Heritage and innovation meet by the river in new NZ theatre

Before the start of a performance, musicians tune their instruments to be in perfect pitch. For musicians performing on the stage of the newly reopened BNZ Theatre in Kirikiriroa, Hamilton, New Zealand, not only will their instruments be tuned, but so too will the room around them.
“Different theatre uses have different spatial and acoustic needs,” explains Erin Shepherd, director of Charcoalblue – a theatre, acoustic and experience consultancy, which worked with multidisciplin