Case Study
London’s
Royal Theatre,
Drury Lane
Royal Theatre,
Drury Lane
Restoration of unique hydraulic stage bridges
at London’s Royal Theatre, Drury Lane.
Dorothea Restorations
has completed the restoration of a unique
piece of theatrical history
in London’s West End.
The project saw our engineering experts restoring and successfully recommissioning Victorian hydraulic stage bridges at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
The Dorothea team designed, manufactured, and installed a new hydraulic pump system, as well as servicing and repairing the original machinery.
These unique pieces of equipment, originally installed in the late 1890s, had not previously moved for more than two decades.
The stage lifts are believed to be unique to the Theatre Royal, so there were no plans or previous projects to draw from.
In addition, the schedule of work had to be fitted around the demands of a busy theatre, with our original survey being carried out before the recent production of Lord of the Rings, and then all the work on site being carried out in the six weeks immediately after that show closed.