€20m theatre complex will light up using Beijing Olympics technology

A €20 MILLION theatre building will light up during performances using dramatic technology which features in the Beijing Olympics.

The outer walls of the 600-seater Ryan Maynooth Centre in Co Kildare will be illuminated in red and be seen for miles around.

Dublin-based Smith and Kennedy won the contract to design the project, which will use the groundbreaking ETFE technology.