Cost study: Birmingham Repertory Theatre | Features

Elemental cost analysis
Size	10 608 m²
Seats	824
Total cost (£)	7.143m
Element	£/m²
Demolition	4.60
Superstructure	113.13
Internal finishes	56.56
Fittings and furniture	9.43
Services	172.37
Preliminaries and insurance	56.57
Specialist theatre equipment	115.37
Other	145.32
Total	673.35

Typical maintenance costs for a 1200-seat theatre
	£/100 m² a year
Cleaning	800
Utilities	1200
Administrative	600
Total	2600
BMI estimates using gross internal floor area

Comparative elemental cost analysis (£/m² )
	Savoy Theatre¹	Victoria Hall²	Stratford Circus²
Demolition	230.43	–	–
Substructure	134.26	64.65	83.30
Superstructure	1062.26	326.18	600.25
Internal finishes	682.61	70.67	122.75
Fittings and furniture	177.78	77.98	80.00
Services	819.37	406.10	421.70
Preliminaries and insurance	941.21	126.50	131.25
External works	13.09	–	21.85
Specialist theatre equipment	192.28	70.00	187.10
Total	4253.29	1142.08	1648.20
¹ Original 1993 costs inflated by 35%
² Original 1997 costs inflated by 15%