2011 » United Kingdom » Architecture Section
Curator: | Tim Foster |
Authors of Theme: | Iain Mackintosh |
Designer / Architect of exhibition: | Tim Foster |
Institution: | The Association of British Theatre Technicians |
The Guthrie Thrust Stage - A Living Legacy
Tyrone Guthrie was a British theatre director who made a unique contribution to theatre architecture, inspiring a particular theatre form, the Guthrie thrust stage. The exhibit is a celebration of The Guthrie Legacy, tracing the development of the thrust stage form from its first appearance at The Edinburgh Assembly hall in 1948 to the recently completed Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2011. This is explored through five specially commissioned models of The Edinburgh Assembly Hall, The Festival Theatre in Stratford, Ontario, The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, The Globe Theatre in London and The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. An explanatory text with drawings and photographs traces the history and development of this uniquely British stage form.