Peter Ruthven Hall

Senior Consultant @Charcoalblue

Bristol, GB

Charcoalblue is the most exciting and innovative theatre consultancy in the UK.Since our foundation in 2004, we have grown to a total of thirty including our associates, and Charcoalblue is now the largest organisation of its kind working in Britain. As the theatre consultants of choice for many of the country\'s leading architects and theatre companies, our portfolio ranges from world-famous companies like the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre and Glyndebourne Festival Opera, to cutting-edge outfits such as Siobhan Davies Dance and Graeae. Our unique collaborative approach and relentless attention to detail has won us awards, ecstatic reviews from the theatrical and architectural press and, most importantly, praise from our theatres\' performers, technicians and audiences.As we have grown, our work has taken us to Europe, the Middle East and beyond, with designs for Antwerp’s Queen Elisabeth Hall and the Qasr al Hosn redevelopment in Abu Dhabi, whilst our projects in the US continue to grow, including Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater and St Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn.Despite our swift growth, we remain grounded in theatre practice and performance, and are still driven by a passion for all types of performing arts projects, big or small, new-build or refurbishment - so do get in touch and find out what Charcoalblue can do for you!

Oxford Polytechnic (became Oxford Brookes University)

Dip. Arch, Architecture

University of Warwick

MA, Theatre Consultancy

University of Bristol

BA (Arch), Architecture