HE Shaikha Mai bint Mohamed Al Khalifa, Minister of Culture held a meeting with HE Eng. Esam bin Abdulla Khalaf, Minister of Works to follow up progress of work on the National Theatre Project which is being built to the north of the Bahrain National Museum Lake. Passers-by on the Shaikh Hamad Causeway may have a glimpse of the iconic design of the National Threatre, which is hoped to be completed by mid-November. It should be noted that several days ago work was started on erecting the cladding walls of the auditorium that will house 1001 seats for the audience. Steel works for the main entrance were fixed to reflect the scene of the water lagoon parallel to the theatre’s entrance.

 

The discussions dealt with the airconditioning system, glass shipments, leather materials for the Theatre ceiling and increase of the workforce at the project site. Workers were recently increased to around 625 people in the morning shift and 70 workers in the evening shift. Talks during the meeting dealt with overcoming all the obstacles in carrying out the project which the Kingdom hopes will become a significant cultural landmark. HE Shaikha Mai urged the officials in charge of carrying out the project to comply with the deadline fixed for opening the new theatre house in November, which coincides with the Theatre Month as part of the agenda of Manama as the Capital of Arab Culture.

 

Meanwhile, HE Minister of Works stressed the need to change the rate of work on the project to turn the site into a non-stop working area. He called upon the engineers of the Turkish Construction Company CYBROC) to comply with the proper schedule for completing each phase of work in the project. He stressed the need to hand over the project on 10th November to allow the launch of artistic and musical events as envisaged by the Ministry of Culture.