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Coffs Harbour City Council Discussion Paper for the Performing Arts ISSUES and OPTIONS PAPER for Performing Arts Spaces (Indoor and Outdoor) Interim report for Discussion and Comment Coffs Harbour City Council Coffs Harbour City Council Discussion Paper for the Performing Arts DRAFT Friday, November 29, 2019 Hawkridge Entertainment Services Tim Long Managing Director Nick Tobin Associate Consultant Disclaimer This report (Paper) has been produced independently by Hawkridge Entertainment Services (HES) on the request of Coffs Harbour City Council. The information, statements, statistics and commentary (together the ‘Information’) contained in this Report have been prepared by HES from publicly available material and from discussions held with stakeholders. HES does not express an opinion as to the accuracy or completeness of the information provided, the assumptions made by the parties that provided the information or any conclusions reached by those parties. HES have based this Report on information received or obtained, on the basis that such information is accurate and, where it is represented to HES as such, complete. The Information contained in this Report has not been subject to an audit. DISCUSSION PAPER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PREPARED FOR COFFS HARBOUR CITY COUNCIL PREPARED: 29 NOVEMBER 2019 Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................ 3 List of Images ............................................................................................................................................. 4 List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................. 4 List of Tables .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Key Interim Findings ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Current Project Status.................................................................................................................................... 12 Setting the Context .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Why invest in a Performing Arts Centre ..............................................................................................14 What is a Performing Arts Centre? ......................................................................................................14 Further definition of Theatre types......................................................................................................17 Cultural Infrastructure Benefits ...........................................................................................................21 Key benefits from engaging with the performing arts ........................................................................21 Historical Summary - Coffs Harbour Performing Arts Spaces ..............................................................22 Methodology ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 Purpose of this Discussion Paper .............................................................................................................23 Limitations ...............................................................................................................................................23 Background ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 Council decisions since 2010 initiating this research ...............................................................................24 Documentation Reviewed ............................................................................................................................ 26 Council Documentation .......................................................................................................................26 Community and Stakeholder surveys and reports ...............................................................................26 Previous consideration of location ......................................................................................................27 Other plans that this study works in conjunction with ........................................................................27 Broader Policy context .........................................................................................................................27 Regional Plans .....................................................................................................................................27 Federal .................................................................................................................................................27 Other....................................................................................................................................................28 Design and infrastructure trends - Performing Arts facilities ........................................................ 29 Indoor Venues ..........................................................................................................................................29 Outdoor Venues .......................................................................................................................................30 Demand - Drivers for usage ......................................................................................................................... 31 Demographics ......................................................................................................................................31 Benchmarking regional venue data and information ........................................................................ 35 Venue reviews ................................................................................................................................................... 36 Indoor Venues Analysis ............................................................................................................................38 Current Venue Stock ............................................................................................................................38 Venue Needs Analysis ..........................................................................................................................39 Contemporary Theatre Requirements .................................................................................................47 Outdoor Venues .......................................................................................................................................49 Stakeholder Feedback ................................................................................................................................... 50 DISCUSSION PAPER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PREPARED FOR COFFS HARBOUR CITY COUNCIL Page | 3 Next Steps for a Performing Arts Centre ................................................................................................. 53 Consideration of Location ........................................................................................................................53 Costing ranges ..........................................................................................................................................58 Next steps ........................................................................................................................................................... 60 Appendices ......................................................................................................................................................... 62 Appendix 1 – Historical Timeline .............................................................................................................62 Appendix 2 – Venue Hire Charges ...........................................................................................................68 Appendix 3 – Common Performing Arts Terminology .............................................................................70 Appendix 4 – Areas of a Theatre ..............................................................................................................75 List of Images Image 1. Spiegeltent ................................................................................................................................11 Image 2. Performing Arts Centre .............................................................................................................17 Image 3. The Concourse, Chatswood - Concert Hall ................................................................................17 Image 4. Capitol Theatre, Sydney ............................................................................................................18 Image 5. Theatre sectional .......................................................................................................................19 Image 6. Small (Black Box) Theatre ..........................................................................................................19
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