This Project was a multi-phased development of an existing theatre and associated spaces. The lighting design in each of the building phases was individually responsive to the architecture whether contemporary or original. Collectively the lighting design provided by KSLD was successful in their revelation of the layers of architecture and also provided the Tron theatre with flexibility, appropriate for the varied usage of the theatre. The Tron box office has a glazed facade with views through to the old building. Lighting is used to emphasise the transparent facade and create reflected, layered views of the old building onto the contemporary glazed box office. Internally the box office is essentially an non-prescriptive space so lighting is allowed the freedom to sequence whilst people queue or wait in this area. Low-level recessed lighting within the exterior entrance route hints at footlights as the public become part of a theatrical spectacle. The old building appears as a dramatically up-lit backdrop when this “performance of arrival” is viewed from within the box office. The theatre also has a reputation for its bar and restaurant. The new bar is lit in a clean, clear manner as opposed to the existing bar with its traditional lighting. Coloured fluorescent and in-ground fittings give a theatrical edge as does a fully controllable lighting scheme with programmable scenes. Zones of lighting allow intimate areas to exist along with brighter areas namely the glazed bar frontage where customers are lit as if in a display window. The exterior of the new bar and offices are lit in contrast to the existing building. Up-lighting the old building reveals texture and its historic form whereas the newer building is internally lit creating a glowing active architecture with minimal new exterior planes lit. In the main auditorium, house lighting plays a key role. Full dimming control allows the theatre space to disappear as an all but black-box focussing attention onto the stage during performances. This was a direct request form the client who was keen to find a mix between studio and a larger scale theatre. Therefore lighting was used to celebrate technical equipment so one always has a sense of the kit that create the show. In the dome, for example, the theatre equipment is read in profile against the luminous patterned dome. The tension wire access grid has fittings mounted around its perimeter to create a sense of an elegant yet functional chandelier. Twin lamped fittings allow additional lighting when conferences are held in the auditorium The theatre lighting desk can take control of the house lighting via a DMX interface into the architectural dimmers. This allows the theatre lighting controller to use elements of the house lighting within a show or pre-show.