The Brindley
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The Brindley is an arts centre situated in the town of Runcorn, Cheshire which opened to great acclaim in autumn 2004. The venue consists of a 420 seat main auditorium playing host to touring productions, a spectacular January pantomime, local amateur shows and occasionally in house productions, a 108 seat Studio which also serves as a single screen cinema, an Exhibition and Gallery Space, Education Room, Craft Display, Dark Room, Digital Imaging Room, Dressing Rooms, Meeting Room, Bar and Theatre Cafe overlooking the Bridgewater Canal.
The venue has to date (June 2006) won three prestigious awards:
- ADAPT Trust "Excellence in Access" (Access for Disabled People to Arts Premises Today)
- Centre Vision Civic Trust Award - [1]
- Royal Institute Of British Architecture Architectural Award [2]
