Cotesbach Educational Trust, Lutterworth
This was the second HLF Transition Project undertaken by Quartet. In this case Cotesbach Educational Trust (CET) had completed a £675k restoration project on the
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We work with arts and heritage organisations, trusts, local authorities and government agencies to ensure that national and regional theatres, concert halls, museums, galleries, dance companies and touring companies are able to change and to flourish.
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Opera Holland Park
Stephen and Anthony Blackstock were asked to advise the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on the feasibility of transferring Opera Holland Park to trust
Assembly Hall Theatre and Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
For Tunbridge Wells Borough Council we undertook an organisational review of both the Assembly Hall Theatre and Trinity Theatre. Working with associate David Pratley, Stephen
Cultural and Education Quarter, Olympic Park, London
Stephen was commissioned by the London Legacy Development Corporation to advise on the initial ideas for the cultural quarter in the Olympic Park, working closely
Setia Festival Hall, Kuala Lumpur
Stephen and his colleagues in Theatre Management Associates spent 6 months working on the feasibility study for a new international arts centre in Federal Hill,
Cyfarthfa Castle, Merthyr Tydfil
Stephen worked alongside Michael Launchbury and Mary Nightingale on a major Quartet project for Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council to find an exciting new future for
New Marlowe Theatre
Stephen worked with Robert Cogo-Fawcett on a feasibility study for Canterbury City Council, which looked at the requirements for a studio black box in the
Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis
We undertook a feasibility study for Arun District Council, which examined the opportunities to redevelop the Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis. Stephen and Michael Launchbury undertook
The Mary Rose Trust
For The Mary Rose Trust we were commissioned to work on the HLF bid for the new museum in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard. We wrote the
The Globe Theatre, Stockton on Tees
We were commissioned to undertake an appraisal of The Globe Theatre, Stockton on Tees. This large scale presenting theatre had been left in a derelict
BFI
For the British Film Institute we undertook a major options analysis and feasibility study with Drivers Jonas and David Pratley Associates to identify an appropriate
Arts Council England
We were commissioned by Arts Council England to manage a national audience research programme, which examined the impact of Classic FM in developing new audiences
English Tourism Council
We were asked by the English Tourism Council to write the major report on Marketing England, which went to the DCMS and the Treasury. This
VisitBritain and the BBC
We were commissioned to write a report for VisitBritain on the opportunities for building a closer relationship with the BBC. This report made a series
Arts Council England and Sunday Opening of Theatres
Stephen was asked by Arts Council England to assess whether there could be advantages if theatres were open to the public on Sundays. Our report,
Portsmouth Cultural Trust
Following the Theatre Strategy, Portsmouth City Council asked us to advise on the future of the Guildhall, the 2,200 seat concert hall in the centre
Portsmouth Theatre Strategy
For Portsmouth City Council we were commissioned to write a new Theatre Strategy for the city. This strategic review followed our comprehensive report in 2007
Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, and the Swan Theatre, High Wycombe
Stephen Browning advised both Cheshire East Council and Wycombe Borough Council (2013) on the appointment of commercial theatre operators to programme and manage their local
The Lowry
We were asked to support The Lowry by providing a response to plans by the Royal Opera House to build a new international opera house
A Strategic Review of Malvern Theatres
This review recommended the creation of a joint strategy between the District Council and the theatre, which would focus on economic development, education and community
Anvil Arts, Basingstoke
Stephen was asked by Anvil Arts to examine opportunities for the trust to build closer relationships with businesses in the Basingstoke area. This project also
The Hotwalls Project, Portsmouth
In 2014 the City Council secured £1.75 million from the Coastal Communities Fund to refurbish the vacant buildings at Point Battery for artist-maker studios and
Swindon Dance
Stephen and Quartet were commissioned to undertake a major organisational review of Swindon Dance by Arts Council England. As a result of our work, Swindon
Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire
We were asked by Carmarthenshire Heritage Regeneration Trust to devise a business plan and marketing strategy for an exciting new contemporary art gallery and sculpture
The Brewhouse, Taunton
Michael Launchbury and Stephen Browning were engaged by Taunton & Deane Borough Council to identify a new operator for The Brewhouse Theatre, which had gone
Macclesfield Museums
This was a Transition Project funded by Heritage Lottery Fund. The Silk Trust has four centres in Macclesfield: The Silk Museum, West Park Museum, The
Trestle Theatre Company
We worked closely with the senior management of this young people’s theatre company to explore ways that masks and mask making could continue to play
Chester
In 2010 Stephen undertook the initial feasibility study for a new producing theatre in Chester, with David Pratley, Locum and the Arts Team. We recommended
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Whitechapel Bell Foundry, located at a site on the corner of Whitechapel Road and Fieldgate Street in London, ceased to trade in March 2017, after
National Gallery
We have worked extensively for museums and galleries in this country and we are currently advising the Trustees and the Executive of the National Gallery
A Strategic Review of Arts and Culture at the University of Exeter
In the autumn of 2014 we were asked by the University of Exeter to undertake strategic review of Arts and Culture across the campus and
A Strategic Review of the Cultural Service in Hastings
We have recently supported a review by Hastings Borough Council into the effectiveness of their Cultural Service, examining whether the priorities identified in the town’s
A New Strategic Approach to the Development of Culture in Portsmouth
Our report, which was commissioned by Victorious and by Arts Council England, brought together the responses from over 50 interviews with a wide range of