Royal Academy of Music - The Susie Sainsbury Theatre and The Angela Burgess Recital Hall

The Royal Academy of Music’s Theatre and Recital Hall project has created two distinct performance spaces for Britain’s oldest conservatoire, seamlessly integrating both within the historic site. The Theatre, designed for both opera and musical theatre, now forms the heart of the Academy, and was realised within the gutted shell of a 1970’s fan-shaped auditorium and stage. Above the Theatre, the 100-seat Recital Hall skilfully exploits the last major area into which the Academy could expand, providing 230m2 of additional space for student rehearsal, performance, public events and recording.