Manchester Community Theatre : Embodying Delight in the Urban Realm Part 1 Project 2017 Kwan To Tsoi Manchester School of Architecture Manchester | UK Manchester, the first industrial city is now a reinvented C21 multicultural metropolis. The Manchester Community Theatre comprises indoor and outdoor auditorium spaces utilising an innovative seating structure. The proposal was developed to create an inclusive public experience of the performing arts and to reimagine the ‘city as theatre’. The design is driven by an intense interest in the city’s history drawing on theories of typology and spirit of place. Kwan To Tsoi Tutor(s)