21-01-2020, 10:14 AM
The Theatre has been restored to a (just) usable state but I am not sure how much it is used? As Jeffery says the stage is interesting. A theatre normally flies the scenery etc down from above. The AP theatre is the inverse of this and it's all below stage!! fighting against gravity all very intricate and impressive.
Nick Gilbey and I had an arranged visit to the BBC areas in 2018. Sadly not a lot has been achieved even by the application of money! Most of the rooms have been stripped back almost the the brickwork, lots of Asbestos found and removed. The work has ground to a halt as the money has run out, most of it was spent on the theatre and at least there is progress to show there.
The attached picture is of one of the studio halls and it is just a shell. Photos were difficult as it was all a bit dark in there. The pile of "stuff" to the right is the wooden frames that will go back in the arches. There is almost nothing that remains from the pre war BBC use. But it is very evocative almost like a haunted house......
I would point out that I am am not an expert on AP, more of an interested observer.
Nick Gilbey and I had an arranged visit to the BBC areas in 2018. Sadly not a lot has been achieved even by the application of money! Most of the rooms have been stripped back almost the the brickwork, lots of Asbestos found and removed. The work has ground to a halt as the money has run out, most of it was spent on the theatre and at least there is progress to show there.
The attached picture is of one of the studio halls and it is just a shell. Photos were difficult as it was all a bit dark in there. The pile of "stuff" to the right is the wooden frames that will go back in the arches. There is almost nothing that remains from the pre war BBC use. But it is very evocative almost like a haunted house......
I would point out that I am am not an expert on AP, more of an interested observer.
