Bahrain National Theatre
Manama, Bahrain
Girish Toraskar
A national landmark and a performing arts center par excellence, the National Theatre of Bahrain includes a 1,001-seat auditorium for drama, small symphony concerts, conferences, jazz, and other amplified music events, as well as a 150-seat flexible studio theatre for conferences, drama, rehearsals and ceremonies.
Both spaces were designed with intimacy, excellent sightlines, and flexibility in mind. The main auditorium has a flexible forestage and proscenium, while the studio theatre also offers multiple seating and staging configurations.
Girish Toraskar
owner:
Ministry of Works and Housing of the Kingdom of Bahrain
architect:
Architecture-Studio
acoustician:
XU-Acoustique
users:
National Theatre of Bahrain, national and regional groups
spaces:
- 1,001-seat multipurpose theatre
- 150-seat flexible theatre
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
Arts & cultural centers, Auditorium design/seating, Concept design, Feasibility & needs assessments, Flexible & studio theatres, Multipurpose theatres
services:
Feasibility study, concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2012
Girish Toraskar
