonnett Associates Public Art Consultant: Contemporary Art Society Project Management & Cost Consultant: Jones Lang LaSalle Contractual and Legal Advisor: Ashurt LLP & Farrer and Co Strategic & Funding Partners Arts Council England London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Department for Education London Development Agency/Greater London Authority If you would like to find out more about our project please contact us on 020 8741 6822.