CentreStage, The Scottish Hospitality Awards 2022 'Scotland's Best Theatre' Winner

CentreStage Pick Up, ‘Best Theatre in Scotland’ for the Second Time.

The Scottish Hospitality Awards returned on Monday 20th June 2022, held at The Marriott Hotel, Glasgow, and we are delighted to share that CentreStage picked up the ‘Best Theatre in Scotland’ trophy - an award we also accomplished back in 2019.

The prestigious event, hosted by Scottish personality, Gina McKie, presented 32 awards to the deserving winners, acknowledging their hard work and determination to making Scotland an incredible place for all things hospitality.

So much has changed at CentreStage since we won the award back in 2019. We are in a new home in the regenerated former Kilmarnock Academy. We have a new state of the art theatre, that only opened its doors back in August 2021. What has not changed is our commitment to ensure our award-winning theatre is a place for the community to come together, to unlock potential and develop strengths and talents through active participation in the arts. We must thank our team and customers for their continued support and dedication - if it wasn’t for them, none of this would have been possible. Also, sincere thanks go to the numerous contractors, suppliers and funders who enabled the transformation of the former school Assembly Hall into what is now ‘Scotland’s Best Theatre 2022’.

Interim CEO at CentreStage, Duncan Leask said, “There is such a huge amount of time and effort that goes in to producing the magic that we deliver at CentreStage day in and day out and this incredible award recognises that. I thank our hard-working team for ensuring our customers receive a memorable experience whilst with us and well done again to all the other nominees within the category. We look forward to welcoming more visitors to come and enjoy our award-winning theatre in the weeks and months ahead.”

A Spokesperson for the Scottish Hospitality Awards 2022 said, ”The Awards have acknowledged some incredible individuals who make a positive difference to the hospitality industry. It was great to meet with inspiring people that work hard and go above and beyond the call of duty to meet their guests’ needs and improve the country’s cultural scene. We would like to congratulate all finalists and winners for their amazing achievements.”

Come and enjoy ‘Scotland’s Best Theatre’ - view our ‘What’s On’ and come and enjoy a production with us soon.

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