The new home for Arad Goch opened its doors to the public at its renovated Bath Street Premises on 4th July 2008 following a ceremony led by Welsh Assembly Minister Elin Jones. 

ACT provided specialist auditorium design and specification for:

• A theatre studio space for both rehearsal and performance capable of seating an audience of 70 adults on retractable seating and a further 30 on loose seats.
  
• A rehearsal studio, slightly small than the main studio, which will be used by for theatre workshops, rehearsals and youth projects.
  
• Technical support spaces including control room, storage and workshop spaces and changing rooms.
  
• A video-editing suite.
  
• New front of house facilities including a plasma screen display to the Bath Street elevation.
  

The audio-visual provision in the various spaces included Yamaha 01V96 V2 digital mixing desks; EM Acoustics EMS-152 loudspeakers, Zero 88 Frog-2 lighting console and Chilli dimmers, with a mixture of ETC and Selecon luminaires.

Architectural Design: James Jenkins Architects
Supply and installation of audio-visual equipment: PAI Group
5-level retractable seating system: Auditoria Services

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