Faceception

See Mike, then out-of-focus Beth, then even more out-of-focus Hugo.

Today was pretty standard, although for the first time in forever we got to go to the theatre! Andy, Hugo, Clare and I decided we needed to go to the theatre since it is right on our doorstep, and a great decision it was too! The production was really professional, even thought it was student run, and we all had a great time. And the quick gin and tonic run across to Costcutters at half-time was also a great decision!


Not many students can boast in having a theatre right on their doorstep, and also a theatre that has so much on and so many things to do. So within the Arts Centre you have many different things: a Theatre with 573 seats; a Studio Theatre with150 seats; a cinema which seats 225; Butterworth Hall, with flexible seating for up to 1500; and also a Music Centre with an Ensemble Room with 100 seats.


It is also really popular, the Arts Centre themselves say;


'The five main auditoria and visual art spaces (Butterworth Hall, Theatre, Studio Theatre, Cinema and Gallery) present over 2300 events and performances a year of music, drama, dance, mime, comedy, film, visual arts and literature. The programme is further supported by a vigorous strand of education activities participated in by over 87,000 young people annually. The cultural programme ranges from the classical to the experimental across a diversity of cultures with the accent firmly on the contemporary. Audiences are similarly diverse and number over 300,000 visits annually.'