This week volunteers installed a temporary lighting system on the ground floor. These stage lights are hung from existing ceiling structures and will support the programme of pop-up events that will take place this spring and summer.
Media students programmed the DMX lights to be controlled using a scene selector, which means that at the push of a button the mood lighting within the different spaces can change depending on the time of day, event, or occasion.
Thank you to all who supported our pop-up events over the last few months and to our army of volunteers who made it possible. Bringing this building back into the community is absolutely vital to securing a better future for the town. Our top quality live performance events were all sold out and prove the…
There was a volunteers’ meeting in Shepton Mallet library on Wednesday 31st January 2024; from 7pm to 9pm, with 47 in attendance. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the ideas put forward so far on how the building should be used and also to seek volunteers to help with creating the business plan…
Did you use the Amulet when it was open before?Do you remember when it was The Centre?What did you go to see?Who did you go with? Please send us your stories and memorabilia from when the theatre was open before. We are making a collection of stories, old photos, brochures and posters. These will be…
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…
Last night the team presented to The Shepton Mallet Area History Society, the presentation included a timeline of the Amulet and town centre being built and we showed off a number of never before seen photos and town plans that we have recovered from individuals like the original architect Terence Hopegood since the start of…
An application for planning permission to create seven flats in the Amulet was refused by Somerset Council this week. In their decision to refuse permission, the planners said the following: “Buildings that are in use for community uses, or those last used as such, form an important part of the social and cultural infrastructure of…