National Theatre of the Cayman Islands, F. J. Harquail Theatre
George Town, Cayman Islands, British West Indies
Theatre Projects
A tubular steel structure was assembled inside the shell of the existing building and performance equipment was installed. The 330-seat proscenium stage can be used with or without an orchestra pit or forestage extensions. The theatre can adapt to thrust, in-the-round, flat floor, or ‘promenade’ staging. Seating is not fixed so it converts easily to an open, flat-floor area for a wide variety of uses.
owner:
Cayman National Theatre Company
architect:
Onions, Bouchard & McCulloch
acoustician:
Sandy Brown Associates
users:
Local and touring companies, The Cayman Islands National Festival of the Arts, Cayman National Cultural Foundation, and Caribbean Film Fest
spaces:
- 330-seat multipurpose theatre
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
Concept design, Feasibility & needs assessments, Multipurpose theatres
services:
Feasibility study, internal structure concept design, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
1987
