New Seating System

To replace and upgrade the auditorium seating inside the Tobacco Factory Theatre making it fit for purpose. The installation of a new seating system is part of the theatre’s strategic evolution, enabling us to sustain the excellence of our work in a fit-for-purpose building, and one which offers our audiences a more comfortable viewing experience. Our aims are to:

Our aims are to:

1. Increase audience capacity allowing us to be more financially resilient
2. Improve the audience experience providing greater comfort, sightlines and a greater theatre experience for all
3. Diversify and enhance programming and producing, to bring the best theatre to our communities
4. Improve the Theatre’s infrastructure to consolidate its reputation and position in the context of local, national and international Theatre
5. Improve technical operations and reduce turnaround resources
6. Maintain the Theatre’s role as leader of sustainability in Bristol; a new auditorium created with an environmentally sound approach