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Cost and completion dates compared with original forecasts
Project Actual cost or
latest forecast (£m)		 Increase on
original budget (£m)		 Increase (%) Forecast
completion date		 Forecast delay against original
completion date (months)
Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London 52.5 14.2 36.9 Sep-01 –
Royal Court Theatre, London 25.8 4.7 22.6 Jun-99 13
Royal Albert Hall, London 66.3 8.6 15 Dec-03 –
Dovecot Arts Centre 9.1 1.1 14 Dec-98 4
Cambridge Arts Theatre 12.7 1.3 11.2 Dec-96 1
Milton Keynes Theatre and Gallery 30.9 2.8 10.1 Jun-99 –
Victoria Hall and Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent 24.6 1.8 8 May-99 9
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London 32.4 1.7 5.4 Sep-01 12
National Glass Centre, Sunderland 12.6 0.63 5.3 Jun-98 12
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester 32 1.3 4.1 Nov-98 –
Royal National Theatre, London 42.8 0.7 1.7 Mar-00 –
Malvern Festival Theatre 6.9 0.04 0.6 Mar-98 1
Royal Opera House, London 214 – – Dec-99 –
Shakespeare’s Globe, London 16.8 – – Oct-00 –
National Centre for Popular Music, Sheffield 15 –0.28 –1.8 Mar-99 –
Out-turn costs and dates are as of 31 October 1998 Source: National Audit Office
Additional grants made by the Arts Council
Project Original grant (£m) Additional grant (£m) Increase over original grant (%) Reason
Sadler’s Wells, London 30 6 20 Costs higher than anticipated;
cost overruns on main building work
Royal Court Theatre, London 15.8 3.4 19.1 Increased project costs
National Glass Centre, Sunderland 5.9 0.95 16 Elements could not be accommodated
within original budget
Cambridge Arts Theatre 6.6 0.75 11.3 Cost of acceleration programme
Victoria Hall and Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent 14.8 1.3 8.5 Cost overruns
Dovecot Arts Centre 6.3 0.37 6 Higher building costs
Milton Keynes Theatre and Gallery 19.7 0.5 2.5 Cost increases because of inflation
and some redesign
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London 23.6 0.14 0.6 Costs relating to building works and
developing proposals for media facilities
Source: National Audit Office