This former Art Deco super cinema, currently a dynamic church could, in addition, become a regional concert venue.

Stubbs Rich have completed a study into transforming the Grade II* listed Bath Forum into a regional concert hall.

Bath & North East Somerset Council, together with the building owners, Bath City Church, have commissioned Stubbs Rich to identify what could be done to help the Forum fulfil the dream for Bath to host concerts throughout the year.

Working with a team of specialists, we have identified a series of discreet improvements to the auditorium which include improving sight lines, increasing stage capacity and adjusting the acoustics to suit better unamplified performances.  In order to complement the auditorium capacity of 1,655 seats, we have proposed the ‘Projection Room’: a new roof level breakout space for 600 guests with views over the city (as illustrated).

Our proposals form the input to a business plan which will test the viability and funding options.

This is the latest project in a series we have undertaken since the purchase of the Forum by Bath City Church in the late 1980s.