Adaptable theatres -- Temporary theatres -- Against the culture palace -- London venues -- Hidden gems -- Crazy adventures -- Two grandes dames -- Academic powerhouses -- The Liverpool Everyman -- Of sound mind: the acoustics story -- CBX: the parallel universe.

This book charts a twenty-year period in theatre design that maps the growth of large-scale adaptable theatre through Charcoalblue’s work, alongside the world's leading architects. From the remaking of London’s Young Vic Theatre in the mid-2000s, through larger scale projects for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, the Royal Opera House and many other cultural organisations worldwide, the practice have provided specialist expertise, collaborating with and mindful of everyone in the business, from actors and musicians, producers and directors, to engineers and architects. [Bokinfo]