External Steelwork (New Build)
There has been fantastic progress with steelwork in recent months and the new build elements have really taken shape
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Category: Citizens Theatre
Auditorium Foundations
As well as the working on the foundations outside the building, there has also been a lot of activity inside the auditorium and under the stage.
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The Statues
When I talk to people about the Citizens Theatre redevelopment one of the first questions I am always asked is, “What’s happening to the statues?” A lot, as we’ll discover.
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Laying the Foundations (exterior)
With the external demolition complete much of the work in recent months has focused on preparing the ground and putting in foundations.
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The Derelict Building Next Door
The last piece of major external demolition on site is to remove the derelict piece of building attached to the historic paint frame.
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Starting Up Again
It has been a good while since my last post. The construction site was forced to close in March 2020 as the Covid-19 crisis unfolded. Three months have passed and only now are we able to get back on site and start things up again. I thought it would be good to talk about what is happening as we open back up and where we got to before lock-down.
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Internal Strip Out – back of house
Progress on external demolition at the Citizens Theatre is now pretty evident from the street. Perhaps less obvious is the amount of progress that has been made inside the rest of the building stripping out areas ready for the new layouts and design.
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Historic Areas – a photographic tour with Mike Hume
Just before Christmas we had a visit from Mike Hume who has taken some beautiful photos of the historic areas of the building.
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External Demolition 4 (and some internal strip out)
Following the demolition of the main entrance and front of house areas, revealing the original sandstone box of the historic
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External Demolition – Part 3
The latest area for demolition is one of the most prominent parts of the building: the main entrance from Gorbals Street; the foyers, bar and box office; and the Circle and Stalls studio theatres.
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