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Technology firm put on first-class performance

Newcastle’s Theatre Royal has turned to new technology in the next stage of a £7.2m improvement programme.

Gateshead-based IT specialists ITPS have just completed a contract to create a new IT infrastructure that will support the needs of the 300,000 theatre-goers who attend the venue each year.

The theatre’s IT system was previously outsourced to Newcastle City Council.

ITPS beat off stiff competition before being appointed to install a new data centre-based solution together with improved communications networks.

ITPS’s sales consultant Mark Mason said: “The Theatre Royal is one of the region’s most famous landmarks, and this was a radical shift in the way it managed its technology needs. We had to prove that we had the expertise and the track record to create, implement and support a new system - with no risk and no interruption to the day to day running of the theatre.

“We are very proud that the theatre management turned to a regional expert to meet their needs, and to have played our part in equipping the theatre with the technology that will underpin its future.”

Theatre Royal’s chief executive Philip Bernays said: “We see our partnership with ITPS as a key element in our future growth and our ability to offer a top quality experience to our audiences.

“The new infrastructure will allow us to develop much more functionality, including a new online box office system, which will revolutionise our business.”

The project is the latest in a series of cultural client wins for ITPS, which includes Tyneside Cinema, Dance City and the Baltic on its client list.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .