Four Hundred Free Theatre Seats
Our project had a boost this week with the donation of 400 theatre seats from Cambridge Arts Theatre. They will be used in the short term for temporary pop-up events and when we own the building, they will be installed in the auditorium.
The Amulet’s original seating was destroyed by a water leak some years ago, although the raisable platform that they sat on remains in place. The cost of replacement seats has been quoted at £70,000, so it will be big help to have the Cambridge seats in storage, ready to be used whenever they are required.
Cambridge Arts Theatre is undergoing a £16m refurbishment, which will include 600 new theatre seats, so they were happy to donate their old seats to the Amulet project. We just had to send a lorry to collect them and find somewhere dry to store them.
Market Place Photo Shoot
We brought 20 seats to the market place for a photo shoot, with a small group of supporters. Thank you to Jason Bryant for taking the great photos below.
High resolution versions of these images are available by clicking on each one. Free media use is permitted with credit to Jason Bryant.
