Theatreplan targets Asia with opening of HK office
Published: ASIA
HONG KONG: London-based theatre consultancy practice, Theatreplan LLP, has opened a new office in Hong Kong to expand its reach into Asia. The move reportedly follows increased activity in the region, including an agreement with the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) to provide consultancy for Freespace Black Box Theatre in West Kowloon. The company is also currently working with Hong Kong-based Rocco Design Architects on development of the Cross District Community Cultural Centre in the Kwun Tong district. Theatreplan senior consultant, Robin Auld, will manage the new office.
‘It was clear that in order to deliver the best possible service to the WKCDA, we needed a base in Hong Kong,’ explained Theatreplan partner, Dave Ludham. ‘In addition to the enhanced service we can provide to the Black Box project, it also offers us the opportunity for wider expansion into the region. Hong Kong is the perfect hub for a business looking to develop into Asia Pacific markets, and we believe that Asia offers us an excellent opportunity to secure growth for the company.’
‘We are now ideally placed to service both ongoing and upcoming theatre and performing arts projects both within the immediate vicinity of the West Kowloon Cultural District and beyond,’ added partner Mathew Smethurst-Evans. ‘We are also extremely lucky to have Robin Auld spearheading operations for us in Hong Kong. He is a highly experienced theatre consultant with wide-ranging technical knowledge accrued from stints with The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and Opera Australia amongst others. He is particularly gifted when it comes to managing large-scale, complex projects where partnership relations need to be handled with care in order to achieve optimal solutions. Naturally, Robin will be fully supported by all of our partners and associates here in London, but it helps that he already has extensive international experience including a certain prior knowledge of the region in addition to his considerable skills as a theatre consultant.'