About the project

Alix Slater Consultancy & Training was commissioned by Darlington Borough Council to work with the Theatre Director and project team to develop an Activity Plan for a £4.5m capital project to restore Darlington Civic Theatre, a Grade II Listed, Edwardian theatre, to its former glory.

The consultancy's role

The consultancy brought together a number of earlier pieces of work which had been undertaken and, working with the Director, developed these ideas, ensuring that they built on the Theatre's current successes and vision.

The consultancy also developed an online survey which the theatre sent out to a range of stakeholders and took to community events as part of their community consultation.

The consultancy then brought everything together in an HLF compliant Activity Plan for the Round 2 submission, which encompassed learning, heritage skills training, volunteering and evaluation. The project secured a Round 2 pass in Spring 2016.