University of Reading - Lights, camera, planning

The University of Reading has submitted a planning application for a new purpose-built home for its department of film, theatre and television at the university's Whiteknights campus. Dedicated space for three theatre performance areas, a screening room, film editing rooms, a television studio, costume and make-up areas, rehearsal spaces, a prop store plus staff offices are planned in the £11.4 million project. The three-storey building would sit alongside the university's Palmer Building and departments in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Subject to permission, work will start in November, with construction completed by Easter 2011.