Sloane Robinson Building

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Sloane Robinson Building
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View of the Sloane Robinson Building which houses the O'Reilly Theatre
Sloane Robinson Building
General information
Address Keble College, Blackhall Road, Oxford OX1 3PG, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°45′31″N1°15′31″W / 51.7587°N 1.2587°W / 51.7587; -1.2587
Year(s) built1996–2002
Construction started1996
Completed2002
Cost£6.5 million
Owner Keble College, Oxford
Technical details
MaterialBrick
Floor count6
Floor area2,600m2
Design and construction
Architecture firm Rick Mather Architects

The Sloane Robinson Building is a building in the Newman Quad at Keble College, one of the University of Oxford colleges. [1] [2] The building is in brick, reflecting the adjacent Victorian Grade 1 listed buildings by William Butterfield. [3]

Contents

The building was designed by Rick Mather Architects during 1996–2002. [4] [2] Theatreplan designed O'Reilly Theatre within the building, in collaboration with Rick Mather Architects, at a cost of £1.2 million. [5] The building also includes various meeting rooms. [6] The building is thermally connected to the ground through water circulating via the pilings in the foundations, thus reducing the building's cooling and heating needs. [7] The six-storey building includes extensive structural glass work, with an entrance canopy that uses cantilever glass beams supported on bearings in the external wall. [8]

The overall building project won the following awards: [7] [8]

2003
2004
2005

The building is named after the hedge fund Sloane Robinson, established by Hugh Sloane and George Robinson, both alumni of the University of Oxford. Robinson was a student at Keble College itself. [9]

O'Reilly Theatre
Full nameKeble O'Reilly Theatre
Address Keble College, Blackhall Road, Oxford OX1 3PG, United Kingdom
Capacity 250
Construction
Opened2002
ArchitectTheatreplan
Website
oreillytheatre.co.uk

O'Reilly Theatre

The O'Reilly Theatre is a flexible studio theatre located within the Sloane Robinson Building at Keble College. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] The theatre was completed in 2002. [10] [14]

The seating capacity of the space ranges from 128 to 250, depending on the setup chosen. [11] [10] [12] [13] The standard configuration is end-on, but alternatives include traverse and in-the-round. The theatre is named after Sir Tony O'Reilly, the billionaire Irish businessman and former international rugby union player, who contributed most of the funds. [15]

Performances

The Theatre is managed by the Martin Esslin Society, who are responsible for choosing the productions staged in the theatre each term. [13] [12] Talks are also given by well-known actors. [16]

2018
2020
Other

Further performances have also taken place. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] Performances are often reviewed in the Oxford Mail newspaper. [22] [23]

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